ALL LOCAL UNIONS
SYSTEM COUNCIL NO. 2

Dear Sisters and Brothers:

The next meeting for National Negotiations has been scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2007, and Tuesday, July 17, 2007.

I will be retiring effective July 31, 2007, as your General Chairman and I can only say it has been an honor and a privilege to serve our brothers and sisters during the past twenty-five years.   Vice General Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Brother Pat Perry has advised that for the betterment of the System Council and on account of his age and health issues, he is requesting to decline the position of General Chairman and remain in his elected position.  He has recommended Assistant General Chairman Brother James Wisniski to succeed to the office of General Chairman upon my retirement.

Effective July 1, 2007, I am putting Assistant General Chairman Randy Shell on as a fulltime Assistant General Chairman.

We have currently received thirteen (13) Awards from our most recent Public Law Board 7001 with the Honorable Don Hampton and those Local Chairmen and Claimants are being notified by certified mail—return receipt requested.  This leave three (3) remaining Awards to be received of the first group heard on March 21, 2007.

President and Brother Edwin Hill has appointed Brother Jim Prizmich, President, Local Union 708, along with IVP Eighth District Ted Jensen to head up the Code of Excellence.  Therefore, this will advise that he will be contacting the various Local Union Presidents to give his presentation.

Vice General Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer Pat Perry is recovering quite well but it has been a long process from his current knee replacement surgery.

Please find enclosed the following attachments for posting:

1.     Working Families e-Activist Network Vote Website 2008; details
2.     RRB Newsletter from V.M. Speakman, Labor Member for May 2007; details
3.     RRB Scheduled Informational Conferences May-Dec 2007; details
4.     RRB Job Vacancies List for May 2007; details
5.     COLA adjustment of $.10 effective July 1, 2007; details
6.     NRLC distribution of change in National Health and Welfare premium
        effective July 1, 2007; details
7.     Working Families e-Activist Network – Employee Free Choice Act; details
8.     UPRR Accused of price fixing article; details
9.     AIL Labor Newsletter; details
10.   Recommended IBEW Policy Against Sexual Harassment. details

Also, please find enclosed copy of Financial Report for the month of April 2007 which is not to be disseminated or posted.

Fraternally yours,

Vic Janecek

General Chairman, SC#2