>Snap Back Voting Results
The vote whether or not to snap back has been counted. Here are the results.

>Attendance Cases Head Toward Arbitration
The 4 GCA's on the system gather their documentation to present around 127 attendance guideline cases to a Public Law Board.

>Filing a Special Claim for Vacation/PL Day Payment When Taking FML
Please use the revised wording as shown in the letter by counsel. Ask for a restoration of either vacation or PL day, as the situation merits.

>Special Pay Differential Offset Toward Guarantee Agreement
The GCA's & the Carrier have worked out an agreement regarding how much of the SPD is to be used to offset guarantees.

>FRA Issues Human Factors Final Rule
FRA has issued it's final rule on human factor rail incidents. There are changes in rules, requirements and personal fines. We all need to make sure we protect ourselves! FRA will be fining individuals and not just the carriers. Be careful!

>GCA Attempts to Resolve FMLA Issues With Carrier Before Arbitration
The 4 General Chairmen on BNSF try one more time to resolve the issue of the carrier forcing vacation/PL Day payments when FML is taken. This will be the last attempt before arbitration.