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General Chairman’s Report October 2014

October 31, 2014 By

GENERAL CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
October 2014

The Fall Optional displacement will be Sunday, November 9th. I remind members that they must submit the bid sheet properly according to the instructions on the Trainman Bulletin. There is a difference when bidding for an “advertised assignment” and submitting an “optional” displacement.
The 2nd contract negotiating session with the assigned mediator from the National Mediation Board, NJT and the General Committee was held on Wednesday, October 15th. Also present was Transportation Division International Vice-President Doyle Turner, who has been assigned to assist our General Committee. The mediator has scheduled (2) additional sessions for Thursday, November 6th and Wednesday, December 10th. [Read more…]

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General Chairman Report August 2014

August 29, 2014 By

GENERAL CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
August 2014

On behalf of the entire Local 60 membership, I would like to congratulate the following member(s) which have recently retired, and wish them the best in their retirement years: Thomas Detweiler, William Gordon & Michael Thomas.
The 1st contract negotiating session with NJT and the assigned mediator from the National Mediation Board has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 3rd. Transportation Division International Vice-President Doyle Turner, who has been assigned to assist our General Committee is also scheduled to attend.
I urge members to view and read some articles published in the August 2014 Railway Age magazine at www.railwayage.com. [Read more…]

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