Progress Through Unity

Extra Work

From Mike Reilly Members:   This weekend will be a busy one for NJT and our members.   Saturday will be the Steeple Chase in Far Hills   Sunday will be a 1:00 PM Jets Football Game   Monday will be a 8:20 PM Giants Football game   These games and … [Continue reading]

Uniform News

from Mike Reilly:   Members:   I am very pleased that Angel Soto, Patty Siano, Cookie Doyle and myself worked together to offer the below options for our members. As you know, we had some issues with our "other than passenger" members … [Continue reading]

Meadowlands Update

On this week's Trainman Bulletin, will be the additional qualifications for the NY Conductor's Extra List to include West End-Meadowlands.   In preparation for Super Bowl NJT is adding this qualification. Listed below are some of the provisions:   A) … [Continue reading]

Hoboken Crews Take Note

Traffic nightmare? Pulaski Skyway to be closed for entire weekend Story at NJ.com … [Continue reading]

NJT-UTU Assignments

From Mike Reilly:   All:   I had discussions with A. Soto, M. Jablonskyj and L. Barone of NJT today pertaining to not filling 63 positions this past weekend. (June 14 thru June 16)   NJT is short of manpower which is a combination of the busy summer … [Continue reading]

SMART, BLET to fight KCS in-cab cameras

During a meeting with the presidents of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the SMART Transportation Division on April 24, 2013, Kansas City Southern Railway announced that it intends to install and begin to use inward facing … [Continue reading]

C3RS News

Attention members: Over the next 3 weeks, on various days, there will be a joint Union, Management and FRA team at different sign-up locations. They will be reviewing the new Safety Job Briefing cards and the importance of the various tasks which … [Continue reading]

UTU Assignments

Starting on/about June 2nd, due to Amtrak working on NEC, low-level platforming will be performed at Metuchen, Edison and New Brunswick.   This will result in approximately 30 positions assisting passengers at these stations.   The majority of … [Continue reading]

Obama budget seeks $40B for passenger rail

From UTU News, April 11, 2013 The Obama Administration yesterday released its budget request for fiscal year 2014 and the President has once again put forth a plan for transforming and expanding train service in the United States. The … [Continue reading]

Obama Will Veto Bill

From UTU News, April 12, 2013 The Obama Administration strongly opposes H.R. 1120, which would prohibit members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) duly appointed by the president from taking any action. If the president is presented … [Continue reading]