RWU News

Fatigue Monitoring Forms

rjtvjhill — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:06:56 -0400

Plugging the flow: Occupy blocks ports spanning the West Coast

rjtvjhill — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:39:58 -0500

Stand With Wisconsin Railcar

rjtvjhill — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:39:18 -0400

ILWU Longview Standing Tall

rjtvjhill — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:12:17 -0400

The Lost Arts

Robert Hill — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:05:43 -0400

Cram Down Agreement

Robert Hill — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:35:12 -0400

Brothers and Sisters,
Here is the CSX update:
The southern cram down agreement has been crammed down and they are going to like it or not. The history of a cram down provision to CBA's is a new section of my union schooling. I have been researching the issues relating to carriers being able to trump agreements to protect themselves and more to come about that. the rail unions fight against cram down as it was being fought 1999-2000.

Follow Up to RWU Article on KCS Struggle

Robert Hill — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:43:44 -0400

KCS Controversy In response to the cover article of the Summer 2010 issue of the RWU newsletter, THE HIGHBALL, we received a lengthy contact message via our website from BLET General Chairman John Koonce.

BLET Members Save the Right to Vote

Robert Hill — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:09:24 -0400

August 30, 2010: By an overwhelming vote of 6,305 to 2,452, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) in the Teamsters have saved the Right to Vote for their top officers. BLET members won the Right to Vote in 2006, by a smaller margin and lower turnout.

KCS Engineers & Trainmen Unite to Fight Back

Robert Hill — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:42:47 -0400

KCS Engineers & Trainmen Unite to Fight Back On the former Mid-South Railroad, the process of complete and total disregard of our contract by the carrier, coupled with non/misrepresentation by the operating craft unions began in earnest approximately five years ago. We don't really know where to start or where to end, as there are so many different things to talk about. It seems to have started with engineer trainees being denied their meal period and holidays once Kansas City Southern (KCS) found a loophole in the contract where engineer trainees will be paid 100% brakeman rate, period.

Cameras on Trains Have Big Blind Spots

J Flander — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:56:36 -0500