December 23, 2020
VIA EMAIL ONLY
All Transportation Division
Officers
Chairpersons and Secretaries, General Committees of Adjustment
Directors and Secretaries, State Legislative Boards
Secretaries and Treasurers, All Locals
Field Auditors & All Special Representatives
UTUIA Field Supervisors
Re: Authorized Maximum Mileage Rate
Decrease – Effective January 1, 2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2021 standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business. Beginning on January 1, 2021 the standard rates for the use of an automobile will be 56.0 cents per mile for business miles driven.
Therefore, I am authorizing automobile mileage allowance consistent with the maximum rate set by the Internal Revenue Service (Notice 2021-02), effective January 1, 2021. The automobile rate will be decreased by one and one-half cents, from 57.5 cents per mile to 56.0 cents per mile.
Fraternally yours,
Jeremy R. Ferguson
President – Transportation Division
cc: J. L. Gibson, Jr., Chief of Staff – Transportation Division
M. E. Dolin, Director of Administration – Transportation Division
J. Becker, Secretary and Treasurer, UTUIA

January 30-Saturday 9:00 A.M. acct. runoff election
February 7
March 7
April 11-acct. Easter Day
May 2
June 6
July 11-acct. Independence Day
August 1
September 12-acct. Labor Day
October 3
November 7
December 5

All meetings will be held on Sunday’s unless noted at 10:00 A.M. at VFW Post-1397 which is located at 20 Pennsylvania Ave., Linden, N.J. 07036. The telephone # is 908-862-7191.

Checks will be mailed to employees in 100.00, 1,000.00 or 2,000.00 based on calls for outlying assignments. The details will show as “TOLLS”

Moving forward anything submitted after 09/01/2020 will be processed and sent to AP in three weeks.

As clerks time allows they will process mileage claims from 11/01/2019 through 08/31/2020, when they are complete, the amount of payment mailed to members will be deducted and sent to AP for payment. A letter will accompany payments with an explanation from verification.

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Monmouth Park will begin live racing for 2020 tomorrow, Friday, July 3 – and with that opening, NJT Rail will begin making stop at Monmouth Park station.

The Monmouth Park stop schedule is as follows:

• For Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4:
  • We will make the regular weekend stops
    • First eastbound train is 7228, last eastbound train is 7264
    • First westbound train is 7229, last westbound train is 7265
    • Because the park has live racing in the late afternoon/early evening on Friday 7/3, we will add a stop on Train 7269 for Friday only.
• For service from Sunday, July 5 until Sunday, September 27:
  • For Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day, we will make the usual weekend stops as shown above.
    • We will add stops if needed on Haskell Day (Saturday 7/18); we’ll check with the park as we get closer to July 18.
  • For Fridays from July 10 through August 28 inclusive, we will make stops from approximately 3:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. to reflect the later post time (5:00 p.m.) and expected last race time (7:30 p.m.)
    • First eastbound train is 3256, last eastbound train is 3278
    • First westbound train is 3247, last westbound train is 3279 – NOTE that certain westbound peak period trains do not make the stop
  • For Friday, September 4, with post time at 12:50 p.m.
    • First eastbound is train 3244, last eastbound is train 3276
    • First westbound is train 3231, last westbound is train 3267 – NOTE that certain peak westbound period trains and getaway trains do not make the stop

Newark Division TTSB No. 74 includes stop information for July 3 and 4. Newark Division TTSB No. 76 – to be published later today and taking effect at 4:00 a.m. Sunday – will include information regarding service for Sunday, July 5 and beyond.

Talk with representatives from the New Jersey Department of Health division of Public Employee Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Hear a report about conditions on NJ Transit trains and buses        Tuesday, May 26, 2020  —  10:00am – 11:00am  —   REGISTER HERE New Jersey COVID-19 Week 11 Update: Public Sector Employee Safety and Health in the Age of COVID In this series, we will hear from and talk with public health experts, government officials, medical personnel, front-line workers and worker representatives about the latest developments in the fight against COVID-19. REGISTER HERE Guests include    Jerome Johnson, General Chairman of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transport (SMART) Local 60 (United Transportation Union [UTU]) Gary Centifonti, M.S., CIH, Director, NJ DOH, Consumer, Environmental & Occupational Health Service Glenn Pulliam, MPH, Program Manager, NJ DOH, Environmental Occupational Health Assessment

Sponsored by: Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) New Jersey Work Environment Council Jersey Renews Rutgers University, Labor Education Action Research Network Program 848-932-9504  For more information click the links below  LEARN Programs

https://njwec.salsalabs.org/week11covid19/index.html

Please see the statement below from the Human Resources and Medical Departments:

“In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, NJ TRANSIT is working with a company called Aviem International, Inc., an organization that specializes in people-centric emergency response. Given the needs of our workforce, we have set up this hotline to be answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In an effort to ensure all employees needs and questions are met, Aviem, which is an extension of the Medical and Leave Management team here at NJT, will be making outbound calls to employees to follow up on their cases going forward to inquire if their health has improved or changed, answer any questions they may have, as well as document and request information that may be missing or unclear in their case file. They will be calling from an 800 number and will leave messages if the employee does not answer. If an employee provided an email only, they will email the employee from the NJT medical account. In order for us to process their cases in a timely and accurate fashion, we request that employees respond to these outbound calls/emails. They should feel comfortable to provide information to those questions that are asked”.

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• The first step to report any COVID-19-related information to Medical Services (i.e., positive test results, self-quarantine orders, return to work dates, etc.) is calling the NJ TRANSIT Coronavirus hotline at (888) 890-0729.
• This hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Calling the hotline will significantly improve the timeliness of processing your information.
• Do not submit documentation without also calling the hotline number. Your documentation may not be processed if you do not call the hotline.
• Please remember to submit your documentation – via e-mail to Medical@njtransit.com – only ONCE. Your supervisor does not need to re-send any information you have previously submitted. Sending multiple copies delays processing.
• Please include the following information in all submissions:

• • Name
  • Employee ID Number
  • Contact Number and/or E-mail Address
  • Business Line: (Bus/Rail/Access Link/Light Rail/Corporate/Police)
  • Union or Non-Union
  • Job Title
  • First Date Out

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