International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, AFL-CIO v. Republic Services

  1. December 08, 2025

    Arbitrator Erred In Tossing Firing Grievance, Union Tells Court

    An Indiana federal judge should vacate an arbitration award that allowed a landfill employee's firing to stand, the ex-worker's union argued, saying the arbitrator based his award not on the language of the union contract but on a rule that he "invented."

  2. November 10, 2025

    Landfill Co. Asks Court To Nix Union's Arb. Award Challenge

    An Indiana federal judge should affirm an arbitrator's finding that an engineers union missed its deadline to challenge a landfill employee's firing, the landfill's operator said, asking the judge to toss the union's attempt to revive its firing grievance.

  3. June 25, 2025

    Union Says Arbitrator Made Up Filing Rule In Firing Challenge

    An International Union of Operating Engineers local sued a landfill operator in Indiana federal court Wednesday seeking to vacate an arbitration award upholding a member's firing, saying the arbitrator made up the grievance prerequisite he knocked the union for botching.