In an effort to better communicate information as quickly as possible to the Local 60 Membership, here is the ” HOT TOPICS” for this week.
A) All Members are to report to their normal sign up locations at their required time on Wednesday. If a Member is ordered to do otherwise by the crew callers please email me with details at sburkert@utulocal60.com If you are on your relief day and want to work on Wednesday please let the crew callers know asap.
B) Gas mileage verification has improved dramatically after the Carrier, TCU GC Stevens and myself worked out an aggressive “catch up plan.” Verification Department this past week has verified gas slips that were submitted in middle of January. This cuts the backlog in half from where it was 3 weeks ago. We are now waiting on those checks to be mailed out from Accounts Payable department this week.
C) Ron Sabol State Director SMART TD has been very productive in using your PAC contributions wisely. He has provided a letter from Congressman Gottheimer requesting more money for the National Mediation Board. The NMB is the government agency to provide an arbitrator to hear cases about all of the claims I have filed on your behalf. If any Member needs a PAC form mailed to them please email me at sburkert@utulocal60.com
D) Senator Bob Gordon as quoted today…”Secondly and very importantly I hope a message goes out to the thousands of employees of NJ Transit who have been weathering very difficult conditions over the last eight years, they are going to have to be the foundation in which we rebuild this organization, they are a superlative group of people, to “hang in there help is on the way””
Please email me feedback or suggestions, I am here for you the Members. sburkert@utulocal60.com
Fraternally,
Stephen J. Burkert
General Chairman
