Progress Through Unity

November Elections

Voting deadline is approaching if you haven’t recived a ballot please contact President Jerome Johnson he will help you to get a duplicate in time to cast your vote.

908-294-0166

jjohnson@utulocal60.com

PEB 249

President Obama has appointed Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) 249 to make non-binding recommendations to settle the outstanding contract dispute between New Jersey Transit (NJT) and the coalition of all the unions.

The three member Board will be chaired by arbitrator Joshua Javits, who also served as Chairman of the second Long Island Rail Road PEB last year. 

The PEB will hold hearings starting December 14 in Newark. Each side will submit their complete proposal for a contract, and the Board will choose what it considers the most reasonable offer as its recommendation. The Board decision is due no later than January 11, 2016.

http://www.fightingbob.org/president-appoints-peb-249-on-new-jersey-transit/

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/obama_forms_second_emergency_board_in_nj_transit_l.html

NJ Transit has requested a second PEB

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Weekend updates for PVL & RVL

An update from GC Burkert

PVL will close after last train tonight, crews will be bused to Hoboken crew base. If crews have middle trips on another line they will make them, if not they will stay in crew base to protect in case the put line back in service.

RVL, crews will sign up for the weekend in Westfield. All paperwork will be there as if it were a terminal. I agreed to a temporary side letter, crews will get gas miles from Raritan to Westfield and (1) hour RT DH per day. There will be additional crews ordered from the extra list to help . Regular crews will not be making extra trips.

2016 Holidays

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Vacation Eligibility Chart

Below is a informational document provided by President Johnson

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Notice from our State Legislative Director

Please get out and exercise your right to vote it does count and will help!!!!

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Vacation Bids

Vacation bid timeline was originally moved up to allow members receiving vacation in January proper time to prepare. It has since been extended till the day members selected by GC Burkert will start doing vacations.

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October Meeting Information

Our monthly meeting will take place at 10:00 am on Sunday the 25th. GC BURKERT has asked FRA questions be forwarded to him prior so they have time to research questions prior .

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Updated FMLA Contact Information

We have a new person dealing with Family Leave issues and applications;
ATTN: Francesca Cobb
Rail FMLA Coordinator
Phone # 973-491-7939
Fax # 973-804-0219

As a reminder you can fax it in to start the process but send in the original as well

When mailing send to:
New Jersey Transit
1 Penn plaza East
Newark. NJ. 07105
Also always make a copy for your records
Thanks,

Cookie Doyle

973-219-2698

cdoyle@utulocal60.com