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UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION LOCAL 974 SERVING TRAIN CREWS OF THE CSX NASHVILLE DIVISION |
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Q: 24 hr break in service at home or away terminal will
start new six days over for off days.
Answer: The rule, CFR 228.19 (b)(6) clearly
states that an off day must be at the home terminal. Beyond that it
isn't clearly defined. In digging deeper and reading the Federal
Register/Vol.74 No.100, May 27, 2009, I find that a new reporting
requirement under CFR 218.11(b)(16) states that each hours of duty
record for every covered employ must state the number of consecutive
days that an on duty period was initiated. This suggests, if not out
right requires, that the interpretation, as it develops, will be
that an entire calendar day at the home terminal with no on duty
time will constitute an off day. I expect a clearer standard will be
put out by the FRA in the near future.
Q: If you are waiting by the phone for a call
this is performing services on extraboard or pool.
Answer: Being subject to call has never, and is
not now, considered covered time on duty for hours of service
purposes.
Q: Any hotel crews stay at has to have a 24 hr
restaurant with walking distant.
Answer: As far as I can determine, there were no
changes to the food availability standards.
Q: We will not lost any money but will lose because of the off day take away from earnings that you could work. These are the top few questions or what being said. Thanks for your help and time
Answer: Since trip rates, guarantees and how many
hours a person works varies so greatly, even within a given
terminal, I don't have the answer to that. However, if someone is
now getting paid for more than 276 hours in a calendar month for
performing covered service or awaiting deadhead transportation,
there will likely be a reduction in earnings. Persons now working
less than that total could experience an increase in earnings if
their time increases to the maximum allowed.
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