What do y'all think about the agreement that is looking to be voted on? Some people think it's a win for us(conductors) in that we have a lot more of a guarantee on a job and others think it's a step toward a furlough under a different label...what do you all think?
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/bnsf-railway-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-smart-union-2024-09-19/
They are pushing 1 man crew consist now. BUFFET WANTS THAT
Yes, what do you think about that 30 year promise? Any guys with more experience in the industry have some thoughts on it? I'm low in seniority too, just came in as a conductor last year.
no I have low seniority but have been here about two years so what do you think about this promise they’re making of a 30 year job guarantee for us guys that were employed prior to September?
I think the company never does anything preemptively unless that have already planned to utilize the loop holes and reap the most benefit, all you have to do is think about all the laborers they are utilizing to run service racks and “perform” sfs inspections by way of signing daily cards. Then consider how many jobs have been lost since February, and what crafts have taken the biggest hits. If the company agreed to a contract before the contract expired, which is a first in a long time, then the stage is being set for what crafts are going to take the hit after peak season is over. The whole new jobs being created while axing two, the brakeman and the switchman, with the creation of a traveling RUP, means effectively one man crews and a road conductor that ties brakes for multiple trains in an 8 or 12 hour period, how many across the system would that cut for the benefit of the company.