Diligence leads
to UP agreement

The diligence and dedication of the Union Pacific Union Yardmaster Council has proven to be up to the task.

An agreement in principle was reached July 22, 1999, on a contract to cover all Union Pacific yardmasters. The new contract will cover existing yardmasters as well as those employees whose representation jurisdiction was gained in the 1997 National Mediation Board-conducted representation election.

Details of the new contract will be published following completion of the negotiations.

-- General Chairperson James Cumby and CSXT officials reached accord on a comprehensive yardmaster training agreement that covers those former Conrail yardmasters under the jurisdiction of GO-342. The agreement provides for one hour of training pay for each tour a new yardmaster is being trained. Continuing education and training of current yardmasters is addressed in the new agreement. These provisions will keep the yardmaster skills updated as new technology enters their workplace.

-- Buffalo & Pittsburgh clerks ratified a relocation and moving package. The B&P is centralizing its clerical forces and moving them from Punxsutawney, Pa., to Rochester, N.Y. The B&P clerks and yardmasters are represented by the UTU Yardmaster Department under the jurisdiction of GO-247.

-- Former Conrail Local 1962 Chairperson Jack Miller of Detroit, Mich., has retired following more than two decades of dedicated service representing the yardmaster craft. We give Jack a heartfelt thanks and wish him the very best in his retirement.

D.R. Carver (L-1963)
14600 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44107-4250
Voice: (216) 228-9400
Fax: (216) 228-5755
E-Mail: DCarver942@aol.com