April 19, 2017
A D.C. federal court on Wednesday reluctantly signed off on an arbitration award ordering the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to reinstate a maintenance worker who falsely claimed to have inspected a fan that later malfunctioned following an incident that killed one Metro passenger and injured others.
January 26, 2017
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority told a D.C. federal judge that it shouldn't be forced to rehire a mechanic it fired after a fatal underground smoke incident in 2015, saying doing so would undermine its ongoing efforts to improve safety.
August 22, 2016
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority filed a countersuit Friday against a union suing the agency to reinstate an allegedly scapegoated mechanic who was fired after a fatal underground smoke incident in 2015, saying rehiring the fired worker would jeopardize public safety.
July 22, 2016
A Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority union sued the agency Wednesday to enforce an arbitration decision reinstating an allegedly scapegoated mechanic who was fired after a fatal underground smoke incident in 2015.