by Jtgshu
The best thing in the world that could happen to a union is expansion.....namely in the form of expanded service, new lines, new jobs and opportunities for its members.
Also working for NJT, but not a member of the BLET, but rather the UTU, my union has kept its mouth shut on many issues "and did things the way NJT wanted to, for the public good"- "take one for the team" - and we have lost jobs. The faregate inspectors at SEC (one could even argue EWR as well) is our work, but we're not up there doing it. The River Line is a farce, and NJT's new thing is this "design, build, operate" where they are out sourcing work to these companies, when they have the staff, in rail and infrastructure departments, to do the exact same thing......we (the staff at NJT - MOW, B and B, T and E, revenue, etc, etc) run hundreds of miles of railroad a day, and move hundreds of thosands of people, but NJT is paying a seperate company to run one line. There are other issues too.....
TR has every right to bring in union politics because its a big issue, and a necessary component of things. Its not "bragging", its looking at ALL the possibilites in a realistic view, and although its nice to have pie in the sky ideas, if your gonna have an intelligent, realistic discussion, not looking at and discussing and considering the effects and opinions of unions and employees is simply ignorant and foolish.
.....his union has already had people laid off, and my union continues to have rumors of layoffs. NJT and the state of has little to no money, and whatever little money is available, should be spent on worthwhile projects, which would get the biggest bang for the buck, both passengerwise, companywise and employeewise (unionwise).
Also working for NJT, but not a member of the BLET, but rather the UTU, my union has kept its mouth shut on many issues "and did things the way NJT wanted to, for the public good"- "take one for the team" - and we have lost jobs. The faregate inspectors at SEC (one could even argue EWR as well) is our work, but we're not up there doing it. The River Line is a farce, and NJT's new thing is this "design, build, operate" where they are out sourcing work to these companies, when they have the staff, in rail and infrastructure departments, to do the exact same thing......we (the staff at NJT - MOW, B and B, T and E, revenue, etc, etc) run hundreds of miles of railroad a day, and move hundreds of thosands of people, but NJT is paying a seperate company to run one line. There are other issues too.....
TR has every right to bring in union politics because its a big issue, and a necessary component of things. Its not "bragging", its looking at ALL the possibilites in a realistic view, and although its nice to have pie in the sky ideas, if your gonna have an intelligent, realistic discussion, not looking at and discussing and considering the effects and opinions of unions and employees is simply ignorant and foolish.
.....his union has already had people laid off, and my union continues to have rumors of layoffs. NJT and the state of has little to no money, and whatever little money is available, should be spent on worthwhile projects, which would get the biggest bang for the buck, both passengerwise, companywise and employeewise (unionwise).
On the RR, "believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see"
John, aka "JTGSHU" passed away on August 26, 2013. We honor his memory and his devotion to railroading at railroad.net.
John, aka "JTGSHU" passed away on August 26, 2013. We honor his memory and his devotion to railroading at railroad.net.