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UTU Local 1313 Serving Members working for the BNSF in Amarillo TX
The “Whens” About the New UTU National Agreement
From BNSF Labor Relations
June 11,
2008 With the recent ratification the UTU National
Agreement, many people are wondering when the new agreement will go into effect and particularly, when the back pay will be
paid. What’s the effective date?
The effective date of the agreement will be July 1, 2008.
That includes new pay rates, health plan changes, and monthly employee contribution changes. When
will the GWIs be applied?
On
July 1, 2008, the general wage increases will be applied to the rates of pay, so you will see the
new pay rates reflected in your check for pay period 13 which eligible employees will receive on the regular pay date at the
end of July. When will the Back Pay be Paid?
The new agreement provides for back
pay payments to be made within 60 days of the effective date of the agreement. With an effective date of July 1, 2008,eligible employees must receive back pay by no later than August 30th. However, we have
done some preliminary programming and testing to expedite the back pay process, and if we don't run into any complications,
we plan to pay back pay on or about August 19th, well ahead of the August 30 deadline. This will be done
through a special check or deposit, made separately from regular pay.
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When will the Back Pay be Paid?
From BNSF Labor Relations
The new
agreement provides for back pay payments to be made within 60 days of the effective date of the agreement. With an effective date of July 1, 2008,eligible employees must receive back pay by no
later than August 30th. However, we have done some preliminary programming and testing
to expedite the back pay process, and if we don't run into any complications, we plan to pay back pay on or about
August 19th, well ahead of the August 30 deadline. This will be done through a special check or deposit, made separately
from regular pay.
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