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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND

WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Petitioner v. LOCAL 689, AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION Respondent

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Civil No. PJM 09-3030

OPINION This action concerns the validity of an arbitration award issued by a three-person Board of Arbitration ("Board") convened for the purpose of arbitrating a collective bargaining dispute between Petitioner Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ("WMATA" or the "Authority") and Respondent Local 689 of the Amalgamated Transit Union ("Local 689" or the "Union"). It presents a question of first impression in this or any court--namely, the extent to which the federal National Capital Area Interest Arbitration Standards Act ("Standards Act" or "Act"), 40 U.S.C.

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