SMART TD and BLET petition FRA for emergency protocols regarding COVID-19
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 20 — The SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) today filed a joint request urging the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to issue an Emergency Order (EO) to address employee...
FYI FYI: COVID-19
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Railroad spokesperson Raquel Espinoza confirmed the 50-year old man testing positive for COVID-19 on March 17th in Lincoln County is an employee of the railroad. Espinoza tells us a Union Pacific employee who works at Bailey Yard in North...
BRC COVID-19 Situation
Hello Brothers this message is in regards to the BRC Clearing Yard COVID-19 Situation The info we got from the Belt Superintendent is an Engineering Dept employees wife works With a person that tested positive for the COVID-19 Virus when the employee found out he...
From: GCA UPNR
Brothers, Most of you have concerns with the application of the attendance policy. I advise that if an employee must take some time off they must contact their manager. When this is done you must follow up with written documentation memorializing the conversation. ...
Railroads and Railroader Jobs Are Essential During National Emergency
by Jim Vena, Chief Operating Officer March 18, 2020 Jim Vena – Chief Operating Officer During all times of crises in American history, railroads played a critical part in protecting and caring for our country. During American wars, we moved soldiers, equipment and...
FYI FYI Cornerstone Benefits
Cornerstone Benefits Management As we find ourselves in these unprecedented times, we have been receiving numerous calls from members concerned about how their Life and Disability coverages through your GCA Voluntary Plan will handle a COVID-19 (Coronavirus) related...
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