{"id":57595,"date":"2010-10-15T18:28:34","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T18:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=651"},"modified":"2010-10-15T18:28:34","modified_gmt":"2010-10-15T18:28:34","slug":"new-utu-pact-ratified-on-illinois-midland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/new-utu-pact-ratified-on-illinois-midland\/","title":{"rendered":"New UTU pact ratified on Illinois &amp; Midland","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With 86 percent voting in favor, UTU-represented signal maintainers, mechanical forces and maintenance-of-way employees on Illinois &amp; Midland Railroad (IMRR) have ratified a new five-year contract covering wages, benefits and working conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois &amp; Midland is a subsidiary of Genesee &amp; Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>The new agreement provides a general wage increase, retroactive pay to April 1, 2010, a cap on health care insurance contributions, a new short-term disability plan, an enhanced 401(k) plan, and enhanced options for personal leave days.<\/p>\n<p>UTU International Vice President Delbert Strunk, who assisted with the negotiations, praised IMRR General Chairperson Bo O&#8217;Leary and Vice General Chairpersons Donnie Maurer and Loren &#8220;John&#8221; Thomas for their efforts during the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois &amp; Midland Railroad is a 97-mile short line in central Illinois that interchanges with BNSF, Canadian National, Iowa Interstate, Kansas City Southern, Keokuk Junction, Norfolk Southern, Tazewell &amp; Peoria, Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway, and Union Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Its principal commodities include chemicals, coal, food and feed products, forest products, metallic ores and minerals, and municipal solid waste.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 86 percent voting in favor, UTU-represented signal maintainers, mechanical forces and maintenance-of-way employees on Illinois &amp; Midland Railroad (IMRR) have ratified a new five-year contract covering wages, benefits and working conditions. 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