NO!!! You CAN'T have a day off!     The railroad practically invented the term 'on-call'. Many CSX employees do not have schedules, but are forced into working a 'list'. Most lists are on call 6 days a week, 24 hours a day, and often the employee cannot even choose their day off. It is common to be called to work during an assigned day off.     Unscheduled days off are usually not granted for family or religious obligations. There are many CSX employees who have been unable to attend their childrens' birthday parties, their wedding anniversaries, and even funerals because they were not allowed time off.     We've even heard of people who had to call out sick, to attend their own wedding! We're sure that some of these stories that can top even that one...

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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years
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Name: evans E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 03 March 2012 RRJ You're right I'm glad it's a union job. I just expect more. Being raised union under the good ole days. I've seen what as been lost since I was a child.. View This Article

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 03 March 2012 Rail unions are all closed shop. The BLE was the last hold out that wasn't closed that changed about 5 years ago. The only thing a person can do is not have union dues automatically deducted. That doesn't matter they'll pay eventually. Still times have changed it's not the same. I'd still take belonging to a union over the alternative. View This Article

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 02 March 2012 Rail Unions (operating) 1. BLF&E 2. BRT 3. ORC 4. SUNA 5. BLE Where did they go and WHY? They merged to survive. Now we have the BLET trying to cover everyone, and the UTUE trying to do the same. Strong members (both sides) fighting in the cab, when in reality they are both the same. The days of a new young Fireman sitting on a locomotive, and making as much or more than the conductor/ Foreman are over. The Fireman on a diesel should have made much less than a head brakeman. This is the kind of stuff the railroads have eaten for so many years. UNION Contracts have taken much more from every employee than they have ever given back. One union on the railroad is the only option. Drop out and save your money, until the engineers/ conductors have a consolidated affront for the carrier at BEST. Check out the MRL, they just run engineer and asst engineer, make good money and have a report with the co that should (Could) be YOURS. View This Article

Name: Evans E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 02 March 2012 RRJ Thats just it what I have has been taken away. We give up a little more every year I'm out here. Whats that Mr. LC?? o I know ( THEY CAN DO THAT) View This Article

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 02 March 2012 evans CSX is laughing at you? I don't think so. You make a decent living. You have healthcare. Your family is taken care of more than a lot of people in this country. You have a decent retirement. You wouldn't have any of these without the union. Look around this country at what is happening. Good jobs with good wages and benefits are becoming mediocre. Structured retirements are gone this started around 1994 with 401K's which are now also becoming obsolite. What kind of wage or benefits do you think CSX or any class 1 railroad would pay without unions? Just look at shortlines even those that have been unionized don't make what you do. That $1000 a year is well worth it. Don't take for granted what you have it can be taken away. Thank the unions for preserving your standard of living. If you have 20-30 years it's not that far from reaching retirement age. Both you and your spouse will be well taken care of that in itself is worth that $1000 a year. View This Article

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 02 March 2012 screwedover I'm not justifying the unions. I watched then go down the crapper during the '90's till retirement in 2010. Still I'd much rather be union then not. This constant bickering between the BLEt & UTU is a problems. Do they need to merger? I don't think so. We did fine as separate organizations for years. The UTU losing members by downsizing with the eliminiation of both brakemen slots wasn't a smart idea. I don't think there was a necessity for selling out the last brakemen. The elimination of the flagmen was a no brainer with the end of the caboose. The UTU needs to get back with the other rail unions during contract negotiations this lone wolf crap is hurting everyone. Like the LC an I discussed if they think monday is a weekend next it'll be tuesday ect... View This Article

Name: evans E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 01 March 2012 screwdover You're exactly right. 1000.00 dollars in union dues and what do we get. The company is laughing at us. Union yeah right View This Article

Name: screwedover E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 01 March 2012 RRJ, The blet and utu have made it clear they have no intentions of ever merging(cutting union positions and saving us money in dues) and the blet has shown in the past that they wont accept everything the utu does(even though they lost on the medical crap shoved down our throats)so they could have fought this one out to the bitter end. There is no such things as a 4 day weekend, not even three by the calendar and dictionary. 3 days in a week is a joke and they know it. As far as alot of us are concerned they should still be fighting it... if Im wrong and they still are then Im wrong, but we havent heard any different! Oh...I had to mark off sick because the vacation days and dailies were taken and they wouldnt mark me of PB.Said to short. 2 days later they let someone on my shift take pb and there were the same amount of people marked up. CMC picks and chooses who they want to let off. Been watching them ever since. They play favorites! View This Article

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 01 March 2012 screwdrover I talked to the BLEt LC yesterday. The monday was added because it was included in the UTU SSA with CSX. Years ago we fought in the BLEt to distinguish that thursdays weren't part of a weekend. I guess the BLEt will have to fight this one also. Check the facts before making a conclusion. You're blaming the wrong union. View This Article

Name: screwedover E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 28 February 2012 BLET, Thanks again for allowing the company to find a way to make it hard as hell to earn any stock bonuses! You agreed with csx that the weekend would be considered as Friday, Saturday,Sunday and MONDAY! Try looking in the webster dictionary for the definition of a weekend. ITS NOT 4 DAYS A WEEK! This is the only company I have ever seen that thinks the week only consist of 3 days! I had to mark off 1 STINKING TIME on a monday and because of that I lost all my stock bonus I could have earned! And dont say thats all my fault cause I knew if I took one stinking day off(ON A REAL WEEKDAY) I would loose it all! You know this aggreement you made with them would stick it to over 90 percent of us because we have a life outside this stinking railroad and we cant possible be expected to do everything in our lives with just 3 days in a week! Hope your happy! View This Article

Name: CorrUPtion Blogger E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 27 February 2012 Posted on all sections for the uninformed: A Bloomberg article posted from researchers indicates that: "The Wealthy Are More Likely to Lie or Cheat to Maintain an Edge" I'm surprised at the fox guarding the hen house [Bloomberg] mention the article! View This Article

Name: johnnywadd E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for Less than 1 year Posted: 27 February 2012 CSX SUCKS IN EVERY ASPECT CLOWNS ARE RUNNING THE CIRCUS THERE FROM JACKSONVILLE TO SELKIRK View This Article

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Name: Dennis E-mail: Employed as: APE, for 1-10 years Posted: 26 February 2012 10 long years of being treated badly was enough for me. I left CSX 4 years ago. Now I see CSX, advertising on TV, radio and in print. Why? Do their current customers get treated as badly as the employees? Sorry for posting in a forums, this question didn't fit in any one category. View This Article

Name: CorrUPtion Blogger E-mail: antigreed@informed.com Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 25 February 2012 To: No Mo, To review any corporate ceo salary and other generous benefits; you simply goggle the name and Forbes will usually have a complete profile of the ceo. It's very simple...you should know that...you been on this site for a while posting! Maybe post it in the ready room! View This Article

Name: CorrUPtion Blogger E-mail: fearme@suckers.com Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 February 2012 A corporate CEO who makes $20 MILLION ANNUALLY+STOCK OPTIONS...Pays a salary of $100,000 to a few BOUNCERS; who's sole task is to harass you and keep you working daily and keep[your]the attention off-of his $20 MILLION SALARY[and options]--which has now accumulated to $100 MILLION. Without naming the complainers--"suckers," I'll leave it to--you-all and your UNION OFFICERS to figure-it-out! View This Article

Name: JJ E-mail: Employed as: Corporate office, for N/A Posted: 08 February 2012 Nothing new....top railroad stockholders have always used the railroad company as their personal piggy bank. Caveman don't know no better.. View This Article

Name: CorrUPtion Blogger II E-mail: standUP.org Employed as: Friend or family of employee, for N/A Posted: 08 February 2012 J A Thought How can 99% of the population let 1% of the population screw them? Every politician that's running for higher office has no interest in challenging the runaway ill-gotten-gained salaries for corporate ceo's! Goggled a search on RR CEO salaries--starting from 30 years ago. The average salary was $500K plus $500K in bonuses. Today, various railroad executives exercised (not fitness) options and sold $MILLIONS of dollars in options [Read your company's 10K report]. Maybe your full-time-safety meeting union officer can explain it all at the ready room! Accumulated earnings for the Top FIVE [RR] CEO's in the industry: $1.1 Billion....Goggle Finace IQ test: Where do you think all that money went too after all those jobs were eliminated? Hence; stock options...? View This Article

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 07 February 2012 Gizmo Been there done that on talking with the conductor almost forgeting a slow order. I remember one early morning around 4am coming back west bound on empties tired as can be they turned us that night. My conductor was asleep I was running a 10 mph slow order which had been in place for around 6 months or more. My conductor woke up ask if I lost an engine told him I was running the 10 at MP 66, he shut his eyes then told me they took the slow order up. lol View This Article

Name: Gizmo E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 06 February 2012 RRJ, In the real world, even when you remind an engineer of a slow order, if you're both talking, it's very easy to forget a slow order. The difference is weather you conductor blows you out (and tells on both of you by following the rule) or says "Hey man, let's try not to blow any more of those". You also probably know that being crappy to each other has repercussions elsewhere for all parties involved. Cjones- You're probably that guy that people drop turns to avoid, given your attitude. Let me guess, you were burned by a conductor in the past? Or you were just the world's greatest conductor way back when and nobody can match your railroad prowess? View This Article