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Archives for July 2022

Personal Business Notification

Good afternoon all  

Members have been receiving letters from the compliance department regarding procedures to follow when marking off Personal Business. The language in the letter is contradictory to our agreement.  The union has not signed or amended anything pertaining to this issue.

 
If a member marks off Personal Business, and is out of work for five (5) days or more the Carrier can request you provide them with information of why you’re out PB. Same goes for Marking Off sick and out of work for seven (7) or more days.   A member does not have to do anything else and should only do it at the request of the Carrier.
 
The current letters should be rescinded.
 
 
 
Thanks 


Jerome Johnson
General Chairman/President Smart-TD Local 60/GO-610
8 Wilson Ave 3rd Fl
Newark, N.J. 07060
Office: 973-527-7020
Cell: 908-294-0166

Ticket Receiver in Long Branch

Good evening,

The Ticket Receiver’s office in Long Branch is closed because the AC has broken down.  Please make notations on your remittance slips.  You will be updated if the situation hasn’t been resolved by tomorrow.

 
 
Jerome Johnson
General Chairman/President Smart-TD Local 60/GO-610
8 Wilson Ave 3rd Fl
Newark, N.J. 07060
Office: 973-527-7020
Cell: 908-294-0166

Starting in October — same coverage, lower bill!

 
 
 
 

C3RS INSIDE THE RAIL #17

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EMPLOYEE SCHEDULES EFFECTIVE 7-24-2022

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RUNSHEETS EFFECTIVE 7-24-2022

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EPO PAYMENTS

Good morning All,

The new EPO plan has gone into effect.  The Carrier did not take the contribution out towards the benefit this week, therefore it will be doubled up the following week.

 

Jerome Johnson

General Chairman/President Smart-TD Local 60/GO-610

8 Wilson Ave 3rd Fl
Newark, N.J. 07060
Office: 973-527-7020
Cell: 908-294-0166

NEW T&E DUI Conviction Notification Form 7.11.22

Good afternoon all,

The attached T&E DUI Conviction – Suspension and/or Revocation of Driver’s License Notification Form is to be utilized effective immediately when informed by a T&E employee of a DUI conviction.

The form is self-explanatory and will address reporting and record keeping of Train and Engine (T&E) personnel DUI convictions.  The form must be filled out by the convicted T&E employee and signed by the employee and Transportation Supervisor.  The Supervisor must then email the completed form to the Rules Department Group, EAP and the Office of System Safety.  A copy must be provided to the convicted employee by the Supervisor of signature on said form.  The convicted employee must contact NJT EAP to schedule an evaluation.

The completed DUI Conviction Notification form will be filed in the employee’s Certification Folder at the Rules Department.

As per NJ Bill S20 (attached), which was passed and signed into law by former Governor Chris Christie in August of 2016, an Engineer whose driver’s license is suspended or revoked for driving while intoxicated or refusing to take a breathalyzer test in NJ or any other state is prohibited from operating, during the period of suspension or revocation, any New Jersey Transit Corporation locomotive or train.  This NJ law applies to Engineers only.  Therefore an Engineer will be OOS pursuant to NJ State Law and EAP evaluation.  A Conductor will be OOS pending EAP evaluation.  Neither the Conductor or Engineer are subject to decertification.

The following information is regarding the NJT Drug and Alcohol Program and is separate from DUIs.

As a reminder, DUI convictions do NOT meet criteria for decertification of T&E Certificates, unlike positive results from NJT Drug and Alcohol Tests which DO meet criteria for decertification (CFR §240.117 (e)(6) and CFR §242.117 (e)(6)).  Any positive NJT D&A test result for T&E must be followed up by a Notification of Certificate Suspension letter (Samples attached) to the tested employee within 96 hours of NJT Supervision being aware of the positive test result. 

In addition, as per CFR regulations §242.115 (4)(iii) and §240.119 (4)(iii):  Certified Locomotive Engineers or Certified Conductors who tests positive for alcohol on a NJT FRA alcohol tests (i.e. Random tests) are ineligible to hold their certificate for a period of 9 months.  This does not apply to positive drug tests, only alcohol.  The 9 month suspension also applies to drug/alcohol tests “refusals”.

NJT’s Drug and Alcohol Policy 3.25B can be viewed in its entirety in NJT’s TRO-12 (Section 6).

Please feel free to contact me with questions or concerns.

Thank you,

Fred

Fred Cruz, DSLE, DSPC

System T&E Compliance Officer

1148 Newark Turnpike

Kearny, NJ 07032-4311

(973) 757-8580 • Cell   

(973) 665-7577 • E-Fax

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UPDATE ON REQUIRED TIMECARDS

Attention All Members,

Timecards must be submitted for the following dates 7/2, 7/3, 7/4, 7/5, 7/6, 7/7 & 7/8. According to the carrier all issues with SCAT have been fixed and we will not be required to fill out timecards for regular assignments after 7/8.

Timecards Required for Working 7/2-7/5

Attention All Members,

Due to problems with SCAT on 7/2/2022 the carrier is requiring all members that worked on 7/2, 7/3, 7/4 & 7/5 submit a timecard for those dates. Also submit a timecard for the Bonus Holiday Pay.