Dear Sisters and Brothers:

On the date of March 12, 2007, Vice General Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Pat Perry underwent knee surgery.  On March 22, 2007, complications had set in and he had to have another surgery.  He was then released on March 26, 2007, and is currently recovering at home.  Cards can be sent to his home address at: 200 Clark Street, Mondamin, IA  51557.

Assistant General Chairmen Jim Wisniski, Don Tortorice and Randy Shell held a Public Law Board 7001 on March 21, 2007, at The Villages, Florida, with the Honorable Don Hampton.  Sixteen (16) cases were heard and we are currently awaiting the decision on those cases.

Assistant General Chairmen Jim Wisniski and Don Tortorice, along with myself and the Shopcraft Coalition attended a meeting with CMO Barry Kanuch and Labor Relations on March 29, 2007, at the Ameristar in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Also, Jim Prizmich, Local Union 708, gave a presentation on the Code of Excellence.

Please find the following attachments which can be posted:

1.      Article on Employee Free Choice Act from Working Families e-Activist; details
2.   Second article on Employee Free Choice Act from Working Families
       e-Activist; details
3.   Thank you card from KCS Electrician George Fletcher; details
4.   Thank you letter from Community Hospice of Victor Valley for donation in
       memory of Mrs. Claude McCaslin; details
5.    RRB Labor Member V.M. Speakman report for March 2007; details
6.    RRB Scheduled Informational Conferences dated March 2007; and details
7.    RRB Job Vacancies List dated March 7, 2007. details

Last, but not least, and not to be disseminated nor posted, is our financial statement for System Council No. 2 for February 2007.

VLJ:se
Enclosures
 

cc:       Bill Bohne, Director of Railroads
            All IVP’s, System Council No. 2
            Pat Perry, VGC