Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Local 130
Updated04/30/2012
The next meeting of the BRS Local 130 will be Friday July 12th, 2012 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott in Elmhurst. The hotel is located just north of North Ave. on Rt. 83.
The new BRS contract has been ratified by the membership. Click here to see the story on the BRS website.
A new feature I have here is a summary of what happened at the meeting for those who were unable to attend. (Page up soon)
The union function for 2011 was held September 9th. Everyone had a good time as usual. Click here to see some pictures.
Our Local Chairman, Charlie Kocian began what will hopefully be a long retirement on July 1st. Congratulations Charlie!!! Click here to see the pics
BRS MEMBERS-My Email address book was wiped clean so if you want to receive emails from this site please send me your Email address. Thank You! (click here)
There was an FRA inspector at our July 2010 meeting. We discussed the new Hours of Service law that took effect July 16th, 2009. The biggest change for signalmen is that the 8 hours rest is now 10 hours UNDISTURBED rest. That means that there can be NO railroad communication during your rest period. If SOC calls you during your rest, the clock starts all over again. If your co-worker or foreman calls you to ask about something you did the day before, the clock starts all over again. The most common H.O.S. violation that the FRA finds is people coming back to work without the required rest. If you get called out make sure you are fully rested before coming back to work!
Roadway Worker Protection (On Track Safety) was also discussed. The inspector told us that because of the number of roadway worker deaths, the FRA is having a blitz on RWP. They are out there watching us so please make sure you follow all the procedures. If you don't need to be on the tracks, then don't be on the tracks! If you are a lookout you need to look out for trains, not pedestrians or birds or whatever! Don't let yourself get caught up in the work. It's your life and your co-worker's life at stake. Make sure you have a good job briefing so if the FRA shows up everyone knows what's going on.
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