Good afternoon Brothers and Sisters,
I want to clarify the Carrier’s notification regarding the recent bulletins and work assignments.
Everyone will continue working their Regular Assignment as listed in Bulletin No. 5. If you bid an assignment in Bulletin No. 5 and it was awarded in Bulletin No. 6, then the assignment awarded in Bulletin No. 6 is your official assignment.
Any assignments listed in Bulletin No. 6 do not exist. Bulletin No. 7 was canceled.
The assignments posted in Bulletin No. 8 should only reflect:
Vacancies created by the awards in Bulletin No. 6
Any other legitimate reason an assignment must be reposted for bid
Members should report to duty at their normal sign‑up time and work as directed.
We emphasized to the Carrier that our assignments are based on sign‑up time and compensation, not on matching our assignments to the engineers’ schedules. For example, LB‑1 CO/AC does not have to work LB‑1 Engineer simply because the designation looks similar. This situation was not caused by us, and field managers do not have the authority to place members wherever it is most convenient for them.
I will be meeting with the DGM on Monday morning to continue this discussion. The Carrier is fully aware that multiple claims will be filed on behalf of all members for violations of our CBA over the past three weeks.
Members should submit Time Cards daily for the earnings of their assignments. If you work more than the assignment is advertised to earn, submit a Time Card for the full amount. This process will remain in place until the completion of the Portal Bridge track installation, which is tentatively scheduled to end on March 15th.
Please do not go by SCAT the assignments are not in the system. Please follow the runsheet.
Fraternally,
Jerome
