Archives for February 2015

The safety teams that monitor each rail line and  meet with the Carrier on a monthly basis are being suspended. All information from past meetings will be reviewed and evaluated. Upon completion of this review a decision will be made on how to proceed for the future. This suspension is in no way a reflection on the fine work done by past and present Members. The decision to re-evaluate our participation was made with each Members safety in mind.

Stephen J. Burkert

General Chairman

The new pink colored time cards are ONLY for missing days or shortages. If you feel that NJ Transit still owes you days (vacation or personal) or you have never been paid for an assignment that you worked in the past, use this new time card. If you feel that you have been shorted in your pay, and it has never been corrected, use the pink time sheet. The company is willing to go back and research” legitimate” claims of missing monies that are owed to our Members. They must be on the pink copies only. The cut-off date to submit the pink cards is April 15, 2015. If you fail to submit it by that date the amnesty period will be over and you will not be paid. There will be no payments made to Members  until after the 4/15/2015 deadline and verification is made on the ” legitimate” claims that were submitted.

Stephen J. Burkert

General Chairman

The correct term is “Off Cycle Check”. If your weekly payroll check is short more than an 8 hour day you may request this check. They will ask if they can pay you the missing shortage next week. They have the right to ask and that is your decision. If you still require the “off cycle check” they have 24 hours to get you that check. They do not present you with the rquested check on the spot, it will take the 24 hours to process it through the system. This is listed under Rule 26 in our UTU Agreement.

Stephen J. Burkert

General Chairman

The Member roster that is due out on March 1, 2015 will be delayed. Our Treasurer is away at a seminar in Cleveland for his new position. The roster will be posted towards the end of this month. Thank you.

Stephen J. Burkert

General Chairman

In the very near future NJ Transit will require you to have, in your possession, the weekly job explanation sheet printout before answering any shortage questions. Payroll Department will no longer be taking any calls from Members on Wednesday asking if the clerks could see what was paid. When you pick up your check with attached printout you can then call Debbie or Val if there is a shortage. They will also require a copy of the printout to attach to the request for payment. If you have Direct Deposit and leave your printouts please go and pick them up. The printout sheets are critical in getting Members any money that they are owed.  The last three weeks, with the help of Debbie and Val, have been very beneficial financially for our Members. Please check your print outs on a weekly basis and notify them as soon as possible.

Thank You

Stephen J. Burkert

General Chairman

There will be no swapping of the different parts of the uniforms. This and That Uniforms have a contract with NJ Transit. They will not make changes to what that agreement states. Extra service crews may still pick and choose the items they need.

Stephen J. Burkert

General Chairman

On Tuesday 2/3/2015 we will have Members, Debbie Krake and Ethel Valentine, starting the next part of the operation. They will be taking your payroll issues over the phone. Hoboken members please call 1-973-491-7902. Newark members please call 1-973-491-7880. They will be staffing the phones starting at 9 AM. This service will be available every Tuesday so we can help our members get their paychecks sorted out. Please have all of your info ready so that they can get the problem identified while you are speaking to them. Again please have patience while we are attempting to solve the payroll issues.

Stephen J. Burkert

General Chairman