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Weekly Activity Report – April 23 – April 27, 2012

WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT
April 23 — April 27, 2012

MEDIATION/ADR

New Dockets:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Class/Craft Mediator(s)
A-13657 Metro North IBEW Supervisors & Foremen Tosi/McGuckin
A-13658 Metro North NCFO/SEIU Laborers Tosi/McGuckin

Mediation Cases Assigned/Reassigned:  None

Meetings, Training and Facilitation:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Location Mediator(s)
A-13617 Ryan Air AFA Chicago, IL Gray
A-13472
A-13491		 American Eagle TWU DFW, TX Livingood
A-13606 Air Wisconsin AFA Kansas City, MO Kane
A-13630 Piedmont CWA Philadelphia, PA Kelliher
A-13589
A-13590		 UAL ALPA Chicago, IL McGuckin/Sims
A-13600 Republic IBT NMB Mackenzie/Sims
A-13637 British Air IAM Jacksonville, FL Tosi

Settlements:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Status Mediator(s)
A-13618 Pan Handle Northern RR BLET TA Ratified Tosi
A-13592 NCCC BMWE TA Ratified Brown

Cooling-Off Periods/Strike Activity:  None

REPRESENTATION

New Applications:

Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp.-Craft or Class Investigator
R-7326 New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway BLET
New Orleans & Gulf Coast Trainmen’s Union		 8-Train & Engine Service Employees Hennessey

Ballot Instructions Mailed:  None

Elections Underway:  None

Cases Closed:  None

ARBITRATION (estimates)
October 1, 2011 through April 27, 2012

Cases Pending at
Start of FY2011		 New Cases Closed Cases Cases
Currently
Pending
NRAB 1,233 547 467 1,313
PLB 964 1,740 1,091 1,613
SBA 187 153 168 172
2,384 2,440 1,726 3,098

Weekly Activity Report – June 11 – June 15, 2012

WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT
June 11 — June 15, 2012

MEDIATION/ADR

New Dockets:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Class/Craft Mediator(s)
T-0282 CSX Rainey/Darr/Nordgren
T-0283 IAM Assorted Sims/Hedges
T-0284 Korean Delegation Gray/Mullins
GM-0120 Union Pacific RR BLET Engineers Kelliher
F-0127 Department of Labor Brown/Mullins

Mediation Cases Assigned/Reassigned:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Mediator(s)
A-13663 Illinois Central RR Company BRS Kane
A-13664 Grand Trunk Western Railroad BRS Kane
A-13665 Wisconsin Central Transportation BRS Kane
A-13666 Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad BRS Kane
A-13667 Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Co. BRS Kane

Meetings, Training and Facilitation:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Location Mediator(s)
A-13626 Compass AFA Houston, TX Darr
A-13589-90 CAL/UAL ALPA New York, NY McGuckin/Sims
A-13609 PSA ALPA San Antonio, TX Mackenzie
A-13527-32 UAL IAM Rosemont, IL Kelliher/Nordgren

Settlements:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Status Mediator(s)
A-13634 Continental IAM Gray TA Ratified

Cooling-Off Periods/Strike Activity:  None

REPRESENTATION

New Applications:  None

Ballot Instructions Mailed:  None

Elections Underway:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp.-Craft or Class Count Date Investigator
R-7326 New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway NOGCTU
BLET		 17-Train & Engine Service Employees 6/28/2012 Hennessey

Cases Closed:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Craft or Class Disposition
R-7323 United Air Lines IAM 53-Maintenance Instructors Certification
R-7329 Aircraft Service international SEIU 210-Fleet Service Employees Dismissal — Withdrawn During Investigation

ARBITRATION (estimates)
October 1, 2011 through June 15, 2012

Cases Pending at
Start of FY2011		 New Cases Closed Cases Cases
Currently
Pending
NRAB 1,233 657 576 1,314
PLB 964 2,157 1,576 1,545
SBA 187 163 217 133
2,384 2,977 2,369 2,992

Weekly Activity Report – November 22- 26, 2004

WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT
November 22- 26, 2004

MEDIATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION:

New Dockets:

Case No. Carrier Org. Class/Craft Mediator(s)
A-13345 Metro-North Railroad SEIU-NCFO Shop Laborers TBD

Settlements:

Case No. Carrier Org. Status Mediator(s)
A-13283 Kiamichi Railroad (Train Dispatchers) ATDA Ratified Kane
A-13284 Kiamichi Railroad (Engine Service) ATDA Ratified Kane
A-13285 Kiamichi Railroad (MOW) ATDA Ratified Kane

Cooling-Off Periods / Strike Activity: None.

REPRESENTATION:

New Applications: None this week.
Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class Investigator
Ballot Instructions Mailed: None this week.
Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class Investigator
Elections Underway:
Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class Count Date Investigator
R-7026 Piedmont Airlines, Inc. IBT-CWA Piedmont Customer Service 2,096 — Fleet and Passenger Service Employees 12/06/04 Dowling
R-7027 Corporate Airlines, Inc. d/b/a American Connection IBT 63 — Pilots 12/8/04 Hennessey
R-7028 New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway Company, Inc. BLET 14 — Train and Engine Service Employees 12/10/04 Fisher
Cases Closed:
Case No. Carrier Org. Craft or Class Disposition
R-7030 Columbus and Greenville Railway Co. TOPS Train and Engine Service Employees Certification

ARBITRATION:

Cases Pending
at Start of FY-2005		 New
Cases		 Cases
Closed		 Cases
Currently Pending
PLB 3039 524 209 3354
SBA 387 151 74 464
NRAB 1484 96 82 1498
Total Cases 4910 771 365 5316

Weekly Activity Report – November 29 – December 3, 2004

WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT
November 29 — December 3, 2004

MEDIATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION:

New Dockets:

Case No. Carrier Org. Class/Craft Mediator(s)
A-13346 Chestnut Ridge Railway UTU Train & Engine Service Hanusz
A-13347 Metro-North Railroad IBT Shop Laborers Cognata, Hedges

Settlements: None.

Cooling-Off Periods / Strike Activity: None.

REPRESENTATION:

New Applications: None this week.
Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class Investigator
Ballot Instructions Mailed:
Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class Investigator
R-7031 Piedmont Airlines, Inc. IAM-IBT 335 — Mechanics and Related Employees Hennessey
R-7032 Piedmont Airlines, Inc. IAM-IBT 31 — Stock Clerks Hennessey
R-7033 Piedmont Airlines, Inc. IAM-IBT 16 — Dispatchers Hennessey
Elections Underway:
Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class Count Date Investigator
R-7026 Piedmont Airlines, Inc. IBT-CWA Piedmont Customer Service Employees Alliance 2,096 — Fleet and Passenger Service Employees 12/06/04 Dowling
R-7027 Corporate Airlines, Inc. d/b/a American Connection IBT 63 — Pilots 12/8/04 Hennessey
R-7028 New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway Company, Inc. BLET 14 — Train and Engine Service Employees 12/10/04 Fisher
R-7031 Piedmont Airlines, Inc. IAM-IBT 335 — Mechanics and Related Employees 12/21/04 Hennessey
R-7032 Piedmont Airlines, Inc. IAM-IBT 31 — Stock Clerks 12/21/04 Hennessey
R-7033 Piedmont Airlines, Inc. IAM-IBT 16 — Dispatchers 12/21/04 Hennessey
Cases Closed: None this week.
Case No. Carrier Org. Craft or Class Disposition

ARBITRATION:

Cases Pending
at Start of FY-2005		 New
Cases		 Cases
Closed		 Cases
Currently Pending
PLB 3039 542 253 3328
SBA 387 156 80 463
NRAB 1484 139 110 1513
Total Cases 4910 837 443 5304

Weekly Activity Report – October 15 – October 19, 2012

WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT
October 22 — October 26, 2012

MEDIATION/ADR

New Dockets:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Class/Craft Mediator(s)
A-13680 Ground Handling IBT Customer Service Agents Pending
A-13681 Nebraska, KS & CO RW UTU Engineer & Conductor Pending
A-13682 Georgia Florida RW UTU Engineer & Conductor Pending
A-13683 Alabama & TN River RW UTU Engineer & Conductor Pending
A-13684 Georgia & Florida RW UTU Maintenance of Way Pending
GM-0121 Illinois Central BLET Labor Relations Officer Kelliher
T-0293 Illinois Central BLET Labor Relations Officer Kelliher

Mediation Cases Assigned/Reassigned:  None

Meetings, Training and Facilitation:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Location Mediator(s)
A-13557 CommutAir IAM Cleveland, OH Gray
T-0286 Compass ALPA Minneapolis, MN Darr/Mackenzie
A-13626 Compass AFA Houston, TX Darr
A-13583 LIRR NCFO New York, NY Livingood
A-13679 North American Air IBT New York, NY McGuckin
F-0129 Pinnacle ALPA Minneapolis, MN Mackenzie
GM-0064 Piedmont AFA Salisbury, MD Livingood

Settlements:  None

Cooling-Off Periods/Strike Activity:  None

REPRESENTATION

New Applications:

Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp.-Craft or Class Investigator
R-7342 Allegiant Airlines IBT 19-Flight Dispatchers Parker

Ballot Instructions Mailed:  None

Elections Underway:  None

Cases Closed:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Craft or Class Disposition
R-7335 Sand Springs Railway Company BMWED/ Javier Gomez-Rodriguez 2- Maintenance of Way Employees Dismissal

ARBITRATION (estimates)
October 1, 2011 through September 28, 2012

Cases Pending at
Start of FY2012		 New Cases Closed Cases Cases
Currently
Pending
NRAB 1,233 884 788 1,329
PLB 964 2,496 2,569 891
SBA 187 181 280 88
2,384 3,561 3,637 2,308

Weekly Activity Report – December 11-15, 2000

WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT

December 11-15, 2000

MEDIATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION:

New Dockets:

Case No. Carrier Org. Class/Craft Mediator
A-13136 Executive Jet IBT Pilots TBD
A-13137 I & M Rail Link TCU Carmen and Laborers TBD

Settlements:

Case No. Carrier Org. Status Mediator
A-13118 International Total Services SEIU Tentative Agreement Oppenberg
A-13094 San Joaquin Valley Railroad UTU Ratified Oppenberg

Strike Activity: None

REPRESENTATION:

New Applications:
Case No. Carrier Org. Proposed Craft or
Class		 Sr. Hearing
Officer		 Investigator
R-6794 Continental Airlines, Inc. TWU Flight Simulator
Technicians		 Hennessey Hennessey
R-6795 St. Louis Helicopter
Airways, Inc.		 OPEIU Flight Deck Crew
Members		 Rogers Rogers
CR-6709 Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railway Co.		 UTU-CSCDSC Crew Dispatchers
and Customer
Service Employees		 Johnson Fisher
Ballots Mailed: None this week.
Case
No.		 Carrier Org. Approx. No. of
Emp.-Craft or
Class		 Sr. Hearing
Officer		 Investigator
Elections Underway:
Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of
Employees- Craft or
Class		 Count
Date		 Investigator
R-6782 SEPTA BLE-UTU 350-Conductors and
Asst. Conductors		 12/29/00 Fisher
R-6784 Montana Rail Link, Inc. ATDD-BLE 42-Train Dispatchers 12/19/00 Mansfield
R-6789 National Airlines IBT 70-Mechanics and
Related Employees		 01/05/01 Mansfield
Cases Closed:
Case No. Carrier Org. Craft or Class Disposition
R-6796

(CR-6697)

 US Airways, Inc. IAM Planners and
Technical Specialists		 Findings Upon Investigation-
Dismissal
R-6797
(CR-6704)		 US Airways, Inc. IAM Ground Support
Equipment Technical
Supervisors		 Findings Upon Investigation-Dismissal

ARBITRATION SERVICES for Week of 12/04/00 — 12/08/00

PLB’S, SBA’S, etc.
Boards
established		 Arbitrators appointed
to Existing boards		 New cases added to
boards		 Board(s)
closed		 Case(s)
closed
Public Law Boards 0 0 0 0 0
Special Boards of
Adjustment		 0 0 0 0 0
Boards 0 0 0 0 0
NRAB
Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4
Referee(s) assigned 0 0 0 0
Cases assigned 0 0 0 0
Awards adopted 0 0 0 0
Interpretations 0 0 0 0
New cases received 4 2 18 0
Cases withdrawn 0 0 0 0
Arbitrator Panels and Roster
Railroad panels furnished Airline panels furnished New Arbitrator(s) added to NMB
roster
0 0 0

ARBITRATION SERVICES for Week of 12/11/00 — 12/15/00

PLB’S, SBA’S, etc.
Boards
established		 Arbitrators appointed
to Existing boards		 New cases added to
boards		 Board(s)
closed		 Case(s)
closed
Public Law Boards 0 0 78 0 3
Special Boards of
Adjustment		 0 0 6 0 0
Boards 0 0 0 0 0
NRAB
Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4
Referee(s) assigned 0 0 0 0
Cases assigned 0 0 0 0
Awards adopted 0 0 0 0
Interpretations 0 0 0 0
New cases received 4 2 21 0
Cases withdrawn 0 0 0 0
Arbitrator Panels and Roster
Railroad panels furnished Airline panels furnished New Arbitrator(s) added to NMB
roster
0 0 0

Weekly Activity Report – June 30 – July 4, 2003

WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT

June 30 — July 4, 2003

MEDIATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION:

New Dockets:

Case No. Carrier Org. Class/Craft Mediator
A-13264 Springfield Terminal RW UTU Shop Laborers Brown

Settlements: None

Cooling-Off Periods / Strike Activity:

Case Nos. Carrier Org. Craft(s)/Class(es) Status
A-13212
A-13213
A-13214		 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad BRS Locomotive Engineers; Signalmen; Maintenance of Way Cooling off period expires 12:01 a.m., July 18, 2003
A-13141 Pan American Airways AFA Flight Attendants Cooling off period expires 12:01 a.m., July 24, 2003

REPRESENTATION:

New Applications:
Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class Sr. Counsel/Counsel Investigator
R-6950 USA 3000 Air IBT 23 — Mechanics and Related Employees Pequignot Pequignot

 

Ballot Instructions Mailed:
Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class Sr. Counsel/Counsel Investigator
R-6946 St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad IBT-IBLE 25 — Train and Engine Service Employees Rosenthal Rosenthal

 

Elections Underway:
Case No. Carrier Org. Approx. No. of Emp. — Craft or Class Count Date Investigator
R-6933 United Airlines, Inc. IBT-AMFA 14,000 — Mechanics and Related Employees 07/14/03 Johnson
R-6938 Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, Ltd. BMWE 55 — Maintenance of Way Employees 07/08/03 Rosenthal
R-6946 St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad IBT-IBLE 25 — Train and Engine Service Employees 07/31/03 Rosenthal

 

Cases Closed:
Case No. Carrier Org. Craft or Class Disposition
CJ-6783 Signature Flight Support of Nevada IAM Mechanics and Related Employees Jurisdictional Opinion

ARBITRATION:

Cases Pending
at Start of FY-2003		 New
Cases		 Cases
Closed		 Cases
Currently Pending
PLB 3265 2527 2134 3658
SBA 714 477 637 554
NRAB 2023 681 626 2078
Total Cases 6002 3685 3397 6290

 

 

Weekly Activity Report – June 15 – June 19, 2015

WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT
June 15 – June 19, 2015

MEDIATION/ADR

New Dockets:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Craft or Class Mediator(s)
A-13788 METRA NCFO Laborers Livingood
A-13789 METRA SMART Sheet Metal Workers Livingood

Mediation Cases Assigned/Reassigned:  None

Meetings, Training and Facilitation:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Location Mediator(s)
A-13716 Kalitta Air IBT Detroit, MI Kane
T-0348 Dominican Chicago, IL Kelliher, Hedges, McCann, Durham, Gray
A-13778 Republic IBT NMB Brown, Puchala
A-13720 UAL IBT Las Vegas, NV McGuckin
F-0139 UAL AFA WDC Mackenzie
A-13767 FedEx ALPA Memphis, TN Tosi
A-13785 NetJets NJASAP Columbus, OH Gray
F-0141 CSX BRS Jacksonville, FL Sims
A-13768 UPS IBT Louisville, KY Livingood

Settlements:  

Case No. Carrier Org. Status Mediator(s)
A-13765-66 Florida East Coast Railway SMART TA Ratified Gray

Cooling Off Periods/Strike Activity:  None

REPRESENTATION

New Applications:  None

Ballot Instructions Mailed:  None

Elections Underway:  None

Cases Closed:  None

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NMB Representation Rulemaking – May 15, 2012

Note:  Where multiple hyperlinks are provided, if one link does not work, try another.12-21-12:  Final Rule. “Effective immediately, the Board’s rules related to representation procedures and rulemaking authority were changed to comply with amendments to the Railway Labor Act contained in the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.”05-15-12:  NMB Press Release

05-15-12:  The Proposal

06-07-12:  Corrections to the above Proposal of 05-15-12

05-22-12:  Notice of Public Hearing

06-19-12:  Public Hearing

Prepared Statements

Official Hearing Transcript

Video of Live Hearing

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