{"id":13904,"date":"2011-10-20T05:37:16","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T05:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=13904"},"modified":"2011-10-20T05:37:16","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T05:37:16","slug":"implementing-agreement-reached-with-3-cn-properties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/implementing-agreement-reached-with-3-cn-properties\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementing agreement reached on 3 CN properties","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/CN_red_logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13907\" style=\"margin-top: 6px;margin-bottom: 6px;margin-left: 12px;margin-right: 12px\" title=\"CN_red_logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/CN_red_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a>Some 430 UTU represented conductors and brakemen employed by Canadian National properties Wisconsin Central; Duluth, Winnipeg &amp; Pacific\u00a0 (DW&amp;P); and Duluth Missabe and Iron Range (DM&amp;IR)\u00a0have ratified an implementing agreement &#8212; effective Jan. 1 &#8212; consolidating the three properties under a single\u00a0agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The new agreement provides for four stand-alone general committees under the jurisdiction of one general committee \u2013 with General Chairpersons Matt Koski (DW&amp;P, GO 325), Steve Haus (DM&amp;IR, GO 315) and Saint W. 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Laurent (DM&amp;IR, GO 321) merging with General Chairperson Ken Flashberger (WC, GO 987).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe merger reduces the administration costs associated with four general committees,\u201d said UTU International Vice President John Babler, who assisted with negotiations. \u201cThe implementing agreement satisfied both New York Dock, Article 1, Section 4, merger conditions and the parties\u2019 Railway Labor Act Section 6 notices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also provided by the agreement are general wage increases, additional personal leave days, up to eight new extra board positions, a reduction in the number of years to qualify for additional weeks of vacation,\u00a0a new bid rule and prior-rights zones.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the new agreement provides terminal protection for DW&amp;P and DM&amp;IR trainmen, preserves no-furlough clauses on each former property, reduces call windows to four hours, guarantees consecutive days off for extra boards and pools, and establishes an order of call when the extra board is exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeneral Chairpersons Flashberger, Koski, Haus and Laurent played key roles in the negotiations, each recognizing the value of a negotiated settlement, and came to the negotiations fully versed on their respective agreements,\u201d Babler said. \u201cThey came prepared to make the tough choices that would best suit their members\u2019 needs in the short-term and long-term. The also did a remarkable job holding town hall meetings to inform members about the implementing agreement,\u201d Babler said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 430 UTU represented conductors and brakemen employed by Canadian National properties Wisconsin Central; Duluth, Winnipeg &amp; Pacific\u00a0 (DW&amp;P); and Duluth Missabe and Iron Range (DM&amp;IR)\u00a0have ratified an implementing agreement &#8212; effective Jan. 1 &#8212; consolidating the three properties under a single\u00a0agreement. The new agreement provides for four stand-alone general committees under the jurisdiction of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":9,"featured_media":13907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,18],"tags":[784,786,1321,1322,1323,1324,1325,1326,1327,1328,1329,1330,1331,1332,1333,1334,1335,1190],"member_types":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Implementing agreement reached on 3 CN properties - SMART Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/implementing-agreement-reached-with-3-cn-properties\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Implementing agreement reached on 3 CN properties - SMART Union\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Some 430 UTU represented conductors and brakemen employed by Canadian National properties Wisconsin Central; Duluth, Winnipeg &amp; Pacific\u00a0 (DW&amp;P); and Duluth Missabe and Iron Range (DM&amp;IR)\u00a0have ratified an implementing agreement &#8212; effective Jan. 1 &#8212; consolidating the three properties under a single\u00a0agreement. 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