Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. d/b/a METRA v. International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers - Transportation Division et al

  1. January 06, 2022

    Unions Lose Bid To Halt Metra's Vaccine Mandate

    Unions representing Metra workers can't stop Chicago's primary commuter rail agency from imposing a vaccine mandate, an Illinois federal judge ruled Thursday, saying the dispute between the parties over the inoculation policy is subject to arbitration under federal labor law.

  2. December 17, 2021

    Metra Points To Federal Law In Union Vax Mandate Dispute

    A Chicago commuter railroad has urged an Illinois federal judge to decline a request to suspend its vaccine mandate until the unions that represent its employees can bargain over it, saying the policy complies with a Biden administration executive order.

  3. December 06, 2021

    Metra Illegally Skirted Vax Policy Bargaining, Rail Unions Say

    The union representing railway workers at Metra, Chicago's main regional commuter rail agency, asked an Illinois federal judge to block the employer from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations, claiming the railroad never bargained over the terms of the policy.

  4. November 09, 2021

    Metra Seeks To Block Unions From Striking Over Vax Policy

    Chicago's principal regional commuter rail agency Metra asked an Illinois federal judge Monday to preemptively determine that union workers who operate its trains and maintain its tracks can't strike over federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements.