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January 14, 2025

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- Some Q&A for the rebid handling on Wednesday the 15th
- Vacations are messed up
- Cars set out improperly at spring creek again
- Beware if you set out cars at spring creek
- Rest cycle rebid on 01/15/2025
- Message from GC Psota regarding current issues
- Important changes coming to rest cycles
- 2025 Vacation calendar is posted
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- Get your vacation requests in before Friday at 2359
- Incentive for not taking 6/3 rest days for Engineers
- Train tracker use while moving
- Guarantee not being paid correctly
- Derail on the decker loadout
- Numerous issues today with the bid packs
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- CTC Cutin on MRL Sun, Tue, Thur. 8hr windows
- Don't forget Cornerstone open enrollment until September 20
  - Open Enrollment ends today.
- Smart rest on the pools
- How to not observe rest days on the pools
- How to not observe rest days on the pools
- How to not observe rest days on the pools
- 6&3 pool rest cycles awarded
- Last day to bid what you want for rest cycles
- Pools go to 6/3 on August 7
- Latest from GCA Psota on 6 and 3 extra board bidpacks not running
- Lockers in Laurel need to be cleaned out by July 18th as they will be getting moved to the MRL depot
- Red Zone "restricted day" on extra board has been turned off
- Everyone should put these claims in everyday until the bids are awarded for board 30
- claim for rest cycle not bulletined verbiage
- claim since rest cycle bid pack did not run July 1
- I've heard there is a hit team in the Laurel area this week
- No response from LR as to when the 6&3 will actually be implemented
- Tentative date for 6/3 implementation is 6/18
- 6&3 Voluntary rest cycle Q&A
- Vacation issue on extra board with guarantee
- Online voting now active
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- 6&3 voluntary rest cycle example
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- Permanent bid system goes into effect tomorrow 4/23/24 in Sheridan.
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- Last day to bid extra board rest cycles
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- Extra board rest cycle bids are available
- Latest on Permanent Bid selection
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- Extra board rest cycle implementation date is 4/2/24.
- 2nd MRL DS phone number
- I will be out of town on vacation the rest of the week
- Mrl slowdown due to derailment
- Latest on the pilot
- How to claim pay added under contract/agreement page in pilot folder
- ICP will be same as last year 5.389%
- LR interpretation on flag raising
- Pools have been adjusted properly
- I'm aware the board change hasn't been done, I'm working on it
- As per usual nothing can work properly with this company
- Fish hook claim is FI (frank india)
- Bids to the separate pools have been awarded and the boards have been sorted
- If you have bids in for board 521 remove them
- Turn swap has been turned on today
- The split pool pilot will begin on 011724 @ 1000.
- MRL will stop moving trains in or out tomorrow for take over on the 1st
- Martin has food setup in the depot
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- Locomotive isolation and throttle restriction reporting forms in depot
- $1,000 service recognition bonus will be paid in our check on 12/22/2023.
- Vacation Calendar is posted
- If you tie a train down leave a note
- 10 days left to input vacation request. I have 34/59 people haven't selected anything
- Important info on how to use and claim pay for paid sick days
- Gillette complex computers being removed sometime soon
- Implementation dates for some of articles 5/6/7 of 2022 national contract.
- Union one open enrollment for Hospital confinement plan and Accident coverage.
- Heads up! Sounds like a hit team will be in sheridan tomorrow or the next day.
- There is now an agreement for engineers to go to Spurling for 10ms miles
- Pilot info in contracts/agreements tab
- Tentative Agreement for Articles 5/6/7 of the 2022 National Agreement Ratified
- Home cycle time is considered unassigned service for the purposes of Hi-Viz
- Article 9 Pilot that ballots will be sent out for vote on
- Martin had the wrong dates for the safety feed. It will be next week, not tomorrow and wednesday.
- Please read about the vote next month
- Q&A for the TA for articles 5/6/7 of national agreement
- Synopsis of the tentative agreement for articles 5/6/7 of the 2022 National Contract
- Tentative agreement for articles 5/6/7 of the 2022 National Contract
- The fish hook ca code message that pops up when accessing option 15 to tie up doesn't apply to us in Sheridan.
- Sounds like the FRA is in town and currently in the yard so beware
- Pool guarantee will end Friday July 28 at 2359
- Mrl supposed to open up on Sunday, pool guarantee update
- Pool guarantee
- Taking 48 is costing days of guarantee
- FMLA layoffs forfeit the entire half of guarantee
- Pool Guarantee
- Response from GDT Matthew Moyer to my email from yesterday
- Latest email I've sent about our traffic situation. No response from the Carrier.
- MRL update from GDT Matt Moyer
- GC Psota update on MRL situation
- What I know now about traffic due to MRL bridge collapse
- do not use new layoff code LSP
- Issues with meals and heldaway on tickets
- New door code at depot is 2673
- Clear roundhouse derail in laurel before throwing rh switch
- Cornerstone open enrollment
- ICP backpay info
- ICP breakdown
- Start checking your OB count for your 4&2. Lot of people having issues lately of starts not counting.
- Vacation Calendar is wrong. Redoing it, will post when its done again
- New Rate Table posted on Engineer Pay Tab
- Mobilization Alert. Bill for paid sick leave for all railroaders has passed the house and is in the senate now
- Engineer wages should increase on Dec 1 and the date for backpay is Jan 11 is
- BLET members vote to Ratify Tentative Agreement while SMART-TD voted to reject Tentative Agreement
- Today is the last day to vote on the National Contract. Voting ends at 2159 tonight.
- Vacation request due by 2359 tomorrow Nov 15. Make sure you have what you want input into the system.
- YouTube link for Townhall meeting about TA
- Information regarding Insurance Premium cost if Tentative Agreement is ratified. 15% would be $309.21 per month.
- Important information regarding National Contract and BLET National President Ballots
- Tentative Agreement Q&A
- What was sent to the National Division for the Tentative Agreement Q&A
- 2 days left to submit questions for the tentative agreement
- 12/5 week of vacation up for bid until 2359 on 9/30
- 2022 Tentative Agreement
- Letter from President Pierce explaining tentative agreement process.
- Timeline for Tentative agreement and voting process
- The latest from GC Psota. No written copy of TA yet, but as soon as I get one I will pass it out to everyone.
- Latest update from GCA. No new news but as soon as one of these calls happen I will be passing the info out to you all.
- Statement from the Unions about contract negotiations today
- Week of vacation up for bid 10/3 through 10/10
- Contract negotiations
- Contract negotiations information. Still no tentative agreement
- PEB recommendation powerpoint.
- 4&2 rest change to 36/48 hr option tomorrow 8/18/22 at 1000
- Derailment estimated to be cleaned up and trains running again at 0100 tonight
- President Biden appoints PEB to investigate contract dispute. So there won't be a strike next week.
- Vote for strike authority ends tomorrow 7/12/22 @ 0800
- Contract update (strike authorization vote)
- Contract Update.
- Nominations for 2nd and 3rd Vice Local Chairman at the meeting tomorrow.
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- If your interested in watching the STB hearings on 04/26/2022 here is a link.
- Canvassing for helpers, put yourself on the do not call list
- Please read full message about Hi-Viz Issues
- Court rules in favor of BNSF PI in Hi-Viz case and rules it a minor dispute
- Hi-Viz court update
- I'm on vacation this week and will be difficult to respond starting tomorrow
- Carrier's sickening response to the Union's Preliminary Injunction
- Virginia Tech Fatigue Study
- Strike restraining order extended to 02/22/2022
- BLET and SMART-TD seek immediate federal government investigation of carrier attendance policies
- Attendance dispute update
- 2021 ICP is 6.464%
- National Division letter regarding court decision today
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- Attendance Point system coming 02/01/2022
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- 2020 ICP Payout is actually 3.232%
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- Schedule helper job being abolished today
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- Claim for cleaning motors in Laurel
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- ICP payment will be 4.579% of qualified earnings.
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101 NC 201 cut 1 on 090924

Posted On: Sep 08, 2024

The start count between 08242024 and 09072024 calls for SHW board 101 to have no change and remain at 23 turns, board 201 to cut 1 from 13 to 12 turns.

SHWLAU starts 115

LAUSHW starts 110

115+110=225

225x2=450

450/23=19.57 no change

SHWGIL starts 65

GILSHW starts 69

65+69=134

134x2=268

268/13=20.62

368/14=22.33 cut 1