Amtrak Ratification Deadline Nears For TCU Carmen and MofE/MofW Supervisors February 29, 2008—Like others at Amtrak, ARASA Division members of Chicago Lodge 5088 have been reviewing the terms of the tentative agreement and sending their ratification ballots in to be counted. February 20 found International Representative Joe Derillo on site, walking the shops to talk
ARASA Division MofE • Summary analysis of the January 18, 2008 M of E tentative agreement • Full text of the MofE agreement ARASA Division MofW • Summary analysis of the January 18, 2008 MofW tentative agreement • Full text of the MofW agreement Seen in the photo on the day of the signing of the tentative
July 12, 2007—IR Joe Derillo met with Boston members to consider contract proposals and share information about working conditions on the MBCR and Amtrak properties, which General Chairman Charlie Eaton reviewed with the group. Seen here from left are Joe English, Rodger Wilson, Charlie Eaton, Joe Travares, Bob Talbot, Al Taylor, Robert Pruett, Chris Malloy, Bob
May 2007 —Bernie Reading, supervisor for Amtrak in Lancaster, PA, announced to members of the track crew that they had reached—and soon would pass—a safety milestone of 470 days on the job without injury. He is seen in the photo at right thanking the crew members for their diligence and continuing efforts to stay safe while Assistant Supervisor
April 11, 2007 — International Representative Joe Derillo joined Lodge 5056 General Chairman Clarence Spurlock in Hamlet, North Carolina, to meet with Supervisors Division members there and have a walk around the CSX shop there. “It was impressive,” said Derillo, to see how well the shop and repair tracks were maintained. The shop was going on
March 22, 2007 — Members of Lodge 5058 at Amtrak’s Hialeah, Florida yards met this day with Supervisors International Representative Joe Derillo. Discussion at the meeting focused on their concerns about ongoing negotiations of their contract. Also up for review were corporate computer practices. Derillo reports that members “did not hold back” in expressing their thoughts
Good news arrived during the 2006 end of year holidays for members of New Jersey Transit M/W Lodge 5045 members: they ratified new terms of their agreement with the carrier during the Christmas week. It took “diligence and perseverance” for the negotiating committee, led by General Chairman Tony Longo, to get to this conclusion, Supervisors
Kentucky River Decision Does Not Affect Membership of TCU Supervisors On October 3, the National Labor Relations Board issued a potentially devastating ruling regarding a number of separate cases in the health care field which are collectively referred to as ‘Kentucky River’ or ‘the Kentucky River decision.’ The decision broadly reclassifies as ‘supervisors’ thousands of
On November 14, 1934, 29 men–supervisors at the Chicago & North Western Railway–met at Harmony Hall in Chicago. There they founded what would become the American Railway Supervisors Association (later adding the word “Airway”). One of the founders, John Nuter, recalled that in 1934, the supervisors “worked not less than 10-12 hours a day. We
GENERAL CHAIRMAN’S CASE TRACKING REPORT FORM This form is designed to assist the General Chairman (GC) and the Corresponding and Recording Secretary (CRS) to efficiently track grievances and discipline through the system. There should be a notation with an attachment for every entry on the form. Click here for a printable Case Tracking Report Form. If
