Posts by William Wallace
Qualification for Personal Leave Days
Please review Appendix 62 (link below) to aid you in determining if you are being properly credited your starts to earn your personal leave days (PL). Remember on UPRR Engineers are required to have 180 starts in the year to qualify. In the Q&A section of Appendix 62 is an example to help you in…
Read MoreBLET marks 152nd anniversary today
CLEVELAND, May 8 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen proudly celebrates its 152nd anniversary today. The union was founded as the Brotherhood of the Footboard on May 8, 1863 in Marshall, Mich. In 1864, the union changed its name to Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE), the name it retained for 140 years until…
Read MoreManager operating trains – Eugene, OR
Below is an email that was sent from General Chairman Dayton to Mr. Castagna, Vice President UPRR – WR regarding a UPRR MOP forcing engineers out of the seat in order to operate trains. Dear Mr. Castagna: Attached, please find a courtesy copy of a letter that will be mailed to you today hard copy advising…
Read MoreNew Timetable Available
Portland & Western Railroad Timetable Version 10 now available Portland & Western Railroad Time Table 10
Read MoreCourt victory vindicates BLET position on two-person train crews
CLEVELAND, April 21 — In a major legal victory to protect two-person train crews, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled in favor of BLET’s position that the Wheeling & Lake Erie’s use of managers in place of Union conductors is a major dispute under the Railway Labor Act. The ruling…
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