MEMBERS of UTU LOCAL 239
This is the mailing our Vice Local Chair excellently detailed and mailed out to the members to whom we have current addresses and emails to find the information necessary to properly claim any lost earnings/PL days etc. due to the implementation of the new Railway Safety Improvement Act (RSIA). Also below is the information necessary for each member to "Allow chairman access to pay screens". It is each member’s responsibility to submit the proper claim for each instance. It is also each member’s responsibility to follow up each denied claim with a H.E.A.T. ticket thru the "timekeeping service center".
https://employees.www.uprr.com/emp/operating/timekeep/secure/tkHeat/submitTicket.cfm
Go to MyUP, click "Crew" on the left side of page, then click on "TK Service Center", this will open a new window. On the top of the new window, "Click here to open new ticket". This will take you to a blank H.E.A.T. ticket. Your personal info will already be filled in, make the appropriate comments in the comments section, you will need the original claim date and timeslip/claim #,then make sure to "COPY LOCAL CHAIRMAN". If you do not, then your LC will never know you submitted the claim to begin with and it will never get paid. After you have submitted a H.E.A.T. ticket you can check back and see what response the timekeepers have made regarding your claim. Your LC will also receive a copy (if you followed the above instructions) and can also review timekeeper’s remarks and reopen your H.E.A.T. ticket with addition comments. Following these steps in a timely manner is very important. You have 90 days to submit a claim, your LC has 90 days to process your denied claim, Labor Relations has 90 days to pay/decline your claim and then it goes to the General Committee for arbitration. It’s a lengthy process but when claims get paid, don’t be left out because you didn’t submit any.
AS SOON AS I GET A COPY OF THE CLAIMS....FOR SOME REASON MY PDF UPLOAD ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY, I WILL POST THE "HOW TO" AS FAR AS CLAIMING FOR RSIA!!
THE CARRIER HAS SERIOUSLY LIMITED OUR ABILITY TO SUBMIT CLAIMS AND REVIEW SHORTAGES. THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR EACH MEMBER TO TAKE THE TIME TO AUTHORIZE THEIR LOCAL CHAIRPERSON TO VIEW THEIR PAY SCREENS. LC’s have always had access to TE&Y employees pay information. Unfortunately some LC’s have acted irresponsibly with their access to this information and in true UP fashion, UP has restricted every LC’s access. This is not fair to the membership or the other 99.99% of Union Officers, who act responsibly. The UTU International is trying to work this out with UP but until then; this is the help we need to better serve our membership. Contact your LC or VLC to obtain their "UP USER ID" so you can authorize them to do their jobs. If you would like an electronic version of the claim templates please respond to: VLC_UTU239@comcast.net