General Committee GO-001
INDEX OF ARCHIVED NEWS ARTICLES
UTU Videos Available to Download
(12-20-05)
Former Frisco Productivity Fund Summary
(12-15-05)
7/1/05 Pay Rate Sheet Corrections
(7-27-05)
7/1/05 Pay Rate Sheets Distributed
(7-18-05)
Crew Consist Moratorium - Absurdity Reigns at BNSF
(6-24-05)
RailRoad Retirement - Bright Star in a Dark Universe
(6-24-05)
More
on Crew Consist
(5-12-05)
AN
OPEN LETTER TO JOHN FLEPS
(4-22-05)
Crew Consist Moratoria - Solemn Promises Casually Broken
(4-15-05)
UTU, NCCC Meet, Explain Demands
(2-25-05)
Union Dues - Still a Good Investment
(12-20-04)
UTU, NCCC Serve Section 6 Notices
(11-3-04)
GO-001 Officers and Members Attend Edwards Rally
(8-16-04)
BLET Propaganda Becoming More Desperate, More Inaccurate
(8-13-04)
BLET/Teamsters Propaganda
(7-19-04)
Cell Phone Usage Drawing Attention
(7-19-04)
Entry Rates Eliminated Next Week
(6-23-04)
BLET’s Broken Promises May Break the Bank
(6-4-04)
BLET Propaganda Ignores Reality, Insults All Operating
Crafts
(4-13-04)
UTU Members Comment on BLET Propaganda
(3-19-04)
Teamsters and BLET - Irreconcilable
Differences
(3-5-04)
Questions From an Angry Engineer
(2-27-04)
The "New" BLET: Desperate Times - Desperate
Measures
(2-20-04)
Union Shop - Good News...and More Good News
(1-23-04)
Former Frisco Productivity Fund Summary
(1-6-04)
BNSF Military Leave Policy
(10-30-03)
UTU Health and Welfare Proposal
(10-10-03)
Laws Work to Protect Union Members
(10-10-03)
Operations Testing Advisory
(8-29-03)
BNSF Takes Aim at Air Hose Coupling Allowances
(8-26-03)
Election Results from UTU International Convention in Anaheim
(7-28-03)
(updated 4:00pm 7-29-03)
GCA GO-001 Election of Officers Completed
(7-24-03)
7/1/03 Pay Rate Sheets Distributed
(7-17-03)
Union Dues - Still A Good Investment
(7-11-03)
Good News for Furloughed Employees
(7-11-03)
Elections Update - GCA GO-001
(5-30-03)
United Health Care Web Site
(4-12-03)
Vahldick Family Needs Prayers, Support
(3-21-03)
Kerley Re-Elected General Chairman - Elections of Other GCA Officers Begin
(3-20-03)
Trip Rates - Separating Fact from Fiction
(3-11-03)
Safety Participation
(2-18-03)
GO-001 Negotiates First Trip Rates
(1-30-03)
Railroad Arbitration - What's the Holdup?
(1-30-03)
Observations from a UTU Engineer
(1-25-03)
Remote Control - Reality Bites the BLE
(1-17-03)
Remote Control - The Future is Now
(1-14-03)
(Award now available through this article)
Former Frisco Productivity Fund Summary
(12-18-02)
Holiday Greetings and a Word of Caution from GO-001
(12-13-02)
Railroad Drowsy Driving Survey
(11-22-02)
4% Retroactive Pay Increase
(10-31-02)
FRA Engineer Decertification
(10-7-02)
Combined Service/Deadhead
(10-7-02)
BNSF Timeline for Implementation of Pay Increases
(9-4-02)
Alternative Handling
(8-14-02)
Guarantee Offsets for Booking Rest
(8-12-02)
New National Agreement Implementation
(8-9-02)
48 Hour Displacement Rule
(7-16-02)
2002 Wage and Rules Proposal Now Available for Review
(6-7-02)
Revised Wage and Rules Proposal Endorsed by General Chairmen
(5-24-02)
Safety/Discipline/Attendance Update
(3-1-02)
Remote Control Update
(2-7-02)
Remote Control Update
(1-29-02)
Remote Control Locomotives
(1-19-02)
Health Care Coverage Modified to Match 60/30 Retirement
(1-7-02)
BLE, UTU Continue Hostilities
(1-7-02)
Link to Railroad Retirement
(12-21-01)
Former Frisco Productivity Fund Summary
(12-21-01)
Highway Vehicle Transportation Survey
(11-21-01)
UTU Implements "Plan B" in Pursuit of Single Union
(09-21-01)
Brokenrail Seeks Input for Railroad Security Recommendations
(09-21-01)
Programming Changes Will Correct Personal Leave Day Request Errors
(09-14-01)
S.O.S. Update
(09-10-01)
More "Smoke and Mirrors" From Railroad Retirement Reform Opponents
(08-31-01)
UTU-BLE MERGER - LOOKING FORWARD...MOVING FORWARD
(08-10-01)
QUESTIONS REGARDING UTU-BLE MERGER
(08-10-01)
NEW DOT DRUG TESTING REGULATIONS
(08-03-01)
UNION DUES - STILL A GOOD INVESTMENT
(06-22-01)
BN LOCOMOTIVE STANDARDS UPHELD...AGAIN!
(06-20-01)
SAFETY AGREEMENT - A STARTING PLACE?
(06-20-01)
DISCIPLINE IS DOWN ON BNSF???
(05-10-01)
SAFETY IN OPERATIONS SUMMIT (S.O.S.) REPORT
(05-2-01)
DISTRICT COURT UPHOLDS UTU CONSTITUTION
(4/3/01)
BUSH BUDGET MISREPRESENTS RAILROAD RETIREMENT SOLVENCY
(3/16/01)
CHARLIE LITTLE RESIGNS AS INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
(2/8/01)
PRODUCTIVITY FUND "GLITCH" IDENTIFIED
(01/19/01)
BNSF CHALLENGES VACATION RIGHTS OF PLB CLAIMANTS
(01/12/01)
CARRIER VOWS TO IMPROVE MANPOWER MANAGEMENT
(1/05/01)
TEMPORARY TRANSFER
(11/13/00)
THE MIDWEST SENIORITY DISTRICT
(11/13/00)
OFF-TRACK VEHICLE BENEFITS
(11/2/00)
DID THE CARRIERS GET "EVERYTHING THEY ASKED FOR?"
(10/27/00)
KREBS IS HISTORY - THE FUTURE LOOKS "ROSE-Y"
(10/26/00)
HEALTH & WELFARE OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD ONGOING
(10/6/00)
BNSF READY TO HIRE IF 60/30 BILL PASSES
(9/29/00)
CBT TRAINING/TESTING CONTINUED FOR 2001
(9/29/00)
WEB PAGE IMPROVEMENTS
(9/26/00)
LOCAL ISSUES NEGOTIATIONS SLOW BUT ONGOING
(9/26/00)
BNSF SIGNALS NEW APPROACH TO SAFETY
(6/9/00)
WORK/REST AND FATIGUE COUNTERMEASURES UPDATE
(6/9/00)
GO-001 RESPONSE TO NEW ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
(5/12/00)
ALERT: BNSF LAUNCHES MAJOR SAFETY AWARENESS BLITZ
(5/5/00)
INADEQUATE TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM IS NO ACCIDENT
(5/5/00)
BNSF WANTS HELP WITH EXTRA BOARD REGULATION
(4/27/00)
DON'T TAKE CHANCES WITH LEAVE OF ABSENCE RULES
(4/10/00)
RECOVERY OF "OVERPAYMENTS" CHALLENGED
(4/10/00)
BNSF TAKES "BABY STEPS" IN MARCH AGAINST FATIGUE
(3/30/00)
FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES TAKE NOTE OF CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE ELIGIBILITY
(3/30/00)
GO-001 JOINS NATIONAL WAGE AND RULES MOVEMENT
(3/3/00)
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING FOR GCOR EXAMS IN 2000
(2/25/00)
ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES REPLACE AVAILABILITY POLICY
(2/25/00)
NATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS - WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
(1/27/00)
BNSF PRONOUNCES AVAILABILTY POLICY DEAD AND GONE
(1/21/00)
CRUCIAL MEETING ON ABSENTEEISM ISSUES SET FOR JANUARY 18
(1/14/00)
Craft Autonomy Still a Cornerstone of UTU Constitution
(12/10/99)
Availability Policy May Give Way to Voice of Reason
(12/3/99)
BNSF Ends Termination Threat for Furloughed Employees
(12/3/99)
Locomotive Standards Dispute Likely to Require Arbitration
(12/3/99)
BNSF Wants Meeting on Availability Issues
(11/23/99)
BNSF's Arrogance Knows No Bounds
(11/16/99)
General Committee Adopts Recommended Strategies For Combating Fatigue in View of BNSF's Slavery Policy
(11/12/99)
FRA Revises Engineer Certification Rules
(11/12/99)
United Health Care Stops Micromanagement of Physicians
(11/12/99)
Operating Employees Beware - FRA Announces Crackdown to Improve Railroad Safety
(11/4/99)
BNSF Joins Other Carriers in National Wage and Rules Movement - NCCC Serves National Section 6 Notices
(11/4/99)
More on BNSF's Slavery Policy
(11/4/99)
PLB 6264 Allows Availability Policy to Stand
(11/2/99)
More on Locomotive Standards
(10/29/99)
BNSF Says No More Payroll Printouts -
General Chairman Files Blanket Claim
(10/29/99)
Conductor Desk and Light Claims
(10/19/99)
BNSF Takes Another Shot at Locomotive Standards
(10/19/99)
Availability Policy
(10/6/99)