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P&L train, engine workers vote UTU The P&L operates about 265 miles of trackage between Paducah and Louisville, Ky. The UTU had represented the trainmen on the P&L, and a few of the locomotive engineers, but the majority of employees on the carrier expressed a desire to speak with one voice, according to Alternate Vice President and Illinois Central/Kansas City Southern General Chairperson Jerry Batton, who helped lead the unification campaign. "These employees recognized that they would be better off with one union representing all train and engine service employees, and they chose UTU," he said. All P&L operating employees will now belong to UTU Local 785, Paducah, Ky. UTU International President Byron A. Boyd, Jr., praised Batton and the many others for their hard work and dedication to unification. He singled out Illinois Central General Chairperson Warner Biedenharn, IC Vice General Chairperson Jim Herndon, Local 785 President Butch Loe, Local 785 Secretary Larry Erwin, and Local Chairpersons Roger Conner, Billy Gilkey and Roy Clemons for their efforts. "The train and engine service workers on the P&L are to be commended for their foresight and solidarity," Boyd said. "By joining together, they have forged a bond that can only grow stronger with time." Batton also praised the many members of Local 785 who worked hard for unity. "These individuals were the hardest-working group of people I have ever been associated with. They were determined to bring unity to this property," he said. |
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