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Federal Court Grants U.P.’s Temporary Restraining Order Effective Through Jan. 8, 2021

Published: Dec 24 2020 9:05AM

No Work Actions May Be Taken by BMWED Members at This Time.

In the lawsuit over Union Pacific’s Covid-19 protocols, the Judge granted Union Pacific’s motion for a temporary restraining order barring BMWED members from withdrawing from service in response to Union Pacific’s Covid-19 policies. This restraining order will be in effect through January 8, 2021. The Judge scheduled a hearing on Union Pacific’s motion for a preliminary injunction for January 5, 2021. Under the judge’s order, BMWED and its officers, staff and agents may not direct, call, instigate, encourage or engage in any strike, self-help, sickout, concerted refusal to bid, slowdown, work stoppage, refusal to work, job action, picketing, or refusal to cross a picket line at or against Union Pacific, or any acts to support such actions. The hearing set for January 5 will determine whether this order or any like order will continue past January 8.