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National
Association of Railroad Referees
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August 24, 2009. Report of the
Nominating Committee
August 22, 2009 Report of the Nominating Committee
(pdf 6 kb)
March 12, 2009.
2009 Annual Meeting Update
The annual
conference will be held on September 24 and
25, 2009, at the Embassy Suites, 600 N. State
Street, Chicago, IL 60610. Reservations:
866.377.3067. Dinner Thursday night at Harry
Caray's. Program information will be available
soon.
May 8, 2007. Joint Recommendation of the
Section 3 Sub-Committee for Section 3 Improvement
February 27, 2007 Letter of transmittal and Joint
Recommendation (pdf 618 kb)
March 15, 2006. Crew Consist & FELA
Bargaining
On March 10 a federal court ruled that
UTU need not bargain nationally issues related to crew
consist or a proposal to eliminate FELA.
March 10, 2006 Memorandum and Order (pdf
1.1 MB)
February 9, 2006. 2006
Annual Meeting
The annual conference will again be held
in Chicago. Dates are September 15-16.
Location is the
Millenium Knickerbocker Hotel, 163 East Walton.
Contact Dennis
Campagna to make program suggestions.
January 4, 2006. NMB to
authorize days.
We received word this morning that the
NMB expects to allocate days to arbitrators for work in
January. Authorizations should be issued this
week. No days were authorized for December, but
the full year budget has now been signed by the
President and so NMB is up and running again.
December 12, 2005. CSXT v.
NMB, cont.
Today the D.C. Circuit dismissed with
prejudice the NMB's appeal of the district court's
determination that the collapsing of the CSXT boards was
in violation of the Act.
August 30, 2005. CSXT v.
NMB, cont. (See related items below at
March 5, 2005, & Nov. 14 & May 4, 2004)
August
29, 2005 Memorandum Opinion (pdf, 94 kb)
July 15, 2005. Third
Division Procedural Dispute. Posted in reverse
time order.
July 15, 2005 Letter from BMWED Labor Member Robinson to
Neutral Member Wallin, with attachments (pdf,
990 kb)
July 13, 2005 Letter from Neutral Member Wallin to
Roland Watkins (pdf, 38 kb)
July 11, 2005 Letter from NRLC Member Lesnik to Neutral
Member Wallin (pdf, 32 kb)
July 9, 2005 Letter from BMWED Labor Member Robinson to
Neutral Member Wallin (pdf, 54 kb)
May 6, 2005. IAM v. NMB
IAM Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (without
attachments, 50 KB)
IAM Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary and
Permanent Injunctive Relief (pdf, 97 KB)
March 5, 2005. CSXT v. NMB,
cont. (See related items below at
Nov. 14 & May 4, 2004)
NMB Motion for Expedited Consideration of Parties'
Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment (February
9, 2005) (pdf, 65 KB)
CSXT's Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Expedited
Consideration of Parties' Cross Motions for Summary
Judgment (February 18, 2005) (pdf,
44 KB)
Ex. 1: Kenis's PLB 6509 Report of Activity (pdf,
27 KB)
Ex. 2: Goldstein's PLB 6510 Report of Activity (pdf,
67 KB)
Ex. 3: Haas to Callet (February 17,
2005) (pdf, 16 KB)
Declaration of James H. Wilson (February
16, 2005) (pdf, 340 KB)
Attachment 1: PLB No. 6508, Award Nos. 1-8
("Douglas Award") (October 7,
2003) (pdf, 2.4 MB)
Attachment 2: PLB No. 6510, Award No. 1
("Goldstein Award") (January
5, 2005) (pdf, 720 KB)
NMB's Unopposed Motion for an Extension of Time to File
a Reply in Support of Its Motion for Expedited
Consideration (February 22, 2005) (pdf,
32 KB)
November 14, 2004. CSXT v. NMB:
BMWE
Motion to Intervene
BMWE Motion to Intervene (pdf, 80 KB)
Carriers' Opposition. Includes Rail Labor
Division's Comments previously filed. (pdf, 549 KB)
Court Order Denying BMWE Motion to Intervene (pdf, 26
KB)
September 23, 2004. Comments
on NMB Proposed Rulemaking.
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National Assn. of Railroad Referees'
Comments |
(pdf, 41 KB)
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Labor Comments |
Rail Labor Div., TTD (pdf, 150 KB)
Declaration of William Miller, TCU (pdf,
31 KB)
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Carrier Comments |
NRLC (pdf, 1.02 MB)
Short lines (pdf, 17 KB)
August 9, 2004. NMB Rolls
Out Electronic Forms Program at NARR Annual Meeting.
All Arbitrators Are Encouraged to Attend. The
National Mediation Board will roll out its Electronic
Forms Program for Arbitrators at the upcoming NARR
conference in Chicago. All arbitrators will be
required to submit NMB forms electronically as of January
1, 2005. Arbitrators are encouraged to begin the
transition starting October 1, 2004. The NMB will
host three sessions describing the hardware and software
requirements for the program at NARR on Friday, Sept. 10
at 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 11 at
noon. The NMB strongly encourages all arbitrators to
attend these sessions. The shift to a
paperless system in the NMB's Arbitration Department is
part of a larger federal government-wide initiative to use
technology to improve efficiency. NMB staff will
work with the arbitrators to ensure that this transition
will be a smooth one. Arbitrators will benefit from
this initiative in several ways, says NMB staff.
First and foremost, arbitrators will receive payment for
services much more quickly. Second, it will be much
easier to submit the various NMB forms in a timely
manner. Third, arbitrators will have the choice of
going paperless at home as well. An arbitrator can
keep their own files electronically thus reducing his or
her own paper files. If you have any
questions, please look for NMB staff at the
conference. They look forward to working with you to
make this transition a smooth one. (From
material submitted by the NMB)
August 9, 2004. NMB's
Proposed Rule Published. The NMB's
Proposed Rule for Administration of Arbitration Programs
has been published. You can link to it here
or at the NMB's website (www.nmb.gov, click on
"What's New").
May 5, 2004. CSXT Files
Application for Preliminary Injunction against the NMB.
On April 23, 2004, CSX Transportation filed an
Application for Preliminary Injunction against the
National Mediation Board in the U. S. District Court for
the District of Columbia, seeking to enjoin the
enforcement of an order issued by the NMB with respect
to certain Public Law Boards established between CSX and
the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes.
The Carrier and the Organization had established 31
different PLBs to handle 301 various disputes involving
subcontracting. According to the Carrier, these
cases involve "construction, snow removal, bridge
repairs, installation of special warning signs, and a wide
variety of other factual patterns, as well as a variety
of issues." (Plaintiff's Memorandum, page 24)
The NMB, on April 7, directed that 30 of the PLBs
be cancelled and all of the disputes be consolidated
into a single PLB. Further, it directed that a
referee be selected to serve as the sole arbitrator on
the Board. It then directed that the referee,
within 30 days following his/her appointment, conduct a
hearing and determine the guidelines for the resolution
of the 301 cases. The parties, under the NMB
order, will then have 30 days to settle the
disputes in accordance with these guidelines.
Whatever disputes are not resolved within that period
will then be decided by the referee within a final 30
day period. Finally, the NMB's order limits the
referee to issuing a one page, non-precedential
award for each dispute, stating only whether the claim
is denied, sustained, or sustained in part, and what the
remedy is.
CSX has requested a hearing within the next two weeks.
Barry E. Simon
Editor's note: Be patient loading these files on the
above referenced CSX v. NMB case.
September 2, 2003. Joe
Sickles, R.I.P.
It is with sadness that we relay the Washington Post's
report in the August 31 edition of the death from cancer
of NAA Member Joe Sickles at the age of 73. He is
reported to have died on August 30th. A death notice
in the same edition reports that friends will be received
at the Pumphrey Bethesday-Chevy Chase Funeral home, 7557
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland on Tuesday, September
2, 2003 from 3-5 p.m. and from 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian
Burial will be at Church of the Little Flower, 5607
Massachusetts Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20816 on
Wednesday, September 3rd at noon. Contributions in
lieu of flowers may be made to the Montgomery Hospice
Casey House, 6001 Muncaster Mill Road, Rockville, MD
20855. There is an electronic family guestbook available
at www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com.
Joe began arbitration in the mid 1970s and was an active,
full-time arbitrator until shortly before his death. He
worked in a variety of industries, in particular Postal
and railroads, where he and I overlapped on several
assignments. Joe was a great story teller and had a
marvelous dry sense of humor and was well-liked by the
Parties. In addition to his many other accomplishments,
Joe was a founder and first President of the National
Association of Railroad Referees. (Submitted by
David Vaughn) September 2, 2003. The
NARR's response to the August 7th Advance Notice was
posted to the NARR members' email discussion list.
Also sent was a letter to the NMB protesting the April
29th letter regarding alleged inappropriate practices in
the submission of NMB Form 13. (Submitted by Frank
Quinn)
August 27, 2003. An Advance
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Administration of
NRAB Functions and Activities was published in the August
7 Federal Register. Comment deadline (to arb@nmb.gov
or by fax to 202.692.5086) is September 8,
2003. Read one of the following for comment
requirements and questions posed. As always,
discussion on members@rr-referees.org
is welcome.
May 22, 2003. Passenger Rail
Labor Conference scheduled for September 25-26 in Atlantic
City. Registration deadline for early-bird rate is May
30, June 30 for hotel.
April 25, 2003. Section 3
Labor Subcommittee Members issued the following detailed memo in
opposition to the NMB proposals on April 1.
Please address comments to members@rr-referees.org.
March 28, 2003. Two memoranda to Section
3 Committee Members from the NMB have been received.
January 14, 2003. Gil Vernon's remote
control award was issued on Friday, January 10. Use
the following links to read the award and get the parties'
reactions.
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