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Name: Cotton
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Employed as: M of W, for 30+ years
Posted: 03 August 2011
I am so happy my time is up ! Was it worth puttin 30 + years ? Better
than social unsecurity . Hope y'all are havin fun
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Name:
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Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A
Posted: 30 July 2011
does anyone know if CSX has done anything about the drug problems at the
baltimore coal pier.
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Name: Safety First in Indy?
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Employed as: APE, for 20-30 years
Posted: 27 July 2011
CSX has helped make the streets of Indianapolis less safe by allowing
Track Inspector Adam "A-Crash" Flowers to return to work this week.
He was seen trolling around Hawthorn in his conrail coupe. He said
his dad and Ralph pulled some strings and favors to get him back to
work and he even had help getting his driver's license reinstated. I
guess it helps if your daddy is a union rep.
It is another classic case of how CSX's rules and policies are this
way for certain people and another way for the others.
These favors/strings pulled for Mr. Flowers only weakens the union
since it's obvious even though we pay our dues, we all do not get the
same representation.
Several people are wondering how and why he was allowed to return to
work.
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Name:
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years
Posted: 23 July 2011
fucking cry babies.......why dont you guys just stick it right in their
fucking ass to get yours....thats what i do.....knocking down 100k a
year
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Name:
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Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 20 July 2011
The Union at the railroad will never be strong, unless someone educates
80-90% of its workforce to stop voting for republicans. Just read the
facts people. Republicans have already been responsible for many RIGHT
TO WORK states. They hate unions and will do anything in there power to
bust a union, much like CSX management. So stop listening to your NON
UNION bosses and do what is right for your much corrupted union at the
railroad.
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Name: just plain krazy
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Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 19 July 2011
just wondering y and the hell the men cant stick together. the unions do
nothing. the bonus the conductors were supposed to get (by what was said
in the contract) on the first of july was pushed back to the 15th
without the union letting anyone know till the day before.....all
claims whether good or not are being deniedand i know the only guys
that are getting thier claims paid are taking them to arbitration
themselves..... ive been told stories of how combining the UTU and BLE
has fell thru in the past but maybe it is time to try again. im tired
of being screwed by this company, its time for both crafts to come at
the comany with one united union.
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Name: AWP
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 July 2011
Added to article below about Mineral Springs collision: Speed on impact
48 MPH.
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Name: AWP
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 15 July 2011
In response to the rear end collision in Mineral Springs, NC on May
24, 2011 that killed the train crew: I work in the Atlanta Division on
the A&WP and regularly speak with crews from Abbeville, SC about the
rear end collision. I spoke with a man who has seen the download. The
engineer complied to the Approach Signal according to the operating
rules. The crew then came back out on the power as if they were
displayed a clear signal at the intermediate siganl after the approach
signal. The engineer blew the crossing a few hundred feet prior to the
collision and turned the bell off just seconds before. They obviously
were awake. This same employee told me that he has come out onto the
main in that area on a short local train and not show up on the
dispatchers board due to the tracks not shunting. Is there a known
problem in this area? Were they running on a clear signal? We will
probably never know cause CSX says the loco-cam was not functioning.
Its funny how if its something that can prove your guilt they always
can get the video but if its a video that can clear your name then it
never seems to work. Go figure. I heard the NTSB took over the
investigation so maybe we will get to the bottom of it. Big maybe.
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Name:
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Employed as: Engine repair, for Less than 1 year
Posted: 14 July 2011
my daddy didnt work here you spoke that well, I am in about the same
boat you are. This place is full of journeyman of nothing. poor
training and only thing they know is strictly memorization. Most
employees are also job scared. Because no one else would hire them
anywhere else.
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Name:
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years
Posted: 12 July 2011
Everyone knew the circumstances when they took the job offer.
On-call 24/7. I talk to guys everyday who say, "man I can't believe
they called me on my rest, thats crazy, man," or "man, i told you
they would turn that claim down!" (However, we do have a major issue
in this area that needs to be addressed. Its bad enough to work the
hours we do but then you gotta fight for your money. Its not right.)
Again, you knew what you were getting in when you accepted the job and
when you voted in your union representative even if he is a dirty
bastard. I feel like a shrink instead of an engineer. All the bullcrap
I listen to everyday up and down the rails from the conductor or the
guy thats in the yard office whose been here 40 yrs talking about how
he hates working for the railroad. Nobody is holding a gun to your head
making you go to work. If you can't handle the requirmemnts for
employmet then go work at wal-mart or something. Oh yeah, wait a
minute. Where else are you going to make $100K+ year with a GED or high
school diploma? You're not! So step-up, shut-up, get out or retire.
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Name: CSX
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Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years
Posted: 12 July 2011
Ryan
Have that added to your FELA suit against the UP. Contact your attorney
if you haven't already. Once in court jurors don't like to hear about
employers that fire someone in retaliation for an injury. It's also
against the law for the railroad to retaliate against someone with an
on duty injury who filed a case under FELA.
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Name: 00h323
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Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years
Posted: 11 July 2011
Im sick of our general chairman in the utu signing off on territory that
is new to us to be part of our assigned territory so we dont get code
75's but the engineers still get them because the blet wont sign off
on it being their assigned territory. What is the general chairman
getting in return for signing off so fast? We started going over to a
new siding on the inrd that we never have been to then the next week
the utu says thats now part of our territory its 5 miles from what was
our assigned territory
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Name: Ryan
E-mail: uprr74@yahoo.com
Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years
Posted: 09 July 2011
I dont work for CSX I worked for Union Pacific Railroad as a welder for
14 years hope you guys dont mind me posting my story.I was hurt on the
job had to have back surgery, put on a APPROVED MEDICAL LEAVE OF
ABSENCE by the UP.Then when they got notice from my lawyer they held a
investigation. Then said I broke rule 14 witch states "Absence from
assigment without proper authority for more than 30 days. Then the
notification of discipline assessed reads "It has been determined you
failed to provide just cause for your continued absence from assignment
without authority.Therefore,you will be considered as having resigned
and your name removed from the roster per Rule 14 of the Agreement
between the Company and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
representing your craft or class.Can some1 tell me how you get fired
while on a APPROVED MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE!You cant spell stupid with
out UP!
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