Posts by William Wallace
FRA advances rulemaking for two-person train crews
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 15 — On Tuesday, March 15, The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) establishing minimum requirements for the size of train crew staffs depending on the type of operation. FRA’s proposed rule provides compelling reasons trains should be crewed by at least two persons. BLET applauds…
Read MorePre-Arrangement of Compensated Time Off Update
As many of you know, I have been working for some time to reach agreements with the UPRR addressing issues with the administration of vacations, getting access to pre-arrangement of PL & Single Vacation Days, and adjusting the preponderance of service/local chairman vacation float agreement. The process has been ongoing since the vacation administration agreement proposal failed to…
Read MoreFederal Railroad Administration seeks comments on train horn rules
Congressmen applaud move to address quality-of-life concerns By John Fryar Staff Writer ~ www.timescall.com A BNSF train travels down tracks that divide Atwood Street in Longmont. The Federal Railroad Administration will take public comments on its train horn rules starting Monday. (Matthew Jonas / Staff Photographer timescall.com) Train horn rules The Federal Railroad Administration is inviting…
Read MoreReminder: Applications for 2016 Hoffa scholarships due March 31
CLEVELAND, March 3 — As a reminder, the deadline for receipt of completed materials for the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund is March 31, 2016. Completed materials should be mailed to the BLET’s new headquarters building: BLET National Division ATTN: National Secretary-Treasurer 7061 East Pleasant Valley Road Independence, OH 44131 Applicants must be a…
Read MoreUnion Pacific workers file class action Americans With Disabilities Act complaint against railroad
(Source: Nichols Kaster, PLLP press release, February 29, 2016) SEATTLE, Wash. — On February 19, 2016, six current and former employees of Union Pacific Railroad Company filed a class action lawsuit in the Western District of Washington at Seattle (Case No. CV15-1865JCC), asserting that Union Pacific engaged in a pattern and practice of discrimination in violation…
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