Safety Department Updates
Community Alert: Missing Person Connor Oldfield
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Black male
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19 years old
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Approximately 5’8”, 165 lbs
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Short black hair, brown eyes
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Scar on forehead
Connor is autistic. He is verbal and able to communicate; however, he may be nervous or anxious if approached. Please use calm, clear, and reassuring communication.
Last Seen Wearing:
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Yellow, black, and gray camouflage fleece pajamas
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Gray zip-up jacket
Watson Avenue, Plainfield, NJ, at approximately 1:30 PM
Action Uniform Updates
The GCA was able to work an agreement with the carrier to increase the uniform allotment, also we can now mix yard and passenger uniforms in the same year.
“Annual Uniform Allowance is $660.00 with year-ending 11/30/26. An employee is allowed to place only one order per year. If an employee chooses not to spend the whole $660.00, they will lose the balance for the year. An employee may order any combination of conductor and yard uniform items in the same year and may mix and match items within one order. Newly hired conductors receive a complete conductor uniform set instead of an annual allowance. For more information, please read Uniform Allowance.”
Uniforms can be ordered online now for 2026 by using CONDUCTOR UNIFORMS – NJT UNIFORMS
Action Uniform Update
There is a misprint on the uniform website, the allowance has not been increased to $1000.00.
The GCA is still in negotiations with the carrier for a much-needed increase, but it is not official, please wait until there is official notification from the organization (SMART-TD Local 60) before placing an order
Thank you
Year-End Cash-in Request Guidelines
With the end of the year coming up I just wanted to remind you of some of the best practices for filling out the cash-in request timecards. If these guidelines are followed, then it would help us out a lot in getting all of these payments processed as quickly and accurately as possible:
1) Requests should be for only type of PTO (vacation, personal, or sick) cash-in per timecard submitted
2) Timecard comments should state to pay remaining balance of the PTO type for 2025 instead of the specific amount (e.g. “Pay remaining 2025 vacation balance” or “Pay all unused 2025 personal days”)
3) There is no need for anyone to submit a separate timecard for each individual day that is being cashed in (e.g. a 32-hour vacation cash-in should be submitted on one request instead of four separate requests)
4) Since we are now using electronic timecards there should not be a need for anyone to submit duplicate timecards. They can email me or the verification department with the request ID# and we can check the status of the request.
If anyone has any questions regarding these guidelines, please let me know.
Thanks,
Mark Falanga
Sr. Manager of Payroll
2 Gateway Center
283-299 Market St. Suite 900
Newark, NJ 07102
Tel: 973-491-4634
2026 Vacation Awards
If anyone has any questions or concerns about your awarded vacation please call
Newark Division- RaShonda McCray 973-722-9433
Hoboken Division- Rob Milan 201-875-7721
2025 Thanksgiving Holiday _ Verification Dept Schedule Memo
2026 Rail vacation bidding instructions
The link for the year 2026 Rail Vacation Bid was made active last night through Rail e-Claims form (Integrify) to allow bid submissions by T&E starting today 10/15/2025.
