An arbitration board has determined that Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) can use Mexican nationals employed by the railroad to work a nine-mile stretch between the Mexican border and a rail yard in Laredo, Texas.
In a majority vote, the Special Board of Adjustment ruled that Kansas City Southern (KCS) didn’t violate the collective bargaining agreement between KCS and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) when the railroad chose to use Mexican nationals employed by KCS...