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UPDATE: Federal Court Has Enjoined the BMWED in COVID-19 Safety Dispute With Union Pacific

Published: Jan 7 2021 5:43PM

In the dispute between BMWED and Union Pacific over Union Pacific's Covid-19 policies and protocols, the Federal Court in Omaha has enjoined a potential withdrawal from service over UP's policies and protocols. Under that order, BMWED and its officers, members, agents and employees are enjoined from:

a. directing, calling, causing, approving, authorizing, instigating, conducting, threatening, continuing, encouraging, inducing or engaging in any strike, self-help, sickout, concerted refusal to bid on advertised assignments, absenting themselves from work, slowdown, work stoppage, refusal to work, job action, picketing, or refusal to cross a picket line at or outside of the premises of or against Union Pacific, and any and all acts of any kind whatsoever, in furtherance or support thereof;

b. interfering in any manner with any person employed by Union Pacific while that person is performing his or her work and duties for the carrier;

c. seeking to resolve their major dispute with Union Pacific by any means (including picketing, patrolling or economic pressure of any kind against Union Pacific or any of its corporate affiliates or any person doing business with them, or any of them) other than by pursuing the collective bargaining and mediation procedures contained in the Railway Labor Act;

d. otherwise interfering with the normal business operations of Union Pacific.

To comply with the Court's Order, we are issuing this quick notice. A more detailed explanation will be forthcoming.