Brothers and Sisters,
I trust the trialing email and above attached agreements will assist you in responding to any identical or similar questions you may receive or have regarding this work that CSXT may require Locomotive Engineers to perform. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or write.
Fraternally yours
Don Moates, General Chairman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen
CSXT - Western Railroad Lines
(423) 263-0909
From: Don Moates [mailto:dmoates@blewesternlines.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 6:22 PM
To: 030-LC Teresa Bryant
Cc: Matt Thornton SVGC WRL BLET ; 030 Pres Elect - Jack R. Bell ; '030-ST C. C. Brown '
Subject: SA 48 - SA 57 - SA 60
Sister Teresa Bryant,
In regards to Brother Charlie Brown trailing email dated April 5, 2009, I trust a review of Articles V of the 1971 and XVII of the 1986 National Agreement attached above will assist you and our members in understanding that CSXT already had the right to require this type work and we were unable to modify these rules to provide any additional compensation for this work as you suggested. The below quoted rules have applied since the inception of each of these two agreements.
Taken from the May 13, 1971 BLE National Agreement
ARTICLE V - ROAD/YARD MOVEMENTS
(f) Handle engine and caboose in connection with its own train as follows:
Initial Terminal: Take charge of its engine (units) to be used in its
train at the engine house or ready track and handle the engine (units)
(including all units connected to the operating unit or units) to the departure
track; handle its caboose car and connect it to its own train, except that the
crew will not be required to switch out its caboose from the caboose or lay-up
track.
Final Terminal: Handle a caboose car of its own train to the caboose or
lay-up track and/or couple its own caboose to another outbound train;
deliver all units connected to the operating unit or units to the engine
house facilities or lay-up track.
Note: The foregoing provisions of this subsection (f) shall not be
construed to change existing rules covering the preparation or laying up of
locomotives.
(g) Exchange engine and caboose of its own train.
Taken from the May 19, 1986 BLE National Agreement
(Arbitration Award No. 458)
ARTICLE VIII - ROAD, YARD AND INCIDENTAL WORK
Section 2 - Yard Crews
(b) Yard crews may perform hostling work without additional payment or penalty.
Section 3 - Incidental Work
Road and yard employees in engine service and qualified ground service
employees may perform the following items of work in connection with their own
assignments without additional compensation:
(a) Handle switches
(b) Move, turn, spot and fuel locomotives
I trust this information will be assist you in explaining to our members the applicable agreement rules which were not modified by the BLET System Agreement. With best wishes and kind personal regards, I am
Fraternally yours,
Don Moates, General Chairman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen
CSXT - Western Railroad Lines
(423) 263-0909
From: Charlie [mailto:charliebrown@mindspring.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 5:24 PM
To: Don Moates
Subject: Negotiations
Another issue which has come up since my last email concerning our contract negotiations is the cutting off of hostler jobs in Atlanta. With virtually every outbound originating and inbound yarded train in Atlanta, we are now required to hostle our engines to all parts of the yard, sometimes turning them on the wye or turntable. There should be an available claim for the extra time spent doing this.
Thank you for your help.
Charlie Brown
Download:
1971.pdf
1986.pdf
