Progress Through Unity

Meeting Location Change…

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS AT OUR LAST REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON JULY 27, 2014 THE FINAL VOTE CAME UP TO MOVE OUR MEETING LOCATION.  OUR NEW LOCATION IS VFW POST-1397 WHICH IS LOCATED AT 20 PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD AVE., LINDEN, N.J. 07036.  THE … [Continue reading]

Supplemental List Trial

Members: Below is a link for the revised procedure for putting your name on the supplemental list for working relief days. We requested this in order to better monitor the list and also for everyone to have equal opportunity to work. Please … [Continue reading]

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS

A 2ND MOTION WAS MOVED AT OUR LAST REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WHICH TOOK PLACE ON JUNE 29, 2014 TO MOVE OUR MEETING LOCATION TO POST 1397-VFW WHICH IS LOCATED ON 20 PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD AVENUE IN LINDEN, N.J. 07036.  THIS MOTION WILL NEED TO COME … [Continue reading]

ATTENTION MEMBERS OF UTU LOCAL #60

2014 ELECTIONS OF TREASURER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 57 OF THE UTU CONSTITUTION, ELECTIONS OF TREASURER WILL BE POLLED AT OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF LOCAL #60 TO BE HELD SUNDAY, MAY18, 2014 AT 10:00 A.M.  THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN … [Continue reading]

Dear NTSB . . . . . | Railway Age

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/blogs/david-schanoes/dear-ntsb.html … [Continue reading]

No culture of safety at NJ Transit, union official says

From NJ.com Conductors assaulted on trains. Employee facilities that are filthy and infested with rodents. A culture where “an on-time train is better than a safe train.” An NJ Transit union official said Tuesday there is no culture of … [Continue reading]

Metro-North answers state and federal directive

http://www.rtands.com/index.php/passenger/commuter-regional/metro-north-answers-state-and-federal-directive-with-immediate-safety-improvements.html?channel=280&utm_source=WhatCounts+Publicaster+Edition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RGN+12.10.13&utm_co … [Continue reading]

FRA issues emergency order

from UTU.org news FRA issues Emergency Order to Metro-North December 6, 2013 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Dec. 6 issued an Emergency Order (EO 29) to Metro-North Commuter Railroad … [Continue reading]

Two Person Train Crews

Ask your lawmakers’ support for two-person crews November 19, 2013 from UTU.org Two-person_crewmembers of the SMART Transportation Division and all of rail labor have the opportunity to make it federal law to have two qualified persons working … [Continue reading]

Railroads seek extension for installing anti-collision system – latimes.com

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-rail-safety-20130929,0,404543.story#axzz2igakmZ1f … [Continue reading]