{"id":17322,"date":"2012-07-16T04:04:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T04:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=17322"},"modified":"2012-07-16T04:04:40","modified_gmt":"2012-07-16T04:04:40","slug":"texas-shortline-pact-out-for-ratification-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/texas-shortline-pact-out-for-ratification-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas shortline pact out for ratification vote","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Train, engine and mechanical forces represented by the UTU on shortline Western Rail Road in\u00a0Texas are voting on a tentative new agreement reached with mediation assistance from the National Mediation Board.<\/p>\n<p>An October tentative agreement was rejected by affected members, leading to participation of the NMB in this renewed\u00a0round of negotiations. Affected members will be voting through Aug. 3.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations were led by UTU Vice President Paul Tibbit and UTU General Chairperson Doyle Turner (GO 347), who heads the UTU\u2019s shortline outreach program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis tentative agreement, as with others negotiated with shortlines, is intended to bring parity in wages, benefits and work rules to the thousands of employees in the short line railroad industry, along with the many other protections offered by union membership,&#8221; Turner said. &#8220;The seniority, scope and discipline rules these members now enjoy are what makes union membership valuable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Western Rail Road, owned by Cemex, connects a quarry and cement plant at Dittlinger with Union Pacific\u2019s Austin, Texas, subdivision. 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