The Following Is The CSXs Response to The Southern Regions Vote on The Carriers Proposed Agreement. This Is a Point of Interest and Does Not Directly Effect Us.
Gentlemen:
We have been officially advised by each of you of the outcome of the ratification results for the Consolidated Southern Region Agreement CSXT Labor Agreement No. 4-037-09 undertaken by your respective offices in accordance with Articles 80 and 85 of the UTU Constitution, with the following results:
General Chairman Hancock, former SCL - Ratified in favor
General Chairman Pullen, former A&WP - Requested a re-vote
General Chairman Townsend, former C&O - Results were against
General Chairman Willis - Results were against
This will confirm that CSXT will implement the Consolidated Southern Region Agreement CSXT Labor Agreement No. 4-037-09 which ratified on the former SCL property as soon as the parties are available to sign the Agreement and discuss implementation timelines.
May 6, 2010
File No: 4-037-09
The Company has also been advised that General Chairman Pullen has requested additional time to re-vote his membership on the former A&WP property due to a tie vote in one of the crafts. This will confirm that CSXT is agreeable to provide General Chairman Pullen additional time to re-vote his membership subject to CSXT being advised of the outcome by close of business May 28, 2010.
Among other things, the Consolidated Southern Region Agreement would have removed impediments in existing agreements that prevent CSXT from fully realizing efficiencies from the common control of SCL, L&N, A&WP and C&O. For example, CSXT would have been able to operate trains between terminals without a crew change, even though the terminals are on different properties. CSXT still needs to obtain these kinds of efficiencies.
Following conclusion of the re-vote at A&WP, and absent a mutual agreement to handle the matter differently, CSXT will be serving a New York Dock Coordination Notice pursuant to Section 4 of the New York Dock provisions on or about June 1, 2010 to appropriately restructure and coordinate certain train operations on the former A&WP, former C&O, former L&N, former NC&StL and the former SCL to realize the merger related operating efficiencies that continue to be impeded by existing agreements.
