Updated Furlough Questions.

Furlough question and answers. Furlough paperwork: This paperwork comes from the carrier NOT THE UNION. If you have been furloughed and do not have a copy of the paperwork you have to get it from the carrier. Here is a link for the local Railroad retirement office where you will take that paperwork to start…

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HIPAA Law Compliance.

In this article I have added a brief summary of the HIPAA Law and a list of websites regarding the use and protection of sensitive patient data.  HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, sets the standard for protecting sensitive patient data. Any company that deals with protected health information (PHI) must ensure that…

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New Attendance Policy

Attached is the email and a copy of the new attendance policy sent to me from Mike Perry. Mech_CAPS_cover letter_2-13-17 Brothers, Today by email I received the Carriers revised attendance policy.  This is the first time I have seen the policy.  At this time I have no other information pertaining to the policy.  As I…

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New Vote for Agreement 1-24-17

Well, here is what Mike Perry and John Lacy were able to get done. We will be voting on the revised agreement on Tuesday,  Jan. 24,2017 from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm.   Wayne, Dale I have sent John Lacey a copy of a couple of changes to the Tentative Agreement.  The changes are that…

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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

This is a condensed version from the BLET union, please see full article here: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen A call to arms: Join me in our National Contract fight By Dennis R. Pierce, BLET National President (BLET Editor’s Note: The following message from BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce has been excerpted from…

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