Railroad
Director: William Bohne
202 728-6016
railroad@ibew.org
What's New in Railroad:
AMTRAK AGREEMENT UPDATE:
“I am pleased to announce that IBEW System Council No. 7 and IBEW Local 1573 have reached a tentative agreement with Amtrak. The 5 year agreement covering wages, health and welfare benefits, and work rules runs through January 2, 2015. A complete copy of the agreement, along with agreement summaries from System Council 7 and Local 1573 can be accessed by clicking the following link. In the near future you will be receiving ratification packets from System Council No. 7 and Local 1573.
I would like to take this opportunity to commend System Council No. 7 and Local 1573 for the fine job they did in securing this agreement for their members.
Edwin D. Hill, International President”
Final IBEW Amtrak Tentative Agmt 04262010 All
IBEW Local 1573 ET Foremen Explaination of Amtrak Agreement
SC7 Explanation of Amtrak Agreement
Attention Railroad Members Covered Under the Railroad National Health and Welfare Plan. In an effort to provide you with better quality service, United Behavioral Health (UBH) , your Mental Health and Substance Abuse insurance provider, has just announced a “pilot program” to expedite services you may need.
National Freight Railroad Bargaining Begins (PDF)
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
RRB Release - July 2010: Credit for Military Service under the Railroad Retirement Act New!
RRB Release - June 2010: New Benefit Year for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits
RRB Release - May 2010: Railroad Retirement Age Reductions
RRB Release - April 2010: The Railroad Retirement System: Its First Seventy-Five Years
RRB Release - March 2010: Benefits Under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
RRB Release - February 2010: Federal Income Tax and Railroad Retirement Board
RRB Release - January 2010: RRB Customer Service Plan Update
RRB Release - December 2009: Longevity of Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries
RRB Release - November 2009: Railroad Retirement Annuities and Pensions from
Work Not Covered by Social Security or Railroad Retirement
RRB Special Release - October 2009: No Railroad Retirement Benefit Increase in 2010...
RRB Release - October 2009: Railroad Retirement Survivor Benefits
RRB Release - September 2009: Railroad Retirement Spouse Benefits
RRB Release - August 2009: Buy-Outs and Railroad Retirement Benefits
RRB Release - July 2009: RRB Financial Reports
Read More: RRB Office of the Labor Member
RETIREE HEALTH CARE UPDATES
United Health Care Retirement Specialists...
Railroad "National" Health and Welfare Plan Institutes Weight Control and Smoking
Cessation Wellness Programs...
Note:
Railroad “National” Health and Welfare providers, including Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield
and United Health Care, all offer identical or similar programs.
United Health Care Institutes New Program to Make Premium Payments Easier...
UnitedHealthcare Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Is Here for All
GA- 23111 Plans and COBRA Enrollees...
Obama Pledges Support for Amtrak and Railroad Workers (PDF)
"Thank you for the opportunity to share our thoughts with you about the
importance of supporting our nation's passenger trains and intercity railroad
transportation systems..."
McCain's Rail Record (ppt)
McCain's votes and public statements indicate he opposes unions, collective bargaining, transportation security spending and transportation investment.
HEALTH & WELFARE
Read this letter from IBEW International president Ed Hill outlining negotiations over contribution rates for national plan for U.S. railroad workers and efforts to control costs.
Important Message about Railroad National Health and Welfare Plan...
New Federal Law Requires Health Insurance Companies to Obtain Social Security Numbers of All Covered Employees and Dependents.
Railroad Employees’ National Health and Welfare Plan
- Important Life Insurance Update, May 16, 2008
Life Insurance Benefit for Railroad Employees Covered by the National Health and Welfare Plan – Accelerated Benefit Option Now Available to Active Employees.
Health and Welfare Aetna Dependent Audit Update
UnitedHealthcare Railroad Information DepotSM
AMTRAK UPDATES
Amtrak PEB Report
2008 Amtrak Agreement
2008 Amtrak Contract Summary
Amtrak Retroactive Pay and New Wage Summaries:
Amtrak IBEW_Chicago Rates @ 173.3hrs - Feb08
IBEW Ratification 173.3 Hrs. Foremen
IBEW Ratification 173.3 Hrs
How does working after retirement affect your annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act?
Read the latest information from the
Railroad Retirement Board (here)
or visit www.rrb.gov for more information
About the Railroad Department:
Although jet travel has supplanted railroads as the passenger mode of choice, and the highway system is the principal venue for product transportation, railroads are still alive and well in North America. In the United States, approximately 40% of all freight is shipped by rail, while in Canada, the figure is 71%. IBEW members play a major role in keeping this vital mode of transportation rolling.
Railroad electricians inspect, test, assemble, install, remove, dismantle, connect, disconnect, rebuild, overhaul, adjust, wire, wind, load, calibrate, balance strip, align, clean and lubricate all electrical and electronic equipment and components in all railroad shops, yards and buildings.
IBEW railroad communications technicians perform all types of work generally recognized as communications work per their agreements with various carriers. They work with microwave, radio, telephone and other communications devices, apparatus and equipment in the course of operating, maintaining and repairing these systems in shops, yards and buildings and on locomotives. The IBEW also represents several other classes of railroad workers as certified and per agreements with particular carriers.
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