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                     NOVEMBER 2000
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    A Service of the United Transportation Union
            Public Relations Department

                Charles L. Little
             International President
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                Paul C. Thompson
    International General Secretary & Treasurer
                        

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              REPUBLICAN LEADERSHP KILLS
              RAILROAD RETIREMENT REFORM

   "The Republican leadership has insulted every rail 
worker, and every rail worker's family, by scuttling the 
Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Reform Act, denying 
us an opportunity that may come just once in a 
lifetime."

   -- UTU International President Charles L. Little.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
--The UTU NEWS On-Line Edition takes advantage of the 
search-and-find features in your word processing 
software or on-line editor. For example, to learn about 
the outcome of the mass transit action in Los Angeles 
("LACMTA strike over; contract ratified"), have your 
word processing software or on-line editor search for 
the text ##D.

IN THIS EDITION
--General chairpersons endorse proposed contract ...##A
--Ratifying pact to be convenient via phone .....##B
--Brochure explains pact ...........................##C
--LACMTA strike over; contract ratified .........##D
--UTU refutes role in MTA picket-line crossing .....##E
--Republican leadership kills retirement bill ...##F
--Bus Department negotiations continue .............##G
--J.A. Boda, Jr., gets board seat ...............##H
--Safety, security top state directors' agenda .....##I
--Members "Join Hands" for a better world .......##J

AROUND THE UTU
--News from around the U.S. and Canada .............##K

MEMBERSHIP IN ACTION
--BNSF engineer battles wildfires ...............##L

STATE WATCH
--News from UTU State Legislative Boards ...........##M

BUS DEPT. / STREET BEAT
--"New technology, new problems" ................##N
   Editorial by Bernard J. McNelis
   Vice President and Director, UTU Bus Dept.

YARDMASTER REPORT
--"I am voting for ratification" ...................##O
   Editorial by Don R. Carver
   Assistant to the President, Yardmasters' Dept.

EDITORIALS
--Standing together, united .....................##P
--"Well worth the wait" ............................##Q
   Editorial by Charles L. Little
   UTU International President
--"Can't amputate your way to better health" ....##R
   Editorial by James M. Brunkenhoefer
   UTU National Legislative Director
--Voices: Members share their opinions .............##S

UTUIA UNCLAIMED BENEFITS
--A listing of unclaimed benefits ...............##T

SENIOR NEWS
--RRB, Social Security COLAs announced .............##U
--Career's challenges came with Conrail .........##V
--Alaskan cruise offers maximum flexibility ........##W
--The Final Call ................................##X

TPEL HONOR ROLL
--Contributors' growing support recognized .........##Y

NOTICES
--Monthly winner announced ......................##Z
--UTUIA seeks 2001 Volunteer of the Year ..........##AA
--United Healthcare open enrollment period .....##BB
--UTU inks deal with AT&T Wireless ................##CC
--UTUIA offers the best gift of all ............##DD

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IN THIS EDITION

--General chairpersons endorse proposed contract ...##A

   SAN DIEGO -- United Transportation Union general 
chairpersons involved in national handling have 
overwhelmingly endorsed the proposed national rail 
contract recently announced by the union and the 30 
carriers represented by the National Carriers' 
Conference Committee.

   The general chairpersons who met here last month for 
their first look at the tentative agreement "embraced it 
overwhelmingly and recognized the historic opportunities 
it represents," UTU International President Charles L. 
Little said.

   "I am pleased to present a progressive package 
without any givebacks," Little told the gathering of 
general chairpersons, "and very pleased to report that 
we have accomplished our goals in this round of 
bargaining by creating a new and better pay system that 
opens the door to the future by securing equal pay for 
equal responsibility."

   As per the provisions of Article 91 in the UTU 
Constitution, each general chairperson had until October 
30 (after this issue of UTU News went to press) to 
submit questions about the contract offer.

   The UTU National Negotiating Committee, headed by 
Assistant President Byron A. Boyd, Jr., will then 
consolidate the submitted questions into a single 
uniform list.

   "When the answers to the questions are determined by 
the negotiating committee and the carriers' 
representatives, the agreed-upon questions and answers 
will be made a part of the offer of settlement that will 
be distributed to UTU members for their evaluation," 
Boyd explained.

   Little said the package presented to the general 
chairpersons:

   -- Gives all employees general wage increases;

   -- Preserves the historical pay components enjoyed by 
pre-'85 employees;

   -- Brings post-'85 employees to full parity with pre-
'85 employees;

   -- Guarantees no loss of income or benefits for pre-
'85 employees; and

   -- Preserves the existing basic day and ends the 
debate over increasing the basic day thanks to a new 
system of pay computation that includes all the pre-
existing arbitraries and allowances.

   "We heard what the members said, and we pledged we 
would eliminate disparity," Boyd said. "That's exactly 
what this proposed contract does, without giving back 
one cent we have earned over the decades and without 
selling one work rule."

   Once the answers to the general chairpersons' 
questions are attached to the document, it will be 
distributed to the members of each of the crafts covered 
or affected by the terms of the proposed agreement. A 
majority of the members voting from each covered craft 
is required for ratification of the proposed national 
contract, Boyd said.



--Ratifying pact to be convenient via phone .....##B

   CLEVELAND -- UTU members voting on the proposed 
national contract will find the process fast, simple and 
more convenient, thanks to the use of an electronic 
voting system conducted via a simple toll-free telephone 
call.

   The UTU Board of Directors last month approved the 
use of the voting system while carrying out the mandates 
of Article 91 of the UTU Constitution. Those provisions 
require that the board "establish and publish procedures 
for the conduct of referendum elections, which shall 
thereafter be contained as an appendix to this Article; 
guaranteeing each affected member the right to vote on 
wages, rules and working conditions."

   Accordingly, the appendix to Article 91 reads: 
"Agreements shall be sent via first-class mail in an 
envelope marked 'Important - Agreement and Ballot 
Enclosed.' The ballot will be a self-addressed, postage-
paid post card that will contain space for the member to 
print name, local number and railroad employer, or a 
telephone electronic voting system conducted by the 
American Arbitration Association or similar neutral 
organization."

   "Electronic voting via a toll-free telephone call 
will allow all UTU members, regardless of their work or 
family schedules, to be assured that their ballots have 
been cast and their voices have been heard," said UTU 
International President Charles L. Little. "Using this 
system, available 24 hours a day from any location with 
a touch-tone phone, members will have the flexibility 
they need to participate in the decisions that are 
important to them and their families. Not only will 
voting be quick and convenient, but I believe the 
technology will result in greater participation."

   The simple instructions for quickly and easily 
casting a ballot will be included with the copy of the 
proposed agreement that will be mailed to each member. 
The use of an individual Personal Identification Number 
(PIN) and other safeguards will ensure an accurate, 
efficient, and reliable vote count. Also included will 
be a toll-free number members can call in the event that 
they need assistance in casting their votes.



--Brochure explains pact ...........................##C

   CLEVELAND -- All UTU members working for railroad 
companies which are party to the proposed new national 
wage-and-rules contract should have received in the mail 
a brochure by International Assistant President Byron A. 
Boyd, Jr., explaining the details of the proposal.

   If you have not received this brochure and wish to 
receive a copy, please contact the UTU Public Relations 
Department by e-mail at "utunews@utu.org" or by 
telephone at (216) 228-9400 and one will be mailed to 
you.



--LACMTA strike over; contract ratified .........##D

   LOS ANGELES -- The third-longest transit strike in 
Los Angeles history is over.

   Some 4,400 UTU members employed by  the Los Angeles 
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority have 
overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year pact with the 
agency.

   The deal was sealed during a marathon all-night 
bargaining session brokered by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, 
who literally ran from room to room in the Pasadena 
Hilton, shuttling offers and counteroffers back and 
forth, trying to get all sides to reach an agreement.

   The pact was embraced by bus and rail operators eager 
to get back to work and by MTA directors, who said it 
still allowed them to achieve the $23 million in savings 
from bus and rail operators they had sought from the 
outset.

   Most importantly, the UTU and the other union members 
who honored its picket lines were able to fend off the 
MTA's plans to spin off bus lines into new transit zones 
without the protection of existing union contracts. They 
also limited the number of part-time drivers who will be 
hired by the MTA.

   The three-year contract calls for a wage increase 
that amounts to about 8.3% over three years when 
quarterly adjustments and a cost-of-living increase are 
included. The top pay for MTA's most experienced bus 
drivers will rise from $20.72 an hour to a maximum of 
$22.50 an hour at the end of the contract. Starting 
salaries for part-time drivers will be about half the 
top wage scale.

   MTA General Chairperson James Williams characterized 
the 32-day labor dispute as a long, hard fight, but 
said, "It is time to move on; it is time to mend the 
fences. It is time to heal all our wounds."

   Union spokesman Goldy Norton said the union "didn't 
get everything we wanted; they (MTA) didn't get 
everything they wanted. It's a fair settlement. It 
protects our members."

   UTU International President Charles L. Little praised 
the work done by the Rev. Jackson in getting the two 
sides together. "Jesse Jackson took time out from 
campaigning for Al Gore to help mediate this dispute, 
and he deserves our thanks and appreciation."

   Little also praised Williams for his determination to 
win his members the best contract possible. "James 
Williams did an outstanding job for his members. He did 
not back down under tremendous pressure, and proved to 
be a tough negotiator."

   The protracted labor dispute was spawned by the MTA's 
push to win concessions from its drivers in order to 
balance its books and prepare for expansion of its rail 
programs. The agency argued that it faced an estimated 
$438-million operating deficit over the next 10 years.

   The UTU countered that the agency had grossly 
overspent on numerous projects and that it would not be 
allowed to balance its books at the expense of union 
members.

   The agreement does allow the MTA to expand the use of 
lower-paid, part-time drivers. The contract calls for 
the number of part-timers to grow from 650 to 980. That 
total is significantly less, however, than what was 
proposed in the MTA's "last, best and final offer," 
which was placed on the table during the finals days of 
negotiations.

   The transit agency also agreed to limit the number of 
its lowest-paid, entry-level drivers to no more than 150 
positions, only slightly more than existed before the 
strike.

   "This union has preserved middle-class jobs," 
Williams said.

   The unions persuaded California Gov. Gray Davis to 
sign a bill that robs board members of one of their 
prized goals: the creation of lower-cost suburban 
"transit zones" that would not have to take into account 
the unions now representing MTA workers. Transit zones 
can still be created, but MTA labor contracts will 
follow workers transferred to them. During negotiations, 
the UTU and other unions gathered representatives of 
one-sixth of the state legislature to a private meeting 
in the governor's office in Los Angeles to underscore 
their concern about the strike.

   MTA driver Jack Dedrick, 37, secretary of UTU Local 
1608, praised the unity showed by his fellow members 
during the strike. "I think it showed them that we 
wouldn't back down. I think they were surprised that we 
lasted a month."



--UTU refutes role in MTA picket-line crossing .....##E

   CLEVELAND -- The UTU played no part in the decision 
by two other unions last month to allow their members to 
cross UTU picket lines at the Los Angeles County 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), UTU 
International President Charles L. Little said.

   The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and the American 
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 
(AFSCME) had indicated they would go back to work on 
Tuesday, October 3, for seven days in an attempt to end 
the walkout.

   According to a memo posted on the ATU's website and 
attributed to ATU International President Jim LaSala, 
Neil Silver, president and business agent of ATU Local 
1277, asked his members to cross UTU picket lines to 
honor a commitment made to California Gov. Gray Davis.

   In the memo, LaSala said that "ATU, AFSCME, TCU and 
UTU all agreed that if Gov. Davis signed the Transit 
Zone Bill, Senate Bill 1101, their members would return 
to work for up to seven days while negotiations 
continued."

   "The UTU never committed to such a deal, nor did 
anyone acting on the UTU's behalf make any such 
commitment," said Little. "UTU members should be proud 
of General Chairperson James A. Williams, who knows what 
unionism is all about, and would never enter into any 
kind of agreement that would violate the sanctity of the 
picket line.

   "As far as I can determine," Little continued, "the 
scenario outlined on the ATU's website has absolutely no 
basis in truth."

   Little said that in recent conversations with 
International President Robert A. Scardelletti of the 
Transportation Communications International Union, he 
was assured the TCU made no such commitments, and would 
never consider crossing another union's picket lines.

   Little also noted that he spoke with ATU's LaSala, 
who confirmed to him that an ATU lobbyist had entered 
into such an agreement and had made the commitment to 
Gov. Davis.

   The ATU represents about 1,860 MTA mechanics, and 
AFSCME represents around 490 MTA maintenance and 
operations supervisors.

   The legislation signed into law by Gov. Davis on 
Saturday, September 30, was similar to a proposal he had 
vetoed last year. Sponsored by Sen. Kevin Murray (D-
Culver City), the law requires that newly created 
transit zones carved from existing transit authorities 
abide by all pre-existing labor contracts.

   According to reports, mechanics and drivers were 
stunned by the news that ATU and AFSCME had requested 
its members to return to work, and the move created 
widespread anger within union ranks.

   Many union members learned about the move through 
radio or television reports, and said they considered 
that a breach of union protocol. That point was driven 
home by UTU's Williams, who said he would never take an 
action like that without polling his members.



--Republican leadership kills retirement bill ...##F

   WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a display of partisan politics 
at its worst, the Republican leadership has allowed a 
small handful of right-wing Republican leaders to kill 
any chance for passage of the Railroad Retirement and 
Survivors' Improvement Act of 2000 this legislative 
session.

   "After 10 months of hard work, a handful of 
conservative Republicans, primarily senators Phil Gramm 
(Tex.), Assistant Majority Whip Don Nickles (Okla.) and 
Pete Domenici (N.M.), ignored the pleas of Sen. Larry 
Craig (R-Idaho) and others and killed Railroad 
Retirement reform for this session," National 
Legislative Director James Brunkenhoefer said.

   "Almost 40 Republican senators had indicated support 
of these improvements," Brunkenhoefer said. "But given a 
choice of standing with the more than 50,000 widows and 
widowers who needed additional benefits and the many 
thousands of railroaders who are looking forward to a 
well-deserved early retirement, the Republican Caucus 
stood with these three senators."

   Gramm said, in effect, "that killing this legislation 
was something that the Republican senators should be 
able to campaign on," Brunkenhoefer said.

   "In addition, we were told that some Republican 
senators did not want to pass this legislation because 
they wanted to 'leave money on the table' so it could be 
credited for a possible George W. Bush tax cut, if he is 
elected president," Brunkenhoefer said.

   In another affront, the Republican House leadership, 
in a behind-the-scenes deal, included in a tax measure 
the carriers' long-sought 4.3-cent-per-gallon diesel 
fuel tax cut.

   "This is insulting to every railroad worker, everyone 
who receives a rail pension, every family who survives 
on a railroad paycheck," UTU International President 
Charles L. Little said.

   "When you enter the voting booth on November 7, don't 
forget that Republicans killed H.R. 4844. If the 
Republicans in Congress cannot convince their majority 
leadership to support the will of the people, then it is 
time to elect those who will," Brunkenhoefer said.



--Bus Department negotiations continue .............##G

   CLEVELAND -- UTU Bus Department Vice President Bernie 
McNelis reports that contract  negotiations are 
continuing for the UTU-represented workers employed by 
Cimarron Coach in Texas, and are now underway for those 
UTU-represented workers employed by Alex Transportation 
in Washington, Oregon, Texas, Arizona, Kansas and 
Oklahoma.

   Other properties where negotiations are continuing 
are Renzenberger and Laidlaw School Bus in Riverside and 
Hesperia, California, McNelis said.

   He added that the UTU continues to receive inquiries 
from many other workers in a variety of occupations 
seeking UTU representation.



--J.A. Boda, Jr., gets board seat ...............##H

   CLEVELAND -- Joe A. Boda, Jr., assistant Ohio state 
legislative board director and member of Local 693 at 
Brewster, Ohio, has been elevated to fill a vacancy on 
the UTU Executive Board.

   He had been serving as alternate to that board. He 
replaces Karen Belcher, who resigned the position. The 
International Board of Directors has elected Michael N. 
Anderson, assistant state legislative director in 
California and delegate from Local 1570 at Roseville, 
Cal., to fill the position of alternate.



--Safety, security top state directors' agenda .....##I

   WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The UTU's National Association of 
Legislative Directors (NALD) held its quadrennial 
reorganization meeting September 17 in Washington, D.C., 
to elect officers and establish its legislative agenda 
for the near future.

   Michigan Legislative Director David Brickey was 
elected chairperson and W. Larry Foster of Missouri was 
chosen as vice chairperson. Also  elected were New 
Jersey Legislative Director Dan O'Connell as secretary 
and Fran Marceau of Montana as treasurer.

   The safety and security of UTU members topped the 
association's agenda. Discussion centered on the passage 
of H.R. 4844, the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' 
Improvement Act, van-service transportation and hours of 
service regulations.

   "Our first order of business was discussing how to 
protect the livelihood of our members," Brickey said.

   Besides the approval of H.R. 4844, Brickey said the 
group focused on the need to enact legislation to 
regulate the van-service providers which transport rail 
workers.

   "I hope we can establish laws in every state, similar 
to the legislation recently passed in North Dakota, that 
regulates the companies that transport our members," 
Brickey said. "Right now, these companies are pretty 
much free from any oversight."

   The association also examined the need for a system 
to coordinate the efforts of the UTU's state legislative 
directors.

   "If Michigan runs into a roadblock getting van-
service legislation passed, we need to alert all our 
other directors who may run into similar trouble," he 
said. "We also need to set up a plan that enables our 
membership to let us know what they want us to proceed 
on and get this information to President Little as soon 
as possible."

   The group heard from several lawmakers and government 
officials. Congressmen Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii and 
David Bonior of Michigan spoke about the Railroad 
Retirement legislation, and Surface Transportation Board 
Chairperson Linda Morgan discussed railroad mergers and 
the effects of the Conrail acquisition by CSX and 
Norfolk Southern. Francis J. Duggan, the newest member 
of the National Mediation Board, also addressed the 
group.

   Brickey said that Morgan told the association the STB 
would "put the hammer down" on any new rail mergers 
until those railroads could get a handle on things.

   The directors also discussed railroads' attempts to 
challenge state lawmakers who are routinely passing 
legislation to penalize the railroads for blocking grade 
crossings, and how this could affect UTU members.

   Brickey said that federal judges in Michigan and 
Indiana have ruled that states have no jurisdiction in 
this area. However, Michigan Attorney General Jennifer 
Granholm is appealing the ruling there.

   The FRA has no regulations pertaining to blocked 
crossings, said Brickey, "and if railroads are allowed 
to block crossings at any time for as long as they 
desire, it will definitely have an effect on our members 
and could promote the use of remote-controlled 
operations."

   "Some municipalities are now asking Congress to pass 
laws ensuring their right to regulate and enforce grade-
crossing legislation," Brickey said. "They [railroads] 
may have opened a can of worms they didn't want to 
open."

   After the meeting, a seminar was held to instruct 
newly elected directors on the responsibilities of their 
office.



--Members "Join Hands" for a better world .......##J

   CLEVELAND -- UTU/UTUIA members helped bring young and 
old together, and at least for a day, turned the nation 
into a single, caring community by joining with other 
fraternalists and service organizations to make the 
first Join Hands Day a successful and memorable event.

   Held on June 17 and planned to be repeated annually, 
the event constitutes a new national day of voluntary 
service that brings the generations together "so we can 
really make this world a better place," said UTU/UTUIA 
Fraternal Coordinator Sandy Kranick.

   Created by the National Fraternal Congress of America 
(NFCA), Join Hands Day operates in conjunction with the 
Points of Light Foundation and the Volunteer Center 
National Network.

   "I was very pleased with the success and level of 
participation on the part of UTU/UTUIA members," Kranick 
remarked, "especially considering that this was the 
first time for the event." The next opportunity to 
participate will be on Saturday, June 16, 2001, Kranick 
added.

   She estimated some 215 adults and 52 children 
associated with UTU/UTUIA took part in the first annual 
event.

   Among the projects tackled by UTU/UTUIA participants:

   -- The Porter County, Ind., 4-H Music Project, in 
which six youngsters joined with several dedicated 
parents and Glen S. Johnson of Local 168 (Chicago, 
Ill.), volunteer superintendent of the project, to 
entertain the senior residents at the Pines Village 
retirement apartments in Valparaiso, Ind.;

   -- Local 597 (Des Plaines, Ill.) and the Heritage 
Presbyterian Church in Carol Stream, Ill., joined 
together to collect 120 pounds of food for the People's 
Resource Center in Wheaton, Ill.;

   -- UTUIA Unit #11 (Battle Creek, Mich.) joined with 
Neighborhood, Inc., in Battle Creek to tear down and 
remove debris from a collapsed garage. The group is now 
looking for ways to raise money for a food bank run by 
volunteers from a local church;

   -- Local 1929 (E. St. Louis, Ill.) involved all the 
crafts from the Alton & Southern to organize a clothing 
drive to benefit the Church of Christ in Fairview Hts., 
Ill. The overwhelming response resulted in expansion of 
the effort into a two-day event;

   -- Members and their families associated with Local 
243 (Fort Worth, Tex.) held a blood drive and raffle at 
their annual picnic, raising $600 to battle cystic 
fibrosis;

   -- Quick-thinking and flexibility saved the day for 
those associated with UTUIA Unit #17 (Philadelphia, 
Pa.). The group had planned to raise money for charity 
by setting up a car wash. When rainy weather threw cold 
water on their plans, they quickly put together a raffle 
that raised $500;

   -- UTU/UTUIA members in Montclair, N.J. partnered 
with the senior residents of Montclair House to plant 
flowers around the trees along Bloomfield Avenue in 
Montclair; and

   -- UTUIA Unit #1 (Cleveland, Ohio) joined with the 
Marine Corps and volunteers from Camp Cheerful, a 
facility for young handicapped campers, to clean the 
camp's cabins. They also donated $1,500 to help three 
youngsters enjoy a full week at the camp, became proud 
sponsors of one of the cabins, and supported a pancake 
breakfast that raised funds for the camp. The group also 
supplied volunteers who landscaped, painted, washed 
windows, and otherwise spruced up a battered women's 
shelter; began an ongoing effort to collect business 
clothing for Dress of Success, an organization that 
clothes women in need of a helping hand, and held a 
social and a raffle to raise funds for local charitable 
organizations.

   "We all learned from our first year of doing this," 
Kranick pointed out. "Probably the biggest comment we 
got from participants is that more lead time would help 
members gear up and get the word out to young people 
through the schools, churches and other social 
organizations."

   Kranick said that official reporting forms for the 
2001 event aren't yet available, "but it's just about 
the right time to start making plans."



AROUND THE UTU
--News from around the U.S. and Canada .............##K

LOCAL 4, CHARNY, P.Q.
   Along with Local 414 in Montreal, P.Q., the members 
recently commissioned the creation of a new UTU flag in 
French, said Secretary and Treasurer Louis-Fran¨ois 
Garceau.

LOCAL 23, SANTA CRUZ, CAL.
   Members working for the Santa Cruz Metropolitan 
Transit District are backing the candidacy of fellow 11-
year member Bonnie Morr, who is running for Santa Cruz 
City Council. The active local is making a conscious 
effort to get involved in local government. Wally 
Brondstatter and Jeff North already serve on the Major 
Transportation Study, an advisory committee planning the 
next two decades.

LOCAL 343, HAMILTON, ONT.
   Members of the local recently exchanged information 
of common interest with members of Local 990, Winnipeg, 
Man., when Local Chairperson (Yard) Scott Montani 
attended L-990's regular monthly meeting. Meanwhile, the 
local has received word from CN Rail that it will be 
getting a long-awaited assignment back into Hamilton.

LOCAL 898, BOSTON, MASS.
   UTU's mobile education and training facility, 
Membership I, recently made a visit and drew about 40 
members and nearly as many curious bystanders, who heard 
operator Dick Peterson describe the vehicle's 
capabilities. New assistant conductors used the onboard 
classroom to view a FELA video and heard a speech by UTU 
Designated Legal Counsel Bob Naumes, said Roberta Ward, 
who ran a voter registration drive from the vehicle.

LOCAL 980, ENDERLIN, N.D.
   Members working on the Soo Line did their part to 
push for passage of H.R. 4844 (The Railroad Retirement 
and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2000) by distributing 
prepared letters at the Harvey and Enderlin, N.D., 
terminals, according to Local Chairperson Gary Wendel. 
Working with State Legislative Director John Risch, 
letters also were published in the local newspaper, 
letting retirees know the local would mail or fax their 
letters free of charge. More than 200 responses from 
lawmakers resulted.

LOCAL 982, SYRACUSE, N.Y.
   Members honored three retiring engineers on September 
25 by presenting plaques to retiring Local President 
George Grimshaw (33 years of service), Donn Osterhout 
(41 years of service) and Vann Dristle (36 years of 
service). Helping bestow the honors were Treasurer Tom 
Hoey and Vice President Mike Clubine, according to Local 
Chairperson Dave Murphy.

LOCAL 990, WINNIPEG, MAN.
   The local hosted the Fifth Annual Brent Armbruster 
Memorial Golf Tournament on September 15 at the 
LaVerendrye Golf Course, according to Local President 
Ioanis Papadopoulos. The event, named after a fellow 
member who was killed in a tragic accident in Symington 
yards in 1986, raised more than $400 for the Injured 
Workers' Association of Manitoba. Deserving special 
recognition for organizing the event are Local Vice 
President Ralph Jackson and Alternate Delegate Lionel 
Ethier.

LOCAL 1252, FRESNO, CAL.
   A 25-year-old tradition continued when members co-
hosted a UTU/BLE family picnic September 23 at the 
Wonder Valley Ranch Resort, said Secretary Donald L. 
Heffernan, who expressed gratitude to the designated 
attorneys and others who made the day possible.

LOCAL 1405, ST. LOUIS, MO.
   Members working for Norfolk Southern held their 
annual "Old Timers' Banquet" on September 26, sponsored 
for the ninth consecutive year by Designated Legal 
Council Lance Callis. Among those attending were UTU 
International General Secretary and Treasurer Paul C. 
Thompson and Assistant General Chairperson Rex Grice 
(GO-687).

LOCAL 1440, STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.
   By a vote of 154 to 7, members ended a three-year 
wait by ratifying a new contract delivered by General 
Chairperson Mike Canino on October 16, according to Vice 
General Chairperson Bob Bilello. The 63-month contract 
includes a substantial wage increase, said Local 
Chairperson Lou Russo, as well as improvements from a 
rich fringe benefit package that includes sick leave 
pay, a disability allowance, longevity pay, and much 
more.

LOCAL 1462, BOSTON, MASS.
   Members held a joint meeting with members of Local 
262, Boston, where representatives from Tufts, Aetna, 
UTUIA and the Railroad Retirement Board were on hand, 
said Local 262 Local Chairperson Tom Driscoll. Also 
attending were National Legislative Director James M. 
Brunkenhoefer, Assistant National Legislative Director 
James A. Stem and State Senator Steve Tolman.

LOCAL 1473, BOSTON, MASS.
   Members are mourning the passing on October 8 of 
Thomas A. Casey, a lifelong railroader and father of 
fellow Amtrak conductor and Massachusetts/Rhode Island 
State Legislative Director George T. Casey. The elder 
Casey, an Army veteran, retired in 1970 following 44 
years as a carman with the Boston & Albany; New York 
Central; Pennsylvania Central, and Conrail. He was a 
past president of the Transport Workers Union.

LOCAL 1518, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
   Two active members with combined service records 
totaling 107 years were honored with brass lanterns at 
the local's recent annual banquet, said Secretary and 
Treasurer J.R. O'Neil and Local Chairperson C.R. 
Smither. On September 18, Kenneth Conatser marked 50 
years of service, and on December 18, Freland J. Stark 
will start his 58th year on the rails.

LOCAL 1567, CORBIN, KY.
   Thanks to a $100 donation from the local in seed 
money, a soccer complex is taking shape in town as a 
memorial to a woman, Deborah Grega, and her son, Sean, 
who were killed when logs rolled off a truck and into 
their car. In addition, the local recently made a 
generous donation to the family of a city worker killed 
while on duty, according to Secretary and Treasurer 
Donny D. Head.

LOCAL 1933, WASHINGTON, D.C.
   Being prepared paid big dividends recently for 
Virginia Railway Express conductor Bruce Thompson, who 
took a two-day course a year ago and learned CPR and 
emergency response techniques from fellow conductor and 
PREPARE trainer Corky Price, Jr., also of Local 1933. On 
September 15, Thompson received a call from fellow 
conductor and local member Steve Rasch, alerting him to 
a passenger in distress. Learning the passenger was 
choking on food, Thompson tried the Heimlich maneuver, 
and on the third attempt, was successful, averting a 
tragic outcome.



MEMBERSHIP IN ACTION
--BNSF engineer battles wildfires ...............##L

   In 1996, Local Chairperson Lloyd Nelson played a 
major role in re-establishing the annual family picnic 
held in Forsyth, Mont., for members of Local 486 
(Glendive, Mont.), but he couldn't attend this year.

   Instead, Nelson, a locomotive engineer employed by 
BNSF, was one of some 10,000 who battled the blazes 
consuming an estimated 645,300 acres in Montana during 
the worst fire season in decades.

   Nationwide, fires burned more than 6.6 million acres 
this year. To meet the challenge, the armed services, as 
well as foresters and assorted personnel from the U.S., 
Canada, Puerto Rico, and even New Zealand, were called 
on to help quench the flames.

   E-7 Sergeant First Class Nelson, a member of the Army 
National Guard, Battalion 190, out of Billings, Mont., 
was just finishing his regular weekend of service when 
he got the call.

   "Montana Gov. Marc Racicot declared a state of 
emergency," Nelson said. "We received a three-day 
training course from the U.S. Forest Service, were 
broken down into 20-man teams, and I went to work 
fighting fires for the first time in my life near 
Helena, where about 80,000 acres were burning. I fought 
fires near Boulder, Townsend, and other areas from 
August 10 to the 24th."

   The state's Soldier of the Year in 1998, Nelson said 
serving the country is something of a family tradition. 
"I've just completed my 20th year in the Army National 
Guard," he said. "My dad joined the guard in 1955, my 
brother's got 15 years in, my younger sister has 13 
years in, and my other sister served four years in the 
regular Army."

   With two boys, ages 10 and five, a seven-year-old 
daughter, a railroad job and commitments to the guard, 
Nelson gives credit to his wife. "I owe Kim a lot," he 
said. "Especially with me being gone so much, it really 
takes a lot to hold down the home front."



STATE WATCH
--News from UTU State Legislative Boards ...........##M

CALIFORNIA
   Governor Gray Davis signed into law a bill that 
requires the Los Angeles County Metropolitan 
Transportation Authority to abide by all existing labor 
contracts should the county decide to divide the system 
into smaller transit zones in the future.

   The bill, S.B. 1101, erased one of the most 
contentious issues facing UTU-represented employees 
during their month-long strike against the LACMTA.

   "The governor's decision to sign this bill into law 
shows what labor can accomplish when we work together. 
It also shows what we can accomplish through your 
support of TPEL," said UTU Legislative Director J.P. 
Jones.

   "We are so pleased the governor signed [the 
legislation]," added LACMTA General Chairperson James 
Williams.

   The signing may have put to rest attempts by various 
groups to form a new transit zone among a number of San 
Fernando Valley cities.


IDAHO
   Legislative Director Gary Farris has acknowledged the 
efforts of U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Larry Craig, and 
Rep. Mike Simpson, in their efforts to pass legislation 
favorable to the members of the UTU.

   Senator Crapo introduced to Congress the "cramdown" 
legislation that would prevent railroads from bypassing 
agreements made with labor unions in the event of rail 
mergers and was the first Republican senator to sign a 
letter of support for H.R. 4844, the Railroad Retirement 
and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2000.

   Rep. Simpson, a member of the House Transportation 
and Infrastructure Committee, also was an early 
supporter of H.R. 4844 and was a co-sponsor of the bill.

   Craig, who also supported H.R. 4844, said in a letter 
to Farris: "I applaud the membership of the UTU for the 
important role it played in developing a sensible plan 
to cut taxes and modernize" the Railroad Retirement 
system.

   "We wish to thank everyone who has supported 
legislation favorable to UTU members, including retirees 
and widows who have written letters and made phone calls 
to members of Congress in support of our legislative 
efforts," Farris said.


INDIANA
   The Indiana Legislative Board had the honor of 
presenting UTU member Howard Platt (L-1548) with the 
"Sagamore of the Wabash" award on behalf of Indiana 
Governor Frank O'Bannon.

   The award is one of the most prestigious decorations 
given by the state of Indiana and is presented to 
citizens who have provided great service to the state, 
said Legislative Director James E. Carrico, Sr.

   The board also presented Platt with a UTU brass 
lantern on behalf of International President Charles L. 
Little, who in a letter thanked him for his dedication 
to unionism beginning with his days in the Brotherhood 
of Railroad Trainmen.

   Platt received the award at a luncheon provided by 
the designated legal counsel firm of Hoey, Farina and 
Downes.

   A photograph in the print edition of this month's UTU 
NEWS depicts the presentation of the award. Pictured are 
UTU members Richard "Panama" Everhart (L-1518), K.O. 
Edwards (L-744), Howard Platt (L-1548), Thomas E. 
Hensler (L-490), James E. Carrico, Sr. (L-333), Bruce 
Babbitt (L-298) and Steven Filbert (L-1620).


IOWA
   Legislative Director Pat Hendricks, on October 16, 
received from Iowa Governor Thomas Vilsack a copy of a 
letter sent to President Clinton declaring the 
governor's support for the Railroad Retirement and 
Survivors' Improvement Act (H.R. 4844).

   The letter read, in part: "The entire Iowa 
Congressional delegation has committed support for this 
legislation. The bill received strong bipartisan support 
as evidenced in the 391-to-25 vote for passage in the 
House of Representatives. More than 80 Senators have 
signed a letter supporting its enactment...

   "I strongly encourage you to voice support for this 
excellent legislation by speaking to the Senate and 
House leadership to let them know that passage of this 
legislation is a priority for your Administration."

   "I hope this is helpful in getting approval for the 
improvement act," Vilsack wrote in a letter to 
Hendricks.


MISSOURI
   On Thursday, October 5, State Legislative Director W. 
Larry Foster joined the late Missouri Governor Mel 
Carnahan as he signed a proclamation declaring October 
16 as Railroad Recognition Day throughout the state.

   The purpose of the proclamation was to urge all 
citizens to appreciate the vital role that the railroad 
system plays in Missouri's economy and transportation 
system.

   The proclamation read, in part:

   "Whereas, the railroad continues to make significant 
contributions to our state's economic stability and is 
crucial to the prosperity of countless Missouri 
businesses; and

   "Whereas, from the day the first railroad spike was 
driven, railroad workers have kept Missouri moving and 
have enabled our state to become a major participant in 
both the American and global marketplaces;

   "Now, therefore, I Mel Carnahan, Governor of the 
state of Missouri, do hereby proclaim October 16, 2000, 
to be Railroad Recognition Day."

   A photograph in the print edition of this month's UTU 
NEWS depicts Gov. Carnahan shaking hands with Brother 
Foster as he presents Foster with the official 
proclamation, as George Wisdom (L-226), vice president 
of the National Association of Retired and Veteran 
Railway Employees, witnesses the occasion.



BUS DEPT. / STREET BEAT
--"New technology, new problems" ................##N
   Editorial by Bernard J. McNelis
   Vice President and Director, UTU Bus Dept.

   Technology in transportation is not around the 
corner; it is here to stay.

   Most of us, whether members of the Bus Department or 
not, are aware of such technology as the Global 
Positioning System (GPS). GPS tells you where you are 
and how to get to where you want to go. It's pretty 
simple, not intrusive and is used on the UTU's 
Membership I motorcoach.

   Now comes telematics, the ability to know about the 
status of a vehicle and analyze the operator and other 
employees. Telematics was created to help move 
passengers more efficiently and safely. Telematics 
provides the ability to communicate between vehicles, 
infrastructure and the managers responsible for running 
the transportation systems.

   For example, it will be used to provide instant 
estimated arrival information for passengers waiting for 
a bus, or to contact the operator regarding traffic 
conditions.

   Some say telematics will increase productivity, 
control over work time, and workplace discipline. Some 
say telematics also will give the employer complete 
control over the employee's workday.

   How far will the employer go to use this technology? 
Will it show if the driver is braking too hard, 
following too closely, being too hard on the clutch, 
starting off too fast, stopping too suddenly? These are 
all examples of what we may face under telematics.

   As these technologies are put in effect, we must 
protect our members. Negotiations must focus on how 
technology will be used in discipline, confidentiality 
concerns and possible subcontracting out of work. If the 
company saves money, will our members see some of it 
through better pay, profit sharing or through other 
benefits? We must be vigilant.



YARDMASTER REPORT
--"I am voting for ratification" ...................##O
   Editorial by Don R. Carver
   Assistant to the President, Yardmasters' Dept.

   A tentative agreement has been reached on the 
national agreement. International President Charles L. 
Little recently called a meeting of all general 
chairpersons covered by the proposal. Following 
explanation of the proposal by Assistant President Byron 
A. Boyd, Jr., and a question-and-answer session, the 
general chairpersons gave an overwhelming vote of 
support.

   The general committees are preparing questions that 
must be clarified. When these questions have been 
answered, a copy of the complete proposed agreement will 
be mailed to each member covered by the proposal for a 
membership ratification vote. We urge you to study the 
agreement. I recommend its ratification and I firmly 
believe you will agree after you have had an opportunity 
to study the proposal.

   Yardmaster James R. Reid, Jr., has retired after 46 
years of service. Jim began his career on the Pittsburgh 
& Lake Erie (P&LE) Railroad on June 28, 1954, and 
established seniority as a yardmaster March 28, 1965. 
During the last 22 years Jim was a yardmaster 
representative. Between 1978 and 1993 he held the 
offices of P&LE local chairperson, P&LE general 
chairperson until the P&LE was sold, and Three Rivers 
Railway general chairperson after the sale.

   Following the CSX purchase of Three Rivers, Jim was 
elected CSX (B&O) vice general chairperson and held that 
office seven years prior to retirement. Representing the 
yardmaster craft during the final six years of the P&LE 
was a trying and seemingly insurmountable task, but he 
succeeded in securing the best for his membership. Many 
longs days and late nights were spent in the process. We 
wish the best for Jim and his family in a long and happy 
retirement.



EDITORIALS

--Standing together, united .....................##P

   On September 16, more than 4,300 UTU members working 
for the Los Angeles MTA found all possibilities for a 
contract settlement had been exhausted. In the words of 
General Chairperson James Williams, they "had gone the 
last mile," and the bus and commuter train operators 
decided they had no other recourse than to use labor's 
ultimate weapon and put up a picket line.

   But a strike, like a chain, is only as strong as its 
individual elements. As one UTU member working in the 
rail industry noted, a strike calls for the ultimate 
sacrifice of the individual's ego. In a noble gesture 
that goes against the grain of individual self-interest, 
the worker must set aside his or her own concerns and 
band together with fellow workers to gain what's best 
for everyone collectively.

   The MTA strike would eventually turn out to be the 
longest in Los Angeles in two decades. But a turn of 
events on October 2 almost short-circuited the strike 
and threatened the solidarity that had characterized the 
action. On that day, the leaders of two other labor 
unions that had honored our strike gave their members 
approval to cross the UTU picket line.

   Of the nearly 2,000 mechanics who could have gone 
back to work and earned a sorely needed paycheck, only 
eight crossed the line.

   Perhaps it was self interest that motivated so many 
to hold the line. The UTU wasn't the only union looking 
to secure a new contract with the MTA, and the mechanics 
may well have realized that the support of UTU workers 
might come in handy in the near future.

   Or maybe many had been through strikes before, and 
they realized something that apparently had been 
overlooked by those who crossed the UTU's picket lines 
in 1994 on the Soo Line. Memories are long, and 
sometimes unforgiving.

   Regardless of their motivation and their leaders' 
words, actions speak volumes. Those individuals who 
continued to respect our picket line ultimately helped 
bring about a settlement, and they deserve our gratitude 
and respect.

   Standing together, the workers on the MTA offer us 
all an inspirational lesson in the value of unity.



--"Well worth the wait" ............................##Q
   Editorial by Charles L. Little
   UTU International President

   Last month, we announced the UTU and the nation's 
major freight railroads had reached a tentative deal for 
a new collective bargaining agreement.

   We said the agreement would cover train and engine 
service employees, and yardmasters, who make up nearly a 
third of the railroads' work force, and about 95% of the 
nation's Class I operating employees. We noted this was 
the first agreement to be reached between the railroads 
and any of the 13 standard labor unions taking part in 
the round of bargaining that began a year ago, and that 
details would be forthcoming.

   That's all we said, and all we could say.

   Since then, the phones have been ringing with 
inquiries from UTU members, who have every right to be 
curious about a historic contract that will have a major 
positive impact on their occupations and on the security 
of their families.

   Members want to know what's in the contract, how it 
affects them, and where its provisions come into play. 
Most of all, they want to know when they can see the 
document for themselves.

   We knew when we had a tentative agreement in hand, 
word about it would travel fast, some of which would be 
accurate and some of which would not.

   The members of the UTU National Negotiating Team, 
headed by Assistant President Byron A. Boyd, Jr., agreed 
with me that it was important for UTU members to learn 
as soon as possible, and directly from their union, that 
an agreement had been struck.

   UTU members not only have a right to timely knowledge 
of events that affect their lives, they also need and 
deserve reliable facts.

   What they don't need is a premature preview of an 
unfinished document, especially if it comes from a 
third-party source that might lace the news with rumors, 
misinterpretations, half-truths, and perhaps even 
deliberate disinformation.

   Our UTU Constitution tells us this is an unfinished 
document. As such, it would be inappropriate, 
irresponsible, and a disservice to UTU members to 
promote or publish the agreement's contents until the 
provisions of Article 91 have been carried out.

   We have already met with the general chairpersons 
whose committees are affected by the agreement, and they 
have submitted questions, as prescribed by Article 91. 
After the UTU Negotiating Team meets with the railroads' 
negotiators and establishes answers that will apply to 
the contract, we will have solid, reliable information, 
and a finished document, to distribute to UTU members 
for ratification.

   That time is drawing near. But until then, I can only 
assure you the contract will be well worth the wait.



--"Can't amputate your way to better health" ....##R
   Editorial by James M. Brunkenhoefer
   UTU National Legislative Director

   Dear Railroad CEO:

   I recently received a report from Morgan Stanley, 
some of the best money guys on Wall Street. It was an 
overview of internet strategies by railroad companies. 
It made for very interesting reading.

   One part of the report covered what your customers 
expect from you. I am afraid that, on a scale of one to 
ten, your industry did not make a passing grade.

   In the Morgan Stanley report, BNSF customers rated 
the carrier a 5.4 out of 10 on their e-commerce service. 
CN/IC got a 5.6, Canadian Pacific 5.2, CSX scored 5.3, 
KCS 4.6, NS 4.7 and UP 5.3.

   All of these scores rank far below your trucking 
competitors. It seems as if your customers like what 
they get from the truck lines a lot better than what 
they get from you. It appears that each railroad is very 
proud of their individual system. They resist efforts to 
have a common system throughout the industry. Heaven 
forbid that your competitor, another railroad, may gain 
a little information. Someone better bring in the coffee 
to wake you up, because your competition is not another 
railroad, it is e-commerce-friendly truck companies.

   In today's competitive world, you are getting about 
10% of the freight transportation dollar. Roll over with 
your big executive chair and look out the nearest window 
and count the trucks that go by. You better bring a 
calculator because your fingers and toes will not do it. 
The shippers know that not only can the trucking company 
quote a rate, they can also promise delivery. Not only 
that, the shipper can find exactly where his shipment is 
at any given time. You see, he designs an e-commerce 
system that is customer friendly. You designed a 
computer system to cut off clerks. At the rate you guys 
resist new ideas and cut costs, there soon won't be any 
industry left.

   I am aware that some of you are attempting to build 
consumer-friendly websites. Customers will be able to 
make inquires through this site. Even so, they will not 
be able to get either a price or a definite commitment 
of when their freight will be delivered.

   While the rest of the world is using space-based 
global positioning satellites, we are stuck with old 
trackside boxcar scanners. These scanners are not much 
better for communications than two tin cans and string. 
When you finally decide to use the GPS method, your 
customers can find out just exactly, within a few feet, 
where their shipment is, how fast it is moving and 
exactly when it is expected to get there. Heck, most of 
your trains are wandering around North America hauling a 
bunch of no bills, causing higher fuel consumption and 
higher costs and the darn cars end up in the wrong 
place. But look at the cost savings that you've made 
from the clerks that you have cut off.

   Do you really think that your customers are going to 
stay with you when they can't find out where their 
shipments and equipment are? The reason that they can't 
find out is because you don't know yourself. Most 
customers would ship with you if you could just get the 
shipment there consistently. It would be better if you 
just told the truth about what you can't do, so that the 
customers can make their plans, rather than counting on 
you to give them inaccurate information. That just makes 
them angry. 

   We have always hoped that you treat your customers 
better than you treat us. The difference between them 
and us is that we stick with you and they don't. We are 
ready to help move this industry into the 21st century. 
We are ready to help do what the Wall Street money 
people tell us needs to be done. You must do what we 
have done and come to the realization that this industry 
is going to be saved, and this industry's bottom line 
will increase only when the top line increases, not 
simply through cost cutting. You cannot amputate 
yourself to health. You must grow.



--Voices: Members share their opinions .............##S

   The UTU NEWS regularly contacts members at random to 
report their thoughts on a question of interest to the 
general membership.

   This month's question: WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD 
JUSTIFY CROSSING A PICKET LINE?

   "Unless my general chairperson or the UTU 
International advised me that there's been a settlement, 
I see no justification for ever crossing a picket line. 
I'm a local chairperson for road, yard and UTU-E, 
working now for CSX as a yard foreman. I remember when 
the BLE crossed UTU lines at the Soo Line, and it left a 
bitter taste in my mouth. So much today is about what's 
best for 'me,' but in a union, you have to use the word 
'we,' and you have to do what's right for 'us.' People 
entering the work force need to know the history of the 
labor movement to understand the value of sticking 
together."
   -- JAMES CHAPMAN III, L-924, RICHMOND, VA.

   "I'm an Amtrak conductor working a yard job as 
assistant conductor, and I'm a local president. I've 
been in the industry for 24 years, and my feeling is 
that under no circumstances would I cross a picket line. 
I feel like every union organization should respect and 
stand behind another's strike. A strike is the ultimate 
weapon of organized labor, and for it to be effective, 
no one should cross the line. We're supposed to be 
standing together. That's how you win. When you divide, 
you weaken. It undermines the strength and integrity of 
what a union is all about. Together, you can get through 
it. That's the bottom line."
   -- TIM HARRIGAN, L-168, CHICAGO, ILL.

   "I've been a bus operator with the Los Angeles MTA 
for nearly 34 years, and I'm a vice division local 
chairperson. It's hard to say when a picket line should 
ever be crossed, but I think it depends on the issues 
and what's at stake. If MTA management did to the ATU 
what they've done to us, I wouldn't cross the ATU's 
picket lines. I don't think anyone should cross ours. 
But I don't think you should be held out of work for 
something stupid. I think you could cross the line if 
the union isn't negotiating in good faith, or if they're 
holding out for something completely ridiculous."
   -- ROBERT MORTVEDT, L-1563, EL MONTE, CAL.

   "I'm a vice local chairperson representing rail 
workers on the Los Angeles MTA. I've operated trains for 
six years, and before that I operated buses for 16 
years. I don't think there are any circumstances that 
would justify crossing a picket line. Individually, you 
don't stand much of a chance against big business and 
deep pockets. When you become a part of a group, that's 
where your loyalties should lie. If you are a member of 
a labor union, that should prohibit you from crossing 
another's picket line. My principles would not allow me 
to do it. It's not easy to do, but you have to be 
principled."
   -- VIC ROBERTSON, L-1565, W. HOLLYWOOD, CAL.



UTUIA UNCLAIMED BENEFITS
--A listing of unclaimed benefits ...............##T

   Listed below are the names of participants in the 
United Transportation Union Insurance Association 
(former ORC&B, the BRT and the BLF&E) who have unclaimed 
benefits in the amounts shown.

   Local, lodge or division numbers, where available, 
are shown. Local or lodge numbers of some participants 
are lacking because of data lost through mergers, 
transfers, closings and other circumstances. In most 
cases the last known city and state are included.

   If your name is listed, or you know of any of these 
persons, their whereabouts or their lawful heirs in case 
of death, you should immediately contact General 
Secretary and Treasurer Paul C. Thompson at the UTU 
International, 14600 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH 44107-
4250. Benefits may be due upon receipt of proper proof.


UNCLAIMED BENEFITS
LOCAL   NAME, CITY & STATE                    AMOUNT
478   Abbott, Leslie W., RI                    69.00
448   Adams, William H., Hawthorne, CA          2.15
337   Adkins, Robert, MO                       41.00
1438  Allen, Thomas W., Detroit, MI            14.44
18    Ameling, Roy H., Tucson, AZ           5,141.83
      Anderson, James, Fairlawn, NJ            98.04
414   Anderson, Lewis J., St. Louis, MO        25.00
214   Anthony, Robert B., MD                   19.00
97    Auman, Kenneth C., CA                   143.55
1033  Austin, Beverly K., Lithonia, GA         22.14
86    Ballew, Robert T., WY                    66.00
747   Barnes, Thomas A., Beech Grove, IN      499.13
94    Bartlett, Oscar, Nogales, AZ             44.00
630   Bayer, Robert E.                        559.69
73    Berard, Philip, MA                        5.95
826   Blackwell, William W., SC                26.00
215   Bloom, Theodore K.J., MD                 44.00
1965  Bluford, Carl M., Lake Jackson, TX        7.75
448   Blundell, Joseph W., Los Angeles, CA      6.90
1461  Boling, Sara E., Dumfries, VA             1.13
345   Bray, Everett J., Fort Smith, AR         22.00
261   Bristow, Ronald G., Indianapolis, IN      2.67
281   Brown, Sindee L., Lake Geneva, WI         5.93
45    Bullock, George S., Bald Knob, AR          .60
741   Burge, George E., NC                     12.87
550   Burke, Jessie T., So. Norfolk, VA        21.33
330   Burris, Edmond V., MO                    42.00
631   Butler, Brad A., Ridgeley, WV            35.78
566   Busch, William H., Calwa City, CA        55.00
      Cady, Donald E., Kansas City, MO         48.68
507   Callahan, Joseph E., MA                  37.22
1205  Calloway, Ron G., Corpus Christi, TX     10.85
506   Calvitt, Charles A., Houston, TX         30.50
285   Carpenter, Carlos L., E. Hampton, CT     36.50
1524  Carroll, Jeffrey J., Houston, TX          9.25
430   Carter, Thomas H., MD                    29.50
1044  Carver, Grover T., Kansas City, KS    1,000.00
315   Case, George N., Sarasota Spgs., NY      72.00
1762  Chartrand, Daniel B., Mt. Morris, MI      8.11
1563  Christensen Jr., Robt., La Puente, CA    11.82
453   Clark, William F., Baltimore, MD          4.25
517   Clarkson, Edgar W., Williamson, WV       74.50
1524  Coker, Brent W., Houston, TX             24.08
304   Collins, Walter, N. Little Rock, AR      22.94
383   Combs, James H., Louisville, KY          23.33
16    Conrad, Joseph A., Jr., Terre Haute, IN  42.00
101   Conroy, Michael J., Buffalo, NY         125.00
205   Cook, Billy T., Springfield, AR          36.52
1563  Cook, James E., La Puente, CA            11.82
1775  Cook, Sharon G., Salt Lake City, UT      31.82
616   Cosby, William H., NY                    36.00
1502  Cross, LaGuardia, Miami, FL              10.02
320   Cuellar, Armando, Saginaw, MI             3.35
14    Custard, Samuel E ., Vincennes, IN       67.00
1770  Darling, Harry B., Los Angeles, CA      250.00
260   Davis, Arthur A., Sacramento, CA         41.00
100   Davis, George W., Nashville, TN          43.27
733   Dawson, Thomas W., ID                    29.84
141   Diehm, Henry A., IN                      17.50
840   Doolin, James E., Detroit, MI            10.50
598   Douthit, Squire M., LA                  104.00
1405  Drennan Jr., Thomas P., Richmond, CA     12.47
773   Duffy, Paul B., IA                        9.85
377   Duffy, Thomas A., Brockport, NY          70.66
376   Ekwall, Charles A., FL                   16.00
139   Essary, Walter J., Wickett, TX          119.00
1852  Everett, Anita K., Frostburg, MD          3.35
1852  Everett, Walter W., Frostburg, MD         7.15
388   Fairbairn, Norman P., WI                 21.00
912   Field, Russell L., CA                     2.36
485   Fifield, Leston M., Somerville, MA       54.00
141   Fisher, Alvin L., Angola, IN            112.50
940   Foley Jr., Jesse J., Fort Worth, TX       2.46
1760  Ford, David A., Taylor, MI               22.35
592   Frail, Peter N., WA                      33.70
950   Franklin, Maurice, Memphis, TN           35.57
603   Franz, Pamala K., Virginia Bch., VA      70.89
313   Freeman, Craig A., Grand Rapids, MI       9.02
      Freeman, Don H., Lakeland, FL         1,585.43
97    Freeman, Orvel B., Los Angeles, CA      144.50
492   Friedman, Grover, Sacramento, CA        221.46
574   Fuchs, William Edward, Kensett, AR       23.00
685   Funston, Rolla E., Danville, IN          46.00
1548  Garber, Stephen C., Indianapolis, IN     19.94
1368  Gifford, Terry V., Shawnee Miss., KS     16.50
7     Gore, Albert B., Washington, DC          33.00
579   Granger, Glen A., NY                     20.03
812   Grazier, Wesley B., CA                    4.32
214   Grimm, Earl W., Baltimore, MD            54.00
688   Hale, Arthur, Oklahoma City, OK          29.50
608   Hall, John M., TX                        32.72
376   Hardee, Lon, Miami, FL                   58.50
214   Hardesty, Joseph, S. Baltimore, MD       12.65
376   Hardin, Marion F., FL                    29.00
1034  Harrington, Charles F., Buffalo, NY      13.00
508   Hawkins, Jesse E., Smithville, TX         7.62
      Hayes, Marvin, Deer Park, TX             13.00
91    Heffington, Marshall B., Brisbane, CA    72.00
165   Hess, Dennis D., Baltimore, MD           30.06
448   Hoen, Robert A., CA                      22.56
608   Holloway, Daniel W., CT                 117.00
193   Holmes, Jesse F., Portland, OR           48.00
321   Holmlund, David, CA                       6.95
598   Homer, Charles, NY                        3.51
221   Horton, Charles F., Little Rock, AR     300.00
1563  Houze, Casandra, W. Covina, CA            2.34
610   Howard, Robert, Arnold, MD              237.70
68    Hunt, Raymond H., UT                     15.98
48    lsenberg, John Berkley, Topeka, KS      258.04
215   Jackson, Richard Edgar, Albany, NY       24.00
1812  Jackson, Ronald D., Los Angeles, CA      40.58
606   Jewell, Charles M., Providence, RI      517.35
610   Johnson, Delores, Baltimore, MD           4.40
779   Johnson, Joseph L., AR                   32.00
292   Johnson, Milton C., E. Syracuse, NY     942.49
1186  Jones, John P., Gary, IN                 15.49
265   Jones, Ray, Inko, ID                      9.00
1607  Jordan, Clyde E., Pasadena, CA           11.82
984   Justice, Edward R., Baltimore, MO        12.98
731   Kelly, Frank, Weehawken, NJ              26.00
296   Kennedy, Lee M., WI                      37.50
1472  King, Louis, Gretna, NY               1,544.26
663   Kirby, Charles D., Los Angeles, CA       13.00
79    Kirkman, Albert W., Cherokee, IA         44.60
460   Kountz, Charles L., Baton Rouge, LA      51.15
376   Krueger, Alfred G., FL                   43.50
363   Kryger Jr., Olaf H., New York, NY        11.82
794   Lagle, Marion K., Stockton, CA           12.60
1438  Laman, Gary P., Detroit, MI              14.50
582   LaMartine, Niels J., IN                  25.00
535   Laney, Gordon O., Valdosta, GA          123.47
934   Lawhon Jr., Joseph C., Charlotte, NC     80.00
1548  Lawson, Jerry W., Indianapolis, IN        9.02
438   Lee, Jack D., MD                         39.30
743   Lewin, Bert, IN                          54.00
369   Lewis, Thomas H., KS                      6.50
1438  Long, Ronnie G., River Rouge, MI          9.27
535   Lowery, Kenneth P., Macon, GA             9.04
167   Lowman, Robert K., Portland, OR          26.00
57    MacNeal, Edwin C., MA                    36.00
394   Macomber, Douglas J., Niverville, NY    239.35
906   Madere, Sim, La Place, LA                52.50
309   Markin, James W., NY                     30.00
543   Marsh, Ernest G., Patterson, NJ         121.50
1663  Marshall, Richard L., Indianapolis, IN   11.82
77    Martin, Daniel C., Indianapolis, IN     702.74
454   McDonald, George L., MI                  71.67
113   McDuffee, Howard W., WA                  52.85
307   McKinnon, Edwin L., E. Tethford, VT      15.00
1403  McQuillan, Jeffrey S., Raymore, MD        7.57
      Melton, Melvin F., Springerville, AZ     84.27
823   Milam, Otis L., Lakeland, FL             76.50
1361  Milious, Frederick R., New Haven, CT     90.28
364   Miller, John H., Memphis, TN             51.00
998   Miller, Walter Scott, Marydel, MD       173.13
949   Milligan, Betty K., Sherman, TX           7.87
356   Mills, Carl L., New Castle, DE            4.55
46    Mills, Marcia K., Reno, NV              440.00
321   Mock, Harry F., CA                       92.30
407   Montgomery, Charles F., Seattle, WA      66.50
808   Moore, Robert L., Tracy, CA              39.50
1532  Moretine, Brenda K., Kansas City, KS      2.98
97    Motherhead, Charles C., CA               20.50
296   Nelson, Felix Waldimor, Superior, WI     31.00
260   Newton, Harry B., Fitchburg, MA         539.53
973   Nicoson, Donald L., Terre Haute, IN       9.00
292   O'Brien, Patrick W., Syracuse, NY         9.00
1914  O'Connell, Edmund G., Albany, NY        670.00
73    O'Neil, William J., MA                   62.00
      O'Neill, J.L.                            11.82
305   O'Neill Jr., Carl W., AR                248.57
327   Osban, Claude W., CA                     21.45
430   Page, Genevieve M., Cumberland, MD        3.43
302   Parker, George M., GA                    59.33
333   Parks, Tanya L., Lexington, IN            1.79
1445  Pederson, Robert E., NJ                   3.61
607   Perkins, Louis J., LA                    59.29
911   Peterson, Nels P., UT                    48.45
550   Phelps, Eugene L., Blackstone, VA        21.83
214   Phillips, John F., MD                    37.00
927   Piatkowski, Glenn, Detroit, MI           15.15
454   Player Jr., Knight, Baltimore, MD         9.02
1477  Pool, John H., Dearborn, MI              11.82
524   Poston, Susan E., Palestine, TX           6.70
146   Pruett, John H., TX                      72.60
566   Ramey, Charles L., CA                    36.00
1545  Ray, Darel D., Jacksonville, AR          30.74
1031  Ready, Jeannette, Savannah, GA            5.25
517   Richards, Harry A., NY                   77.62
1438  Roberts Jr., Van, Detroit, MI            12.24
243   Robinson, Tommy J., Smithfield, TX       11.82
267   Roddy, W.E., LA                          52.00
134   Rogers, Bruce A., Oneonta, NY             1.25
383   Rogers, Lynn A., Louisville, KY           5.69
902   Ross, George W., FL                      31.54
1565  Sackman, William A., Reseda, CA           9.00
388   Schultz, John A., WI                     25.00
1150  Serbousek, Jennifer, Pierre, SD           3.83
1477  Sesson, Cathryn, Detroit, MI              9.99
1477  Sesson, Joseph, Detroit, MI              23.10
1413  Seward, James J., Jersey City, NJ       262.79
327   Shackelford, Rowzee F., CA               47.00
1120  Shank, Theodore A., Frostproof, FL      177.00
933   Sherrod, Jessica M., Jefferson City, MO   9.80
745   Shoemaker, Oscar J., Greenville, SC      31.35
146   Sickman, William, TX                     44.00
1607  Siddiqui, Guadalupe, Lawndale, CA       204.15
643   Slaughter, John E., VA                   30.00
566   Slover, Vernon R., CA                    59.50
321   Smith, Harry C., CA                      56.28
600   Smith, James F., Cumberland, MD         134.04
214   Smith, Vernon L., Baltimore, MD          34.00
624   Spacek, Susan W., Baltimore, MD          10.94
      Speller, Misher E., Norfolk, VA         170.00
321   Stalker, Lindley B., CA                  68.72
94    Stolp, John A., Webb City, MO           253.54
293   Stoneburner, Paul O., Houston, TX         5.30
890   Stover, Richard G., Delray Bch., FL   2,051.58
1383  Strauss, Michael D., Hobart, IN         127.85
448   Strong, Charles R., Van Nuys, CA        138.00
1762  Strong, Kelvin M., Fenton, MI             6.70
760   Taylor, Clayton D., Jackson, TN          15.95
1790  Taylor, Edd H., Douglas, GA              34.95
550   Taylor, Hugh B., VA                       4.20
730   Thompson, Patrick O., Billings, MT        7.40
302   Thurston, Michael D., Washington, IN      4.01
776   Tims, James R., Denison, TX               9.42
173   Tooker, John B., AZ                     295.00
687   Tygett, Herman J., Harlingen, TX         74.25
337   Utter, Laverne, Greenfield Center, NY    10.13
285   Vantine, Otis J., Jackson Hts., NY      700.00
1563  Velazguez, Shirley, Rowland Hts., CA     35.95
230   Wager, George W., NY                    119.00
141   Walker, Gene Edwin, Fort Wayne, IN       40.50
1042  Waller, Lyndale R., Choctan, OK          38.97
566   Walters, John E., CA                     89.00
146   Warren, David A., TX                     32.00
156   Watson, Steve Wm., Houston, TX           32.20
23    Weddington, Benjamin, OK                 23.50
15    Wells, Earl J., TX                       21.31
749   Wengert, Arthur F., NV                   17.50
432   Westphal, Albert, MD                     39.50
909   White, Evans L., MA                      96.00
933   Whitmeyer, Raymond A., MO                39.00
794   Whitten, Archie H., CA                  128.00
438   Wilkerson, John D., Baltimore, MD        11.80
970   Williams, Frank, Los Angeles, CA        250.00
942   Williams, Walter S., WI                   9.07
624   Wilson, Veronica G., Landover, MD         1.00
1762  Winters, Terrie A., Flint, MI            10.77
792   Wood, Harry E., Los Angeles, CA          37.06
454   Wood, Kathleen S., Baltimore, MD         53.75
      Yarborough, Joan C., St. Paul, MN        18.00
1445  Yeager Jr., Lee N., Roselle Park, NJ     64.72
946   Young, James J., NJ                       8.11
1564  Zachary, Curtis D., Los Angeles, CA      11.82


UNCLAIMED LIFE CLAIMS
LOCAL   NAME, CITY & STATE                    AMOUNT
1544  Allen, Sidney M., Indio, CA  1,000.00
573   Bardill, Fred, Coldwater, MS  3,775.00
386   Barr, Howard N., Baltimore, MD  1,608.00
1544  Beard, Jessie A., Los Angeles, CA  1,000.00
847   Bethany, Walter L., Decatur, AL  1,464.00
      Brumett, Harold R., Holiday, FL  2,208.00
1202  Buelow, Willard R., Fort Wayne, IN  5,994.00
211   Butts, Gary R., Otego, NY  1,502.33
215   Carricato Jr., Charles, Highspire, PA  5,538.00
1597  Chapin, Frank V., Chicago Hts., IL  2,820.00
1594  Conlin, Bert H., Glen Riddle, PA  1,302.00
      Corbet, Archibald L., Edwardsville, PA  2,500.00
620   Crim, Rasheed, Chicago, IL  25,000.00
1380  Daniels, Ralph, Latrobe, PA  1,849.00
1366  Davis, Marcus L., Salt Lake City, UT  2,000.00
771   Delance, Michael J., Kingman, AZ  1,000.00
835   Dickey, John L., Los Angeles, CA  1,000.00
1117  Dillon, Robert M., Amsterdam, NY  1,000.00
1361  Dugan, Robert F., Katonah, NY  1,190.27
869   Durr, Logan, Louisville, KY  589.00
600   Eaton, Paul A., Cumberland, MD  475.00
1915  Ellis, Thomas J., Burney, CA  1,000.00
377   Foreman, George W., Ontario, CA  429.00
33    Gilbert, James B., Tuckerton, NJ  2,000.00
1125  Goff, Ellsworth E., Indianapolis, IN  1,564.00
1737  Grant, Janita V., St. Louis, MO  2,874.00
202   Haggans, Adolphe, Oxnard, CA  2,140.66
439   Hanson Jr., Joseph C., Tyler, TX  434.00
1365  Hoffman, Harold E., Hubbard, OH  1,435.00
1369  Holsinger, John W., Kinsman, OH  551.90
811   Johnston, Dennis L., Fontana, CA  500.00
1422  Jones, Charles L., Brea, CA  1,003.90
6666  Keller, Helen F., Seaside, OR  3,000.00
768   Kelley, Russell R., Decatur, IL  3,803.00
1035  Kells, Allen S., Lakeland, FL  24,558.00
4     Land, Clarence, Evansville, IN  1,192.00
628   Leonard, Edward F., Middletown, NJ  288.00
1343  Lepine, Lawrence D., Fond du Lac, WI  1,814.00
446   Lewis, Ralph E., Cheyenne, WY  362.00
645   Loch, John H., West Islip, NY  1,195.00
832   Lynch, Ambrose J., Superior, WI  1,819.00
1617  Malley, James H., Hillside, NJ  1,189.48
256   Marcoux, Eugene J., Troy, NY  556.83
933   Mason Jr., Thomas R., Baldwin, MO  486.42
1882  Mattson, Donald J., Minneapolis, MN  1,093.00
1929  Maynard, Wade H., East St. Louis, IL  751.00
1190  McCoy, Ralph T., Cincinnati, OH  4,068.12
813   Melroy Jr., Joseph S., Commerce, TX  250.00
1565  Merckel, Edwin A., Cross Fork, PA  655.00
1422  Miller, Walter G., Garden Grove, CA  3,031.52
18    Mills, Charles R., Hatch, NM  500.00
385   Murphy, John J., Yonkers, NY  3,220.00
1739  Payne, Henry M., Fredericksburg, VA  626.00
1081  Rolando, Raymond G., Phoenix, AZ  500.00
525   Rumsteg, Otto, Grand Forks, ND  1,210.00
394   Ryan, Joseph A., Albany, NY  1,604.00
1544  Ryon, Laverne E., Long Beach, CA  1,007.80
1597  Sacre, Edgar J., Chicago, IL  239.36
1186  Santos Jr., Joseph L., Gary, IN  25,000.00
1849  Simpson, Roy, Cincinnati, OH  883.00
1075  Smith, Fred W., Springfield, OH  1,000.00
1477  Stonebraker, David N., Detroit, MI  1,509.00
1918  Suiter, William D., Ore City, TX  4,326.73
623   Switzer, Charles W., Clifton Forge, VA  848.00
1820  Tate, Harvey C., Park Forrest, IL  4,439.00
324   Templeton, George R., Seattle, WA  944.00
771   Tillson, Fred C., Ocala, FL  1,772.00
1241  Tramontin, Angelo O., Antioch, CA  2,000.00
594   Turbeville, Jim B., Mineola, TX  2,143.00
727   Walker, Bruce W., Albert Lea, MN  2,368.00
1007  Whorrall, Lloyd S., Clearwater, FL  1,000.00
1594  Williams, Melvin E., Sharon Hill, PA  2,820.78
982   Ziegler, Ernest F., Lima, NY  323.00


UNCLAIMED ENDOWMENTS
LOCAL   NAME, CITY & STATE                    AMOUNT
33    Angello, Joseph M., Palisades Park, NJ   81.00
829   Baxter, Vinton C., Phoenix, AZ           94.00
      Brodnar, Michael M.                   1,937.00
1405  Brumitt, Claude M., St. Louis, MO     1,973.00
1615  Bullock, Don V., Salt Lake City, UT   4,558.71
1227  Cole, Delmar W., Wichita, KS            789.65
1735  Fletcher, John, Yonkers, NY           2,452.00
1007  Gallagher, Nicolas J., Rochester, NY    136.67
1612  Gardner, Lawrence, Kalamath Falls, OR    58.00
1741  Goodin, Michael D., North Highlands, CA 173.00
971   Harris, Jr., S. H., Kenbridge, VA     1,834.00
      Herrold, B.C., Northumberland, PA     1,100.00
1576  Jahnke, Alfred N., Lakewood, CO       2,742.18
263   Killough, Elmo E., North Pleasanton, TX  19.00
801   Kivi, Paul K., Chisolm, NM            1,677.56
1031  Kohn, Towns L., Nashville, TN         1,815.00
1831  Lewis, Harold C., New York, NY          900.00
1579  McGill, Jr., Edward J., Chicago, IL   1,551.00
1361  McKenna, John J., New Haven, CT       1,111.00
1590  Outly, George J., Wexford, PA         1,125.40
616   Peisher, M. F., Clifton Springs, NY      18.00
1393  Pukalo, John, Orchard Park, NY        1,427.94
1590  Sawyer, Harry E., Pittsburgh, PA      4,505.65
1128  Spencer, Charles J., Greeenville, SC    321.00
1564  Stein, Earl T., Riverside, CA            10.00
      Thomas, Jr., Carrol L., Commerce, TX    357.00
1687  Trombley, Leroy L., Belen, NM         1,557.00
699   Vaughn, Ronald C., Buffalo, NY           45.27
982   Wade, Robert H., Rochester, NY        1,971.01
1055  Walker, Robert E., Minot, ND            623.48
1147  Ware, Paulus M., Hunington, WV           37.00
708   Weaver, George A., Buffalo, NY        1,236.00
1695  Whitlow, David L., San Bernadino, CA    119.00
298   Wick, Melvin L., East Chicago, IN     1,677.00



SENIOR NEWS

--RRB, Social Security COLAs announced .............##U

   Social Security and Railroad Retirement Tier I 
benefits are scheduled to rise 3.5%, and Railroad 
Retirement Tier II benefits will increase 1.1% next 
year, the largest increase under the nation's retirement 
system in nearly a decade, federal officials said.

   At the same time, Medicare Part B premiums, now at 
$45.50 a month, will rise to $50 a month in 2001, 
according to the Health Care Financing Administration.

   Tier II benefits are adjusted by 32.5% of the change 
in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

   Vested dual benefit payments and supplemental 
annuities also paid by the U.S. Railroad Retirement 
Board (RRB) are not adjusted for the rise in the CPI.

   The average Railroad Retirement employee annuity will 
rise $37 a month to $1,418, and the average combined 
benefits for an employee and spouse will increase $53 a 
month to $2,043. For aged widow(er)s, the average 
survivor annuity will rise $25 a month to $851, the RRB 
said.

   For Social Security beneficiaries, the average 
monthly benefit amount for all retired workers will rise 
from $816 to $845. The maximum federal SSI monthly 
payments to an individual will rise from $512 to $530.

   Like Social Security benefits, Tier I and vested dual 
benefits paid to employees and spouses, and Tier I, Tier 
II and vested dual benefits paid to survivors may be 
subject to deductions if post-retirement earnings exceed 
certain exempt amounts.

   Under legislation enacted in April 2000, the 
retirement earnings test no longer applies to people 
above the normal retirement age (NRA). The NRA is age 65 
for those born before 1938, and it will gradually 
increase to age 67. One of two different exempt amounts 
apply, depending on the year an annuitant attains normal 
retirement age (NRA).

   For those who attain the NRA in 2001, the exempt 
amount is $25,000. Otherwise the exempt amount in 2001 
is $10,680

   The board withholds $1 in benefits for every $2 of 
earnings in excess of the lower exempt amount, and 
withholds $1 in benefits for every $3 of earnings in 
excess of the higher exempt amount. Earnings in or after 
the month of NRA attainment do not count toward the 
retirement test.

   Retired employees and spouses, regardless of age, who 
work for their last pre-retirement nonrailroad employer 
are also subject to an earnings deduction, in their Tier 
II and supplemental benefits, of $1 for every $2 in 
earnings up to a maximum reduction of 50%.



--Career's challenges came with Conrail .........##V

   He was probably the right man, in the right place, at 
the right time, and when the times changed, it coincided 
with his time to move on.

   Charles D. "Charlie" Winebrenner, a member of Local 
860, Middleport, Ohio, recently retired after 41 years 
of rail service. He had served as general chairperson of 
the Conrail North General Committee of Adjustment (GO-
651) from 1983 to 1999.

   Prior to that, he had been serving as vice general 
chairperson of the former New York Central (NYC) Western 
District General Committee of Adjustment for eight 
years.

   It fell to Brother Winebrenner to deal with the 
fallout that resulted from the creation of Conrail. And 
as he reached retirement age, an era drew to an end with 
the division of Conrail between CSXT and Norfolk 
Southern.

   "At one time, my committee was the largest in the 
U.S., with 103 local chairpersons, and about 6,500 
members," Winebrenner noted. "Because of consolidations, 
what we faced, over and over again, were equity 
problems."

   One of the stickiest involved the end of the Erie 
Lackawanna. "Our constitution says prior rights should 
be protected. When you have rights, but no railroad, 
you've got a big problem."

   Ironically, the situations that deprived him of sleep 
and appeared impossible gave rise to moments of great 
satisfaction, "especially when I was able to fix a 
problem for a member," Winebrenner said.

   A member of a joint UTU/BLE unification panel in the 
1980s, a two-time head of the General Chairpersons' 
Association, a convention delegate, and a father to two 
daughters and a son, Winebrenner began his career as a 
brakeman and a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad 
Trainmen in 1959 on the former NYC Ohio Central Lines at 
Hobson, Ohio.

   At the end of 41 years of service, he had learned 
"humbleness, patience and understanding in a way that 
could only come about by dealing with the enormous 
problems presented by Conrail," he said.



--Alaskan cruise offers maximum flexibility ........##W

   The UTU Travelers Club has arranged an Alaskan Cruise 
experience that offers members maximum flexibility.

   Those who choose the seven-night, northbound Voyage 
of the Glaciers will leave Vancouver on May 21, 2001, in 
luxury aboard Princess Cruise Lines' Ocean Princess. 
Travelers will cruise the Inside Passage, arriving at 
such ports-of-call as Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway, and 
then visit Glacier Bay and College Fjord. Cabin prices 
range from just $879 to $1,799.

   For those who don't want it to end, the deluxe 
Wilderness Package extends the experience another seven 
days, taking travelers to the Kenai Princess Wilderness 
Lodge and the Alaska Native Heritage Center, with a ride 
aboard Ultra Dome rail cars to Denali, and a fabulous 
stay at the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge.

   The deluxe Wilderness Package costs just $2,279 to 
$3,179 (all prices per person, based on double 
occupancy).

   For complete information, a color brochure, and help 
in deciding just how deluxe or economical you want it to 
be, call toll free (888) 280-7657, phone (440) 748-2777 
from Canada, write to Lynn Westphal Tours, 8715 Timber 
Edge Dr., N. Ridgeville, OH 44039, or send e-mail to 
<lwestphal2@aol.com>.



--The Final Call ................................##X

Following are the names of members of the UTU Retiree 
Program who have died recently, according to reports 
received at the UTU International Headquarters. These 
brothers and sisters will be sorely missed by their many 
friends and by fellow UTU Retiree Program members.

LOCAL      NAME                            CITY
0083   Lanier, Marvin E.       Jacksonville, TX
0194   Cox, Edwin L.             Logansport, IN
0256   Rocque, Charles A.              Troy, NY
0311   Stahl, Charles F.             Winona, MN
0313   Posthumus, R.T.         Grand Rapids, MI
0316   Williamson, A.D.        Marshalltown, IA
0330   Fulks, Thomas R.        Poplar Bluff, MO
0331   Clouse, James H.              Temple, TX
0349   Fulton, Richard J.        St. Joseph, MO
0385   Foley, Timothy J.           W. Haven, CT
0462   Latner, Lawrence T.          Ashdown, AR
0477   Mull, Eugene C.               Newton, KS
0511   Portwood, Oscar L.        Snellville, GA
0565   Suey, James R.             Centralia, IL
0586   Vestal, Fred D.               Marion, OH
0596   Haranin, Joe J.          Cranesville, PA
0605   Cano, Robert G.           Clarksburg, WV
0623   Waddell, Jr., W.T.        Eagle Rock, VA
0683   Weger, Werner H.       Dearborn Hts., MI
0693   Grizer, Henry J.        Canal Fulton, OH
0694   Shields, Harold             Dunsmuir, CA
0781   Dowden, Johnny L.         Shreveport, LA
0904   Bruce, Thomas E.         Nortonville, KY
0924   Rollings, Robert K.       Palm Coast, FL
0950   Crittendon, R.A.             Memphis, TN
0977   Ingram, Lewis B.              Yakima, WA
0977   Winkler, B.H.              Soap Lake, WA
1043   Poe, Gene N.                  Carlin, NV
1062   Easley, Jr., S.H.        Peach Creek, WV
1177   Buckman, Roger M.             Hawley, MN
1177   Cahill, William F.             Fargo, ND
1186   Rogers, W.W.           Michigan City, IN
1245   Snyder, Ernest B.           Cornelia, GA
1290   Cobb, Henry A.          Chicago Hts., IL
1313   Martin, Joe S.              Amarillo, TX
1374   Kellar, C.A.             Berlin Hts., OH
1382   Czarapata, Erwin R.        Iron Mtn., MI
1518   Malooley, Moses F.       Terre Haute, IN
1529   Drago, William C.          Lady Lake, FL
1548   Sosbey, Richard T.      Indianapolis, IN
1563   Weaver, James W.            Gastonia, NC
1574   Lenzer, Frank               Portland, OR
1590   Cramblett, Robert S.            Mesa, AZ
1687   Leatherman, Arnol E.           Raton, NM
1687   Sparks, Ray P.                 Ophir, OR
1770   Debaun, Gilbert N.           Anaheim, CA
1908   Frazier, Evelyn              Buffalo, NY



TPEL HONOR ROLL
--Contributors' growing support recognized .........##Y

Below are benefactors of the UTU's Transportation 
Political Education League (TPEL) who have begun 
contributing more than $100 per year, or have increased 
their donations to more than $100 per year, within the 
last two months.

    * Denotes Retired Member

PLATINUM CLUB
($1,200 or more per year)
NAME                  LOCAL   CITY/STATE
Price, John W.          78    Pocatello, ID
Koestner, Larry W.     329    Boone, IA
Carnathan, Stephen A.  598    Mobile, AL
Clements, Ronald R.    622    Birmingham, AL
Snow, Robert W.       1088    Jackson, MS
O'Neal, G. Michael    1532    Kansas City, KS

DOUBLE DIAMOND CLUB
($600 or more per year)
NAME                  LOCAL   CITY/STATE
Nierling, Thomas F.    202    Denver, CO
Joslin, Leroy R.       281    Milwaukee, WI
Simpkins, Randall B.   622    Birmingham, AL
Matthews, James T.     656    N. Little Rock, AR
Loucks, Stephen W.     947    Chaffee, MO
Mateer, John L.       1379    Pittsburgh, PA
Schlosser, Donald D.  1532    Kansas City, KS

DIAMOND PLUS CLUB
($400 or more per year)
NAME                  LOCAL   CITY/STATE
Beetschen, Barry P.    281    Milwaukee, WI
Cunningham, J.M.       281    Milwaukee, WI
Doyle, Michael R.      281    Milwaukee, WI
Malone, Dennis L.      281    Milwaukee, WI
Massey, Danny J.       847    Birmingham, AL

DOLLAR-A-DAY CLUB
($365 or more per year)
NAME                  LOCAL   CITY/STATE
Holbrook, Robert L.    194    Elkhart, IN
Braswell, Wesley A.    281    Milwaukee, WI
Beetschen, Karl W.     281    Milwaukee, WI
Breitsprecker, H. J.   281    Milwaukee, WI
Lawson, Michael G.     281    Milwaukee, WI
Loerzel, Scott E.      281    Milwaukee, WI
Sullivan, Michael J.   281    Milwaukee, WI
Baxter, Ralph C.       469    Madison, IL
Hanson, Delmer E.      473    La Grande, OR
Caldwell, Ronald G.    565    Centralia, IL
Taylor, Robert E.      565    Centralia, IL
Corrigan, Robert K.    730    Great Falls, MT
Turner, Harold C.      762    Montgomery, AL
Moultrie, Robert R.    772    Sheffield, AL
Wynn, Josh             781    Shreveport, LA
Black, John W.        1245    Atlanta, GA
Leslie, B.L.          1290    Chicago, IL
Ochoa Jr., Salvador   1290    Chicago, IL
Schwieger, Donald E.  1290    Chicago, IL
Gross, Kurtis R.      1402    Dupo, IL
Hutcheson, Dirk A.    1403    Kansas City, MO
Kinne, Andrew L.      1403    Kansas City, MO
Hillebrand Jr., R. J. 1433    Elmwood Park, IL
Bevacqua, Eugene F.   1505    Spokane, WA
Debaun, William J.    1532    Kansas City, KS
Jefferson, Arnold C.  1678    Minden, LA
Thornberry, James K.  1709    Pontiac, MI
Thompson, Steven J.   1709    Pontiac, MI
Harden, Gordon K.     1887    Fairfield, AL

DIAMOND CLUB
($300 or more per year)
NAME                  LOCAL   CITY/STATE
*Johnson, Ronald R.    239    Oakland, CA
Derue, Donald R.       281    Milwaukee, WI
Jarosiewicz, Edward P. 281    Milwaukee, WI
Termini, J.M.          281    Milwaukee, WI
Uyttebroeck, Daniel B. 281    Milwaukee, WI
Atkinson, G. Michael   283    Portland, OR
Nelson, James E.       311    La Crosse, WI
Mees, Kim R.           486    Glendive, MT
Smith, Timothy J.      586    Willard, OH
Szalawiga, Jerry J.    627    Wymore, NE
Romig, Michael J.      730    Great Falls, MT
Boles, Harvey D.       750    Knoxville, TN
Ruffins, Michael L.    781    Shreveport, LA
Sandlin, Steve P.      781    Shreveport, LA
Kester, Todd S.        845    Seattle, WA
Kennedy, Gary S.       965    Dallas, TX
*West, Ernest          974    Nashville, TN
Foley, Stephen W.      977    Pasco, WA
Marshall, Gregory B.  1245    Atlanta, GA
Gabel, Edwin P.       1313    Amarillo, TX
Depew, John E.        1313    Amarillo, TX
Heck, Derek J.        1313    Amarillo, TX
Pierce, Jonathan D.   1316    Ravenna, KY
Voke, Niklaus D.      1405    St. Louis, MO
Schweiss, Richard     1433    Elmwood Park, IL
*Cutrer Jr., W. W.    1501    Baton Rouge, LA
Mills, Robert G.      1912    Mobile, AL
Moffett Jr., Ted W.   1912    Mobile, AL

GOLD CLUB
($100 or more per year)
NAME                  LOCAL   CITY/STATE
Moats Jr., James W.      5    Kansas City, MO
Holman Sr., Peter A.     6    Indianapolis, IN
*Hunter, Henry L.       48    Norfolk, VA
*Chadwick, Lawson L.    84    Los Angeles, CA
Howrey, William W.     100    Indianapolis, IN
Armstrong, Charles H.  113    Winslow, AZ
Donald, Brian L.       161    Seattle, WA
Hayes, James D.        199    Creston, IA
Heinzel, Dennis R.     199    Creston, IA
Snyder, Richard A.     199    Creston, IA
Vicker, Randy L.       199    Creston, IA
White, Ronald D.       199    Creston, IA
Weidmaier, David A.    259    St. Joseph, MO
Libby Jr., Garry H.    262    Boston, MA
Ryan, Kevin M.         262    Boston, MA
Borowy, Joseph K.      265    Pocatello, ID
Brandenburger, B. S.   281    Milwaukee, WI
Foster, James G.       281    Milwaukee, WI
Goodnow, Paul F.       281    Milwaukee, WI
Grass, Robert L.       281    Milwaukee, WI
Jensen, Eric C.        281    Milwaukee, WI
Kiesgen Jr., Donald K. 281    Milwaukee, WI
Miles, David J.        281    Milwaukee, WI
Pratt, Lon W.          281    Milwaukee, WI
Rodgers, Harold E.     281    Milwaukee, WI
Vatistas, Jim D.       281    Milwaukee, WI
Smith, Stephen W.      283    Portland, OR
Ady, John D.           286    North Platte, NE
*Blake, Gene F.        293    Houston, TX
Peterson, Jegi W.      311    La Crosse, WI
Westby, John L.        322    Milwaukee, WI
Bryson, Ronnie M.      338    Chattanooga, TN
Springer, Jayson Scott 376    Louisville, KY
Brady, Jon L.          421    Conneaut, OH
Broyles, Stephen W.    473    La Grande, OR
Denny, Jeffrey D.      473    La Grande, OR
Larsen, Robert J.      473    La Grande, OR
Malone, Herschel D.    473    La Grande, OR
Malone, Steven B.      473    La Grande, OR
Marshall, Lane R.      473    La Grande, OR
Marshall, Larry A.     473    La Grande, OR
Orcutt, Wallace S.     473    La Grande, OR
Kilmer, James R.       477    Newton, KS
Shelton, Neal J.       486    Glendive, MT
Caudill, Eric D.       496    Portsmouth, OH
Nunley, Raymond P.     496    Portsmouth, OH
Bankston, George K.    508    Smithville, TX
Frazier, Michael D.    508    Smithville, TX
Friends, Kenneth L.    508    Smithville, TX
Helgren, Edwin C.      508    Smithville, TX
Karisch Jr., Ernest W. 508    Smithville, TX
Lastovica, David D.    508    Smithville, TX
Leiferman, Richard L.  508    Smithville, TX
Machala, Edward J.     508    Smithville, TX
Richards, Larry S.     508    Smithville, TX
Saunders, Nathan L.    508    Smithville, TX
Tiner, Randy F.        508    Smithville, TX
Vinklarek, Gregory F.  508    Smithville, TX
Ward, David S.         508    Smithville, TX
Wood Jr., Willard O.   508    Smithville, TX
Young, Charles D.      508    Smithville, TX
Zigal, Dennis W.       508    Smithville, TX
*DuBose, G. Thomas     535    Macon, GA
Geldard, Mickey W.     544    Havre, MT
May, Jeremy S.         544    Havre, MT
Petersen, Fredrick W.  544    Havre, MT
Cockrum, Kenneth D.    565    Centralia, IL
Henrichs, Stephen M.   565    Centralia, IL
Murphy, Monty R.       565    Centralia, IL
Murray, Todd M.        565    Centralia, IL
Nordman, Brett         582    Stevens Point, WI
Reichhoff, Lee A.      582    Stevens Point, WI
Schamberger, Robert M. 582    Stevens Point, WI
Rottari, Donald M.     586    Willard, OH
Hilden, Michael J.     590    Portage, WI
Wilkinson, James C.    627    Wymore, NE
Hayes, Randall J.      643    Ft. Madison, IA
Main, Thomas L.        643    Ft. Madison, IA
Brown, Michael         730    Great Falls, MT
Williams, Ronald H.    730    Great Falls, MT
Stacy, Joseph S.       770    Heavener, OK
Abernathy, Billy E.    781    Shreveport, LA
Bell Jr., Crawford     781    Shreveport, LA
Cannon, Brian J.       781    Shreveport, LA
Cauthron, B. J.        781    Shreveport, LA
Delton, Quincey D.     781    Shreveport, LA
Drew, Russell L.       781    Shreveport, LA
Epps, Michael L.       781    Shreveport, LA
Hall, James T.         781    Shreveport, LA
Hardy, Weber E.        781    Shreveport, LA
Lewis, Billy R.        781    Shreveport, LA
Manuel, Tyler B.       781    Shreveport, LA
Murphy Jr., Jesse A.   781    Shreveport, LA
Owen, Teddy L.         781    Shreveport, LA
Pillette Jr., Oris J.  781    Shreveport, LA
Scogin Jr., James O.   781    Shreveport, LA
Sowls, Brenda F.       781    Shreveport, LA
Thomas, Robert A.      781    Shreveport, LA
Walbeck, James D.      781    Shreveport, LA
Williams III, Walter   781    Shreveport, LA
Sago, Thomas J.        891    Whitefish, MT
Torgerson, Darrin K.   891    Whitefish, MT
Appell, Thomas Richard 904    Evansville, IN
Appell, Todd A.        904    Evansville, IN
Austin, Dana S.        904    Evansville, IN
Douglas, Harold T.     904    Evansville, IN
Ellsworth, David D.    904    Evansville, IN
Foster, Donald A.      904    Evansville, IN
Lemmons, Brett A.      904    Evansville, IN
Melton, Jason P.       904    Evansville, IN
Mills, James H.        904    Evansville, IN
Muensterman, Stephen   904    Evansville, IN
Niethammer, William J. 904    Evansville, IN
Peay, Randy            904    Evansville, IN
Renaud, Cameron S.     904    Evansville, IN
Rice, Gene R.          904    Evansville, IN
Schneider, Robert E.   904    Evansville, IN
Seidl, Trent V.        904    Evansville, IN
Vogel, Edward L.       904    Evansville, IN
Willman, Melvin J.     904    Evansville, IN
Lachman, Jerome J.     911    Minneapolis, MN
Daniels, Jerry L.      934    Alliance, NE
Barrineau, Rondy D.    942    Florence, SC
Meetze, Bobby H.       942    Florence, SC
Galvan Jr., Albert     953    Victoria, TX
Gonzales, Romel        953    Victoria, TX
Weston, Wayne T.       953    Victoria, TX
Bird, James A.         965    Dallas, TX
Brewer Sr., William H. 965    Dallas, TX
Partain Jr., Lonnie E. 965    Dallas, TX
Reyna, Gerraldo V.     965    Dallas, TX
Shaw, Warren B.        965    Dallas, TX
Smith III, Howard D.   965    Dallas, TX
Smith, Scott           965    Dallas, TX
Talladino, Nicholas A. 965    Dallas, TX
Wood, Raymond L.       965    Dallas, TX
Worthy, Charles R.     970    Abbeville, SC
Martson, David D.      997    Enola, PA
Payne, John D.        1011    Hamlet, NC
Cherry, C. L.         1016    Enid, OK
*Johnson, Rupert      1031    Savannah, GA
Humann, Jerome J.     1137    Fargo, ND
Robinson Sr., Kenneth 1190    Ludlow, KY
Pierro Sr., Isaac     1241    Richmond, CA
Frakes, Danny A.      1290    Chicago, IL
Hodges Jr., Wi. C.    1290    Chicago, IL
Debardelaben, F.      1291    Birmingham, AL
Alfonsi, Todd         1313    Amarillo, TX
Auhoy, Sam K.         1313    Amarillo, TX
Cantu, Johnny I.      1313    Amarillo, TX
Cochran, C. E.        1313    Amarillo, TX
Counts, Michael J.    1313    Amarillo, TX
McKinney, Jason L.    1313    Amarillo, TX
Moneyham, Cory        1313    Amarillo, TX
Parks, Ben G.         1313    Amarillo, TX
Poulain, Jay P.       1313    Amarillo, TX
Robertson, Leonard W. 1313    Amarillo, TX
Smith, Stephen B.     1313    Amarillo, TX
Spikes, Russell C.    1313    Amarillo, TX
Britzki, Michael D.   1379    Pittsburgh, PA
Ruffner, Michael C.   1379    Pittsburgh, PA
Freeze, Larry E.      1388    St. Louis, MO
Kosednar, Gary E.     1388    St. Louis, MO
Matzker, James R.     1388    St. Louis, MO
Steffan, Ronnie L.    1388    St. Louis, MO
Strebeck, August L.   1388    St. Louis, MO
*Devine, Thomas J.    1390    Trenton, NJ
Esposito, Thomas M.   1413    Jersey City, NJ
Pokaluk, David L.     1403    Kansas City, MO
Bortko, Frank M.      1433    Elmwood Park, IL
Kneip, Michael J.     1433    Elmwood Park, IL
Parra, Andrew J.      1433    Elmwood Park, IL
Shepard, Levon E.     1433    Elmwood Park, IL
Tubbs, James M.       1433    Elmwood Park, IL
Watson,  Jeriwyn R.   1433    Elmwood Park, IL
Melvin, Terrence O.   1494    Chicago, IL
Dupont, Charles D.    1501    Baton Rouge, LA
Sanders Jr., P. M.    1532    Kansas City, KS
Taylor, William D.    1532    Kansas City, KS
Greger, Daniel R.     1538    Chicago, IL
Jensen, Brett L.      1554    Ogden, UT
Acosta Jr., Corby A.  1836    New Orleans, LA
Adams, Frederick E.   1836    New Orleans, LA
Goldman, Robert R.    1857    Green River, WY
Osterling, J. Brad    1857    Green River, WY
Webb, Darrel G.       1887    Fairfield, AL
Lopez, Vincent A.     1895    Chicago, IL
Francois Jr., C. J.   1947    Lake Charles, LA
*Slinkard, Anita         R    Oakridge, MO

* = Retired Member



NOTICES

--Monthly winner announced ......................##Z

   This month's lucky winner of his choice of any item 
of apparel bearing the UTU logo is Bartley C. Joyce of 
Local 898, Boston, Mass., which represents workers on 
Amtrak. These items are awarded every month by random 
drawing as a show of appreciation to the many members 
who have been supportive of the UTU throughout the 
years.



--UTUIA seeks 2001 Volunteer of the Year ..........##AA

   The United Transportation Union Insurance Association 
is looking for a special person to honor as its 2001 
Volunteer of the Year.

   Do you, or someone you know, regularly volunteer at a 
hospital or nursing home? Lead a Boy Scout or Girl Scout 
troop or work with the handicapped? Involved in some 
other activity that benefits those in your community? If 
so, we would like to know about it.

   A panel of judges at the UTU International will 
review all submissions and select the 2001 Volunteer of 
the Year. The individual selected as UTUIA Volunteer of 
the Year will receive a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond and a 
plaque of appreciation from UTUIA. Additionally, he or 
she will be honored at the 2001 UTU/UTUIA Regional 
Meeting nearest his or her home (all expenses paid by 
UTUIA). Also, 20 runners-up will be selected to receive 
certificates of appreciation for their volunteer 
efforts.

   Deadline for submission of nominations is February 
28, 2001.

   The outstanding individual will be notified by 
registered mail, and certificates of appreciation will 
be forwarded to runners-up as soon as possible. Decision 
of UTUIA judges is final. Previous nominees may be 
nominated again, however, former Volunteers of the Year 
are ineligible to receive awards.

   The Volunteer of the Year program is designed to 
accomplish many things, not the least of which is the 
opportunity for UTUIA to let its fraternal light shine. 
It also provides an opportunity for UTUIA to recognize 
its volunteers for their outstanding contributions to 
others.

   Nomination forms (available in the print and web 
editions) should be mailed to: UTUIA Volunteer of the 
Year, Attn.: Sandra Kranick, UTU/UTUIA Fraternal 
Coordinator, 14600 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH 44107-
4250. Don't forget to include a separate sheet of paper 
describing your volunteer activities.



--United Healthcare open enrollment period .....##BB

   During the month of December 2000, United Healthcare 
will hold an open enrollment under GA-23111.

   During this open enrollment, any individual eligible 
for coverage under one of the GA-23111 plans can enroll 
and will be accepted for coverage without any medical 
underwriting or requirement of good health.

   There are no limitations on pre-existing conditions.

   If you enroll in December 2000, you will be covered 
effective January 1, 2001.

   Only those applicants who mail their enrollment form 
in December 2000 will be considered for open enrollment.

   This open enrollment is being held:

   -- For persons already enrolled in GA-23111 who want 
to change their coverage from Plan D to Plan F (which 
has no prescription drug coverage) or from Plan F to 
Plan D. The next opportunity to change plans will be 
December 2002.

   -- For any individual who was covered under any 
railroad health plan and was represented by a railway 
labor union. Previously, only individuals covered under 
GA-23000, GA-107300 or GA-46000 were eligible to enroll 
under GA-23111.

   If someone you know meets the new GA-23111 
eligibility provisions, open enrollment provides an 
opportunity to become covered.

   You may also enroll your spouse or eligible children 
if they are not currently covered.

   In addition, open enrollment under Plans D or F is 
available for your parent or parent-in-law. Anyone 
interested in enrolling should call the following phone 
numbers to obtain an enrollment form or get additional 
information:

   For persons eligible for Medicare, call (800) 809-
0453.

   For persons not eligible for Medicare, call (800) 
842-5252.

   The next open enrollment will be December 2002.



--UTU inks deal with AT&T Wireless ................##CC

   GREAT NEWS!! UTU recently signed a National Agreement 
with one of the largest cellular carriers in the United 
States, AT&T Wireless Services. This agreement benefits 
all corporate liability cellular lines and employee 
liability cellular lines of United Transportation Union. 
New and existing AT&T Wireless customers will earn 
airtime and equipment discounts.

             ENROLLMENT PROCESS:

EXISTING SERVICE:
   -- Contact National Business Ordering (NBO): 1-800-
388-3235.

   -- Request to be added as an "existing subscriber" to 
the United Transportation Union Employee Sponsorship 
Program.

   -- Provide UTU's Employee Sponsorship Foundation 
Account # 11988 

   -- Be prepared with the following information: 
wireless phone number, name, billing address and contact 
phone number. 

   

NEW SERVICE:
   -- Contact National Business Ordering (NBO): 1-800-
388-3235.

   -- Request to activate "new service."

   -- Provide UTU's Employee Sponsorship Foundation 
Account # 11988

   -- Be prepared with the following information: name, 
billing address, contact phone number, social security 
number, date of birth, and drivers license number.

   An AT&T representative will be able to assist you 
with selecting the most appropriate rate plan and 
telephone.

   UTU and AT&T Wireless Services look forward to having 
you as part of this National Wireless Program.



--UTUIA offers the best gift of all ............##DD

   Have you ever stopped to think about what you could 
have done with the money you spent on Christmas gifts in 
the past? If you're like most parents and grandparents, 
you go overboard.

   But what usually happens to those gifts? Do they end 
up in the corner, rarely played with -- or worse yet, 
broken? Why not give your little ones a lasting gift 
this Christmas?

   Permanent life insurance is a wonderful way to 
provide a lifetime benefit for your youngsters. What 
better way to show them you care? Permanent life 
insurance is very inexpensive at young ages, and 
premium-paying choices are endless, since premiums can 
be paid in one easy payment or over just about any 
period of time you select.

   Give a gift that keeps on giving by calling the toll-
free number, 1-800-558-8842, for assistance from your 
UTUIA representative.

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