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2Nd Quarter 2018 Union Plus Retiree Health Insurance Program THE VOLUME 99 2ND QUARTER 2018 UNION PLUS RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM “ I helped my mom save $700 a year on her prescription drugs thanks to the Union Plus Retiree Health Insurance Program. It took just 20 minutes online to fi nd the plan that was best for her.” — Kelly Haley Vice-President, Headquarters, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Medicare enrollment help for Union Members Choosing Medicare insurance coverage is The Union Plus Retiree Health one of the most important decisions you’ll Insurance program provides: have to make. The Union Plus Retiree Health Insurance Program can help ensure you ■ A choice of Medicare insurance plans make the right decision. from up to 30 trusted providers ■ Personalized advice from Medicare The Union Plus Retiree Health Insurance insurance advisors licensed in all Program is a valuable resource that can 50 states help you better understand how Medicare insurance works and which types of ■ eHealth’s Better Business Bureau coverage make the best sense for you. 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BRS-FLY-RETIREE-L0418 Official Publication of the BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN WWW.BRS.ORG VOLUME 99 • 2ND QUARTER 2018 DIRECTORY Displaying the Past NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: 917 Shenandoah Shores Road Front Royal, VA 22630-6418 for the Future (540) 622-6522 Fax: (540) 622-6532 [email protected] The Illinois Central Railroad display project is pre- Dan Pickett, President serving the past and paying tribute to brothers and (ext. 525) • [email protected] sisters on the ICRR .......................................... 4 Jerry Boles, Secretary-Treasurer (ext. 527) • [email protected] Kelly Haley, Vice President Headquarters (ext. 524) • [email protected] Jim Finnegan Elected John Bragg, Vice President NRAB (ext. 524) • [email protected] Jim Finnegan Elected Vice Tim Tarrant, Director of Research President Commuter, Passenger, (ext. 565) • [email protected] Brandon Elvey, Grand Lodge Representative Transit/Political Director ........... 6 (ext. 596) • [email protected] Cory Claypool, Grand Lodge Representative (ext. 595) • [email protected] Dennis Boston Retires ................................................................................................ 7 WASHINGTON OFFICE: 815 16th Street NW, 4th Floor Did You Know? ............................................................................................. 7, 8 Washington, D.C. 20006 Leonard Parker, National Legislative Director Tentative Agreement with Amtrak .............................................................................. 8 (202) 637-5382 • [email protected] PTC Implementation Mandate ................................................................................... 9 FIELD VICE PRESIDENTS: Floyd Mason, Vice President East Potential Fraud Alert: United Healthcare Scam Calls .............................................. 12 2511 Smith Harbour Drive, Denver, NC 28037 (704) 483-1655 • [email protected] Tips to Help Keep Your Health On Track — Ovarian Cancer............................... 13 Joe Mattingly, Vice President Midwest 400 Contessa Lane, Trenton, KY 42286 AFL-CIO Do Buy List ...................................................................................... 16 (270) 466-0405 • [email protected] Mike Baldwin, Vice President West AFL-CIO Don’t Buy List .................................................................................. 17 917 Shenandoah Shores Road, Front Royal, VA 22630 (540) 622-6522 (ext. 531) • [email protected] Operation Lifesaver, Inc. — Crossing Collisions and Trespass Incidents ............ 18 Jim Finnegan, Vice President Commuter, Passenger, Transit/Political Director BRS 52nd Regular Convention ........................................................................ 28 917 Shenandoah Shores Road, Front Royal, VA 22630 (540) 622-6522 (ext. 568) • [email protected] Photo Highlights from Local Chairmen’s Training ............................................ 30 Member Photos — Local 123 News ................................................................ 33 William L. Phillips, General Counsel 33 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60602 (847) 644-1901 • [email protected] Member Photos — Local 183 News ................................................................ 33 Member Photos — Local 194 News ................................................................ 33 BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Mike Owens, Chairman 13022 County Line Road, Crown Point, IN 46307 (219) 988-2393 From the President ............................................................................................ 2 Gus Demott, Secretary P.O. Box 888, Clinton, SC 29325 Washington Report ......................................................................................... 10 (864) 938-0353 Railroad Retirement Questions & Answers ....................................................... 14 John McArthur, Member P.O. Box 960639, El Paso, TX 79996 (775) 846-1794 Designated Legal Counsel ................................................................................ 20 OFFICERS EMERITUS: Benefits Directory ........................................................................................... 21 V.M. “Butch” Speakman, Jr., President Emeritus 14212 Viola Place, Huntley , IL 60142 Continuous Membership .................................................................................. 22 Obituaries ...................................................................... 24 The Signalman’s Journal (ISSN-0037-5020) is published Signalman’s Store .......................................................... 26 quarterly by the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen 917 Shenandoah Shores Road 2018 Second Quarter Photo Contest Winners ................. 32 Front Royal, VA 22630-6418. Periodicals Postage Paid at Front Royal, VA and additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Signalman’s Journal, COVER: Signal Maintainer Gerardo Monge, member of The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, 917 Shenandoah Shores Road, Front Royal, VA 22630-6418. Local 19, replaces a broken background on a signal mast in Subscription Rates: $10.00 per year, sold only in the Desert Hot Springs, California, on the Yuma Subdivision. United States and Canada. Single copy price is $3.00. Photo submitted by Isaac Andrade, Local Chairman of Local 19. The Signalman’s Journal 2nd Quarter 2018 1 FROM THE PRESIDENT A CELEBRATIONBrother’s Keeper OF BROTHERHOOD his year marks the 117th year of the previous Convention, with previous sites fighting for and progress- ranging from San Francisco, California; ing the safety, livelihood, to Orlando, Florida; from Las Vegas, T and benefits of sig- Nevada; to Toronto, Ontario; nal employees. This Labor in Canada. As the dynamic, Union, the Brotherhood of timing, and location of the Railroad Signalmen (BRS), Regular Convention may was founded in 1901, in change, it remains the key- Altoona, Pennsylvania. note celebration and serves Though times have as a compass for the BRS changed, technology has and its treasured history. advanced, and railroad- This is the opportunity for ing has progressed, there delegates from each Local are still common struggles, Lodge of the BRS to come ties, and experiences that together in fellowship and bond us together and keep this camaraderie to further the interests Organization both relevant and and effectiveness of our union. The imperative. This year will also mark the BRS Regular Convention allows a Signal 52nd Regular Convention of the BRS, to be Technician from Norfolk Southern in the East to dis- held August 6–10, 2018, in Boston, Massachusetts. cuss new technologies with a Signal Technician from Our Regular Convention is held every four years, per Union Pacific in the West. The Convention allows our constitution, and provides the forum for the BRS for a Signal Testman from Amtrak in Philadelphia, to decide our rules of governance and direction we Pennsylvania, to discuss local issues that may be head for the next four years. similar to those of a Section Maintainer from Metra Starting in January of 1908, the BRS has been con- in Chicago, Illinois. This is an opportunity for us to vening for Regular Conventions in order to maintain meet with our brothers and sisters from all across the democracy with the opportunity for each Local Lodge United States and share stories along with insights that to have its voice heard on the guidance and direction make clear the common ties all Signalmen share, no of the entire organization. Over the years, the time matter the railroad or state we hail from. The Regular between conventions has changed from having one Convention does not only serve as a celebration of our annually to the current period of four years between brotherhood and opportunity to network with fellow our Regular Conventions. The number of delegates Signalmen from across the country, it plays a critical present at the Regular Convention has increased as role in how this union functions from the Local Lodge our union has grown
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