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Local 104, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Members working for the Sault Ste. Marie Transportation Commission recently signed a new three-year pact with the city, bringing improved benefits, wage increases totaling 7.9% and a $500 signing bonus. Local Chairperson Blair Reid said an attempt to downgrade supplemental health coverage was resisted until dropped by the city.
Local 200, North Platte, Neb.
Two more houses are available to Habitat for Humanity beneficiaries thanks to the efforts of members who contributed their energy to the organization for the second year in a row, according to Local President I.C. Smith. Secretary and Treasurer Mack McConahay noted members can make donations to the North Platte Area Habitat for Humanity, Box 1785, North Platte, NE 69103.
Local 201, Trinidad, Col.
Members are congratulating Mike Dardanes and his wife Evelyn, whose daughter Denille was recently elected president of the National High School Rodeo Association at the 1999 National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo.
Local 228, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
In September, members employed by Union Pacific and the Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway held their annual all-crafts picnic to promote solidarity, acording to Legislative Representative Steve Miller, who noted that a 19-inch TV/VCR was won in a drawing by Dave Delano. Thanks go to all the sponsors who donated prizes, as well as to the law firms of Hoey, Farina & Downes; Hubbell, Sawyer, Peak, O'Neal & Napier; Hunegs, Stone, Koenig, LeNeave & Kvas; Tello & Associates; Yaeger, Jungbauer, Barczak & Roe, and Pratt & Tobin.
Local 343, Hamilton, Ont.
The death of Orville Robert Bryer is being mourned by members working on Canadian National, according to Local Vice President and Chairperson Scott Montani, who noted many were trained by Bryer when they started their careers. Montani also offered the local's best wishes and prayers on Remembrance Day to those whose loved ones died in the course of performing their duties.
Local 759, Newark, N.J.
Local Chairperson Joe Frierson met last month with the part-time drivers who voted to be in the same unit as the full-time drivers working for O.N.E. Bus Co. Frierson is setting up contract negotiations on their behalf, a process delayed when the company appealed the results of the representation election held earlier this year.
Local 770, Heavener, Okla.
An account has been established to benefit five-year-old Kaitlyn Taylor, whose father Ronnie Taylor was killed in a tragic accident on the Kansas City Southern on September 13, according to Tommy G. Robinson and Local Chairperson John Locke. Send contributions to account #152870 (ABA routing number for wiring instructions is 103102591) at Central National Bank, P.O. Box 340, Poteau, OK 74953.
Local 1188, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Members are grateful to their UTU brothers and sisters across North America who answered the call for help in the wake of the tornado that devastated members' homes last May, according to Local Chairperson Kenny Fox. Donations totaled in excess of $19,000, "proving that we stand behind each other, at work or at home," Fox said.
Local 1373, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Philadelphia/Wilmington Safety Committee again will sponsor the CSX Christmas Train, said Local President Tony Mirarchi, with Operation RedBlock committee members as attendants. This year's event is dedicated to the memory of the late Joseph A. Kochersperger. The first of two trains leaves Wilsmere Yard at 9 a.m., Sunday, December 12, according to Mike Majett, who chairs the safety committee, with a second train out of Philadelphia around 2 p.m. For information, contact Majett at (302) 454-7804, or call Mirarchi at (215) 339-2723.
Local 1381, Hammond, Ind.
Engineer D.R. Potter secured a role in baseball history when, attending a game in St. Louis, Mo., he caught the 63rd home run hit by Sammy Sosa, according to Danny Kortum, treasurer of Local 1883 in Riverdale, Ill.
Local 1582, Albany, N.Y.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery go to Local Chairperson Jim Kerner, who is recuperating from a quadruple coronary bypass operation performed October 11. Those wishing to send a card can address it to Kerner at 50 S. First St., Apt. 1-B, Bergenfield, NJ 07621.
Local 1697, Lubbock, Tex.
Arbitration pursued by Local Chairperson Roy Arnold was successful in getting a member reinstated with seniority, back pay and benefits, except for a 30-day period. The member, terminated due to an "accident" in a snow storm, had been out of work since the end of January 1999. The UTU proved the situation should have been classified as an "incident" and the driver was given disparate treatment.
Local 1881, Baltimore, Md.
Members are mourning the loss of William H. Baugher, who died at his home September 3. According to Treasurer Stephen W. Marsh, Jr., Brother Baugher worked the rails for 52 years, starting on the Western Maryland Railroad. "He truly was a gentleman's gentleman, and will be missed by all," said Marsh.
Local 1895, Chicago, Ill.
Members are reminded by Vice Local Chairperson Larry Grutzius to return their local election ballots no later than November 10. Meanwhile, congratulations go to Rich Ross and Charles Neal, who were elected by acclamation as legislative representative and alternate legislative representative, respectively, and thanks go to General Chairperson Delbert Strunk for his assistance to the local.
Local 1908, Buffalo, N.Y.
Chairperson Carolyn Scarsella, her committee and Vice President Bernie McNelis met with Laidlaw in September to continue negotiations. Two tentative pacts have been rejected by the local, and an extension keeps the current agreement in force until October 31. McNelis said the meeting was the first he attended, "and it appears talks will go down to the wire." Meanwhile, Scarsella, the newly elected Alternate Bus Vice President East, was authorized to begin her new position effective October 4. The post had been vacant since Trudy Weber's retirement in January 1999.
Auxiliary of the UTU
President Edythe M. Walter last month addressed the Mo-Kan Lodge, the largest new chapter since Walter took her post, at the chapter's first official meeting. About 75 were in attendance, electing Phyllis Nowlin president, Paige Combs vice president, Cathy Dixon treasurer, and Anika Owen secretary. Also speaking to the group was UTU Kansas State Legislative Director Don Lindsey and Designated Legal Counsel Mike O'Neal.
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