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Class Action Grievance: Give Us the College You Promised!

One of the greatest "attachments" to our Collective Bargaining Agreement is known as Attachment C. It is also known as Excel. This describes a program that is focused on the Rail Car Repairers which distinguishes our training from the average "mechanic" training at other transportation companies. Unfortunately, most of it is not respected or adhered to by our employer. Among the many paragraphs they spit on, the portions regarding training and continuing education are quite significant. Currently, they are arranging some kind of secret "apprenticeship" or "mentoring" program with our presidents and the International ATU. I have reports that this thing they want is run by a private corporation. They are basically too cheap to pay for it and are doing some other thing to make it appear like they are abiding by the Excel Agreement. For about two years, none of them have been willing to share anything in writing with me.  I don't trust it—and ne...

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