District Court, N.D. Illinois May 20, 1991, 90 C 3344 (Sabich v. National RR Passenger Corp.)

MEMORANDUM ORDER

BUA, District Judge.

This dispute presents a thorny issue of federal preemption in the railroad labor context. Plaintiff, a railroad employee, has asserted a retaliatory discharge claim against his employer. The employer, a national railroad, contends that plaintiff’s claim is preempted by the exclusive arbitral provisions of the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), 45 U.S.C. § 151

et seq.