Letter from the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees to Boardman concerning Amtrak safety.
https://www.bmwe.org/cms/file/04132016_154402_Boardman_Letter.pdf
https://www.bmwe.org/cms/file/04132016_154402_Boardman_Letter.pdf
Basically, its all your fault when my people do downright stupid things.Letter from the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees to Boardman concerning Amtrak safety.
https://www.bmwe.org/cms/file/04132016_154402_Boardman_Letter.pdf
The few things that I do agree with in the letter are simple..Basically, its all your fault when my people do downright stupid things.Letter from the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees to Boardman concerning Amtrak safety.
https://www.bmwe.org/cms/file/04132016_154402_Boardman_Letter.pdf
I can't think of a more inaccurate summary of the letter, but thanks for the valuable contribution to the discussion.Basically, its all your fault when my people do downright stupid things.Letter from the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees to Boardman concerning Amtrak safety.
https://www.bmwe.org/cms/file/04132016_154402_Boardman_Letter.pdf
Not really trying to cover the whole letter.. Just the parts that I agree with.I can't think of a more inaccurate summary of the letter, but thanks for the valuable contribution to the discussion.
You snuck in a minute in front of me, I was talking about the guy above you.Not really trying to cover the whole letter.. Just the parts that I agree with.I can't think of a more inaccurate summary of the letter, but thanks for the valuable contribution to the discussion.
However simply editing in the phrase "Responding to xyz above" into the posted message even from a phone would appear to be relatively painless, no?Quoting seems pointless when you're responding to a post directly above yours, and editing the quote in is a pain in the rear when all you have is access to a phone.
Yeah, the BNSF guys here are ticked off about that too. Management is very impressed with college degrees but that has not worked out well as far as train master skills go.The fact that the unions want management with experience on the railroad.. That is a big thing that Railroaders are huge on these days.. Tom Paul can graduate from Texas A&M and go be a train master with not a single second of any railroad experience... (Texas A&M is the first college, non Ivy League, that came to mind) I hate having some moron who doesn't know a thing about how to run a train telling me how to do my job. Come work on the railroad and you'll agree with me.
The same can be said about most craft jobs. My employer had a policy not to hire truck drivers for any office position that control trucks. (Planners and Dispatchers) Training-Safety was the only position that could be worked by a CDL holder. They are a starter company, 22 years olds holding the their first post college / post Starbucks job.Yeah, the BNSF guys here are ticked off about that too. Management is very impressed with college degrees but that has not worked out well as far as train master skills go.
All the college Non RR experienced Train Masters want to do is Banner someone in a real bad spot and make sure the crew runs through it.. It's a joke. Now at NS they make any Train Manager go through the 3 week Conductor Training.. Even if they were in T&E before hand. But that still doesn't do the job any justice.Yeah, the BNSF guys here are ticked off about that too. Management is very impressed with college degrees but that has not worked out well as far as train master skills go.The fact that the unions want management with experience on the railroad.. That is a big thing that Railroaders are huge on these days.. Tom Paul can graduate from Texas A&M and go be a train master with not a single second of any railroad experience... (Texas A&M is the first college, non Ivy League, that came to mind) I hate having some moron who doesn't know a thing about how to run a train telling me how to do my job. Come work on the railroad and you'll agree with me.
In talking with another AU member Off Forum on Facebook we do agree on this. I think that Joe hasn't helped the matter any. Talking to a friend who is an engineer with in the NEC he has mentioned to me that Employee Morale is very low and that Train Masters are really "out for blood".The letter calls for several in top management to leave. I think we should add Joe B. to the this list, as in, ask him to move up his retirement date.
It's not just "craft jobs," and its not just the railroad industry. I see corporations and government agencies promoting mangers who have little relevant experience in what they manage concentrating the authority to get things done into a relatively small group of micromanagers. And then they wonder why things don't get done. Or don't get done right.The same can be said about most craft jobs. My employer had a policy not to hire truck drivers for any office position that control trucks. (Planners and Dispatchers) Training-Safety was the only position that could be worked by a CDL holder. They are a starter company, 22 years olds holding the their first post college / post Starbucks job.Yeah, the BNSF guys here are ticked off about that too. Management is very impressed with college degrees but that has not worked out well as far as train master skills go.
My current Breakdown contact last job was in a dental office. She is becoming very good. Steep learning curve however.
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