{"id":38033,"date":"2015-10-06T16:27:05","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T20:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/pl-trainmen-approve-five-year-contract\/"},"modified":"2015-10-06T16:27:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T20:27:05","slug":"pl-trainmen-approve-five-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/pl-trainmen-approve-five-year-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"P&amp;L trainmen approve five-year contract","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-29809\" style=\"margin: 4px 12px;border: 1px solid black\" alt=\"P&amp;L\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PL-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>SMART TD-represented trainmen employed by Paducah and Louisville Railway (P&amp;L) have ratified a new five-year agreement by an overwhelming majority.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement provides for wage increases beginning on January 1, 2014, and each year through 2018, for a 16 percent cumulative increase.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the general wage increases, the agreement provides full back-pay, an increase in certification and meal allowance payments, increases in 401K contributions and a cap to health and welfare contributions over the life of the agreement. The agreement also establishes call windows for regular assignments, preserves cost of living adjustments and improves bereavement and personal leave provisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeneral Committee of Adjustment 433 (CN Illinois Central) General Chairperson Adren Crawford, retired General Chairperson Red Dare, former General Committee Secretary JJ. Russum, Vice General Chairperson Jonathan Dooley and Local 785 (Paducah, Ky.) Chairperson Jason Luscombe did an outstanding job of bringing the members\u2019 concerns to the table and negotiating an agreement with dramatic improvements in wages and working conditions,\u201d said Vice President Dave Wier.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMART TD-represented trainmen employed by Paducah and Louisville Railway (P&amp;L) have ratified a new five-year agreement by an overwhelming majority. 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