John,
Your plan sounds terrific BUT it shouldn't only be a recitation of the record.
Rather insights such as yours, "The brick yd was a side trip down a rickety
spur. are as interesting as the record.
Norm Andersen
----- Original Message -----
From: John D. Mitchell, Jr.
To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Work Rules
I'm very interested in this subject.
John D. Mitchell, Jr.
--- qutlx1@a... wrote:
> Bob Daurer and I have been going thru the BRT/UTU
> Local 6/171 files. Many
> items are being scanned for posterity. Heres just a
> little tid bit. In the
> claims file we found this memory. In 1964 Lew Peshia
> was Condr on one turn of
> #85/86(Clyde to LaSalle and return). On the outbound
> trip on #85 they were
> running short on the hog law so Ray Molitor(Chief
> Dispatcher) had a message
> for them at Streator stating"let the Brick Yard work
> go,do that on 86 tonight
> on the return).The brick yd was a side trip down a
> rickety spur. So that is
> what the crew did and timeslipped for 100 miles
> account run off assigned job
> on #86 since the job(86) was not advertised to make
> a side trip to the Brick
> Yard. Only 85 was advertised for the side trip.
> Now CJ Miller (Div Supt) rejected the claim as
> invalid but after much
> correspondence back and forth between Ed
> Regnier(Local Chairman) and Mr
> MIller the crew was paid the 100 miles.
> I'd like some feed back from the list members: There
> are literally hundreds
> of old claims settlements,vest pocket
> agreements,nationa/International
> agreements,letters of understanding,etc,etc,etc. in
> these files. Were
> scanning examples of what we feel are important and
> of interest to the BRHS
> membership. Is there interest in a future Bulletin
> article using examples to
> explain the work agreements and why and how they
> were what they were?
> We would not take sides one way or the other but
> rather use the examples to
> explain the work agreements and the basis for them.
> The bulletin would have
> many scanned letters from the 20 thru the 60s on Q
> and BRT/UTU stationary
> along with some photos and maps.
> Some of the things we envision discussing are work
> zone
> (yard/road),seniority,local agreements(extra
> list,runaround,step off,etc,etc)
> Leo
> P.S. no promises as to when it would be done but we
> dont want to invest the
> time if theres little interest.
>
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