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2010 SECOND QUARTER REPORT
ALL LOCAL UNIONS
SYSTEM COUNCIL NO. 2
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
On
June 1st, Vice Chairman/Secretary Treasurer Pat
Perry retired with over twenty years of service with the
System Council. We wish him a
long and healthy retirement. As previously advised, Brother
Randy Shell assumed the office of Vice Chairman/Secretary
Treasurer concurrent with Brother Perry’s retirement.
Therefore, as of June 1, 2010, all
System Council No. 2 per capita and/or associated
correspondence should be sent to Brother Shell at the
following address:
Randy Shell
VC-ST System Council No. 2, IBEW
1910 Grider Field Ladd Rd.
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: 501-515-4991
As a result of recent officer elections for many System
Council No. 2 affiliated local unions, there
have been severalchanges with regard to those
holding an office or local chairman position. Therefore, I
am enclosing a Local Union update form to complete with the
appropriate officer’s and local chairman contact
information. Please complete this form and forward to
my office so we may update our records accordingly.
During the week of April 5th, the IBEW
negotiating committee along with the bargaining
coalition members met with the National Carriers’
Conference Committee (NCCC) in continued efforts with the
current round of national bargaining. The meetings commenced
with detailed discussions concerning the demands set
forth in the coalitions’ Section Six Notice’s. The
NCCC provided their analysis of current and future
costs relating to Health and Welfare insurance as well as
their analysis concerning economic conditions
affecting the rail industry. As IBEW Railroad Director
Bohne’ advised during the annual Rail conference, the
bargaining coalition is prepared to provide our analysis
of the profits which the Carriers’ have continued to enjoy,
even during the tough economic times. Following
discussions, the NCCC expressed the need to readdress
the cost of such proposals and will be prepared to
discuss them during the next scheduled meeting in July. At
this point, the parties’ are still in direct
negotiations under the bargaining process set
forth by the Railway Labor Act. In the event negotiations
fail to pro-
gress, the next step will include Mediation at the request
by either party.
April
2010
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On April 5th, AGC Shell met with Kansas City
Southern Labor Relations in Kansas City Missouri
to discuss outstanding claims and other issues of
concern. On April 6th, Brother Shell assisted
LU 1832 Local Chairman Darin Nearmyer with a
disciplinary investigation at Harrington, Kansas.
On April 7th, Brother Shell also
met with the officers of Kansas City Local 1832.
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During the week of April 5th, I attended the
National Freight Railroad Bargaining session
between the Bargaining Coalition and the NCCC.
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During the week of April 19th, AGC Tortorice
visited the Hermiston (Hinkle) Oregon facility and
met with the Officer’s and Local Chairman of Local
799.
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On the dates of April 21st & 22nd,
AGC Shell and I attended arbitration before Public
Law Board 7160 with the Kansas City Southern
Railway.
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On April 30th, VGC Perry attended the
Railroad Retirement conference and seminar in
Omaha, Nebraska.
May
2010
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On May 5th, the System Council staff and I
met with Union Pacific Labor Relations concerning
staffing and other issues of concern affecting the
electricians working in the Carrier’s Engineering
Department.
On
the date of May 6th, the System Council staff and
I, along with representatives from the IAM, NCFO, SMWA
and ARASA met with Union Pacific personnel in an
attempt to resolve issues with the Carrier’s
implementation of its Mechanical Department vacation
scheduling system and electronic overtime calling system.
During this meeting, issues provided by the various
local chairmen were addressed and are expected
to resolve some of the previous problems.
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On the date of May 12th, AGC Tortorice and I
met with the IBEW Certified Training Instructors (CTI’s)
assigned at the various locations on Union Pacific
Railroad. At that time we discussed common
concerns such as daily hours, travel time, and
compensation. We are currently pursuing these issues
with the Carrier.
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During the week of May 10th, AGC Shell met
with Brother Perry concerning the transition of
the VC-ST Office and associated duties.
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On the date of May 19th, AGC Tortorice and I
attended the IBEW Coordinating Council and General
Chairmen’s meeting in Phoenix, AZ.
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Also, on the date of May 19th, AGC Shell met
with the “SC2 Steering Committee” designed to
address training needs for new or inexperienced
local chairman. The members of the committee in
attendance were Chris Stoner – LU 1832, Rick Reynoso –
LU 889, Dave Hunt – LU 1920, and Jay Ochoa – LU
1814.
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On the dates of May 20th & 21st,
the System Council staff and I attended the annual IBEW
Railroad Department conference held in
Phoenix, AZ.
June
2010
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On June 3rd, VGC Shell met with the Telecom
Department employees assigned at North Little
Rock, Arkansas – LU 807.
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During the week of June 7th, AGC Tortorice
assisted Denver, Colorado Local Union 708 with a
disciplinary matter which was ultimately resolved.
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During the week of June 8th, AGC Tortorice
handled a disciplinary hearing at the
Rockland, California Progress Rail facility (Local
Union 800).
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On June 14th, VGC Shell and I attended the
monthly Union meeting of Fort Worth Local
942.
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On the dates of June 15th – 17th,
VGC Shell finalized the transfer of the VC-ST
office to Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
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On the date of June 29th, the System Council
staff and I attended a retirement dinner for
Brother Pat Perry, and on June 30th,
attended a “claims” meeting with Union Pacific
Railroad.
On
the date of April 9th, this office received five
arbitration decisions from PLB 7001 involving the
Union Pacific Railroad. On the date of June 22nd,
I received three decisions from PLB 7160 involving the
Kansas City Southern Railway. All of the claimant’s
and appropriate local unions have been notified of the
decisions and provided a copy of these Awards. I am
currently in the process of finalizing the next arbitration
date with Union Pacific for sometime in September
2010.
Throughout the quarter, the System Council staff was busy
assisting local unions with day to day issues and
researching and progressing disputes. During the
quarter, VGC Perry also completed the fiscal
year end reports and annual audit. During the months of May
and June, the System Council staff and I researched and
prepared our submission for a case docketed with the
Third Division - National Railroad Adjustment Board
where we are an interested third party to the
dispute.
Please find the following attachments for your review and
dissemination:
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RRB Labor Member Speakman’s letter – April 2010
publication;
see rrb.gov
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RRB Labor Member Speakman’s letter – May 2010
publication;
see rrb.gov
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RRB Labor Member Speakman’s letter – June 2010
publication;
see rrb.gov
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RRB job vacancy list ; see
rrb.gov
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RRB Scheduled Informational conferences; see
rrb.gov
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Letter
from Denver local 708 Local Chairman Dave Banducci;
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Local
Union Officer update form.
With best wishes, I am
Fraternally yours,
Jim Wisniski
General Chairman
Enclosures
Cc: IVP’s System Council 2
Bill Bohne,
Director of Railroads
Pat Perry, VGC SC2
Staff
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