Is DRRR/C&D not unionized? I was under the impression that the entire RR industry was unionized.
pdtrains wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:19 am
1. The highway crossing signals, on every RR ive seen so far, maintain the hwy crossing signals. MaintaIning hwy signals includes testing them to be operative on a routine basis, and coming out to do repairs when ever a highway signal is reported as inoperative.
That doesn't change the fact that half the crossings on the SOUS and FIT don't work properly, despite the objection letter saying "the aforementioned territory is maintained by highly-skilled workers who perform scheduled testing on
nearly 46 highway grade crossings and six signal locations."
pdtrains wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:19 am
2. Actually none of that matters, tho. The Union has to take a stand and put in a letter objecting to the replacement of Union jobs with non union labor. They are not expecting it to have any affect on the transfer of the tracks in question to C&D operation. They may ask for some sort of job protection, altho I dont see any in this letter.
Its mostly just done as an official stance by the union. What are they going to do...say that they are fine with dues paying members being displaced or losing their jobs?
Yeah, this letter doesn't seem to really have any real-clear objection with specific desires in it to protect the union members. It just seems like a standard opposition letter, and, as you said, will most likely have no effect on the transfer.
CR7876 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 11:21 am
P.S, Chris - Don't think I've enjoyed what I've know was comin down the pike for the last few years. Knowing one side of your family is potentially going to get hurt to improve the other side of your family is the best way I can describe this. In the end I do think the entire family will be stronger.
From a neutral standpoint, if a unionized RR company has been neglecting an important business/industrial corridor for quite some time, and the only entity that tries to prevent the line from going away completely is non-union, then you gotta do what you gotta do. At the very least, there will be more RR-related jobs in Monmouth and Ocean counties due to DRRR maintaining the tracks and having more service.