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DIVISION 184 OF SCHILLER PARK, ILLINOIS

Officers: Updated for 2010
Division President: Hubert J. Winston (home) 630-690-4821, (cell) 630-610-3583
e-mail: huwwin@sbcglobal.net.
Local Chairman: Jason Alexander (cell) 773-805-1262
e-mail: jalexanderble184@yahoo.com.
Secretary/Treasurer: Ray Weart (cell) 708-610-3715
e-mail: wchogger@earthlink.net
Vice Local Chairman (LCA): Ray Weart
Vice Local Chairman (LCA): Norm Eisengardt
Legislative Representative: Norm Eisengardt e-mail: felahelp@gmail.com

Division Meetings Held At:
Hub Caps Restaurant
4663 Ruby Street
Schiller Park, IL 60176

2nd Thursday of the
month at 7:00 pm.

Division Web Site Bulletin Board Postings:

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Alexander [mailto:jalexanderble184@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 11:33 AM

Gentlemen,

Attached (below) is the written policy of how BLET Division 184 will be handling single day vacations (SDV's). Please
read and familiarize yourself with the policy and note that SDV's have restrictions placed upon them. Make sure you
are familiar with these restrictions prior to deciding on whether or not you desire to break up any solid vacation blocks
into SDV's. Also be aware that only a maximum of two weeks of solid vacation will allowed to be broken up into SDV's.
This policy is the policy that our membership agreed to at our last Division meeting which addressed this topic.

Anyone who wants to break up any solid weeks of vacation this year into individual SDV's must make this decision prior
to the ending date of March 15th, 2009. Beyond this date, no one will permitted to break up any solid weeks of
vacation for 2009. This date was also agreed and voted on at our last Division meeting.

I have designated Brother Ray Weart to handle the scheduling of all vacation and PLD's. Anyone wishing to schedule,
change, or cancel any PLD's, SDV's, or solid vacation weeks should contact him.

Also be advised that today, February 16th, is President's day. This is a holiday under our current Collective Bargaining
Agreement. Anyone who works today is entitled to 1.2 rate for the first 10 hours of service. Normal 1.5 rate of pay will
apply for all hours worked over 10. You must enter a code at the bottom of your tie-up screen on the CATS System in
order to get this rate. You must also be available for work 2 days prior and 2 days after this date to be paid the Holiday
rate. Have the conductor you worked with show you how to put in this information on the tie-up page (I believe the only
Holiday code that will work at Schiller is 096).

Fraternally,

Jason Alexander
BLET Division 184 Local Chairman

                                                                February 17, 2009

Brothers of Division 184:

I will start immediately scheduling SDV’s for 2009. Since we are starting this after the original vacations were scheduled,
I will NOT cancel any vacation weeks to be used as SDV’s after March 15, 2009 as was agreed upon at the Division 184
meeting February 11, 2009. You must advise me before March 15 which weeks (Up to two) you will want to break up.

I will continue to schedule all PLD’s and SVD’s for our division. Please do NOT fax anything to CMC for and PLD or SDV
days you want as doing so will delay your ability to schedule these days assuming the slots are open. If I can schedule
you for a PLD or SDV, I must fax in the form to CMC authorizing the PLD-SDV you want to schedule. However, when
using a solid block of vacation, it will still be the responsibility of the Engineer taking a solid week’s vacation to fax in the
confirmation form to CMC as we’ve done in the past.

Please e-mail me any PLD-SDV requests to me at wchogger@earthlink.net and remember that any cancellations of
PLD’s or SDV’s must also come through me. Also, please note that I will attempt to schedule PLD's and SDV's with less
then 48hrs notice but you run the risk of CMC disallowing the PLD or SDV on such short notice.

          Ray Weart
          1st L.C. Secretary Treasurer Div 184
          Cell Phone (708) 610-3715

                                                                                          POSTED OCTOBER 21, 2009

Jason Alexander
5002 N. Hermitage Ave #2N
Chicago IL 60640-2716
Home (773) 561-1262
Cell (773) 805-1262
JAlexanderBLE184@yahoo.com

Date: October 16, 2008

Certified Mail: 7004 2890 0002 9747 1792

Mr. Hunt Cary- CN General Manager Southern Region
CN Railway
16800 S. Center Street
Harvey, IL 60426

Dear Mr. Cary,

This letter is in reference to an Assistant Superintendent's Notice, dated October 12, 2009, for the Schiller Park Terminal that was issued to
abolish two regular assignments effective 1400 on October 13, 2009. The two assignments this notice abolished were assignment MK
2000 and assignment Relief 1.

On the same day, another Assistant Superintendent's Notice was issued for the Schiller Park Terminal abolishing assignment SP 1400
effective at 2359 on October 20, 2009. This second notice also re-established assignment SP 1400 with different rest days. This notice
also re-established assignment Relief 1 back with a different work schedule. These two regular assignment additions were to be effective
at 0001 hours on October 21, 2009. Overall, these two notices permanently abolished assignment MK 2000 and abolished assignment
Relief 1 for a week. It also downgraded the assignment SP 1400 from Saturday and Sunday rest days to Sunday and Monday rest days.

Assignment MK 2000 was abolished permanently. This assignment had been a WC assignment for many years. This assignment went
on and off duty at Markham Yard and handled train Q119 from Markham to Schiller Park. This train handled both intermodal and freight
cars. I was informed the new CN operating plan involved taking the intermodal cars traditionally handled on train Q119 and putting them
on train Q199. The freight cars that were handled by train Q119 are now being put on a separate all freight train called a 419 type train. I
was also informed that the new 419 type train will operate from Markham to Schiller Park with GTW or IC crews.

Chicago Implementing Agreement II B states the following:

"Work currently bulletined at existing yards within the Chicago Terminal will continue to be work that will be advertised to employees at
those locations, e.g. assignments at Schiller Park will continue to be advertised to employees at that location. The same requirements
also apply at Markham, Elsdon, Glenn, and Hawthorne. It is not the intent of this Agreement to transfer, on a permanent basis, work from
one property to another”.

Chicago Terminal Implementing Agreement VI. (General) states the following:

“During discussions leading to this agreement, the organization raised concerns regarding the distribution of work within the Chicago
Terminal. While the Company fully intends to utilize the flexibilities afforded it under the STB Transaction, every effort will be made to
minimize any adverse impact on employees of each respective property”.

“In accordance with Section II B. of this Agreement, it is the intent that work will continue to be distributed in the same manner to the former
IC/CCP, WC and GTW as it was prior to the implementation of this Agreement. Should a problem arise it will be handled in monthly
discussions between the General Manager and the respective Local Chairmen with a view towards maintaining a ratio of assignments, so
far as it is practicable, as they exist today, without impeding operational efficiencies of the Company’s operation.   Any issues that remain
unresolved as a result of these discussions may be elevated to the Labor Management Committee for final resolution”.

Prior to this Agreement, WC employees were assigned all work that operated directly from Markham Yard to Schiller Park. Reclassifying
freight and changing train names does not allow the CN to reassign work that belonged to one group of employees to another.   This
Agreement states that every effort will be made to minimize any adverse impact on employees of each respective property. It also states
work will continue to be distributed in the same manner to the former IC/CCP, WC and GTW as it was prior to the implementation of this
Agreement. Based on this Agreement, it is the opinion of this Organization that the work abolished by these Assistant Superintendents'
Notices should remain work that is assigned to WC employees. Reassigning this work to GTW or IC employees is a violation of this
Agreement resulting in the loss of an assignment and work. This work loss is having an adverse impact on your WC employees.

BLET General Chairman John Reynolds and I would like to formally request a meeting with you to discuss this issue in accordance with
the Chicago Terminal Implementing Agreement. Hopefully, we can reach a mutual agreement or compromise regarding this topic that
avoids the filing of time claims and/or other grievances. Mr. Reynolds and I both look forward to meeting you for the first time and hope to
develop a good working relationship with you. We are confident we can work out this issue as well as others that arise in the future in a
manner that is favorable to both this Organization and the CN. Please feel free to contact me about this matter or any other concerns you
have in the future. A reasonably prompt response to this letter would be appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jason Alexander
BLET Division 184 Local Chairman
Schiller Park

Cc: John W. Reynolds, CN/WC General Chairman

REVISED JUNE 30, 2010

DIVISION 184 2010 VACATION SCHEDULE (excel)
(CLICK HERE)

                                                                        POSTED MAY 17, 2010

Gentlemen,

It has been brought to my attention that CN Managers are closely monitoring tie-up times on crews. I have now heard of three instances in
the last couple of days where a CN Manager has phoned a train crew member to get specific information about their crew's tie-up time.
Train and taxi arrival times are being audited and compared with tie-up times. Crew members are being asked questions about what
activities and delays they had between the time they arrived at a terminal and the time they actually showed clocking out. I believe these
audits are being done on crews daily. I have reason to believe that we are all being monitored much more closely than we have in the past.
This is probably a result of the recent attack on eliminating overtime. WE ARE ALL BEING WATCHED!!

In order to avoid any potential charges on this matter, I would recommend that all crews be prompt in tying-up after completing their tours of
duty. Complete your required tasks and tie-up as requested by a manager. If you are tying up at a location without a CATS System, make
sure you phone in your end of tour time promptly. Don't wait to call and retro your tie-up time. Crews doing this are being questioned as to
why they are not showed off duty in the CATS System.

It has been brought to my attention that some individuals are tying-up on their own accord without getting direct authority to end their tour of
duty by a manager. I strongly recommend that anyone doing this cease this behavior immediately. Unless you have expired on your
federal hours of service, I wouldn't clock out without a manager's authority. This is a serious offense that may lead to your termination. I
know here at Schiller it can be frustrating trying to contact a manager for tie-up authority when you want to go home. However, this is less
frustrating than being unemployed.

Remember, each crew member is responsible for his/her own tie-up. I encourage everyone to clock out while they are present to insure
they are tied-up at the proper time. If you leave allowing another crew member to tie you up, you may be placing your employment future in
their hands.

Be cautious. Big Brother is watching.

Fraternally,

Jason Alexander
BLET Division 184 Local Chairman