CLAIM PROCEDURES AND STATUS

To learn how to submit a claim, please click here.

A Claim Status Report is now available on-line to enable you to check on the progression of your appeals.  A Division 659 file number is assigned to each claim. Please refer to these file numbers when questioning claims.    

A copy of Division 659’s Appeal Form , is available here and can be printed.  We ask that you complete one of these for each appeal you submit to the Local Chairman together with a copy of the claim, claim remarks and the denial remarks from the ‘Miscellaneous Claims’ area of Crewcall.  You can either mail the information to the Local Chairman or, slide it through the top slot of Locker No. 82 at Bison Yard Office.

FUELING AT CSXT'S FRONTIER YARD

NS has recently begun the practice of having road crews, sometimes switch locals but often inbound through freight crews, take their power to and/or from the Frontier Diesel Pad where the units are fueled.  The International has advised that, unless you are in interchange service, any move to the Frontier Diesel Pad is a penalty.  Even if you are in interchange service, you can only be required to deliver your power after yarding your train or pick-up power for an outbound train; not both!  Click here to see sample claims!

MEAL PERIODS

Management in Buffalo, from time to time, exhibits confusion over their obligations to provided each road crew (remember, all jobs in Buffalo are in road service) with a timely meal period!  Though I believe a mutual understanding has been reached in these regards, click here to see a more detailed discussion of this most basic right. Both the Engineer's and Trainman's agreement have specific language regarding meals for road trains. This includes the requesting of a meal period by a member of the crew.

Neutral Chairman W.M. Edgett in Public Law Board 1302 further defined that switch locals (Local Traveling Switchers at Yard Rates - Class 43) are akin to yard service, that is, switching box cars, spotting cars for industries, and such. Therefore, yard meal period rules are applicable to where the crew must receive a meal period within 4 1/2 - 6 hours of the start of the tour of duty.

Crews are directed by the General Committee of Adjustment, Second Vice General Chairman Cole Davis who is currently handling the meal period claims, to submit the following penalties:

• 4 hours when sent to lunch before the 4 1/2 hour or after the 6th hour of the tour of duty.
• 8 hours when no meal period is taken.

Keep in mind that the LY and penalty slips are just that - PENALTIES. As outlined in various board awards, the rights of a train crew are to be put to lunch in a clean and sanitary environment. Failure to do so results in a monetary penalty to the Carrier.

THROUGH FREIGHT POOL SERVICE

LOCAL TRAVELING SWITCHER SERVICE

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER PAY RATES

Engineers in Through Freight Service – effective January 1, 2007.

           Engineers in Local and Yard Service – effective January 1, 2007.

           Engineers in 6 or 7 Day Local and Way Freight Service – effective January 1, 2007.

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER TRAINEE PAY RATES

Lake Region Hub LET Agreement

SAMPLE CLAIMS

        Air Tests and Adding / Removing Ground Airlines  

  Crew consist violations (Locking up switches for foreign railroad)

Demoted Engineer mishandled (not called in seniority order for engineer work)

           Difference in Pay in pool positions when stepped up

Make Up Pools (MU) (not deadheaded after 16 hours)

           Meal period late or not afforded

           Overmiles run in through freight service

          Used off of assigned territory