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The Official Publication of the United Transportation Union

N u m b e r 7 / 8Volume July/August 2010

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Treasurers’ workshop setThe UTU International is conducting a

treasurers’ workshop and Norfolk Southerndirect receipt of dues training session Sept.21-23 in North Olmsted, Ohio.

Treasurers of NS locals just beginningdirect receipts are encouraged to attend.

For information, call (216) 228-9400, or e-mail [email protected]. Registration deadlineis Sept. 1.

A m t rak extends pre s i d e n tThe contract of Amtrak President Joseph

Boardman has been extended through 2013by the Amtrak board. Formerly federal rail-road administrator, he was elected “interim”Amtrak president in November 2008.

Amtrak Board Chairman Tom Carper said,“Joe has been a strong and visible leader ded-icated to providing Amtrak the vision and sta-bility needed to guide the railroad into thisnew era of passenger rail.”

At the FRA, Boardman won praise for hiscommitment to rail safety. He implementedmore stringent illness- and injury-reportingrequirements for carriers; and created a risk-reduction program to de-emphasize aggres-sive carrier discipline in favor of cooperationand education.

Contract talks continueNational rail contract talks are continuing

between the UTU and the National Carriers’Conference Committee (NCCC).

The NCCC represents BNSF, CSX, KansasCity Southern, Norfolk Southern, UnionPacific and numerous smaller carriers.

The next bargaining session is scheduledfor September. The existing agreement, cover-ing some 40,000 UTU members, remains inforce until amendments are concluded underprovisions of the Railway Labor Act.

To stay informed, visit www.utu.org.

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News and Notes

GibbsSchollConner Ward

State of the union: Continuous improvementPHOENIX – UTU International President

Mike Futhey’s state of the union message here July28 opened with a simple question: “Are thingsbetter now than they were three years ago?”

The question was asked of hundreds of atten-dees at the first of two 2010 regional meetings.The second is scheduled for Aug. 23-25 inAsheville, N.C.

Futhey asked attendees to stand if they hadwitnessed an improvement in representation,union finances, internal procedures and manage-ment transparency since he took office Jan. 1,2008. Virtually the entire audience stood.

Futhey then presented the following summaryof UTU progress over the past three years:

• Union bank balances, after payment ofexpenses, improved in each successive month(with the exception of two months each yearwith three staff payrolls) – more than doublingsince 2007. General Secretary & Treasurer KimThompson was credited with aggressively cuttingoperating costs; and UTU International officerswith having reduced travel expenses through

Four members killed in separate incidents

Four UTU members died in the line of dutyover a five-week period between June 10 andJuly 13.

Six UTU members have now died in the lineof duty in 2010. Eight UTU members were killedin the line of duty during calendar year 2009.

The fallen members include:• Marshall W. Conner, 54, a member of Local

610, who died after being struck by a train trav-eling a parallel track June 10 while he was con-ducting an air brake test at a CSX yard north ofRichmond, Va.

• Jeff Scholl, 38, a member of Local 367, whodied June 15 after a Nebraska Central bridge col-lapsed near Sara’s Lake in Norfolk, Neb.

• Frederick Gibbs, 52, a member of Local598, who was shot to death June 20 in a CSXlocomotive in New Orleans during a botchedrobbery attempt.

• Kurt Ward, 35, a member of Local 587, whodied July 13 when caught under a Pan Am

Southern freight car in East Deerfield, Mass., ashe and others attempted to uncouple it from anengine.

The railroad workplace is unforgiving. Acci-dents too often result in career-ending injuries orloss of life.

In addition to the UTU’s efforts before Con-gress, state legislatures and regulatory agencies –as well as at the negotiating table – to improveworkplace safety, the UTU has three highlytrained teams that study workplace safety andmake recommendations for improvements.

They are the Switching Operations FatalitiesAnalysis (SOFA) working group, the UTUTransportation Safety Team, and the UTU RailSafety Task Force.

To learn more about UTU efforts to improveworkplace safety, go to www.utu.org and click onthe “Transportation Safety” link in the blue tilearea at the left of the home page.

coordination of assignments and expanded use ofelectronic communications. The UTU Interna-tional’s move to smaller, more efficient head-quarters space, and the addition of modern com-puters, will further reduce costs, while improvingmember services.

• UTU Insurance Association reservesstand at $24 million as the UTUIA added poli-cyholders and proved its products to be secureand price competitive.

• Discipline Income Protection Plan (DIPP)reserves now exceed $8 million. Instead of theDIPP facing liquidation as it did three years ago,

it now aggressively protects members by payingclaims that competing plans frequently disallow.

• Increased research, drawing on senior staffskills in finance and economics, made the UTUa more formidable presence at the bargainingtable. “More in-depth research into carrierfinances provides credible justification for ourSection 6 notices,” Futhey said.

• The workload of local treasurers has beencut substantially through application of Win-stabs and the UTU International’s direct receiptof dues. Treasurers acknowledge that what previ-ously took five hours to accomplish now isaccomplished in one hour.

• Organizing the unorganized brought hun-dreds of workers in the airline, bus, rail and tran-sit industries into the UTU.

• The UTU succeeded in having a busp o r t f o l i o – aimed at lobbying Congress andregulatory agencies on bus safety and drivertraining – added to the responsibilities of theAFL-CIO Transportation Trades Departmentin Wa s h i n g t o n .

• Not only does the UTU have a diversityprogram; but diversity was applied within theUTU so that every voice within the organizationis heard and respected.

• An expanded get-out-the-vote drive, usingm odern communication tools, is helping electcandidates to state legislatures and Congress whounderstand the needs of working families. Those

“Let the message go forth that if anybody tries totread on us, they will be beneath our feet.”– President Mike Futhey

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retired State Legislative Director Tom Hensler.A member of the UTU Auxiliary, she died June4 at the age of 63.

Local 915, Handley, W. Va.Local Chairperson Travis Raynes informed

UTU News that the members of this CSX localwill be holding their first member appreciationdinner at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Golden CorralBuffet & Grill in Cross Lanes. Seven retirees willbe recognized and door prizes will also be pre-sented. The dinner is free of charge and all mem-bers, past and present, along with their spouses,are welcome to attend.

Local 982, Rochester, N.Y.A clambake and family picnic for members of

this local will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on LaborDay (Sept. 6) at The Spinning Wheel in NorthSyracuse, Local Chairperson David Murphyreports. Tickets are $25 per person for UTUmembers and $35 for non-members. Children 12and under are free of charge. The day will featurea variety of games, prizes and drawings, as well asall-day use of the family entertainment center.The menu is too large to be reprinted here. Tick-ets are available from Rick Roden, Tim Brown,Kim O. Woods, Mike Hoey, Dennis Powell orJason Davis.

Local 1200, Portola, Calif.Members here are mourning the death of

retired member Michael P. Novi, who died inMarch, Nevada State Legislative Director RodNelms reports. A memorial golf tournament washeld in his honor in June at the WinnemuccaMunicipal Golf Course.

Local 1202, Fort Wayne, Ind.The second annual hog roast for members of

this Norfolk Southern local will be held fromnoon on Oct. 4 until noon on Oct. 5 at MoserPark, 601 W. Main in New Haven, Local Presi-dent Frank Doster said. The local hopes to haveUTU International officers and GO 687 officersin attendance. “We are going to have cornholegames and a lot of other fun activities going on aswell,” Doster said.

Local 1962, Toledo, OhioMember Dwight Bohanon, his wife Michelle,

and sons Lucas (7) and Landon (15 mo.) recentlylost their home and nearly all of their possessionsdue to a house fire, Michigan State LegislativeDirector Jerry Gibson reports. “Although every-one escaped without injury, this young familyfaces hardship for the next few months while theirlife is rebuilt and items replaced piece by piece,”Gibson said. The family expects to be out of theirhome for seven months or more. Send donationsto the Bohanon Family, 9487 West Hill Rd.,Swartz Creek, MI 48473. For additional informa-tion, contact Legislative Rep. Fred Beidler a t(810) 531-0135 or [email protected].

Local 1732, San Jose, Calif.

Local 490, Princeton, Ind.Local Chairperson Brett A. French, 50, died

July 4, fellow Local Chairperson S c h u y l e rS m i t h reports. He is survived by his wife, Jack-ie, and daughter, Michelle. Smith also notedthe death of Virginia Hensler, the wife of

Local 202, Denver, Colo.Members of this local approved a motion to

continue the more than one-year long practice ofproviding monthly $50 food gift cards to fur-loughed members, through the end of this year,Local Secretary Rick Johnson reports. “With theslowness of the economic recovery in the railindustry, we will be there to provide a little helpto our UTU families in need,” Johnson said.“This recession affects all working families. If youdon’t have a job, then it’s a true depression. A lit-tle help goes a long way.”

Local 240, Los Angeles, Calif.Conductor James R. Green Jr. retired after 46

years, one month and 10 days of service with formerSouthern Pacific and current Union Pacific Rail-road on June 1, Local Chairperson Harry J. GarvinJ r. reports. “From all the members and officers ofLocals 240, 1336, and 1846, we wish him many longyears and good health on his retirement (highball),” Garvin said. Also, UP conductors Gilbert E.S a n c h e z and Richard E. Mallory retired Aug. 2 and3, after 39 and 38 years of service, respectively.Garvin also noted the death of retired conductorMelvin W. Barton, who died July 2. He is survivedby his wife, Mary, and daughter, Denise.

Local 330, Poplar Bluff, Mo. The members of this UP local presented an

inscribed plaque and brass lantern to retired BrotherKenneth Barriner a tthe local’s annualfish fry in May, LocalC h a i r p e r s o nMichael D. Millerreported. Barrinerhad served as localsecretary & treasurersince 1978. “This is asmall token of ourappreciation for hisdevotion to Local330 and the UTU.Brother Barriner has

been a completely dedicated and selfless officer forLocal 330 and will be greatly missed,” Miller said.Kelley L. Swain is taking over the reins as secretary& treasurer for the local.

Local 378, Cleveland, OhioLocal Chairperson James Biller reports that

former Local Chairperson Paul O’Brien (L-1638) died June 5 at theHospice of the WesternReserve. O’Brien, 51, servedas the chairperson of L-1638until the two Clevelandlocals merged last August,Biller said. “O’Brien was aninstructor at the CollinwoodYard conductor’s school hereand was a friend to all. Hewill be missed,” Biller said.He is survived by his wife,

Mary Ann, and children Molly and Sean. On themerger, Biller noted, “It was my idea. We mergedto better serve our membership by reducing costsand increasing participation at local meetings.”

Local 477, Newton, Kan.Samantha Kvas, the daughter of Local Secre-

tary & Treasurer Brian Stephens, graduated as an“honors graduate”from Air NationalGuard training inSan Antonio, Texas,on May 28. Sixty-nine cadets werechosen out of 704graduates to receivethe honor, Stephenssaid. He also notedthat the monthbefore his daughterleft for NationalGuard training, she

passed her state nursing exam.

Organizer’s volunteer work

promotes faith in humanitySaturday, June 5, seemed like a typical

summer day in Houston. The heat set in ear-ly, rising from the pavement in a hazy wave.For UTU International Organizer CarlosWallace, one local event would ultimatelyreaffirm his faith in human nature.

On that day, Wallace served as the co-hostof the 4th Annual Texas Children’s MusicFestival. The non-profit event was organizedby the Community and Children’s ImpactCenter, which promotes anti-crime and anti-drug youth functions for all ages, includingspecial needs children.

The festival featured a variety of youngdancers, rappers, country artists and musi-cians. It proved to be more fulfilling than heexpected.

“I was overwhelmed! And that does nothappen with me,” Wallace said. “Everyonewas there with a common goal: the children.There were hundreds of people from allwalks of life, learning about one another andsocializing. It was about families spendingtime together, creating memories, nurturinga generation of open-minded, intelligentchildren poised for success. The kids werebrilliant. I’m not exaggerating. I wasinspired, truly inspired.”

Wallace serves as an organizer, vice generalchairperson and local chairperson (Local 11)for the UTU, as well as a Union Pacific engi-n e e r. In addition to those commitments, he isalso a comedy promoter. He manages some ofthe most high-profile comics in the industryand is the man behind the successful careersof comics in Houston, New York, Chicago,Atlanta and Los Angeles. He’s a staunch pro-ponent of commitment and values, not onlyin the workplace, but in all aspects of life.

When the fifth generation, 16-year veter-an railroader was asked to co-host the festi-val, he jumped at an opportunity to give backto his community.

For Wallace, the mix of race and culturethat afternoon was inspiring. The message ofdiversity underscored the center’s mission ofpromoting anti-crime and anti-drug youth.The talented children were the commonthread that wove through the event.

The UTU member credits his father, a 33-year veteran railroader; his grandfather, thefirst African-American judge in AndersonCounty, and his mother, a highly regardededucator in Jacksonville, Texas, for helpingguide his course in life.

“They did all the heavy lifting,” Wallacesaid. “I try to build on it and pass it on, sotheir efforts are never in vain.”

Amtrak conductor Steve Ceballos, far right, mans the Oper-ation Lifesaver booth at the Martinez, Calif., Amtrak sta-tion May 20, National Train Day. The March 2010 U T UN e w s reported that Ceballos was brutally attacked in Feb-ruary after confronting an inebriated passenger. LocalChairperson Ray Belluomini said, “Ceballos is back at workfor sometime now and doing well. In fact he's full steamahead, as they say.” Also pictured, from right, are Tr i s A n nRatko-Robison (CHP), Gayle Jackson (UP, Claims) andMike Lemon (Capitol Corridor).

U T U International Organizer Carlos Wallace, right,was tapped by Community and Children’s ImpactCenter founder Brenda Myers to co-host the 4thAnnual Texas Children's Music Festival.

O’Brien

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FRA warns against disabling cab camsThe Federal Railroad Administration, follow-

ing disciplinary action by Los Angeles Metrolinkagainst two operating employees who disabled aninward-facing camera in the locomotive cab,said that while the agency does not now regulatecab-installed inward-facing cameras, it “does notcondone the disabling of any devices.”

Moreover, the FRA said, “In instances wherea camera has been tampered with, railroadsretain the authority to discipline employees forviolating railroad rules regardless of whether therules have any parallel federal requirement.”

In May, one Metrolink locomotive engineerwas removed from service and another placedunder investigation for allegedly trying to blockviews of Metrolink-installed inward-facing cam-eras intended to record crew activities.

The cameras were installed to monitor traincrews after the National Transportation SafetyBoard found that an engineer’s texting and use ofa cell phone contributed to the deadly 2008Chatsworth, Calif., disaster.

The FRA’s assistant chief counsel for safety,Mark H. Tessler, said in a letter to Metrolink thatsuch cameras are not “safety devices” as definedby FRA regulations. FRA regulations “prohibitthe disabling of safety devices located in the cabsof locomotives,” Tessler said. Such FRA-definedsafety devices include alerters, dead man controlsand various cab signal systems, he said.

“Although equipment to record data is men-tioned,” said Tessler, inward-facing cameras thatrecord video of locomotive operations are notcovered by FRA safety regulations.

New law requiresSSNs of dependents

The Railroad Employees NationalHealth and Welfare Plan and theNational Railway Carriers’ and UTUHealth and Welfare Plan are working tocollect dependent Social Security num-bers to comply with new Federal laws.

Federal law now requires the report-ing of Social Security numbers (SSN) ofcovered dependents to the Centers forMedicare & Medicaid Services.

If you have received a notice fromRailroad Enrollment Services, pleaseprovide the SSN and/or HICN for anydependent who is listed as missingthis information as soon as possible.

In addition, if a covered dependent iseligible for Medicare, then the MedicareHealth Insurance Claim Number (HICN)is also required to be reported.

In order to comply with these reportingrequirements, Railroad EnrollmentServices has mailed a reminder noticeto those members identified with miss-ing dependent SSNs and/or HICNs.

If you have questions or need anothercopy of the notification sent to you, callRailroad Enrollment Services at (800)753-2692.

CSX members ratify pactUTU members represented by CSX General

Committee 201 (former Chesapeake & Ohio)have ratified a five-year wage, rules and working-conditions agreement.

The same agreement previouslywas ratified by members of GeneralCommittee 851 (former SeaboardCoast Line).

It also was ratified by all crafts ofGeneral Committee 025 (formerAtlanta & West Point) following a revote owingto a tie ballot among the trainmen craft.

The agreement previously was rejected by allcrafts of General Committee 513 (formerLouisville & Nashville, and Nashville, Chat-tanooga & St. Louis).

The agreement – dealing specifically withissues and circumstances unique to CSX south-ern lines – was negotiated outside national han-dling, with approval of the UTU Association ofGeneral Chairpersons, District 1, and theNational Carriers’ Conference Committee.

GO 201 General Chairperson Jim Townsendsaid the tentative agreement was sent out for asecond vote because of mail delivery problemsand misinformation regarding balloting proce-dures involving the first vote.

In that first vote, the conductor craft rejectedthe tentative agreement, although it wasapproved by all other crafts. Townsend said that

Willie Bates, an Amtrak conductor (Local1933, Washington) and the UTU’s District ofColumbia legislative director, has been named bythe Obama administration to a newly createdTransit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety(TRACS). Transportation Secretary RayLaHood made the announcement June 23.

The 20-member panel, LaHood said, “willassist the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

with laying the groundwork fordrafting national safety meas-ures for rail transit.”

“We have brought togethersome of the best and brightestminds in the transit industry tofocus on new and better waysto keep millions of daily railtransit riders safe,” LaHoodsaid. “These professionals willhelp guide our safety agenda for

rail transit systems across the nation.”F TA Administrator Peter Rogoff said,

“While public transit is one of the safest ways toget around, we still experience preventableaccidents – including fatal accidents – far toof r e q u e n t l y. We must take measures to ensurethat safety margins are maintained as our sys-tems grow older and experienced workers retirein increasing numbers.”

Bates and the 19 other panel members wereselected from among 79 applicants from all geo-graphic regions in the U.S., representing stateand local transit agencies, state safety oversightorganizations, transit employee unions, industryassociations and other stakeholders.

Qualifications sought for TRACS membersincluded expertise in the field of safety or railtransit operations or maintenance, and represen-tation of stakeholder interests that would beaffected by rail transit safety requirements.Applicants were also evaluated based on policyexperience, leadership and organization skillsand region of the country.

Bates is a conductor on Amtrak’s Richmond,Va./Washington route, and is the first African-American to have been elected a UTU state leg-islative director in the 140-year history of theUTU and its predecessor unions.

In 1992, Bates was elected president of Local1933, and vice local chairperson in 2000. Hebegan his railroad career in 1981 as a conductoron Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Rail-road (now part of CSX), and in 1986 he movedto Amtrak.

DOT sec. names UTU’sBates to transit panel

Bates

Specifically excluded from the definition are“locomotive performance-monitoring devices,unless they record data such as train speed and airbrake operations,” Tessler said.

“Inward-facing locomotive video camerarecorders,” he said, “fall into this category, as theyare monitoring devices that do not provide thetype of data listed. Further, video recorders arenot safety-critical devices that have an immedi-ate impact on the safe operation of trains, such asthe alerters and cab signal systems…whose func-tions are to ensure railroad employees appropri-ately respond to more restrictive signal indica-tions, are not incapacitated and are alert tochanging operating conditions.”

However, Tessler said that “cameras can be avaluable tool in conducting post-accident inves-tigations. As such, FRA has instituted a regula-tion found at 49 CFR Section 229.135(e), whichby its terms would apply to in-cab video cameras.That section addresses procedures for the preser-vation of accident data captured on event recordsand ‘any other locomotive-mounted recordingdevice or devices designed to record informationconcerning the functioning of a locomotive ortrain,’” he said.

following the first vote, he began receiving“numerous” telephone calls from local officersand members alerting him of a mail delivery

problem and misinformationamong newer members regardingballoting procedures.

Where just a small percentage ofconductors and other craft mem-bers returned ballots on the firstvote (owing to the delivery and

misinformation problems), some 70 percent ofGO 201 members voted on the second ballot,which was approved by 61 percent of those vot-ing, and by all crafts under the UTU Constitu-tion’s craft autonomy provisions.

“I’m so proud of my local officers and membersfor making their voices heard,” Townsend said.“This reinforces the privilege and honor I haverepresenting these members.”

Townsend singled out for praise four of hislocals for efforts in ensuring members, on thesecond vote, received and cast ballots and fullyunderstood voting procedures. They are Local915 in Handley, W. Va., where 81 percent ofmembers cast ballots; Local 118 in Hinton, W.Va., where 75 percent of members cast ballots;Local 662 in Richmond, Va., where 71 percent ofmembers cast ballots; and Local 630 in Ashland,Ky., where 70 percent of members cast ballots.

Illinois State Rep. Eddie Washington, a for-mer Metra trainman and the only UTU memberin the Illinois General Assembly, has died of aheart attack. He was 56.

A member of Local 1258 in Elgin, Washingtonwas known for his dedication to unionism andtenacity in helping his fellow workers.

Illinois State LegislativeDirector Robert Guy s a i dWashington “was a major factorin the passage of all of theU T U ’s workplace safety andhealth-care legislation thatpassed during his terms in office.

“Protecting the powerlessagainst the powerful was alwaysright in Eddie’s strike zone,”

Guy said. “He was highly effective in reaching outto his fellow legislators to help us secure passage ofthe Safe Walkways Act, the Contract CarrierSafety Act and the Railroad Employees’ MedicalTreatment Act. He was a railroader and a unionman, but he knew how to relate the dangers ofrailroad work to other legislators.”

Washington devised a stratagem to rescue thesafe walkways bill during the 2004 legislative ses-sion. The walkways language had been insertedin another bill that fell victim to bickering.Washington had the same language inserted in a“shell bill” and followed up with vigorous lobby-ing. The measure passed 117-0.

Washington

Eddie Washington,Ill. lawmaker, dies



Mike Futhey, International [email protected]

Arty Martin, Assistant [email protected]

Kim Thompson, General Secretary and [email protected]

James Stem, National Legislative [email protected] the UTU:

Phone (216) 228-9400; fax (216) 228-5755

[email protected]

Younger members are our future

For more than 40 years, theUTU has been instrumental inimproving job security, wages,

benefits and working conditions. To achieve that success, the UTU

has always relied on the member-ship to step forward to rebuild elect-ed officers’ ranks – from the localthrough the UTU Internationalpresident.

Every aspect of our society – fromneighborhood associations, localschool boards, Congress and the

When President John F. Kennedytook his oath of office in 1961 – atage 43, succeeding 70-year-old

By Assistant PresidentArty Martin

(216) 228-9400; [email protected]

By General Secretary & TreasurerKim Thompson

(216) 228-9400; [email protected]

Our moral obligation is to identify and mentortalented younger members for local office

Each of our UTU International officers can namea mentor who helped bring them along

There is security in knowing income replacementfunds will be available when needed

The UTU’s DIPP prides itselfin paying claims

We are all familiar withemployers imposingunwarranted discipline

and even dismissal on employees.A survey of members by the

UTU’s Rail Safety Task Forcerevealed that more than 50 percentof train, engine and yard workerscite supervisor harassment andexcessive operational testing as dis-tractions, which lessen their situa-tional awareness and place them inharm’s way.

Said one member responding to

DIPP protects you from loss of income

For a reasonable premium, UTUmembers may enroll for a daily ben-efit amount ranging from $6 to $200per day, not to exceed their normal

average daily rate of earnings.Since 2005, the UTU’s DIPP has

paid more than $64.3 million inbenefits to members, dwarfing itsnearest competitors in terms of ben-efits paid to UTU members. TheUTU DIPP is by far the largest andmost effective protective plan pro-viding such benefits.

From January 2009 through July2010, more than $16 million in ben-efits has been paid. Additionally, theUTU DIPP pays out more than 93percent of premiums in benefits,

the survey: “An alarming number ofworkers are in fear of losing theirjobs. Harassment is now the numberone concern in the discharge ofduty.”

Income assistance is available toall UTU members, in all crafts, hav-ing to weather such events.

The UTU’s Discipline IncomeProtection Program (DIPP) is a vitalbenefit only available to UTU mem-bers to supplement lost incomewhen suspended or dismissed fromemployment.

with the balance paying administra-tive costs and building additionalreserves.

The UTU DIPP is the only pro-gram of its kind that is regulated bythe Department of Labor, publishesfinancial statements, holds its fundsin trust, and is audited annually by apublic accounting firm. The UTUDIPP is audited by the publicaccounting firm of Corrigan Krause.

Not only is there security in hav-

ing income replacement available,but there is security in knowing thatfunds will be available when needed.

The UTU prides itself in payingsuch claims. As with any federallyregulated plan – the UTU DIPP is

More information on the UTUDIPP may be found at the UTUhome page (www.utu.org) by click-ing on “Discipline Income Protec-tion Program” tile in the red menubar on the left of the home page.

regulated under the EmployeeRetirement Income Security Act(ERISA) – the UTU DIPP is boundby strict guidelines.

The UTU must and does reviewthe particular facts in each incident toensure payment in every case possi-ble. Questioned cases may also be sub-mitted to committee review. As forbenefit exceptions, a general rule ofthumb is, “if you have no control overthe event, the UTU DIPP will pay. ”

For peace of mind in the eventyou fall victim to unwarranted lossof income through employer disci-pline, every UTU member is advisedto strongly consider participation inthe UTU DIPP.

For additional information on theUTU DIPP, you may contact yourfield supervisor, local insurance rep-resentative or e-mail [email protected].

White House – relies on the sameprocess to ensure our society contin-ues to thrive, grow and be successful.We can neither forget this nor let“the rebuild from within” conceptdie, or we will lose control of ourfutures.

identify and mentor qualified suc-cessors.

Each of our UTU Internationalofficers can trace their rise to theday they took an oath of office attheir local – and each can name amentor who helped bring themalong.

Representing our brothers andsisters can be some of the hardestwork we perform – and certainlythe most rewarding when we realize

For the latest news, visit www.utu.org; also, sign upon the UTU Web site to receive news alerts via e-mail.

our efforts help to improve wages,benefits, job security and workingc o n d i t i o n s .

Successful officers at the local lev-el demonstrate early whether theyhave the internal compass and forti-tude to do right by their members,whether it is taking on an inexperi-enced trainmaster with an outsizedego or processing a difficult griev-ance against an aggressive carrierofficer.

The future of the UTU – and,more important, the future job andfinancial security of our members –rests with a seamless process thatassures members excellent represen-tation when new officers succeedthose who retire or move up in theorganization.

Because new technology is evolv-ing so quickly, special new chal-lenges await tomorrow’s leaders.Most of us began our careers when acaboose trailed every train and com-puters were something we readabout in Mechanix Illustrated.

Tomorrow’s railroad and tomor-

row’s buses will be chock-a-blockwith computer technology tied toorbiting satellites.

I urge each of our senior officers atthe UTU International, generalcommittees and state legislativeboards to ramp-up the process ofidentifying and mentoring youngermembers with potential to becomesuccessful officers.

The future of the UTU dependson it.

Dwight Eisenhower – Kennedy not-ed, “The torch has been passed to anew generation.”

JFK and his new generation ofleaders were prepared to leadbecause of mentoring they receivedearly in their careers.

Each of today’s UTU leaders has amoral obligation to identify andmentor talented younger members,beginning by assisting them in run-ning for local office.

Not all will be successful. But thisis the process by which we identifythose who, in the future, will leadgeneral committees, state legislativeboards and the UTU International.

I’m not suggesting older leadershead for the exits. I’m among theoldest, and I assure you I have nointention of departing anytimesoon.

But depart I will at some date, andmy duty – and the duty of our otherhigher-ranking UTU officers – is to

State Legislative Director Howell Keown wasrecently invited to the dedication of an intersec-tion in Pickens County for a fallen soldier whogave his all for his country.

“Sgt. David S. Collins, 24, of Jasper, Ga., diedwhen an improvised explosive device detonated

near his vehicle. He died onApril 9, 2006,” Keown said.

“The intersection is nowmarked with signs in honor ofSgt. Collins.

“I was given the honor andpleasure of being asked to singthe National Anthem duringthe memorial. I hope that youtake the opportunity wheneverit is given, in whatever form, to

thank those who serve and those who haveserved our country. I truly appreciate having hadthat opportunity being given to me.”

Keown was recently elected as a delegate forthe third-largest delegation in the state, to theDemocratic Party convention to be held inAthens in August.

Ohio

State Legislative Board Director GlennNewsom, Board Secretary David Ottenand their families recently attended Gov.Ted Strickland’s summer picnic at thegovernor’s mansion in Columbus.Shown in the photo above, from left, areDemocratic candidate for lieutenantgovernor Yvette McGee Brown; NormaNewsom; Dylan Newsom (grandson ofGlenn and Norma); Strickland; FranklinCounty Clerk of Common Pleas CourtJudge Mary Ellen O’Shawnessy,Democratic candidate for secretary ofstate; Janet Otten; Ohio Supreme CourtChief Justice Eric Brown, Democraticcandidate for Ohio Supreme Court chiefjustice; Otten; Ohio Attorney GeneralRichard Cordray, Democratic candidatefor re-election, and Newsom.



Contract talks on the Los Angeles County MetropolitanTransportation Authority (LACMTA) – involving UTU’slargest bus committee – are proceeding in a very slow andarduous fashion owing to state wide financial problems inCalifornia and the overall sluggish economic climatenationwide.

We expect these negotiations to be long and drawn out.Among our primary objectives in these arduous negotia-tions is to protect our work rules and benefits, whichLACMTA negotiators are targeting. These rules and bene-fits were achieved through hard-earned efforts that included strikes and hardbargaining in past negotiations and we will forever continue fighting hard atthe negotiating table to retain them.

In Upper Darby, Pa., we won a difficult grievance on behalf of memberKyra Naylor, Local 172, who had been terminated for alleged insubordina-tion and was out of work for four months. Through mediation, Sister Naylorwas re-instated and awarded back pay for all but 10 days of her suspension.

We were successful in another difficult grievance in Local 172 in UpperDarby, on behalf of Chairperson Teresa Costantini, who had been terminat-ed by First Student over a work-related injury that made her unavailable forwork. An arbitrator re-instated Sister Costantini and delayed further actionuntil September, at which time she may request up to one year additional timeoff toward rehabilitation of her injuries.

Kathy Sitongia and Denise Hall, both of Local 172, and Bus DepartmentAlternate Vice President Calvin Studivant provided substantial assistance inthese grievance cases.

LACMTA talks continue;two grievances won

Bus DepartmentBy Vic Baffoni, vice president / director

State Watch N ews from UTU State Leg i s l a t i ve Board s

Florida

John Carney, Democratic candidate for the state’slone seat in the U.S. House, recently attended ameeting of Local 1378, Wilmington, to talk withmembers and learn of their concerns, State Legisla-tive Director Bill Stone reports. In the photo above,left to right, are Vice Local Chairperson Lou Gold-blatt; Carney (holding a UTU PAC shirt); TerryTasker; Local Chairperson Denny Lafferty;Stone; Phil Deery; President J.J. Mallon; VicePresident Mike Shaffer and Secretary & TreasurerSal Bartolotta.

Delaware

Georgia

ArizonaAlabama

A panel of industry experts, includingState Legislative Director Andres Trujillo,recently testified before the rail subcommit-tee of the U.S. House Transportation andInfrastructure Committee. Others testifyingincluded representatives from Amtrak, Tri-Rail, Miami International Airport, the Mia-mi Seaport and cruise lines.

Trujillo, testifying on behalf of the UTUand all transportation labor, spoke of theneed for adequate funding for Amtrak, Tri-Rail and other commuter-rail services; sup-port for investment in intermodal transport,and buy-America provisions in the rail andtransit industries.

Keown

Baffoni

State Legislative Director Greg Hynes said UTUersrecently participated in the annual Raul Grijalva bowlingtournament to show their support for the work Rep. Gri-jalva (D-7th Dist.) has done in supporting the aims of theUTU. Pictured, left to right, are David Shearer (assis-tant state director, L-807, Tucson); Dan Torres (vicelocal chairperson, L-807); Grijalva and Hynes.

Trujillo and Lincoln Diaz Balart speak during abreak in testimony.

UTU is supporting Commissioner of A g r i c u l t u r eRon Sparks (D) in his candidacy for governor,State Legislative Director Ron Clements r e p o r t s .Sparks, above left, is shown with Clements, cen-t e r, and wife, Mary Ann. Sparks recently attendeda meeting of Local 762 (Montgomery), where fivemembers signed up to support the UTU PA C .

During the summer months, rail workers in switching opera-tions face a higher likelihood of serious and fatal injury.

Fifty railroaders have lost their lives in switching accidents duringJune, July and August since such data collection began in 1992. Thenumber of career ending injuries during these months is considerablyhigher.

By following the lifesaving tips of the Switching Operations FatalitiesAnalysis (SOFA) working group — comprised of FRA, union and car-rier representatives — rail employees engaged in switching operationsstand a far higher probability of returning home safely to their families.

The SOFA group warns rail workers to be alert to the following spe-cial switching hazards that can take limbs and lives:

Close clearances; shoving movements; unsecured cars; free-rolling rail cars; exposure to mainline trains; tripping, slipping orfalling; unexpected movement of cars; adverse environmentalconditions; equipment defects; motor vehicles or loadingdevices; drugs and alcohol.

The SOFA group also offers five life-saving tips:• Secure equipment before action is taken;• Protect against moving equipment;• Discuss safety at the beginning of the job and when the work

changes;• Communicate before action is taken;• Coach less experienced employees to perform service safely.Two of the SOFA life-saving tips are particularly significant in pre-

venting fatalities: safety briefings before switching operations begin, orwhen the nature of work changes; and the mentoring of less-experi-enced employees.

Situational awareness is crucial to staying safe — and is the bestinsurance of a summer season worth remembering.

Death, dismemberment stalk

rail workers in the summer

Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, ArizonaUTU/UTUIA 2010 Regional Meeting

Retired member Paul Bonham (L-656, North Little Rock, Ark.), wifeClaudia, International President Mike Futhey and wife, April, wereamong the first meeting attendees to check in at the regional meeting regis-tration desk.

Participating in the 5th Annual Scott Belden Memorial Motorcycle Ride atthe Phoenix meeting were Brian Tuttle (L-1081, Glendale, Ariz.), KeithBarnes (L-1081), General Secretary & Treasurer Kim Thompson, Bill King(L-1081) and David (L-446, Cheyenne, Wyo.) and Sarah Landstrom.

Connie Thompson, far right, wife of General Secretary & Treasurer KimThompson, and Kathi Risch, far left, wife of Alternate National LegislativeDirector John Risch, joined fellow UTU spouses on tours of Phoenix andarchitect Frank Lloyd Wright’s former home, Taliesin West.

Local Secretary & Treasurer Russell Castillo (L-489, San Antonio), left,and Vice Local Chairperson Gabriel Herrera (L-756, San Antonio) pre-pare for the “Nuts & Bolts” workshop on Wednesday, July 28. The work-shop is designed to educate local union officers on their responsibilities.

Catching up during the Tuesday night “Wild, Wild West” theme par-ty are Diane Strunk, UTU International Vice President DelbertStrunk (L-225, Bellevue, Ohio), Secretary & Treasurer LarryGrutzius (L-1895, Chicago) and his wife, Nora.

Local 240 (Los Angeles) Chairperson Harry Garvin Jr. displays one ofthe new UTU-logoed polo shirts being offered by American Products atthe Phoenix regional meeting.

Members of the local planning committee who assisted UTU Internationalheadquarters staff at the Phoenix regional meeting were, from left, Local Legisla-tive Rep. Robert Rodriguez (L-1563, El Monte, Calif.), Arizona State Legisla-tive Director Greg Hynes, Local Legislative Rep. Curtis J. Rhoades (L-1629,Phoenix), Assistant Arizona State Legislative Director David Shearer and LocalLegislative Rep. Mark Marquez (L-113, Winslow, Ariz.).

Assistant President Arty Martin, center, meets with UTUIA Field Super-visors Joe Solito, left, and David Landstrom following President Futhey’sstate of the union address.

Jim Curcio (L-2, Toledo, Ohio), Doyle Turner (L-1962, Toledo, Ohio),Greg Mazzantini (L-1972, Fort Worth, Texas) and Tom Garvin (L-2,Toledo, Ohio) were the winning foursome at the regional meeting GolfClassic at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club’s Adobe course.

Three generations of the Carney family attended the Phoenix meeting,including Ed Carney III, Ed Carney Sr. (L-1440, Staten Island, N.Y.),Ed Carney Jr. (L-1440), Joan Carney and Mary Grace Carney. Stand-ing behind the Carneys is International Vice President W.W. Lain Jr.

UTU International Auditor Mike Araujo, second from left, explains someof the features of the Winstabs bookkeeping program to Local Secretary &Treasurer Neal McSorley (L-1117, Las Vegas) during a one-on-one train-ing session. Also pictured are International Auditor Steve Noyes, secondfrom right, assisting Local 161 (Seattle) President Brian Donald, Local161 Secretary & Treasurer Pascale Jamieson and Local 100 (Oakland,Calif.) Secretary & Treasurer Daniel C. Fretty.

The “No Rules” workshop, presented by Designated Legal Counsel SteveYoung and Dr. Francis X. Quinn, proved to be a regional meeting favoriteonce again.

UTUIA Volunteer of the Year James Grad, left, was presented with aplaque and $1,000 U.S. savings bond at the Phoenix regional meeting.Pictured with Grad, from left, are Local 117 (Vancouver, Wash.) Chair-person Steve Reveley, who nominated Grad for the award, and Grad’ssons, Dennis and Darrel, and wife Caroline Grad.

Above are some of the UTU members who attended a day-long workshop on hazmat awareness training on Sun-day, July 25. The workshop was presented by the Rail Workers’ Hazardous Material Training Program from theNational Labor College.

Railroad Retirement Board Rep. Geri Clark, seated, meets with Local 331(Temple, Texas) Chairperson Lamont Whitfield to discuss retirement issues.

Spouses and family of UTU members were invited to a continental breakfast and presentation offered by theAuxiliary of the UTU.

UTU International President Mike Futhey meets with Local 265’s(Pocatello, Idaho) Jeff Boyce during the “Wild, Wild West” theme par-ty. In welcoming messages to attendees, Futhey and Assistant Pres-ident Arty Martin urged elected officers at all levels of the organiza-tion to “encourage and mentor tomorrow’s UTU leaders.”

Jake Dunn, the son of Local 756 (San Antonio, Texas) Chairperson JohnDunn, attempts to rope a mechanical calf at the “Wild, Wild West” themeparty during the UTU’s Phoenix regional meeting.

Regional meetings more than just entertainmentUTU regional meetings offer much more than just enter-tainment. Workshops at the Phoenix regional meetingincluded education and training on the Family MedicalLeave Act, positive train control, passenger securityawareness, hazardous materials, bus and rail arbitration,whistleblower protections, conductor certification, theNational Labor Relations Act, the Railway Labor Actand workplace diversity.

The regional meetings also offer workshops dedicated tothe union’s bus members, as well as training sessions forlocal treasurers.

UTU members who have not had the opportunity toattend regional meetings, whose focus is on education andleadership skills, should consider attending the 2011regional meetings set for San Antonio and New York City.

Local Name City/State Local Name City/State Local Name City/State1 Fox, Walter H. Clarence Center, N.Y.2 Schmidt, John W. Sandusky, Ohio5 Gasser, Billie G. Shawnee, Kan.

14 Bainter, Marcus R. Dayton, Ohio94 McCleary, Norman E. Adrian, Mo.94 McGuire, Charles J. Kansas City, Kan.

113 Abrahamsen Sr., Arne L. Winslow, Ariz.145 Cundiff, W.C. Syracuse, Ohio145 Snowball, Virgil E. Powell, Ohio194 Martin, Robert D. Elkhart, Ind.202 Miller Jr., John J. Pueblo, Col.239 Quinn, Theodore T. Modesto, Calif.254 Stylos, Peter L. Lowell, Mass.258 Sheedy, Neil J. Savanna, Ill.303 Ross, Halferd A. Des Moines, Iowa305 Bennett, Donald A. Dawson, Neb.306 Wille Jr., John Fort Dodge, Iowa318 Croak, Warren Mill Hall, Pa.318 Holtz, Edward L. Williamsport, Pa.318 Owens, Kenneth L. Hornell, N.Y.322 Christian, Royce J. Green Bay, Wis.324 Hieggelke, Allan Redmond, Wash.375 Fiedler, Chris I. Hot Springs, Fla.376 Walls, Charles E. Louisville, Ky.386 Gula, Andrew J. Reading, Pa.412 Umholtz, Willard K. Cottonwood Falls, Kan.462 Conery Jr., Robert G. Bella Vista, Ark.462 Selman, George E. Monticello, Ark.477 Klenke, John G. Whitewater, Kan.

489 Cryer Jr., William L. Floresville, Texas490 Russell, Dennis Winslow, Ind.511 Cleveland, Thomas W. Woodstock, Ga.535 Gilmore, Hubert R. Saint Augustine, Fla.573 Walls, Royce D. Junction City, Ky.587 Cyr, Isidore J. Mechanicville, N.Y.596 Birckbichler, Melvin J. Conneaut, Ohio610 Meadows, Thomas L. Arnold, Md.631 Fitzpatrick, James J. Hyndman, Pa.632 Odellick, John F. Claysburg, Pa.662 Cross, D.D. Mechanicsville, Va.694 Emerson, Curtis G. Copperopolis, Calif.753 Nance, John W. Myrtle, Miss.792 Mammone, Joseph Canton, Ohio811 Rider, Troy E. San Bernardino, Calif.830 Henry, William J. Millsboro, Del.845 Harowicz, Frank J. Seattle, Wash.911 Theroux, Albert T. Saint Paul, Minn.913 McDuffe, David V. Nanaimo, B.C.923 Saul, Stanley C. Tucumcari, N.M.950 Henke, Leo D. Blytheville, Ark.950 Nelms, Cecil E. Fayetteville, Ark.974 Ayers, R.T. Hermitage, Tenn.

1033 Elmore Sr., Wallace C. Nashville, Tenn.1074 Benko, Leonard P. Conway, Pa.1074 Sestili, James W. Pittsburgh, Pa.1138 Thomas, Paul E. Raleigh, N.C.1168 Hunt, Coleman D. Clovis, N.M.1221 Maddox, Ameril D. Port Saint Lucie, Fla.

1238 Justice, William H. Waynesville, N.C.1289 Miller, Cecil L. Sapulpa, Okla.1290 Graham, Maurice E. Ludlow, Ill.1293 Parker, Windell O. Altoona, Wis.1337 Huye, David W. New Orleans, La.1366 McBride, Ralph L. Bountiful, Utah1366 Richards, Ralph E. Ogden, Utah1374 Stratton, Mervin L. Saint Clairsville, Ohio1383 Weaver, Robert Tinley Park, Ill.1386 Mathews, James L. Zanesville, Ohio1393 Highfield, George J. Buffalo, N.Y.1393 Nieswiadomy, Harry A. Buffalo, N.Y.1518 McKinney Jr., James E. West Terre Haute, Ind.1525 Hicks, Noel W. Bloomington, Ill.1544 Williams, Harold B. Carson City, Nev.1548 Wente, Joseph R. Indianapolis, Ind.1558 Rasmuson, Albert O. Whiting, N.J.1567 King, Roy Corbin, Ky.1628 Bavuso, D.A. Monongahela, Pa.1628 Bobak Jr., Lee Irwin, Pa.1687 Casick, John M. Raton, N.M.1713 Gosser, Frank J. Snohomish, Wash.1722 Young Jr., Galen R. Lititz, Pa.1760 Birk, Donald G. Franklinton, N.C.1846 Shanabarger, Jerry E. Yuma, Ariz.1949 Reitzel, Charles E. Cockeysville, Md.1951 Grasso, Patrick M. East Falmouth, Mass.

T H E F I N A L C A L L

Following are the names of recently deceased members who maintained annual membership in the UTU Alumni Association (formerly known as the UTUfor Life Program), according to reports received at UTU International Headquarters. These brothers and sisters will be missed by their many friends and byfellow UTU Alumni Association members.

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News, information for members of the UTU Alumni Association

If you retired from railroad service on orafter April 1, 1967, you may be eligible fora $2,000 retiree life insurance benefit.

Benefits are administered by MetLifefor all retirees from railroads participatingin the National Railway Conference / UTUHealth & Welfare Plan and the RailroadE m p l o y e e s ’ National Health and We l f a r ePlan (formerly GA-23000).

To file a claim, or to obtain a change-of-beneficiary card, call the following toll-free number:

MetLife (800) 310-7770Retirees are urged to keep this notice

with their other important documents andto keep the designated beneficiary up todate.

When filing a claim, it will be very help-ful to know the date the employee lastworked, the name of the employing rail-road, and the employee’s Social Securitynumber. These items will assist in theprompt processing of claims.

Most members eligible

for death benefit

Alumni member serves community as firefighter

The UTU is offering members of its AlumniAssociation a holiday tour they will not soonforget: the newly renovated Gaylord Oprylandhotel and convention center, plus the GrandOle Opry theater, in Nashville, Tenn.

The “Country Christmas” tour will takeplace Tuesday, Dec. 7, through Friday, Dec. 10,at the Gaylord Opryland resort.

The tour includes three nights at the Gay-lord Opryland Hotel; tickets to “The RadioCity Christmas Spectacular, starring theworld-famous Rockettes;” tickets to L o u i s eM a n d r e l l ’s special dinner show; tickets to“ICE: Nashville’s Winter Wo n d e r l a n d ; ” t h e“ Treasure for the Holidays” craft show fea-turing a variety of handmade and noveltygifts; the “Hall of Tr e e s ” holiday-tree dis-play; a coupon book g o od for discountsthroughout the resort; luggage handling, tax-es and resort fees.

The cost of the tour, arranged through theUTU Alumni Association’s designated travelprofessionals, Landfall Travel, is $495 per per-son double occupancy; $415 per person triple;$375 per person quad, and $725 per single.

Parking is an additional $18 per day, ifrequired.

A non-refundable deposit of $100 is duewith the reservation. The balance is due byOct. 15. Landfall representatives can also han-dle requests for air travel, upgraded roomaccommodations or other special requests.

Call Landfall toll free at (800) 835-9233;check out the Alumni Association page onwww.landfalltravel.com or email [email protected] for more information.

This tour is open to all UTU Alumni Asso-ciation members, family and friends; otherUTU members are welcome to join them asspace permits.

UTU offers holiday tour of Opryland

John Rudder, an AlumniAssociation member and retireefrom Local 656, North LittleRock, Ark., “stays out of trouble”(as he puts it) by working as a fire-fighter in the rural town of OakGrove, Ark.

Rudder, 67, who retired fromUnion Pacific in 2002, used towork as a conductor, workingfrom Pine Bluff to North LittleRock.

Now, he works five days a weekextinguishing fires, assisting para-medics and helping others stayout of trouble.

He has worked as a volunteer firefighter since1980, but took up the job full time after retire-ment eight years ago.

“It keeps me out of my wife’s hair,”he said.

His fire company of 27 paid andvolunteer firefighters, three to anengine, is responsible for a town ofabout 9,600 residents, in addition to21 miles of Interstate highway plus alocal highway.

“We get house fires, car crashes,all sorts of stuff. As a first responder,we generally get there before theparamedics. You never know what isgoing to happen, and you have to beprepared for anything.

“One time we had an 18-wheel gaso-line tanker turn over on I-40 and catchfire.

“We just stood back and watched itburn until all the fuel was gone. Man,that was hot.

“I will do this until they run me off,” hesaid. “I have to take classes all the time tostay up-to-date, but I enjoy it.

“It is something I like to do; I get a kickout of it and it helps the community.And, I get to work with some really goodkids and show them a thing or two.”

Rudder

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14. If the arbitrator shall determine that more than one day of hear-ings is necessary, hearings shall be scheduled to continue from day today until completed. The parties to the appeal shall have the right tofile a brief within fifteen (15) days after the transcript of the hearing isavailable, but in no case more than thirty (30) days after the hearingcloses. The arbitrator shall issue a decision within forty-five (45) daysafter the submission of post-hearing briefs or within such other rea-sonable period as is consistent with the rules established by the A A A .

15. The arbitrator shall give full consideration to the legalrequirements limiting the amounts that objectors may be charged,and shall set forth in the decision the legal and arithmetic basis forsuch decision.

16. If an objector receiving an advance reduction wishes to contin-ue objection, he/she shall continue to pay the reduced fees that he/sheis currently paying until the neutral referee issues the report. As soonas possible after the issuance of the neutral referee’s report, he/sheshall pay the amount of the reduced fees calculated by the neutral ref-eree. Persons objecting for the first time shall be sent a copy of thereport prepared by the neutral referee for the previous year and shallpay the reduced fees as soon as possible.

17. Each month thereafter for all objectors, an amount shall be putin an interest-bearing escrow account equal to 25 percent of thereduced monthly fees, or such other greater amount as the neutral ref-eree may recommend. All objectors from the previous year shall bepaid the amount of non-chargeable money that is in the escrowaccount as determined by the neutral referee’s report as soon as prac-ticable after its issuance. The appropriate unit of UTU shall not, how-e v e r, take its portion of the monies in the escrow account until fifteen(15) days after the conclusion of the period within which an objectormay appeal the report of the neutral referee, or upon the issuance ofthe decision of the arbitrator, whichever is later.

18. When the decision of the arbitrator is announced the moniesremaining in the escrow account shall be distributed in accordancewith the decision.

UTU policy concerning fees objectors1. Any person covered by a UTU union shop or an agency shop

agreement in the United States who elects to be a non-member hasthe legal right to object to political and ideological expenditures notrelated to collective bargaining, contract administration, or other activ-ities germane to collective bargaining. Each non-member who objectsshall pay the reduced fees.

To the extent permitted by law, a non-member cannot partici-pate in Union elections as a voter or as a candidate; attend Unionmeetings; serve as delegate to the Convention, or participate inthe selection of such delegates; or participate in the process bywhich collective bargaining agreements are ratified.

2. The objecting non-members shall provide notice of objection bynotifying the International General Secretary & Treasurer of the objec-tion by first-class mail postmarked during the month of Septembereach year or within thirty (30) days after he/she first begins paying feesand receives notice of these procedures. The objection shall containthe objector’s current home address. Once a non-member objects,the objection shall stand until revoked. Objections may only be madeby individual employees. No petition objections will be honored.

3. The following categories of expenditures are chargeable:a. All expenses concerning the negotiation of agreements, prac-tices and working conditions;b. All expenses concerning the administration of agreements,practices and working conditions, including grievance handling,all activities related to arbitration, and discussion with employeesin the craft or class (or bargaining unit) or employer representa-tives regarding working conditions, benefits and contract rights;c. Convention expenses and other union internal governance andmanagement expenses;d. Social activities and union business meeting expenses;e. Publication expenses to the extent coverage is related tochargeable activities;f. Litigation expenses related to contract administration, collectivebargaining rights, and internal governance;g. Expenses for legislative and administrative agency activities toe ffectuate collective bargaining agreements;h. All expenses for the education and training of officers and staffintended to prepare the participants to better perform chargeablea c t i v i t i e s ;i. All strike fund expenditures and other costs of economic action,e.g., demonstrations, general strike activity, informational picket-ing, etc., that benefit members of the bargaining unit or craft rep-resented by UTU;

4. The International shall retain a certified public accountant to per-form an independent audit of the records of the International and sub-ordinate units maintained by the International General Secretary &Tr e a s u r e r. The International shall also retain a neutral referee for thepurpose of determining the percentage of expenditures that fall withinthe categories specified in Section 3. The amount of the expendituresthat fall within Section 3 shall be the basis for calculating the reducedfees that must be paid by the objector. The neutral referee shall alsogive an opinion concerning the adequacy of the escrow amountsmaintained pursuant to Section 17, and later will verify the existenceand the amounts of money in any escrow accounts.

5. The neutral referee shall complete the report no later than July31. This report shall include an analysis of the major categories ofunion expenses that are chargeable and non-chargeable.

6. Each person entitled to receive the referee’s report may chal-lenge the validity of the calculations made by the neutral referee by fil-ing an appeal with the International General Secretary & Tr e a s u r e r.Such appeal must be made by sending a letter to the InternationalGeneral Secretary & Treasurer postmarked no later than thirty (30)days after issuance of the independent referee’s report.

7. After the close of the appeals period, the International GeneralSecretary & Treasurer shall provide a list of appellants to the A m e r i c a nArbitration Association (AAA). All appeals shall be consolidated. T h eA A A shall appoint an arbitrator from a special panel maintained by theA A A for the purpose of these arbitrations. The A A A shall inform theInternational General Secretary & Treasurer and the appellant(s) ofthe arbitrator selected.

8. The arbitration shall commence by October 1 or as soon there-after as the A A Acan schedule the arbitration. The arbitrator shall havecontrol over all procedural matters affecting the arbitration in order tofulfill the need for an informed and expeditious arbitration.

9. Each party to the arbitration shall bear their own costs. T h eappellants shall have the option of paying a pro-rata portion of the arbi-t r a t o r’s fees and expenses. The balance of such fees and expensesshall be paid by UTU.

10. A court reporter shall make a transcript of all proceedingsbefore the arbitrator. This transcript shall be the official record of theproceedings and may be purchased by the appellants. If appellants donot purchase a copy of the transcript, a copy shall be available forinspection at the International during normal business hours.

11. Appellants may, at their expense, be represented by counsel orother representative of choice. Appellants need not appear at the hear-ing and shall be permitted to file written statements with the arbitratorinstead of appearing. Such statement shall be filed no later than fifteen(15) days after the transcript becomes available, but in no case morethan thirty (30) days after the hearing closes.

12. Fourteen (14) days prior to the start of the first hearing, appel-lants shall be provided with a list of all exhibits intended to be intro-duced at the hearing and a list of all witnesses intended to be called,except for exhibits and witnesses that may be introduced for rebuttal.On written request from an appellant, copies of exhibits (or in the caseof voluminous exhibits, summaries thereof) shall be provided to them.A d d i t i o n a l l y, copies of exhibits shall be available for inspection andcopying at the hearing.

13. The International shall have the burden of establishing that thereduced fees set forth in the neutral referee’s report are lawful.

Percentage of chargeable feesdetermined by neutral review for calendar year 2009UTU International 84.4*General committees of adjustment1, including locals under jurisdiction

GO 001 BNSF Railway 100.0*GO 049 CSX/B&O 98.9*GO 769 Conrail 99.8*GO 851 Florida East Coast 99.2GO 953 Union Pacific-Eastern 98.5*

State legislative boards2

LO 011 Florida 77.5LO 018 Iowa 87.7*LO 030 Nebraska 71.3*LO 035 New York 87.2*LO 038 Ohio 95.5*

1 Unreviewed general committees will have the historical average of chargeable percentages of audited general commit-tees, which is 99.6 percent, applied to any new objectors.2 Unreviewed state legislative boards will have a 0 percent chargeable percentage applied to new objectors.* Estimate; final ratio forthcoming.

Members who can count on a pension program, as well as RailroadRetirement, Social Security, CalPERS or a similar benefit program, are two-thirds of the way to financial security. To complete the picture, experts agreesome kind of investment income is needed.

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Bruce Karl is the assistant director of the UTUand UTUIA’s Information Technologies Depart-ment. He started as a computer operator in 1973.

“I make sure the union’s com-puter hardware and softwareare up and running efficiently,”he said. “Our biggest challengelately has been the conversionof our old mainframe-comput-er applications to Web-basedapplications. It’s been a bigchallenge to get these applica-

tions to run in a Web-based environment. TheUTU has provided for my family and me for thelast 37 years and I am very grateful for that.”

Stu Collins is executive director of financeand human resources for both the UTU andUTUIA. Collins began service to the UTU

and UTUIA in 1997. In 2002he departed to be chief finan-cial officer of a private sectorfirm, but returned in 2005.He manages the investmentsof the UTU and UTUIA, theDiscipline Income ProtectionProgram and the UTU Inter-n a t i o n a l ’s pension fund. He

also oversees the recently established 401(k)investment program at the UTU and UTUIA.“ We all serve the members in one way oranother” he said.

Rob Zanath has been a member of the UTU’sPublic Relations Department since 1990. Hisduties include managing the UTU Web site and

assisting with writing and lay-ing out the UTU News. “Overthe years, I have typeset manyof the documents still used byvarious UTU departmentstoday, as well as the UTUdirectory when it was pub-lished in print format. I havedesigned a number of UTU

promotional items and produced documents anditems for the UTU’s conventions and regionalmeetings.”

THE UTU INTERNATIONAL STAFF:HERE TO SERVE YOU

BRUCE KARL STU COLLINSROB ZANATH

“ You have become warriorsthrough your commitment at this

meeting that we stand unitedin support of our membership.”

WASHINGTON – A federal district court, ina bench decision Friday, June 25, upheld aNational Mediation Board ruling making it easi-er for railroad and airline unions, covered by theRailway Labor Act, to win representation elec-tions.

U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman turned away

an appeal of that ruling by the Air TransportAssociation, which sought an injunction againstthe ruling.

The NMB ruling, upheld by the court, revers-es a 75-year-old precedent of the board requiringthat a majority of employees eligible to vote voteaffirmatively before gaining representation

State of the union: Impro v e m e n t

Brenda Barron, who for 17 years served as secretary to UTU International General Counsel Clint Miller, retired June30. “For the 17 years she was my assistant, I appreciated her calm, welcoming demeanor when speaking with officers atevery level and with the membership on the phone, and her selfless dedication in getting materials out on time,” Miller said.Pictured above, from left, are Miller; UTU International Assistant President Arty Martin; Barron, and Associate Gen-eral Counsel Kevin Brodar.

Longtime UTU employee Brenda Barron retires

rights. Those not voting were considered to havevoted “no.”

Under the new ruling – which mirrors the pro-cedure in most democratic elections – just amajority of those actually voting and voting“yes” is all that is required for a union to gain rep-resentation rights.

The Air Transport Association did not indi-cate if it would appeal the district court’s ruling.

“Today, democracy has prevailed and we glad-ly usher in a new era where aviation and railwayemployees have a voice,” said Patricia A. Friend,president of the Association of Flight Atten-dants-CWA.

“Throughout this country, a majority of thosecasting ballots determine election outcomes.And for the first time in recent history, electionsconducted by the NMB will be held to the stan-dards and principles that our country was found-ed upon,” Friend said.

elected with UTU support return to seek advicefrom UTU state legislative directors and the UTUNational Legislative Office. The UTU Auxiliary,led by Carol Menges, works closely with theNational Legislative Office assisting members andtheir families to register to vote and to vote onElection Day. Increased UTU PAC contributionshelp elect labor-friendly candidates.

• Since passage of the Rail Safety ImprovementAct, which tightened penalties for carrier intimi-dation and harassment and added whistleblowerprotection, UTU designated legal counsel havepledged to support members each and every timea carrier violates one of the law’s provisions.

• A UTU Rail Safety Task Force was created tosupplement efforts of the UTU Switching Opera-tions Fatalities Analysis (SOFA) Group and theUTU Transportation Safety Team to improveworkplace safety. Results of a recent task force sur-vey of members on fatigue, harassment and intimi-dation are already being reviewed by the FR A .

• The UTU successfully partnered withAmtrak for a $300,000 federal grant for theUTU to train – by producing manuals and videos– on-board passenger-train staff in recognizingbehavioral traits of terrorists and deranged indi-viduals. The UTU has approached the Class Irailroads about expansion of the program tofreight carriers. There are favorable indicationsthat the carriers are interested.

• Among accomplishments of the NationalLegislative Office was gaining an FRA require-ment that, in implementing positive train con-trol, carriers must provide separate computerscreens in each cab, one for the engineer andone for the conductor, validating that two sets ofeyes and ears are essential for train safety.

• A promise was kept to yardmasters that inaddition to preservation of their craft autonomy,they would continue to have a voice at the UTUInternational.

UTU members working on the LongIsland Rail Road (LIRR) are encouraged toattend a rally Monday, Aug. 30, to fightplanned layoffs of LIRR and other areatransit workers.

The rally will be held at 5 p.m. on the northside of the Mineola, N.Y., train station.

Many UTU and other union leaders, elect-

MEMBERS ON LIRR TO RALLY FOR JOBS, SAFETY

ed officials and supporters of rail workersand safe rail service are expected to attend.

“We are fighting to save LIRR jobs andservice,” General Chairperson A n t h o n ySimon said. “The UTU and all LIRR laborunions are united in their fight for their mem-bers. We speak with one voice when we say,‘Fight layoffs and save service to LongIslanders.’”

• Officer training now includes additionaland more needs-directed regional meetingsworkshops, such as training in situationalawareness and for hazmat first responders.

“ You have become warriors through your com-mitment at this meeting that we stand united insupport of our membership,” Futhey told atten-dees. “Let the message go forth that if anybod ytries to tread on us, they will be beneath our feet.”

Daniel Rainey, known to many officers withinthe UTU, has been promoted to chief of staff atthe National Mediation Board, the federalagency that administers the Railway Labor Act.

Rainey will oversee themediation, alternative disputeresolution, arbitration andadministrative functions ofthe NMB.

Rainey has participated inUTU regional meetings, mak-ing presentations on alterna-tive dispute resolution. Healso played a leadership role in

creating the NMB’s Knowledge Store, accessibleat www.nmb.gov.


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Rainey

ASHEVILLE REGIONALMEETING INFO ONLINE

Information on the UTU/UTUIAregional meeting set for Aug.23-25 in Asheville, N.C., isavailable online at www.utu.org.

Maintenance-of-way (MoW) employees ofshortline Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway haveunanimously approved their first wage, benefitsand working conditions agreement as membersof the UTU.

These MoW workers on Alabama &Gulf Coast, a RailAmerica property,chose the UTU as their collective bar-gaining agent in July 2009. Alabama &Gulf Coast train and engine workershave been UTU members since 2007,and work under a UTU-negotiatedagreement.

Doyle Turner, the UTU’s alternate vicepresident-east, negotiated the agreement forthe maintenance-of-way employees, along withretired UTU General Chairperson WarnerBiedenharn (GO 433, Illinois Central). Theythanked UTU International President MikeFuthey for his support.

Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway operates some

400 miles of track, including a mainline fromPensacola, Fla., north through eastern Alabamato Columbus, Miss., and a branch line fromMobile to Kimbrough, Ala.

“ We will continue to look for railroad andother transportation workers who want and

need union representation,” Tu r n e rsaid. “We are trying hard to bring par-

ity in wages, work rules and benefitsto employees of the shortline raili n d u s t r y.

“Some of the benefits these shortlinerailroad employees obtain when they

join the UTU are job security, a definedgrievance procedure and discipline rules, a

work schedule that enhances their quality of life,and a defined set of benefits and work rules,”Turner said.

“These are the benefits these employees arelooking for, and they won’t get them withoutjoining a union,” he said.

Alabama & Gulf Coast MoWworkers approve new pact

New benefit year beginsfor sick, jobless benefits

A new benefit year for jobless and sick-ness benefits under the Railroad Unem-ployment Insurance Act began July 1.

Administered by the Railroad Retire-ment Board (RRB), this law provides twokinds of benefits for qualified railroaders:unemployment benefits for those whobecome unemployed but are ready, will-ing and able to work; and sickness bene-fits for those who are unable to workbecause of sickness or injury.

Almost all employees will qualify for thenew maximum daily benefit rate of $66,which increased from $64 under indexingprovisions reflecting the growth in aver-age national wages. Benefits are gener-ally payable for days of unemployment orsickness in excess of four in biweeklyclaim periods, which yields $660 for eachtwo full weeks of unemployment or sick-ness.

Persons with questions about thesebenefits should contact an RRB office bycalling toll free at (877) 772-5772. Moreinformation can also be found by visitingwww.rrb.gov.

UTU officers sue former presidentThree UTU members – two general chairper-

sons and a state legislative director – have filed alawsuit in federal court complaining that formerUTU International President Paul Thompsonand Sheet Metal Workers International Associ-ation (SMWIA) General President Mike Sulli-van “conspired to misrepresent, conceal andomit material facts” concerning a mergerbetween the two organizations.

Specifically, the lawsuit was filed against theSMWIA; against Mike Sullivan in his officialcapacity as president of the SMWIA; against theSheet Metal, Air, Rail and TransportationWorkers (SMART); against Paul Thompson inhis capacity as a former president of the UTU;and against the UTU International.

The UTU/SMWIA merger, not implementedand the subject of continuing court litigation,would have created the Sheet Metal, Air, Railand Transportation (SMART) Workers union.

This lawsuit – filed by UTU General

Chairperson David Murphy (Rochester &Southern Railway); UTU General Chairper-son Pate King (GO 680, Norfolk Southern)and UTU Texas State Legislative DirectorConnie English – was filed July 15 in U.S.District Court for the District of Columbia. Itasks for a jury trial.

The plaintiffs complain that Thompson andSullivan conspired to withhold information fromthe UTU Board of Directors and the UTU mem-bership – such as the fact that, contrary to writ-ten and spoken assertions of Thompson and Sul-livan before the August 2007 merger ratificationvote, significant conflicts existed between thetwo organizations’ constitutions.

To read the lawsuit brought by the threeUTU officers, go to www.utu.org and click on“NUTS to SMWIA Ta k e o v e r.” Then click on“UTU members sue former UTU president”and go to the bottom of the article for the linkto the lawsuit.

The labor member of the Railroad RetirementBoard (RRB) says he will retire after Jan. 1, orsooner if a successor is nominated and confirmedby the Senate before then.

V.M. “Butch” Speakman Jr., who was firstconfirmed by the Senate to his post in 1992, isone of three members of the agency that admin-isters the Railroad Retirement Act and R a i l-

road Unemployment I n s u r-ance Act, which pays sicknessand disability benefits to railw o r k e r s .

Labor and management arerepresented on the RRB alongwith a chairperson who is aneutral.

Speakman currently is theboard’s longest-serving member. His first nomi-nation was by President George H.W. Bush in1992. He was renominated by President Clintonin 2000 for two terms, and for a fourth term in2007 by President George W. Bush.

From 1987 until his first nomination to theRRB in 1992, Speakman was president of theBrotherhood of Railroad Signalmen.

Early in his career, Speakman was a signalmanand foreman on the former Penn Central, whichbecame Conrail following its bankruptcy.

Conrail later was privatized and subsequentlypartitioned to CSX and Norfolk Southern fol-lowing a bidding war for Conrail stock.

Speakman

RRB’s labor memberannounces retirement

Roger Lenfest Jr. was elected chairperson of AmtrakGO 769 on June 3, succeeding the late Al Suozzo. WithLenfest (seated) are, from left, Gary Galvin, GO 769secretary; John Keim, Local 1390 (Trenton, N.J.)chairperson; Jim Kruhm, Local 816 (Harrisburgh, Pa.)chairperson (now retired); Clare Auvil Jr., Local 1470(Edmonston, Md.) chairperson, and Charles FowlerJr., acting Local 30 (Jacksonville, Fla.) chairperson.

New general chairperson

for Amtrak committee

DM&IR members reach agreement A tentative agreement has been reached with

the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range (DM&IR)Railway covering wages, benefits and workingconditions for UTU-represented conductorsand trainmen. DM&IR is part of CN NorthA m e r i c a .

General Chairpersons Tom Jackson (GO321) and Ken Larson (GO 315) said the agree-ment is being explained to members and that rat-ification ballots would be distributed shortly.

The new agreement increases job securityby more tightly defining job classificationsand restricting future furloughs. It wouldreplace a standard mileage/rule-based laborcontract with one based on hourly wages andjob guarantees.

Additionally, the tentative agreement wouldincrease wages; provide a cash signing bonus;provide for retroactive pay; maintain weeklyboard markups; improve vacation and personalleave benefits, and offer a 401(k) plan withemployer contributions.

Jackson and Larson thanked UTU Interna-

tional Vice President Robert Kerley for his assis-tance in negotiating the tentative agreement.National Mediation Board mediators MarvinSandrin (now retired) and Pat Simms were alsopraised for their efforts.

DM&IR operates in northern Minnesota andWisconsin. Its principal commodities are ironore and taconite.

NMB names chief of staff

It’s a dark and stormy night.Maybe it’s just dark.

A suit walks up to you in theyard, flashes a badge.

Says he’s an FRA safetyinspector. Starts asking ques-tions.

Any tank cars with vinylchloride or ammonia nitrate?Where?

You don’t need trouble fromsupervisors, railroad bulls orfeds.

You answer the questions.Two nights later, an FRA

inspector you recognize showsup.

“You guys back again?” youask.

“Back again? I’m the only FRA inspector assigned tothis yard,” he says.

The other guy? Curious imposter? Terrorist? Whoknows.

What we do know is this is a true story, told by anauthentic FRA inspector.

This month’s winning photo:

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The UTU would like to seephotographs or digital photo-graphs of work-related scenes,such as railroad, bus or masstransit operations, new equip-ment photos, scenic shots,activities of your local, or pho-tos of your brothers and sisterskeeping America rolling.

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This photo was taken by Kelly D. McLaughlin, a member of Local 113, Winslow, Ariz. “Thisis a photo of a BNSF westbound manifest train stopped at Bibo, Ariz., on BNSF’s southerntranscontinental line. Bibo is a remote station located about 30 miles east of Holbrook, Ariz.,and 10 miles east of the Petrified Forest National Park, through which the BNSF line runs.”


UTU retiree JohnRudder serves as fire-fighter. See page 8.

It was hot, hot, hot atthe Phoenix regionalmeeting. See pages 6/7.

UTU organizer CarlosWallace brings on themusic. See page 2.

UTU’s Bates named tofederal transit panel.See page 3.

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What to do? The UTU RailSafety Task Force urges:

• Know your co-workersand FRA and TSA inspectorsby name or face.

• If you don’t recognizesomeone, or are suspicious,follow the railroad’s guidelinesfor contacting supervisors orpolice. Phony badges can bepurchased off the Internet;phony credentials are easilyforged.

• Don’t leave a potentialthreat to your job, co-workersand the community for othersto handle.

• Be especially observantaround fuel facilities, hazmatcars, radio towers and dimlylighted areas.

We are the front-line eyes and ears on the ballast. Weare most at risk. Practice situational awareness everymoment while on the job.

For more information on the UTU Rail Safety TaskForce, visit www.utu.org and click on the “Rail SafetyTask Force” button.

MichiganState DirectorJerry Gibson

ArizonaState DirectorGreg Hynes

ArkansasState DirectorSteve Evans

Phony badges can be purchasedover the Internet; phony

credentials are easily forged

UTU Rail Safety Task Force

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