Category Archives: ARASA Division

Amtrak Members in Hialeah, FL Review Current Concerns

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

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Kentucky River Decision Does Not Affect Membership of TCU 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

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A Brief History

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

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GCs’ Case Tracking Report Form

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

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