LOCAL 689 AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION v. WMATA

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Case Number:

1:16-cv-01482

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Other

Judge:

James E. Boasberg

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  1. April 19, 2017

    Metro Worker's Rehire Bid OK'd After Smoke Disaster Firing

    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.

  2. January 26, 2017

    DC Metro Says Union's Worker Rehire Bid Undermines Safety

    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.

  3. August 22, 2016

    Metro Slams Union's Worker Rehire Bid After Smoke Incident

    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.

  4. July 22, 2016

    DC Transit Union Fights For Worker Fired In Smoke Disaster

    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.

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