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For those that may be interested in what the ATDA says about the job action against the BNSF, below is a press release issued by the union: March 3, 2005 PRESS RELEASE Yesterday afternoon the ATDA withdrew its services on the BNSF Railway as a result of the BNSF’s illegal and unilateral change in the Agreement between the parties in direct violation of the Railway Labor Act. As a result, all train dispatchers who were working in the BNSF’s Network Operations Center in Fort Worth, Texas walked off the job, after ensuring all safe measures were taken with regard to train movement. In the last round of collective bargaining, the BNSF sought changes to the Agreement pertaining to the granting of paid leave, specifically comp time. Those changes were rejected by the ATDA and were not contained in the subsequently reached Agreement. However, on January 1, 2005, the BNSF made a decision to unilaterally implement those changes without obtaining the Union’s consent. ATDA representatives held numerous discussions with BNSF in which they advised the company representatives that BNSF’s actions violated the company’s obligations under the Railway Labor Act. “Although the BNSF was given ample opportunity to correct its illegal actions, the Railroad refused to do so,” said ATDA President McCann. The train dispatchers returned to work at approximately 6:00 P.M. last night when BNSF agreed to revert back to the status quo that was in effect prior to January 1, 2005, while a federal court determines how the dispute between the parties should be resolved. Also, for those that would like to learn more about this AFL-CIO affiliated union, here is a link to their "about us" web page: [url]http://atdd.homestead.com/atddpg1.html#anchor_12920[/url] Jim - Lawton, NV MP 236
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