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2010 NATIONAL CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS |
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NEWS CLIPS |
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February 3, 2012 |
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WASHINGTON - Union membership grew slightly last year, giving labor
leaders hope that a period of steep declines has finally bottomed out.
The number of unionized workers increased by about 50,000 to nearly 14.8
million members in 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last
week. The increase comes after unions lost nearly 1.4 million members
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Press Release PEB - December 2, 2011 |
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Washington, DC - Late yesterday the Brotherhood of Maintenance of
Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
(BMWED) reached agreement with the National Carriers' Conference
Committee (NCCC) for a 60 day extension of a mandatory 30 day
cooling off period in order to continue bargaining.
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Bargaining Update - November 23, 2011 |
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Yesterday, the Chief Executive Officers of the Railroads covered by
the recommendations of Presidential Emergency Board No. 243 received
a letter from me unconditionally extending the cooling off period to
February 10, 2012. The BMWED took this action to spare the nation a
railroad strike during the busy holiday season, given the still
fragile state of the nation’s economy.
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BMWED President Simpson Reelected IBT International Vice
President |
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On Friday, November 18, 2011, after the ballots had been counted,
BMWED President Simpson, and the entire Hoffa-Hall slate won their
election to International office by a wide margin. BMWED President
Freddie Simpson will continue to serve in his capacity as a Teamster
International Vice President.
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Bargaining Update - November 20, 2011 |
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Late Thursday evening, four more unions, the Brotherhood of Railroad
Signalmen, Sheet Metal Workers International Association, National
Conference of Firemen and Oilers, and International Brotherhood of
Boilermakers made tentative agreements with the Railroads. I
congratulate those Unions on making agreements they believe are in
the best interests of their respective memberships.
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Bargaining Update - November 14, 2011 |
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Last week, both the Rail Labor Bargaining Coalition (RLBC) and the
coalition led by the Transportation Communications International
Union (TCU) met with the Railroads to try to reach a voluntary
agreement following the release of the report of Presidential
Emergency Board No. 243 on November 5, 2011. Bargaining with the
RLBC was unproductive. The TCU-led coalition met with the Railroads
on Thursday and Friday and has another meeting scheduled for Monday,
November 14, 2011.
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PEB 243 Final Report |
Late yesterday, the White House released the report of Presidential
Emergency Board No. 243. The full, 101 page report is available on
BMWED’s website at www.bmwed.org for
download or viewing.
The Board made recommendations on wages,
health and welfare and supplemental sickness. Additionally, it made
recommendations regarding future disposition of BMWED’s craft
specific proposals on meals and lodging, travel allowance and rate
equity on Norfolk Southern. However, the Board made no monetary
recommendations on those issues.
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PEB 243 - Board's Summary of the Report |
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"In summary, we recommend the following as a fair and appropriate
resolution of the dispute. We hope that the parties will be able to
utilize these recommendations as a basis to resume discussions that
will hopefully lead to agreements on all disputed issues."
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Railroads Reap Record Profits But Refuse To Provide Adequate Meal
And Lodging Allowance For Employees Held Away From Home |
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Washington, DC – Late Wednesday afternoon, the National Carriers’
Conference Committee (NCCC) categorically rejected the Brotherhood
of Maintenance of Way Employes Division’s (BMWED) compromise offer
on meals and lodging reimbursement for traveling employees. The
BMWED made its compromise offer as an attempt to reach a voluntary
settlement of negotiations with the nation’s railroads prior to the
end of the “cooling off” period set to expire at 12:01 AM, December
6th.
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PEB 243 Report and Non-Binding Recommendations Expected by November
7, 2011.
PEB Presentation October 17th ...
PEB Presentation October 18th ...
PEB Rebuttal (October 19, 2011) ...
PEB Closings (October 20, 2011)
Health & Welfare Presentation to PEB 243 (rebuttal)
Collective Bargaining Process under the Railway Labor Act (RLA) |
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PEB
243 BMWED Craft Specific Exhibits |
Statement of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
Division/IBT Regarding Rectification of Intra-Carrier Rate
Inequities On Rail Carriers Controlled By Norfolk Southern
Statement of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes/IBT
Regarding Improvements in the Rest-Day Travel Allowance Paid To
Employees Working Away From Home
Statement of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes/IBT
Regarding Improvements to Expenses Away From Home |
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National Carriers' Conference Committee Releases Rail Carrier's
Presentation to Presidential Emergency Board 243 |
The nation's rail carriers participating in national bargaining
released their presentation to Presidential Emergency Board 243
today. The rail carriers, who have reaped record profits in a time
of economic downturn, present arguments before the PEB that can only
be described by the BMWED as greedy, and disrespectful to their
employees.
Opening arguments before PEB 243 will begin Thursday morning,
October 13, 2011, in Washington, DC.
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PEB
243 Hearings Set To Begin October 13, 2011 |
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The hearings before Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) 243 will
commence with opening arguments on Thursday, October 13, 2011. The
hearings will be held in Washington, DC, and the formal proceedings
are scheduled to continue through October 20, 2011.
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President Obama Names Presidential Emergency Board Averting National
Freight Rail Strike |
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President Obama appointed a five member Presidential Emergency Board
(PEB-243) today, narrowly averting a national freight rail strike,
or lock-out. On September 6, 2011, the National Mediation Board (NMB)
released the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of
the Teamsters (BMWED/IBT), and ten other rail labor unions from
mediation, and, pursuant to Section 5 of the Railway Labor Act, the
parties were in a 30 day cooling off period that would have expired
at 12:01 AM, October 7, had the President not appointed the PEB.
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The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes is a
Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters representing and protecting the rights of rail workers who
build and maintain the track and structures on railroads throughout
the United States of America. |
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BMWED and NCCC Reach National Freight Agreement |
Southfield, MI - Today, the Brotherhood
of Maintenance of Way Employes Division-IBT
and the National Carriers’ Conference
Committee reached a tentative agreement
settling all outstanding bargaining
issues. The tentative agreement is
subject to membership ratification.
Details of the agreement will be
distributed to the membership in
accordance with the BMWED’s bylaws.
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FRA Safety Advisory 2011-03, Bridge Worker Safety |
FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2011-03
to remind each railroad bridge worker,
railroad, and contractor or
subcontractor to a railroad of the
dangers posed by walking on unsecured
sections of walkway and platform
gratings, especially without fall
protection. This safety advisory
contains various recommendations to the
employers of bridge workers to ensure
that this issue is addressed by
appropriate policies, procedures, and
employee compliance.
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Press Release - PEB - January 23, 2012 |
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Southfield, MI - The BMWED National Bargaining Committees met last
Thursday in Nashville, TN, to discuss the status of current
negotiations with the nation's Class I Railroads. BMWED continues to
bargain with Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Union Pacific, CSX,
Norfolk Southern, Kansas City Southern, and Canadian Pacific
Railway, over away-from-home expenses for employees required to
travel in the service of the railroads. These expense reimbursements
have not been adjusted since January 1, 2005.
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LABOR Schedules Annual Meeting |
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The Labor Alliance for Brotherhood of Rail, Inc., (LABOR) has
scheduled its annual membership meeting for June 23, 2012. The
meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Downtown Market Square, 318
West Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, Texas on June 23, 2012. The
meeting will commence at 8:00AM and should conclude no later than
5:00PM.
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NCCC(Freight Railroads) Agree To Extension Of Cooling Off Period -
Bargaining Continues |
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This confirms our understanding with respect to an extension of the
thirty day "status quo" period following PEB No. 243's Report to the
President, as provided for in Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act,
which will expire at 12:01 am on December 6, 2011.
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2011-2012 Holiday Observance |
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View Holiday 2011-2012 Observance ... |
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Union Hails New Rules Governing Railroad Camp Cars |
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The Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) issued new regulations today to
improve conditions of rail camp cars, backing several
recommendations by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
Division (BMWED) of the Teamsters Rail Conference.
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| JOURNAL |
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September/December 2011 Journal |
Journal Archive |
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BMWED National Association gather to discuss
PEB 243 |
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1, 2011 the BMWED reached agreement with the National Carriers’
Conference Committee (NCCC) for a 60-day extension of what was meant
to be the final mandatory 30-day cooling off period, in order to
continue bargaining.
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President's
Perspective |
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Saddled with a disappointing report, and recommendations from
Presidential Emergency Board 243 (PEB), we have been mobilizing
and working very hard to overcome those recommendations. As if
imposing on us the UTU insurance give-backs weren't bad enough,
the PEB, in their infinite wisdom, referred "away-from-home
expenses" back to "local handling".
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Secretary/Treasurer's
Report |
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Plenty of questions have arisen regarding the emerging phenomenon
known as Occupy Wall Street. Does the movement help or hurt the
cause of organized labor? What is the purpose of the Occupy
movement and how is it similar and different from the purpose of
Organized Labor? Are we natural allies with similar goals, or
are we on completely different trajectories? read more
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A Vice
President Speaks |
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On January 21, 2010, the U. S. Supreme
Court's five conservative Justices ruled that corporations are
people. In its 5-4 decision the court ruled in favor of a
right-wing conservative group, Citizens United, who had been
barred from running ads for a movie attacking Hillary Clinton
during the 2008 Presidential campaigns.
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Legislative Report |
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Amtrak National Facts: The name
"Amtrak" is the blending of the words "America" and "track." It
is properly used in documents with only the first letter
capitalized. The railroad is also known as the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation.
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