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Contract talks making progress Recently, General Chairperson Jerry Fortune negotiated and received ratification of a new yardmaster contract for the Wheeling and Lake Erie yardmasters. The new agreement increases wages and benefits. Assistant Director Jerry Martin and Soo Line General Chairperson Richard Miller are working on a new system agreement. They are working to combine the former Milwaukee Road and Soo Line yardmaster agreements into a new Soo Line system yardmaster agreement. Yardmaster general chairpersons representing the more than 700 yardmasters on CSX are in negotiation on a new contract. CSX did not give the National Carriers' Conference Committee its power of attorney for the yardmaster craft. Contract negotiations are being handled on the property. General Chairpersons D.K. Turner, J.R. Cumby, R.P. DeGenova and D.J. Burke are expressing optimism with the progress being made. "Strength in unity" appears to be their motto as they jointly negotiate with CSX on the new contract. DeGenova, who represents yardmasters and clerks on the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, is nearing tentative agreements covering each craft. Negotiations continue with Amtrak, the New Orleans Public Belt and the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range. We are optimistic that the final touches will be put on the proposed national contract in the near future, allowing for membership ratification. |
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