Road Crews Driving Company Vehicles

Per local chairperson 0506 Kevin McHugh;

Road crews, except dodgers, are NOT to drive company vehicles.  Do not volunteer!  If you are instructed, do not refuse.  However, there is an expectation that must be followed.

1. Get the name of manager instructing.
2. Rubber tire MUST be entered on FRA tie up screen, even if within the yard. Place managers name in comments next to rubber tire line.
3. Immediately on tieup, file time claim for Road Crews Driving Vehicles 
4. Notify LC or VLC immediately by phone or text
5. Place a copy of the denied claim in my locker. By the east door across from Ullery's offce.

We haven't had any issues locally so far, but we expect it to become a regular issue if we don't stay ahead of it.  I can't stress enough to the importance of following these expectations.
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Call with questions regarding this issue.

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Vice General Chairman Zach Nagy added this...

One small clarification without stepping on Kevin's toes.

We'd like to see Dodger crews putting in a daily claim as well. Yes, I know it's past practice by the crews, but past practice does not change or modify an agreement.
Now, having said that, Dodger claims obviously won't be the lead claim in arbitration but they would be part of the dispute and when we win, these claims would be paid as well.

Two minutes to put in a claim could add up to thousands of dollars for a regular Dodger crew member.
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We appreciate your help on this.

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Here is a Link to the Claim on the GCA website;
​https://www.railgc.com/union/road-crews-driving-company/page565.html