Wisconsin § 192.80 - Full crew employee rights.

§ 192.80. Full crew employee rights.

No employee of a railroad operating in this state on May 20, 1972, shall be discharged, laid off, furloughed, removed from train or engine service, reduced in monthly earnings, transferred without the employee’s approval or reduced in rank or classification, because of the repeal of s. 192.25 , 1969 stats., s. 192.26 , 1969 stats., s. 192.55 (4) , 1969 stats., and s. 195.03 (21) , 1969 stats., by chapter 306, laws of 1971 . A transferred employee shall be reimbursed by the employee’s employer for the employee’s moving expenses, including loss on sale of home. The rights granted to the employees under this section shall be binding on the railroads and shall be part of and shall have the same force and effect as the collective bargaining agreements between the employee organizations and the railroads. Any employee who recovers from a railroad upon litigation brought to enforce the employee’s rights under this section shall be reimbursed by the employee’s employer for all reasonable attorney fees necessarily incurred thereby. 192.80 History History: 1971 c. 306 ; 1987 a. 403 s. 256 ; 1993 a. 482 , 490 . 192.80 Annotation This section does not conflict with any federal law. In re Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. 852 F.2d 960 (1988). 192.80 Annotation When a dispute between a railroad and union involved the interpretation of contract terms as to which both of the contending interpretations were reasonable the dispute should be settled by the compulsory arbitration procedures of the railway labor act and not by the federal court. United Transportation Union v. Burlington Northern Inc. 382 F. Supp. 896 (1974). 192.80 Annotation Because the railway labor act did not preempt this section, the federal court had no jurisdiction. Fricke v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co. 563 F. Supp. 311 (1983). Down Down /statutes/statutes/192 true statutes /statutes/statutes/192/80 Chs. 178-226, Partnerships and Corporations; Transportation; Utilities; Banks; Savings Associations statutes/192.80 statutes/192.80 section true Menu » Statutes Related » Statutes » Chapter 192 × Details for PDF view Link (Permanent link) Bookmark this location View toggle Go to top of document Search in this chapter Search in this section Search in this agency Search in this chapter group Search in this chapter Search in this section Cross references for section Acts affecting this section References to this 1970 Statutes Annotations Appellate Court Citations Administrative Code Index Reference lines Clear highlighting 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 and through all Supreme Court Orders and Controlled Substances Board Orders filed before and in effect on August 5, 2026. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after August 5, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 8-5-26)