Daily inspection claim

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Brothers:

With the Carrier implementing PSR on the railroad it has caused a reduction in mechanical forces and our members are being required to do the daily inspections on the locomotives. When you are required to perform a daily inspection while mechanical forces are available, you should file a basic day penalty claim (130 miles) for doing the locomotive inspection where there are mechanical forces on duty.

MoneyTrain

Locomotive Inspection Claim;

Claim 130 mile basic day account being instructed to perform a daily inspection when another craft, from the mechanical department, was available to do the work. Instructed by (name) to perform inspection on (train ID) on (date) at (location of train) when mechanical forces where available to perform this task. This is a violation of Side Letter #7 of the 1986 National Agreement and NRAB Award # 12120.

There is a new claim code in the BLET e-claims system. Locomotive inspection with mechanical forces available.

 

Paulo

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Reserve Board Claims

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Brothers,

 

 As most of you are aware the company has started furloughs. Currently we have 29 furloughed ( #1146 through #1188 roster 320401) with 41 in OK status behind them . plus a new class starting training now.

 

In order to have a valid claim for the engineers reserve board, you must have a permanent bid in (meaning you are willing to be picked up) the dates in red will have to be tailored to your specifics

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Please write the claim as follows;

 

Claiming earnings of the engineers reserve board 2630.84 a half from 06/01/19 to 06/15/19.  29 trainmen are furloughed in Los Angeles Ca (or Colton depending where you work) , borrowed out or hidden from seniority roster # 320401. there are 29 positions that should have been established by bulletin per Agreement. see Western Lines, core agreement, article 3, section 11 (a) and the 2004 Engineer Compensation and Utilization Agreement side letter #4  29 trainmen cutoff and or furloughed from seniority roster  # 320401 these earnings are in addition to any other earnings account failure to advertise 29 positions and per CBA’s and the request of local Chairman Paulo Tortorice.

MoneyTrain

1991 SPWL Local Agreement Article 3 Section 1(a)

Engineer Reserve Boards

(a) (1) The Company will establish reserve boards for engineers on Southern Pacific (Western Lines), including former Pacific Electric and EP&SW.

2004 Compensation and Utilization Agreement Side Letter #4

“This has reference to our discussions in connection with Articles VII and VIII of the Memorandum of Agreement (“Agreement Modifications – Engineer Compensation and Utilization”), dated May 13, 2004, and, specifically our discussions regarding Agreement provisions pertaining to Engineer Reserve Boards.

The parties acknowledge Engineer Reserve Boards were established pursuant to the 1991 “Local Agreement” on the Southern Pacific Western Lines. (The 1991 Agreements consisted of both “System Agreements” and “Local Agreements.” The “Local Agreements” were negotiated and implemented for each individual Southern Pacific General Committee and therefore should not be confused with Section 10 of Article 30 of the Agreement.”

Reserve Boards were historically established when the Carrier cut trainman/yardman workforce levels to a point where an affected trainman/yardman could not hold a position within his or her seniority district and/or was furloughed. In such circumstances, one Engineer Reserve Board position would be established for each trainman/yardman furloughed.

This letter will confirm the parties’ understanding one engineer Reserve Board position will be established when a trainman/yard man is furloughed as a direct result of the demotion of an engineer to train service or when an engineer is demoted and there are preexisting furloughed trainmen. Nothing in this understanding shall, however, modify existing requirements regarding the filling of engineer positions prior to Reserve Board positions and/or rules governing the ebb and flow between engine and train service.

Finally, the parties agree applicable Agreement provisions governing the establishment and administration of engineer reserve boards will apply to the Roseville Hub. This agreement is made without prejudice to the parties’ position regarding this matter.”

 

 

   
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 ROSTER: 320401 LA HUB BKM DOVETAILED                                           
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The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal for freight trains to have at least two crew members

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BY MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday it was withdrawing a proposal for freight trains to have at least two crew members, nullifying a safety measure drafted under President Barack Obama in response to explosions of crude oil trains in the U.S. and Canada.

A review of accident data did not support the notion that having one crew member is less safe than multi-person crews, Department of Transportation officials said. The withdrawal also seeks to pre-empt states from regulating crew sizes.

The 2016 proposal followed oil train derailments including a runaway oil train in 2013 that derailed, exploded and killed 47 people while levelling much of the town of Lac Megantic, Canada. Other derailments of trains carrying oil and ethanol have occurred in North Dakota, Oregon, Montana, Illinois, Virginia and other states.

Under Obama, regulators concluded that having two or more crew members would be worth the extra cost even if it prevented a single accident.

The rail industry, which long maintained that crew requirements were unnecessary, cheered Thursday’s move.

But a representative for a rail workers union said it would put the public at greater risk by removing a safeguard against accidents. Most trains currently operate with at least two crew members but without a government regulation there’s no guarantee that would continue indefinitely.

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“If railroads would start running single person operators, there’s nobody up there to interact to make sure everything is done right,” said John Risch, legislative affairs director for SMART Transportation Division, a rail workers union.

“The government has essentially said we’re not going to provide any oversight whatsoever. Whatever the railroads want to do, they can do,” Risch said.

The Federal Railroad Administration said in a statement that the rail industry has “maintained a strong safety record in the absence of regulation on this issue.”

The statement also said a crew staffing rule would have would have been “an unnecessary obstacle” to future innovation in the industry.

Thursday’s withdrawal marks the latest rollback since President Donald Trump took office of safety rules adopted under Obama in the face of opposition from the energy and transportation industries.

The administration this month eased inspection requirements for offshore oil and gas drilling put in place after the deadly 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. And transportation officials had earlier rescinded a requirement for more advanced electronic brakes for trains hauling crude and other hazardous fuels.

Railroad company representatives said the withdrawn crew rule would have locked them into crew sizes at a time when the industry is expanding the use of new technologies such as positive train control. Those are computer-based systems that can automatically stop trains to prevent accidents caused by high speed or collisions.

“Allowing railroads the flexibility to adjust their operations to reflect the capabilities of technologies like PTC (positive train control) will help advance railroads’ mission to achieve an accident-free future,” Association of American Railroads President and CEO Ian Jefferies said.

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https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/montana/articles/2019-05-23/us-withdraws-train-crew-proposal-that-came-after-explosions

April Union Meeting Tomorrow April 16 1030 am

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Brothers,

 Please join us tomorrow for the April Meeting Tuesday April 16 2019 1030 am.

Brother Duran has procured an insurance representative who is offering income protection.

please join us, lunch will be provided after the meeting.

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Teamsters Joint Council 42

981 corporate center drive

Pomona ca 91768

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Locomotive Inspections

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Brothers,

 

Unfortunately With The Carrier furloughing so many of our Mechanical brothers and sisters, we will be required to do more daily locomotive inspections.

Remember these are not suggestions they are  requirements to ensure that each locomotive operates safely and efficiently . As the Carrier keeps touting utilization of its assets (of which you are included) Lets not let their bottom line compromise your safety. It is the carriers responsibility to provide a safe workplace from toepaths to locomotives.

Attached is checklist to use when doing a daily inspection. The checklist was created using the Airbrake and Train Handling portion of the GCOR.

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please download the attached form and carry it with you

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Locomotive Inspection Form

Union Pacific Loses Battles on Color-Vision Test.

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Union Pacific Loses Battles on Color-Vision Test.

Feb. 04, 2019 12:01PM

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  • Must turn over vision testing data in job bias case

  • Occupational medicine, safety, disability experts OK

Union Pacific Railroad Co. must fork over information regarding its color vision testing that’s used as part of the company’s fitness-for-duty program, a federal judge ruled.

A proposed class action alleges the company’s fitness-for-duty program discriminates against workers based on disability and genetics.

The new “Light Cannon” vision test is part of the revamped FFD program Quinton Harris and other workers challenge in the suit. They allege that Union Pacific made changes to its FFD program in 2014 to require workers in some positions to disclose certain health conditions so that it may then automatically exclude them from duty.

The workers say the railroad ignores the medical opinions of doctors for the workers as part of the discriminatory scheme and instead relies on the view of its own physician even though he doesn’t examine workers himself. That violates both the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the suit charges.

Union Pacific isn’t entitled to a court order protecting information about the new color-vision testing from disclosure because there’s evidence that the passage rate of workers was likely higher under its prior vision test and that the new test may not be scientifically reliable, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska said.

The Feb. 1 decision by Judge Joseph F. Bataillon also includes other evidentiary rulings in the case. These include that the workers may present expert evidence from:

  •  an occupational medicine doctor regularly involved with FFD determination, who reviewed Union Pacific’s policies, memos, and procedures and found that at least 3,145 workers weren’t cleared to work by the railroad’s doctor or were issued work restrictions after being required to have their fitness for duty tested;

  •  a transportation industry safety consultant as to whether the railroad’s interpretation and enforcement of federal safety requirements for railroad workers “is far more restrictive” than it needs to be, provided the workers can first lay a foundation for his testimony; and

  •  a long-time Railroad Retirement Board employee regarding that agency’s occupational disability annuity process and, if a sufficient foundation is laid, whether Union Pacific adopted its new FFD program to rid its payroll of more expensive, senior workers.Hildebrand McLeod Law Firm, Nichols Kaster Law Firm, Atwood Holsten Law Firm, and Moody Law Firm represent the proposed class. Baird Holm Law Firm represents Union Pacific.

The case is Harris vs UPRR 2019 BL 33150, D. Neb., No. 8:16CV381, 2/1/19 .

 

Harris v. Union Pac. R.R., No. 8_16CV381, 2019 BL 33150 (D. Neb. Feb. 01, 2019)