FW: Urge Congress to put a stop to limbo time

 

Urge Congress to put a stop to limbo time CLEVELAND, April 3 -- When they return from their Easter recess later this month, members of Congress will consider rail safety legislation. The BLET and its allies in Rail Labor are urging Congress to include a provision to eliminate limbo time in the bill. Limbo time is one factor that aggravates fatigue. The industry’s manipulation of the Hours of Service Act by leaving crews stranded for unconscionable lengths of time began with the Supreme Court’s 1996 “limbo time” decision. In order to eliminate limbo time, your member of Congress must demand an end to limbo time be included in rail safety legislation. For the next two weeks, your member of Congress will be in your home district for the Easter recess. The BLET is asking all members and their families to contact their members of Congress during these two weeks to urge them to include the limbo time provision in the bill. “For the past year and a half, we have been collecting data from BLET field officers concerning excessively long work tours,” BLET National President Don Hahs said. “The data provided to us has been gathered from railroad records, and is stunning.” During the Easter recess, members will likely be in their home districts. Now is the time to visit, call, email or write your Member of Congress to tell them that you want limbo time eliminated as part of any rail safety bill. BLET members can give their Representatives first hand knowledge about the problem of limbo time. BLET members can find their Representative by going to: http://www.bletdc.org/action/congress/ It is these first hand accounts provided by BLET members that can be most effective in persuading Congress to act on limbo time, Vice President Tolman said. “Members of Congress are elected by the people,” Vice President Tolman said. “They respond to their constituents’ stories. BLET members are the best advocates for their position.” Tuesday, April 03, 2007 bentley@ble.org http://www.ble.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=4448 © 2006 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen http://www.ble.org

 

FW: BLET Health and Welfare Summary Plan Description

From: Gil Gore [mailto:thegores1@cox.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 9:33 AM
To: All BLET Southern Region Local Chairmen
Subject: BLET H&W SPD

Brothers,

Attached in PDF format is our Summary Plan Description (SPD) for the BLET Health and Welfare Benefits for 2007.  Please distribute this to our membership and I will post the same to our website for future reference and use.

To view a PDF copy of this file click HERE

Fraternally,

Gil Gore

TRIP RATES FOR BLET UP SOUTHERN REGION EFFECTIVE 01-01-07

ORIG	POOL	DEST	TRIP	FLIP	OT OFFSET
AX340	RE46	AX171	$262.70	$542.50	0:00
AX340	RE35	AX494	$239.35	$480.64	0:00
AX340	RE42	B372	$316.95	$649.34	0:00
AX340	RE34	CC150	$263.35	$524.72	0:00
AX340	RE33	SO387	$254.24	$507.47	0:00
AX340	RE33	TO384	$254.24	$507.47	0:00
B119	RE04	B000	$187.28	$333.81	0:00
B219	RE07	AX171	$263.77	$554.16	0:00
B219	RE07	B119	$185.86	$284.42	0:00
B372	RE03	AX171	$189.64	$352.96	0:00
B372	RE15	B219	$237.33	$482.41	0:00
B372	RE28	B372	$207.09	N/A	0:08
B372	RE06	BH000	$209.92	N/A	0:00
B372	RE47	C625	$292.88	$662.72	0:00
B372	RE47	LS609	$306.34	$610.73	0:00
B372	RE47	TB114	$454.86	$842.90	0:15
B372	RE23	TP090	$403.24	$834.08	0:14
B372	RE23	TS316	$403.24	$834.08	0:14
B461	RE21	B372	$199.86	$246.19	0:00
B461	RE22	C625	$204.83	$446.77	0:00
B461	RE22	LS609	$191.62	$376.47	0:00
B461	RE22	TB114	$275.84	$565.80	0:06
BA110	RE76	B372	$197.75	$297.83	0:00
C806	RE54	LS609	$282.29	$547.97	0:13
C806	RE54	TB114	$194.66	$297.14	0:00
HM436	RE45	H186	$273.18	$593.03	0:00
HM436	RE45	HM379	$273.18	N/A	0:00
L158	RE16	L324	$272.95	$517.62	0:00
L324	RE13	MK468	$231.00	N/A	0:00
L324	RE12	MK566	$266.58	$531.67	0:00
MO486	RE40	H186	$270.67	$555.19	0:00
SO387	RE21	SO605	$304.99	$654.99	0:00
TP090	RE01	AX171	$287.38	$565.24	0:00
TP090	RE11	TP215	$199.64	$402.47	0:00
TP090	RE13	TP250	$254.42	$496.14	0:00
TP202	RE81	TP448	$348.49	$734.77	0:00
TP215	RE85	AX171	$198.33	$450.72	0:00
TP215	RE81	TP448	$342.21	$684.77	0:00
TP250	RE65	AX171	$249.79	$520.96	0:00
TP250	RE65	AX226	$299.26	$558.81	0:00
TP250	RE66	BA084	$385.10	$790.02	0:00
TP250	RE65	BA110	$311.25	$653.72	0:00
TP250	RE46	HM436	$259.56	$538.71	0:00
TP250	RE45	MK566	$280.79	$579.48	0:00
TP250	RE47	RR220	$282.63	$652.93	0:00
TP250	RE50	TP250	$201.56	N/A	0:00
TP448	RE51	TP570	$188.28	$354.27	0:00
TP448	RE50	TP647	$278.99	N/A	0:00
TS316	RE86	TB114	$292.48	$600.44	0:06
TS316	RE84	TP090	$219.10	N/A	0:19