RRB Pre-Retirement seminars now online
CHICAGO — The Office of the Labor Member is pleased to announce that our 2023 Pre-Retirement Seminar presentation is now available to view online. This program is a modification of our Informational Conferences, which we began decades ago. We designed this program to...
FRA SAFETY BULLETIN 2023-04 SUBJECT: Trainee Switching Fatality Involving a Shove Movement in a Yard
SUBJECT: Trainee Switching Fatality Involving a Shove Movement in a Yard The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is investigating a fatality that occurred on June 26, 2023. Based on FRA’s preliminary investigation, a conductor and a conductor trainee (CT) were...
FYI: 90% majority of BLET members pass days off agreement
The six BLET General Chairmen reported today that 90% of BLET Divisions representing locomotive engineers on Union Pacific ratified a momentous agreement that enhances the quality of life for those locomotive engineers and their families by making it possible for them...
BLET DAYS OFF SYSTEM AGREEMENT VOTE
Division 683 has been requested to provide a vote as a Division on the days off, work rest tentative agreement. We will vote by sending a text to VLC Cesar Damian's assigned Union phone (708) 323-0691. Leave your employee #, first initial and last name followed by a...
Merger Violation Claim
Claiming 8 hours pay plus all other earnings for violation of Merger Implementing award, these jobs CHYC, ER02 and YCH64 have been intentionally placed on the YE65 prior rights board. These jobs have been abolished, consolidated, and or are newly established, which...
FYI: Attached is the official Union Agreement outlining the policy on sick days.
sick day agreement with date
FYI FYI: DAYS OFF ON EXTRA BOARDS
2023.05.22 BLET 11-4_Standing Bid_Pool Regulation_Self Sustaining Pool-Tentative Agreement_Fully Executed
FYI FYI: New Meeting place
Due to the fact that Perry's Pizza is shut down for good New place is as follows. Q's Restaurant & Pizzeria 4841 Butterfield Rd, Hillside, IL 60162 Meeting 1st Thursday Of the Month
FYI FYI: GLOBAL 1 TO GO IDLE
Per General Manager of CFT Global 1 will be going idle in June we will be loosing jobs the Lil work left will be going to Global 2. The Extra Board will still remain. Any questions ask Samuel Lampkin
FYI FYI: UPRR takes STB to court over CP-KCS merger.
Union Pacific is asking a federal court of appeals to review the decision by the Surface Transportation Board to approve the merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. UP had expressed concerns during STB hearings on the merger that the board needed to...