Leo,
I think it might be an excellent article, and that info definitely needs
to be in the archives. To those none rails, it would give a glimps of what
was typical of all railroads, and the "Q" in particular.
Ron Burkhard
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From: qutlx1@a... <qutlx1@a...>
To: brhslist@Y... <brhslist@Y...>
Date: Thursday, August 29, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Work Rules
>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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