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April 2011 SMART Transportation Newsletter Volume 43 April 2011 Number 4 www.utuia.org www.utu.org The Official Publication of the United Transportation Union UTU sets up collective bargaining defense fund A collective bargaining defense fund has been created by the UTU International to counter union-busting efforts in state legislatures throughout the country. As widely reported, anti-union right-wing extremists are targeting labor unions for destruc - tion by pushing legislation to revoke public- employee collective bargaining rights, prohibit payment of union dues through payroll deduc - tion, curtail union-member PAC donations, and require that unions conduct union-treasury- draining annual representation elections. “The attack on public-employee unions is not the end game,” said UTU International Presi - dent Mike Futhey. “The end game is destruction of all labor unions in America. Today’s battle tar - gets public employees. If the extremists succeed, airline, bus and railroad unions are next.” An assault on the Railroad Retirement System and its Tier II benefits also has been suggested by some union-busting advocates. One right-wing blog is predicting the end of labor unions in America, recklessly blaming collective bargain - ing for scores of society’s economic ills. “Right-wing extremists are terrified by our Hero co-pilot Jeff Skiles, second from left, who was the co-pilot of the US Airways jet that safely crash landed on the Hudson River in New York in 2009, and two unidentified flight officers, join with UTU General Chairperson Jim Nelson (CP, GO Continued on page 10 261) at a rally in Madison, Wis., in support of collective bargaining rights. NMB officials join negotiations Three killed when In an effort to facilitate a new national rail and many smaller railroads. Some 40,000 UTU train rams crew van agreement between the UTU and most of the members employed by those railroads are covered KELSO, Wash. – A van shuttling BNSF work - nation’s railroads, two members of the National by the national agreement. ers to Vancouver, Wash., was struck by a BNSF Mediation Board attended the ninth negotiating The national agreement came open for amend - freight train at a private crossing here March 23, session between the UTU and the Nation - ment Jan. 1, 2010, and remains in force killing two van passengers and the van driver, and al Carriers’ Conference Committee until amendments are concluded under critically injuring another pas - (NCCC) in late March. provisions of the Railway Labor Act. senger. NMB members Linda Puchala, a Demo - The two sides have been pursuing inter - Killed were conductor crat, and Elizabeth Dougherty, a Republi - est-based bargaining in their talks. Interest- trainee Chris Loehr , 28, of can, met with both sides as facilitators. based bargaining involves joint problem Seattle; engineer and BLET The UTU is the only rail union not in solving whereby both sides seek to under - member Thomas J. Kenny, 58, mediation with the carriers, and the board stand the needs of the other. It differs from a 22-year BNSF employee of members’ appearance was not in a mediat - demand-based bargaining, where each Shoreline, Wash.; and the ing role. Once the sides enter mediation, Puchala side’s list is endless. Loehr Coach America Crew Trans - the NMB takes charge of negotiations. “Our negotiating team has been armed port driver, Steven Dean “We continue to make progress through with a solid understanding of carrier eco - Sebastian, 60, of Castle Rock, Wash. interest-based bargaining toward develop - nomics and fact-based arguments justifying Loehr signed on with BNSF in January after his ing a common framework recognizing the our Section 6 notice that was prepared by honorable discharge from the U.S. Army. He was needs of both sides, and we remain pre - our general chairpersons,” Futhey said. an Iraq combat veteran, according to his family. pared to reach a voluntary agreement with In addition to UTU lead negotiator Pres - Critically injured and hospitalized is UTU the carriers,” said UTU International Pres - ident Futhey, UTU officers on the negoti - member and conductor Dwight L. Hauck , 51, of ident Mike Futhey. ating team include Assistant President Auburn, Wash., a member and trustee of UTU Dougherty “At the March session, the negotiations Arty Martin; National Legislative Director Local 324 with 22 years of railroad service. James Stem; UTU International Vice Pres - were focused on specific issues with partic - The Longview Daily News reported the shuttle idents Robert Kerley and Delbert Strunk; and ipation by the NMB officials,” Futhey said. “Non- van had just departed a BNSF yard at Kelso and General Chairpersons John Lesniewski (CSX, referable proposals were exchanged and positions was crossing the tracks at the private crossing discussed.” Non-referable proposals mean that GO 049), Pate King (NS, GO 680) and Doyle Turner (CSX, GO 347). when struck by a northbound freight train with a proposals now on the table cannot be put before consist of three locomotives and 106 carloads of a third-party presidential emergency board were Negotiations also continue between the grain. The Seattle-bound train had originated in that to occur. NCCC and two other rail-labor coalitions – both Crookston, Minn. of which are in the mediation phase. “A tenth negotiating session is scheduled for The BNSF operating employees in the van One coalition includes the Transportation late April, and we have been promised continued reportedly had brought a train from Seattle to Communications Union, the American Train assistance by the NMB,” Futhey said. Kelso and were being transported by Coach Dispatchers Association, the International Asso - The NCCC represents BNSF, CSX, Kansas America Crew Transport to Vancouver for City Southern, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Continued on page 10 overnight lodging. Page 2 April 2011 UTU News AArroouunndd tthhee UUTTUU Local 117, Vancouver, Wash. Lo cal 756, San Antonio, Texas Following a 36-year career with Union Pacific Local Secretary & Treasurer Mike Araujo that began with working as a tie-gang foreman, advises all members that this Union Pacific Local Chairperson Andy Traverso retired March local’s website address has been changed to 31, Acting Local Chairperson Jeff Cubley http://0756.utu.org. reports. Throughout his career, Traverso served this local as secretary & treasurer, vice local Local 768, Decatur, Ill. chairperson, local chairperson and delegate. He The Cornerstone Tavern and the Brennan Law also served as vice general chairperson of UP GO Offices, P.C. (designated legal counsel), are spon - 953. Cubley said Traverso is looking forward to soring Larry-Palooza, a tent party to benefit member fishing, golfing and extensive travel with his Larry McVay , an NS conductor who lost his right arm and leg in a switching accident Jan. 3, Secretary wife, Carlene. Friends may contact him at atra - Amtrak conductor Bruce Bachman, in full uniform, [email protected]. & Treasurer Dan Calhoun reports. The event, tells kindergarteners at Harvey Oaks Elementary which will be held from noon to 7 p.m., April 30, School about “The Little Engine That Could.” Local 340, Connellsville, Pa. outside the Cornerstone Tavern at 1190 Southside Members of this CSX local joined hundreds of Guest reader Bruce Bachman Dr. in Decatur, Ill., will feature a silent auction, other working men and women at a rally outside conducts classes his way 50/50 raffles, food and entertainment. The Corner - the Maryland State Capitol on March 21 to sup - stone is owned by UTU member Craig “Woody” port organized labor and collective bargaining March was “back to school” month for Wilson . For more information, or to make a dona - rights, Vice Local Chairperson Ed DeMott Amtrak conductor Bruce Bachman . tion, call Calhoun at (217) 454-5040. Calhoun also reports. Local Chairperson Bill Conrad , Vice Not only was he attending full conductor noted that at the local’s February meeting, members Local Chairperson Mike Lowery , Treasurer training last month – which he successfully collected $320 for Vice Local 1216 Chairperson John Gladem , Jeff Weaver , Harry Landis , Al completed – he was volunteering as a guest Matthew Crawford , who has been unable to work Pichura , Mike Bobb , Local 340 Historian Tom reader at his children’s elementary school as for an extended period due to illness. In other news, Kramer and DeMott were in attendance, along part of the school’s Read-A-Thon program. Local Legislative Rep. Carl Draper was a guest on with Maryland State Legislative Director Larry Bachman, in complete uniform, read a radio station WZUS’s Labor’s Voice radio show Fri - Kasecamp , Local 600 Chairperson Dan Strang , book to two first-grade classes and a kinder - day, Feb. 25. The show is dedicated to working peo - Local 631 Chairperson Tom George , Baltimore garten class. ple and their issues and discusses everything from community outreach to charity to workers’ rights. Division Safety Team Chairman J.R. Wagner The book? “The Little Engine That and BLET member Dave Everline. “We are Could ,” of course. proud to say that we were the largest group of Local 1440, Staten Island, N.Y. “This is a big deal for this school,” Bach - Former Local President and Secretary & Treasur - rail labor from the state of Maryland. This event man said. “They usually invite local media er John P. Burman died March 12, according to was a reminder that, in addition to the daily personnel, or what we think of in little Oma - Secretary & Treasurer Darrell Jicha . A 38-year fight we have at CSX to ensure our brothers and ha, Nebraska, as celebrities.” employee of the Staten Island Railway, Burman sisters are treated fairly, we must also join was a third-generation worker on the railroad. His “They had a blast with this book, learning together to make our voices heard on the leg - grandfather and mother both worked at what was about the different trains and what each of islative front,” DeMott said.
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