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Employed as: APE, for 10-20 years
Posted: 24 July 2012

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Yardmasters are not TM assistants. I believe that was just a jab at the
position. However, the yardmasters are being told that they are 1st line
supervisors and if they do well they will have a good chance of moving
into a TM's spot. Union contract employees can not be supervisors and
for good reason. So telling these guys they are in any kind of
supervisory position at all is totally unprofessional and just plain
not true. I agree with previous posters. This issue needs to be
presented to the international by the union members themselves. If they
dont want to cut them lose because they dont want to lose the money then
I guess they will just have to deal with fellow members filing charges
against fellow members who are pretending to be csx supervisors.

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Name: Guest E-mail: saveamerica.org Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 July 2012 JY When reporting corporate misconduct; the complaint must go directly to the corporate legal department. Corporate attorneys has a fiduciary duty to protect the interest of the corporation and present the infractions through the appropriate channels to the Board of Directors. All license attorneys are legal representatives of the Judicial System and must report all criminal activities that could include violations under the Landrum-Griffin Act. View This Article

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 July 2012 I am old, and know it but still have a few questions left. Since when was a Yardmaster, an assistant Train master? I have never seen that, but just do not know! In my old day the Yardmaster ran the yard, and said very little, most of the time it was a clerk, and we did what we needed to do. The TM was somewhere? Most likely at a wreck or somewhere that no one wanted to go. TM's worked many more hours than I ever did, and did it very well. They were just nice folks! Guess things have changed. However at times in the yard, they would get on and ask for a charity donation card to be signed. Some could really apply the pressure. I have to admit my bias. I was recommended for hire by a TM. View This Article

Name: JJ E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 July 2012 MONO, Wow, an actual youtube video showing CSX management dancing for the Vienna Sausage Choir! I think the one in the middle with black tail and blonde wig looks exactly like my old TM. This explains a lot. Always wondered what they did at those management training seminars... View This Article

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 July 2012 Hey JJ: Viennas are more like it! http://www.definitions.net/definition/vienna%20sausage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tja1qR9jpXE View This Article

Name: JJ E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 24 July 2012 Tube Steaks? You mean to say that TMs are weiner eaters? I am shocked. Absolutely shocked. Hmmm. Must be part of the management training program. View This Article

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 July 2012 Yardmaster Pie? I thought it was called Tube Steak! View This Article

Name: and justice for all? E-mail: Employed as: M of W, for 10-20 years Posted: 23 July 2012 One of the CSX track inspectors, Adam Flowers was recently pulled out of service again. This time was for falsifying track inspection documents and padding the payroll. He must be one of Hawthorn's finest, since he screws up badly and always returns to work. We were told in a safety overlap that Mr. Flowers is returning soon, that his BMWED daddy is making deals to get him back to work AGAIN! It appears the FRA was never notified of the misconduct regarding the false track inspection reports as they never were in a similiar incident around 2010 at the same place. View This Article

Name: JJ E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 July 2012 Well that explains why the TM was always on his knees in the yard office. ........he was eating some of that tasty yardmaster pie. My question is, when I grow up to be a CSX TM, what kind of pie will I be eating¿? View This Article

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Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 23 July 2012 Genesee & Wyoming has added a news release to its Investor Relations website. Title: Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Enters Into Agreement to Acquire RailAmerica, Inc.; Announces Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock Investment by The Carlyle Group Date(s): 23-Jul-2012 6:31 AM View This Article

Name: YEAH! E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 20-30 years Posted: 22 July 2012 VLC and NOMO, You are both to be applauded. VLC.... Yes, it is time to get this site back to where it used to be. A site that addresses serious topics that are starting to threaten our workplace. With a turnover rate mandatory all of our jobs are on the line. Nomo... you bet your butt the conductors and engineers run the yard. I remember once when a TM assistant(yardmaster) couldnt get his car counts because the crews had enough of his crap and showed him who was really boss. He cried like a whipped pup. Tm tore him a new rear. Told him to fix it or else. It was making him look bad! He was eventually tossed out on his can and went back as a conductor. His life was hell after he got back out there. Got what he deserved. And now to the topic we are all missing.... The TM's involvement in all this mess or lets say lack of involvement! It's the TM's job to supervise his assistant(yardmaster). He is supposed to make sure that he is treating the crews fairly and distributing work evenly. He is supposed to be professional and ethical. If this is not happening then this is the fault of the TM. Not only can you charge a TM assistant with ethis violations but you can charge the TM as well for not taking control of the situation. I stronly believe that it has become out of hand because the Tm's are not at their post. They are spending too much time out in the field head hunting and tag testing the employees. They are not tm's anymore. They are crew hunters. Trying to find a Tm in his office is like trying to find needle in a hay stack! It is time to start holding the TM'S responsible for their assistants actions! View This Article

Name: VLC E-mail: Employed as: Conductor, for 1-10 years Posted: 22 July 2012 To my fellow CSX-Sucks users, I'm sending my apology now about putting this on every post,. Hopefully as you scroll throughout the forums today, you'll understand why I did this. LOL Its time to give up on last years news. Laura is old news and we've moved on to topics that require thought, and maybe a bit of insight. Why don't you put your big boy pants on and join us at the grown up table as we adults discuss matters of value and importance. For example..... ways we can work together to keep our job while facing continued attacks on our lively hood by CSX's crack management team. View This Article

Name: Me E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 10-20 years Posted: 22 July 2012 Feel Sorry For Them, I stand corrected, the biggest CSX Bitch in our terminal is none other that the Local's Secretary Treasurer, the Yardmaster is a strong second. View This Article

Name: E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 1-10 years Posted: 22 July 2012 King James is a glorified clerk. He's my boss alright....LMFAO! View This Article

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 22 July 2012 Despite what King James thinks...it's the Foreman that run the yard. They can couple a track in 10 minutes or three hours; switch 350 cars or 50 cars. I've heard a bunch of YM squeal like pigs while being stump broke. I really think it's more like James and the Giant Peach! View This Article

Name: LOL E-mail: Employed as: Train Master/ supervisor, for 1-10 years Posted: 22 July 2012 Laura Touchstone is back at it folks.You heard it here first ladies and gents. Here we go again...LT is bigger than ever and I do mean bigger. Holy "!&$! Watch out men of Csx. She ready to get it on with any and all who be willing to if you are so desperate just use a rubber or maybe 2 unless you want to catch crabs o cougar View This Article

Name: Real UTU E-mail: Employed as: Employed in other capacity, for N/A Posted: 22 July 2012 King James, Thankyou for your post. I have been on the fence for a long time about whether or not yardmasters should be allowed the protection of our union. After reading your post, I am now thoroughly convinced that you should not. Your attitude that you are the boss, the king and almighty ruler of the yard is the stance that upper management would take. You are an embarrassment to all fellow union members who work hard and pay their hard earned money to our union. Your fellow union brothers and sisters pay these dues to protect their rights which include working in a harrassment free environment. You should not have those rights. I suggest you do some research and look at some of the previous as well as active yardmasters who have done time on the streets for charges of ethics violations. If you are really a yardmaster I have a strong feeling that it wont be long before you are sitting at the table with your "BOSS" and a union rep sitting next to you trying to save your job. Your local chairmen know who you are and know how you act and if you think for one moment they will stand by you 100% after you abuse other members and violate our union agreement by harrassing them then you are sadly mistaken. I now think this issue needs to be futher investigated. You have clearly shown that the positon of a yardmaster is just to close to the position of CSX management and therefore it should not be filled by a hard working dues paying member. I will be taking a copy of your post to our next union meeting. You may just be another poster who comes on here just to stir up trouble. We will never really know. You have, however, convinced me that this topic needs to be given some serious thought. I wish you luck at your future investigation! View This Article

Name: RRJ E-mail: Employed as: Locomotive Engineer, for 30+ years Posted: 22 July 2012 King James "pies me off"? What kind you want a chocolate pie like in the movie "The Help". lol View This Article

Name: King James E-mail: Employed as: Yard Master, for 10-20 years Posted: 21 July 2012 You conductor's and engineers are nothing more than a bunch whinny ass babies. You need to understand that we yard MASTERS ARE THE BOSS. I tell you what to do. You do it. End of story. You don't like it, after you finish doing what I've told you to do, take it up with the train master. Even the train master knows, if he wants my yard to run, and HIS quota to be met to keep his boss off his back, he best not cross me. My train master better cover my back or I'll hang him out to dry, and he knows this. Complain about me all you want. When you whinny ass crews complain about me, all you're doing is putting a target on your back. I'll make sure you're the last train I deal with, and if my train master wants to keep me happy, he'll target you until I think you've learned your lesson. I AM THE BOSS. At CSX, the yard doesn't function with out the yard master. There's a reason as to why we yard masters are CSX's first line of management. The quicker you understand the yard MASTER IS THE BOSS, the easier I will make your life. Pies me off, and you will pay. View This Article

Name: NoMo E-mail: Employed as: Other, non-employee, for N/A Posted: 21 July 2012 Damn...those knee holes must be crowded...silly me, I didn't realize fluffer was a craft position! View This Article