BLET gearing up for contract negotiations
03/11/09 21:43
BLET gearing up for contract negotiations
http://www.ble.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=4777
CLEVELAND, March 11 - The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
is conducting a random survey of its membership in preparation for the
upcoming round of national contract negotiations.
The six-page survey seeks membership input on a variety of issues and will
provide the National Division with demographic information for analysis of
the returns.
Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act requires that the company and/or the
union provide advance notification of their intent to engage in contract
negotiations. This notification is commonly referred to as a Section 6
notice. The BLET is eligible to serve its Section 6 notices on the
carriers regarding a new National Agreement and a new Agreement with
Amtrak beginning November 1, 2009.
The written survey was mailed to 2,000 randomly selected members on March
10. In addition, the National Division is also conducting an identical
online survey in the Members' Area of the BLET website. Members chosen for
the random survey are not eligible to participate in the online survey.
The survey is located on the BLET website at:
http://www.ble-t.org/survey
Access to the online survey is password protected. Those interested in
participating can use the same password they normally use to enter the
Members' Area of the BLET website. A registration area for those who do
not have a password is provided at the link above. Those who don't have a
password must register using their seven-digit membership identification
number (found on the mailing label of the monthly Newsletter) or their
Social Security Number and their date of birth.
Deadline to complete the random surveys is April 15, 2009. Deadline to
complete the online survey is April 30, 2009.
Labor contracts or collective bargaining agreements do not expire under
the Railway Labor Act, but become amendable at the end of their term. The
current BLET National Contract was ratified in June of 2007, and the wage
increases were retroactive to July 1, 2005. Part of the 2007 National
Agreement was a standard moratorium clause under which the parties agreed
not to seek any changes for a defined period of time. The National
Agreement becomes amendable on January 1, 2010, and the parties agreed in
2007 that notices can be served 60 days before the Agreement becomes
amendable.
"Thanks in advance for participating in this survey and helping to shape
our bargaining goals for the upcoming round," BLET National President Ed
Rodzwicz said.
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CLEVELAND, March 11 - The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
is conducting a random survey of its membership in preparation for the
upcoming round of national contract negotiations.
The six-page survey seeks membership input on a variety of issues and will
provide the National Division with demographic information for analysis of
the returns.
Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act requires that the company and/or the
union provide advance notification of their intent to engage in contract
negotiations. This notification is commonly referred to as a Section 6
notice. The BLET is eligible to serve its Section 6 notices on the
carriers regarding a new National Agreement and a new Agreement with
Amtrak beginning November 1, 2009.
The written survey was mailed to 2,000 randomly selected members on March
10. In addition, the National Division is also conducting an identical
online survey in the Members' Area of the BLET website. Members chosen for
the random survey are not eligible to participate in the online survey.
The survey is located on the BLET website at:
http://www.ble-t.org/survey
Access to the online survey is password protected. Those interested in
participating can use the same password they normally use to enter the
Members' Area of the BLET website. A registration area for those who do
not have a password is provided at the link above. Those who don't have a
password must register using their seven-digit membership identification
number (found on the mailing label of the monthly Newsletter) or their
Social Security Number and their date of birth.
Deadline to complete the random surveys is April 15, 2009. Deadline to
complete the online survey is April 30, 2009.
Labor contracts or collective bargaining agreements do not expire under
the Railway Labor Act, but become amendable at the end of their term. The
current BLET National Contract was ratified in June of 2007, and the wage
increases were retroactive to July 1, 2005. Part of the 2007 National
Agreement was a standard moratorium clause under which the parties agreed
not to seek any changes for a defined period of time. The National
Agreement becomes amendable on January 1, 2010, and the parties agreed in
2007 that notices can be served 60 days before the Agreement becomes
amendable.
"Thanks in advance for participating in this survey and helping to shape
our bargaining goals for the upcoming round," BLET National President Ed
Rodzwicz said.
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