>Attendance Cases Head Toward Arbitration
The 4 GCA's on the system gather their documentation to present around 127 attendance guideline cases to a Public Law Board.

>Filing a Special Claim for Vacation/PL Day Payment When Taking FML
Please use the revised wording as shown in the letter by counsel. Ask for a restoration of either vacation or PL day, as the situation merits.

>BLET & BNSF Profit Sharing Letter of Understanding
The 4 BLET GCA's on the BNSF came to an understanding with the carrier about profit sharing. We have the opportunity to defer our "snap back" option until after the 1st qtr figures are posted by BNSF.

>Special Pay Differential Offset Toward Guarantee Agreement
The GCA's & the Carrier have worked out an agreement regarding how much of the SPD is to be used to offset guarantees.

>FRA Issues Human Factors Final Rule
FRA has issued it's final rule on human factor rail incidents. There are changes in rules, requirements and personal fines. We all need to make sure we protect ourselves! FRA will be fining individuals and not just the carriers. Be careful!

>GCA Attempts to Resolve FMLA Issues With Carrier Before Arbitration
The 4 General Chairmen on BNSF try one more time to resolve the issue of the carrier forcing vacation/PL Day payments when FML is taken. This will be the last attempt before arbitration.

>Engineer Mentor Agreement
This agreement was signed by the GCA regarding the use of engineer mentors in place of pretend RFE's in territories where there is a need