This is the General FAQ
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Q. How to slide an approved layoff 6 hours.
A. How to Slide an approved layoff request up 6 hours
Q. Alternative Handling. When am I eligible?
A. Read the
answer here.
A. Read the
plan here.
Q. Can anyone on the Work Retention board be called to work off
it? And do they have to take the call? Just a question account an
employee is working another job until he is called back for full
duty.
A. Employees on the WR list are not subject to call for other
service. Remember the 48 hour recall provision. Stress it to all who
take. They are paying us 500 (or $71.43 a day) a week to take a
recall within 48 hours.
Q. How do I change day's off on the extra board?
A. After having the same sets of day's off for 60 days you may
change to what ever day's off your seniority will allow.
Q. If I have a bump coming can I take what ever day's off I can
hold?
A. Yes, as long as there is a junior person than you on thoughts
sets of day's off.
Q. Do I have to be Remote and Holster qualified to work the
switchmen's extra Board?
A. Yes!
Q. Do I have to be hostler qualified if I hired out before 1997 to
work the switchmen's extra board?
A. Yes, every one that wants to work the switchmen's extra board has
to be hostler qualified regardless of seniority date.
Q. If I get bumped off my days off regardless if I'm on board 55 or
40 do I have 48 hrs to make a move?
A. Yes.
Q. Do I get guarantee on my day's off on the switchmen's extra
board?
A. Yes.
Q When does my day's off start
A. 0001 of your first assigned day off.
Q Do I have to protect 8 hrs prior to my day's off start.
A. Yes. As long as there are no rested extra board people on the
board behind you, or there are no extra board people on the board to
fill all the jobs for that shift.
Q. If I'm used for road service the day before my day's off and I
come back on my assigned day off do I lose one of my day's Off?
A. Yes! The switchmen's board is not like the road extra board.
There are set day's off on the switchmen's extra board where there
are not on the road.
Q. Do I have to take a call on my day off?
A. No. unless you are not on the no call list. If you are on the
call list you are then subject to call as normal at all times while
on your assigned day off.
Q: What do I do about all the paper deadheading going on?
A: Fellas: The Carrier has recently paper deadheaded crews account
of shortages of employees. If there was an extra employee available
or a person in town (not in pool) not called put in a claim. If you
can track a turn at the other end, also file a claim. When all
supply exhausted, they must call senior conductor in pool rested and
offer move up (and leave that turn open for extra people later) if
no senior employees want to move up, the junior employee must move
up if they get him/her on the phone. If they do not do it this way,
file claims for the senior guy not called.
Call with any questions.
G.K. Virgin
Associate General Chairman
United Transportation Union
Q: How do I update my contact information with the UTU?
A: It is very important that you notify the local whenever you
change your contact information. If you don't, you may not receive
vital information that is sent out to our members including the
monthly UTU News paper and ballots for local and national elections.
If you have moved or changed phone number, you must update you
information with our Secretary/Treasure
Q: When do I qualify for Personal Leave days and how many do I
get?
A: Personal leave days:
Less than five years: 2 days, 5 years and less than 10 years: 4
days, 10 years and less than 15 years: 6 days, 15 years and less
than 20 years: 8 days, 20 years and more: 10 days
Q: How do I qualify for vacation and when do I get additional
weeks?
A: Here is the Split Vacation Agreement and the Synthesis of Ops
Vacation Agreement 1997.
1. One week after one year
2. Two weeks after two years
3. Three weeks after 8 years
4. Four weeks after 17 years
5. Five weeks after 25 years
These all start after the completion years not during them.
Arnie McDonald