Railroaders place to shoot the shit.

Calvin · Calvin

Any comments? (Spelling is not covered) Ya don't have to answer any questions or get a physical...how much would this coverage cost on the outside for a 50ish fellow? Geez-Ya know We on CSX had our own One plan agreement. Guess I'm gonna haffta call someone ta see if we are in this..DOH!! Changes comi...

Troll · Troll

BLET, UTU jointly petition FRA for review of EO 26 CLEVELAND, November 17 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the United Transportation Union (UTU) filed a joint Petition for Review of Emergency Order 26 on November 14, requesting that the Federal Railroad Administra...

Uke · Uke

Looks as though while NS and BLET have agreed ta work out a half-way realistic agreement, UTU ain't very pleased ta know that the carrier and the engineers and trainmen the organization represents, have managed ta hammer this out. Labor News Norfolk Southern, BLET sign six-year agreement Norfolk S...

Freddie Krueger · Freddie Krueger

I listened to this Gov from Mississippi talk about how with Obama being elected how Unions will be more powerful. When he talked about Unions, it sounded like he was talking about something he stepped in. Right now, while I am listening to election coverage, I am reading a book called State of the Uni...

Troll · Troll

Obama's pro-union agenda called ambitious(The following column, "Obama's pro-union agenda is the most ambitious in decades," was written by Jason Riley and appeared Oct. 27, 2008, in the Wall Street Journal.) Big Labor is hoping to have a big election next Tuesday, with a goal of build...

Snippy · Snippy

And nobody celebrated, And we all forgot. Yesterday. Snippy hangs his funnel in shame. -- Edited by Snippy at 11:20, 2008-11-01

Uke · Uke

...IF Boeing goes along... Then again, they just might say enough's enough, and move outa PNW Country! Union votes Saturday on Boeing strike settlement October 28, 2008 3:36 PM EDT SEATTLE - The Machinists union has scheduled a vote on an agreement to end a strike against the Boeing Co. for Saturda...

Troll · Troll

UTU local S&T convicted of embezzlementA former UTU Local 620 secretary-treasurer has been convicted of embezzling more than $48,000 from his Chicago local and for making false entries on union checks, reports the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards. Keith H. C...

Troll · Troll

UTU wins reductions in co-pay amountsMembers covered by the NRC/UTU Health and Welfare Plan and the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan will soon have a significant health-insurance benefit improvement. Effective Nov. 1, office visit co-pays required under the Managed Medic...

Snippy · Snippy

UTU finances solid & growing Wall Street may be in a devastating financial free fall, but UTU finances are solid and growing. That's the conclusion of the two UTU International officers responsible for UTU finances. "I asked for a thorough review of our finances af...

Troll · Troll

Rail bill may allow one-person crews (Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane on September 29.) NEW YORK Union Pacific Corp. and other U.S. railroads may be able to boost profits by trimming locomotive crews to one person from two under rail-safety legislation movi...

Troll · Troll

Palin loves union health care. What about unions?Life was hard for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and husband Todd as they eked out a living when they first entered the workforce. That is, until at least one of them landed a union job that ensured they'd have health care coverage they could afford, the AFL-CI...

Troll · Troll

TCRC negotiations with CP Rail, CN to start soon (The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on September 29.) OTTAWA Negotiations aiming at renewing collective agreements for CN locomotive engineers and rail traffic controllers are to start within the next few weeks. In addi...

Troll · Troll

Beware of wolves in sheeps clothing!Reports continue to reach the International that unauthorized, non-UTUIA insurance salespersons are infiltrating meetings of UTU locals and trying to sell non-UTUIA products to members sometimes misidentifying themselves as UTU members. In some cases, w...

Troll · Troll

Flight attendants dump TeamstersAfter a five-year battle, Air Canada Jazz flight attendants have broken away from the Teamsters to form a union of their own, the Toronto Star reports. The newly-created group, the Canadian Flight Attendants Union (CFAU), represents 934 employees of the regiona...

Troll · Troll

CN Canada members choose TCRCOTTAWA -- More than 2,000 Canadian National running trades and yardmaster employees in Canada, represented by the UTU, have voted to affiliate with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), announced the Canadian Industrial Relations Board, Aug. 29. The practi...

Troll · Troll

Omaha honors UTUs Arty Martin on Labor DayOMAHA -- UTU Assistant President Arty Martin was honored by the mayor of Omaha in a Labor Day parade here attended by some 30,000, and including more than 75 floats and 1,000 participants. Although most labor organizations representing workers in the Omaha...

Snippy · Snippy

Mr. Sullivan, take down that Web site http://www.therealutu.com/ NASHVILLE-- The funding by the Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA) of a Web site critical of fellow AFL-CIO member UTU and the UTUs elected leader...

DramaQueen · DramaQueen

<tapping fingers> Mama needs a new camera! Where are the checks?

Troll · Troll

Entry-rate arbitration set for Dec. 4-5Arbitration will be heard Dec. 4-5 in the dispute between the UTU and the National Carriers Conference Committee over entry rates tied to training. The recently ratified national rail agreement provided for a three-person arbitration panel that will incl...

Troll · Troll

Labor groups file complaint against Wal-Mart (The following story by Steven Greenhouse appeared on the New York Times website on August 14.) NEW YORK The A.F.L.-C.I.O and three other pro-labor groups will urge the Federal Election Commission on Thursday to rule that Wal-Mart acted illegally by w...

Troll · Troll

AAR confirms FELA saves lives Rail operating employees know the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) saves lives by forcing railroads to address safety problems carriers might ignore if the penalty were no more than the equivalent of a parking ticket. Confirmation now comes from the Associati...

Troll · Troll

Diversity is our strengthThe UTU is committed to diversity. At all levels of our organization, we work to ensure equality in the workplace. UTU Human Rights Committee Coordinator Ray Cunningham has constructed a handbook, "Diversity and Human Rights," which can be viewed by clicking...

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	BLET Short Term Dsiability Changes (Preview) Any comments? (Spelling is not covered) Ya don't have to answer any questions or get a physical...how much would this coverage cost on the outside for a 50ish fellow? Geez-Ya know We on CSX had our own One plan agreement. Guess I'm gonna haffta call someone ta see if we are in this..DOH!! Changes comi...	Calvin	7	761	1:01 PM, 11/19/08 by Snippy
	BLET, UTU jointly petition FRA for review of EO 26 (Preview) BLET, UTU jointly petition FRA for review of EO 26 CLEVELAND, November 17 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the United Transportation Union (UTU) filed a joint Petition for Review of Emergency Order 26 on November 14, requesting that the Federal Railroad Administra...	Troll	0	477	8:05 AM, 11/17/08 by Troll
	Norfolk Southern & BLET agreement (Preview) Looks as though while NS and BLET have agreed ta work out a half-way realistic agreement, UTU ain't very pleased ta know that the carrier and the engineers and trainmen the organization represents, have managed ta hammer this out. Labor News Norfolk Southern, BLET sign six-year agreement Norfolk S...	Uke	7	1399	3:36 PM, 11/11/08 by Cy Valley
	Haily Barbour from Mississippi (Preview) I listened to this Gov from Mississippi talk about how with Obama being elected how Unions will be more powerful. When he talked about Unions, it sounded like he was talking about something he stepped in. Right now, while I am listening to election coverage, I am reading a book called State of the Uni...	Freddie Krueger	2	563	9:08 PM, 11/10/08 by Freddie Krueger
	Obama: Pro Labor (Preview) Obama's pro-union agenda called ambitious(The following column, "Obama's pro-union agenda is the most ambitious in decades," was written by Jason Riley and appeared Oct. 27, 2008, in the Wall Street Journal.) Big Labor is hoping to have a big election next Tuesday, with a goal of build...	Troll	1	618	6:38 PM, 11/06/08 by Freddie Krueger
	Twenty Three Years ( 1 2 ) (Preview) And nobody celebrated, And we all forgot. Yesterday. Snippy hangs his funnel in shame. -- Edited by Snippy at 11:20, 2008-11-01	Snippy	16	2043	8:55 PM, 11/02/08 by Calvin
	The Machinist Union might go back ta work... (Preview) ...IF Boeing goes along... Then again, they just might say enough's enough, and move outa PNW Country! Union votes Saturday on Boeing strike settlement October 28, 2008 3:36 PM EDT SEATTLE - The Machinists union has scheduled a vote on an agreement to end a strike against the Boeing Co. for Saturda...	Uke	1	575	2:11 PM, 10/28/08 by Uke
	You see, the BLET did it too (Preview) UTU local S&T convicted of embezzlementA former UTU Local 620 secretary-treasurer has been convicted of embezzling more than $48,000 from his Chicago local and for making false entries on union checks, reports the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards. Keith H. C...	Troll	2	576	4:19 PM, 10/22/08 by Cy Valley
	Pat on the back for Your UTU (Preview) UTU wins reductions in co-pay amountsMembers covered by the NRC/UTU Health and Welfare Plan and the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan will soon have a significant health-insurance benefit improvement. Effective Nov. 1, office visit co-pays required under the Managed Medic...	Troll	2	724	6:12 AM, 10/12/08 by Calvin
	Great News from Your UTU (Preview) UTU finances solid & growing Wall Street may be in a devastating financial free fall, but UTU finances are solid and growing. That's the conclusion of the two UTU International officers responsible for UTU finances. "I asked for a thorough review of our finances af...	Snippy	6	1344	4:29 PM, 10/09/08 by Buckethead
	Here we go again ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Rail bill may allow one-person crews (Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane on September 29.) NEW YORK Union Pacific Corp. and other U.S. railroads may be able to boost profits by trimming locomotive crews to one person from two under rail-safety legislation movi...	Troll	16	1821	5:35 PM, 10/07/08 by Goat Rider
	Unions helped the Palins (Preview) Palin loves union health care. What about unions?Life was hard for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and husband Todd as they eked out a living when they first entered the workforce. That is, until at least one of them landed a union job that ensured they'd have health care coverage they could afford, the AFL-CI...	Troll	0	538	10:43 AM, 10/03/08 by Troll
	Oh Canada (Preview) TCRC negotiations with CP Rail, CN to start soon (The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on September 29.) OTTAWA Negotiations aiming at renewing collective agreements for CN locomotive engineers and rail traffic controllers are to start within the next few weeks. In addi...	Troll	3	528	2:59 PM, 09/30/08 by Waffen YL
	Wolves trying to undermine Your UTUIA (Preview) Beware of wolves in sheeps clothing!Reports continue to reach the International that unauthorized, non-UTUIA insurance salespersons are infiltrating meetings of UTU locals and trying to sell non-UTUIA products to members sometimes misidentifying themselves as UTU members. In some cases, w...	Troll	4	756	1:38 PM, 09/28/08 by Troll
	A glimmer of hope for UTU Canada! (Preview) Flight attendants dump TeamstersAfter a five-year battle, Air Canada Jazz flight attendants have broken away from the Teamsters to form a union of their own, the Toronto Star reports. The newly-created group, the Canadian Flight Attendants Union (CFAU), represents 934 employees of the regiona...	Troll	0	601	12:58 PM, 09/11/08 by Troll
	GET THE FUCK OUT! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) CN Canada members choose TCRCOTTAWA -- More than 2,000 Canadian National running trades and yardmaster employees in Canada, represented by the UTU, have voted to affiliate with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), announced the Canadian Industrial Relations Board, Aug. 29. The practi...	Troll	17	2886	10:00 AM, 09/03/08 by Thunderwagon5000
	Arty Mobile (Preview) Omaha honors UTUs Arty Martin on Labor DayOMAHA -- UTU Assistant President Arty Martin was honored by the mayor of Omaha in a Labor Day parade here attended by some 30,000, and including more than 75 floats and 1,000 participants. Although most labor organizations representing workers in the Omaha...	Troll	0	593	8:28 AM, 09/02/08 by Troll
	Snippy Weeps and His Tin Rusts -- The Horror of a Jilted Lover (Preview) Mr. Sullivan, take down that Web site http://www.therealutu.com/ NASHVILLE-- The funding by the Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA) of a Web site critical of fellow AFL-CIO member UTU and the UTUs elected leader...	Snippy	6	967	10:25 PM, 08/31/08 by Astrobuck10
	NS backpay checks? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) <tapping fingers> Mama needs a new camera! Where are the checks?	DramaQueen	19	2085	8:54 AM, 08/30/08 by Pipes FC
	Entry rate arbitration set for December (Preview) Entry-rate arbitration set for Dec. 4-5Arbitration will be heard Dec. 4-5 in the dispute between the UTU and the National Carriers Conference Committee over entry rates tied to training. The recently ratified national rail agreement provided for a three-person arbitration panel that will incl...	Troll	0	631	11:45 AM, 08/28/08 by Troll
	Gay Marriage, Guns & Wal-Mart (Preview) Labor groups file complaint against Wal-Mart (The following story by Steven Greenhouse appeared on the New York Times website on August 14.) NEW YORK The A.F.L.-C.I.O and three other pro-labor groups will urge the Federal Election Commission on Thursday to rule that Wal-Mart acted illegally by w...	Troll	3	650	10:27 AM, 08/14/08 by Buckethead
	This must be why the carriers have tried to eliminate it (Preview) AAR confirms FELA saves lives Rail operating employees know the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) saves lives by forcing railroads to address safety problems carriers might ignore if the penalty were no more than the equivalent of a parking ticket. Confirmation now comes from the Associati...	Troll	2	659	6:40 AM, 08/01/08 by Troll
	UTU and your right to be human (Preview) Diversity is our strengthThe UTU is committed to diversity. At all levels of our organization, we work to ensure equality in the workplace. UTU Human Rights Committee Coordinator Ray Cunningham has constructed a handbook, "Diversity and Human Rights," which can be viewed by clicking...	Troll	0	1084	7:11 AM, 07/29/08 by Troll
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