Belt Railway Company of Chicago prevails in dispute under RLA against BLET
Client(s) The Belt Railway Company of Chicago
Jones Day successfully defended The Belt Railway Company of Chicago ("BRC") in a dispute under the Railway Labor Act against the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen ("BLET"). After an arbitration before a Special Board of Adjustment, the Board held that BRC's practices with respect to the use of remote control technology does not violate the parties' collective bargaining agreement.