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Article VI Notice has been served
Below you will find a copy of the letter served on Norfolk Southern by four UTU General Chairmen to commence on-property negotiations under the...
Change in BLEt Disability Policy
Below is a letter from BLEt Disability Plan Administrator William Thompson outlining the changes to the policy that affects engineers. ...
Guaranteed Extra Boards
Recently two locations have agreed to putting in place guaranteed extra boards involving a 6 day on 2 day off cycle.  Below are the agreements...
Electronic Copies of the New NS Rule Books
Changes to UTU Group Disability Policy
There have been some changes made to the UTU Group Disability Policy provided by Anthem effective January 1, 2012.  The highlights of these...
Merger update: Moving forward constructively
“Stay calm and carry on” has always been the best advice during challenging times.  It is appropriate advice for UTU members and employees as we...
Conductor Certification coming Jan. 1, 2010
WASHINGTON – It’s now official. Conductor certification, mandated by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, has a clear track for Jan. 1...
Passing of Local 1895 Member
Brothers and Sisters,   Christopher B. Ochoa, 33, of Montgomery, Illinois passed away suddenly on October 17, 2011.  He proudly...
10-6-2011 Newsletter
The latest newsletter is downloadable in the file below.
Possibility of BLE Strike
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Delegates Amend UTU Consitution
Delegates at the UTU’s Eleventh Quadrennial Convention amended the UTU Constitution by adopting eight proposals, one of which will remove the dues...
National Agreement Ratified
A new national rail contract, delivering a 17 percent wage increase over 60 months (18.24 percent when compounded), a 78-month cap on health care...
Newly Ratified National Agreement effective September 16
The new national rail contract and its increased rates of pay become effective Sept. 16. Sept. 16 is also the trigger date from which the...
7-28-2011 General Committee Newsletter
Below is the latest installment of the General Committee's newsletter. 
Proposed National Agreement Q & A's
Below are the agreed upon Q & A's for the Proposed National Agreement.  This should clear up any lingering questions concerning the proposal...
Information about the Proposed National Agreement
Please take the time to view the Powerpoint presentation concerning the Proposed National Agreement.  In addition, I have also included two...
UTU Proposed National Agreement
Attached is the proposed National Agreement and a synopsis of that proposal that I received today in Cleveland at the convening of District 1 General...
Safety Warning
A safety warning has been issued by the Association of American Railroads after a razor blade was found "strategically placed in the eye of the...
General Chairman's Newsletter 5-5-2011
Larry McVay Benefit Report
UTU reaches tentative 5-year agreement
A tentative new five-year national rail agreement covering wages, benefits and working conditions has been reached between the UTU and the...
General Chairman Newsletter 3-31-2011
Below is the latest installment of the periodic newsletter from General Chairman Jason Boswell.
Contribute to preserve collective bargaining
In state after state, anti-union right-wing extremists are targeting labor unions for destruction. It started with public-employee unions, but...
Safety Task Force alert: Electronic device ban
The Federal Railroad Administration's permanent ban on use of electronic devices, including cellphones, became effective March 28. Please...
Larry McVay Fundraiser
Local 768 from Decatur, IL is having a fundraiser to help Larry McVay and his family.  See the following flyer for details.
Call Congress to save Amtrak, Rail Retirement
  WASHINGTON -- Significant Amtrak employee layoffs could be the result if the House Appropriations Committee's plan to slash Amtrak funding by...
GO-687 Executive Committee
Left to Right:  Sr. Vice (CR) Bob Hagen, Jr. Vice (NKP) David Orona, Sr. Vice (WAB) Walt Howard, Jr. Vice (CR) Greg Reagan, General...
Member in Need
Matthew F. Crawford is a 51 year-old Conductor and Vice Local Chairman of Local 1216 (Kansas City, Missouri)  that has been through a trying...
Monthly General Chairman Newsletter
NS Releases Engineer's Bonus Figures
The Norfolk Southern has just announced that the bonus payout for 2010 will be 62.2% of the potential.  In other words, if you...
National Negotiations Update 1-17-2011
  Following an eighth negotiating session in mid-January with the National Carriers' Conference Committee (NCCC), UTU International President...
UTU Brother severely injured on the job
I want to inform you of an injury that Larry McVay, a NS UTU Conductor from Decatur, IL (768), was seriously injured after being struck by his own...
COLA for national rail contract 2011 wages
A cost-of-living adjustment will be made Jan. 1 to UTU-member wages governed by the national rail contract. The amount of the COLA, based on a...
Conductor Certification Coming Jan. 1, 2012
  WASHINGTON -- In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Nov. 10 Federal Register, the Federal Railroad Administration...
Help a Union Brother
Gehrig's disease fells member; family in need Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a debilitating and terminal...
2011 UTU Meetings
The dates and locations of the 2011 UTU regional meetings, and the 11th Quadrennial Convention, have been set and are below. The 2011 western...
2011 Railroad Paid Holiday Schedule
Rail employees working under the national agreement between the UTU and the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) will receive 11...
Proposed FRA Conductor Certification Regulation
The following presentation was given at the UTU Regional Meeting in Asheville, NC on August 24, 2010 about the proposed Rules and Regulations for...
NS Rethinks July 12th START Modifications
Thankfully, the Carrier has rethought the changes to the START Policy concerning GR-13 and GR-14 violations that were initiated on July 12th.  I...
NS Safety Day Participation
August 13, 2010 Brothers and Sisters, Having reached no resolution to this Committee's demands that the carrier reconsider the changes implemented in...
Letter Concerning Revisions to START Policy
As all of you are aware, the revisions to the START Policy effective July 12th were not agreed to by this Committee.  In fact, we feel the...
Revisions to NS START Policy
NS Vice President of Transportation Mike Wheeler announced the attached changes to the NS START Policy to be effective on July 12, 2010.  The...
RRB Sickness, Unemployment Benefits Update
A new benefit year for jobless and sickness benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act begins July 1, 2010, the Railroad Retirement Board...
FRA: Rails can discipline for damaging cameras
FRA: Rails can discipline camera disabling The Federal Railroad Administration, following disciplinary action by Los Angeles Metrolink against...
Hardship Donation Agreement
Regional Meetings offer education, fraternalism
The 2010 UTU/UTUIA regional meetings have been designed to provide a grand sense of fraternalism, lots of worthwhile education and tons of fun for...
National Negotiations Update
  National rail contract talks are continuing between the UTU and the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC).   The NCCC represents...
FRA proposes permanent cell-phone ban
The Federal Railroad Administration is moving to make permanent an October 2008 emergency order restricting the use by on-duty train crews of cell...
Rich Ross is UTU's new organizing director
Rich Ross is the UTU’s new organizing director. He succeeds John Nadalin, who has retired.   Ross will be responsible for directing the...
2010 Region Meetings Workshops
National Negotiations Information
Summary of Conductor Certification
Proposed Changes to RSIA Hours of Service Law
Proposed Changes to FMLA for Railroad Workers
Hiring on the Pittsburgh Division
Hiring is beginning on the Pittsburgh Division at the following locations: Altoona--------------20 employees Conway East---------22 employees Conway...
New Effort to Speed Grievance Handling
New effort to speed grievance handling An independent, blue-ribbon committee created by the National Mediation Board to examine the agency’s...
UTU Officers in Solidarity against SMWIA
UTU officers in solidarity against SMWIA SAN ANTONIO -- UTU general chairpersons, state legislative directors and local officers, representing...
NTSB Recommendation on Video and Audio In-Cab Recording
NTSB asks photo & audio crew monitoring WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board on Feb.
High Speed Rail Funding
$8 billion for 13 high-speed rail projects WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will give $8 billion in economic stimulus money to 13 U.S. rail...
NS profit falls 32 percent
NS profit falls 32 percent NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. announced Wednesday that its profit for the fourth quarter fell 32 percent, as...
Permanent Transfers offered to furloughed employees
Transfer offered to all furloughed train service employees excluding those at the following locations due to future anticipated business needs:
NTSB: Put cameras, voice recorders in all cabs
WASHINGTON -- Federal safety officials called for railroads to install cameras and voice recorders in every locomotive cab in the nation as...
Labor wins big in new healthcare compromise
WASHINGTON -- The White House and congressional leaders have reached a tentative deal on a proposed excise tax on high-cost, employer-sponsored...
Rail fan tracks 'monster train'
LOS ANGELES -- To most people, videotaping a passing 3 1/2 -mile freight train would be about as appealing as . . . well, waiting for a 3 1/2 -mile...
UTU International contributes to Haitian relief
As we sit horrified and with heavy hearts at the earthquake devastation in Haiti, our hearts especially go out to the hundreds of UTU members of...
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