COMPUTER SNAFU CAUSES IMPROPER ENGINE RATES TO BE PAID ON UNION PACIFIC SOUTHERN REGION

Mr. Gore,
Thank you for addressing your concerns with timekeeping. It was recently discovered that there was an issue with some of the rate scheduleds paying incorrectly. We found that several of the new RJ/M templates had the wrong rate schedule hard coded into them. We have been working closely with our system support group to correct this problem and are using the phone shortage calls to help us locate where the errors may be.

Please ask your members to continue using the phone shortage process if they find an error in their pay. We would like to appoligize for any inconvience this may cause your members. We would also like to thank them for their patiance as we continue to work through this; correcting each employees pay while we review and correct the rate schedules.

Thank you,
Debie Casteel
Quality Coordinator
OPS Timekeeping

Please research and advise.

Thanks
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Subject: FW: Weight On Drivers Pay Rates
07/08/04 01:59 PM
Pat,

I received the following complaint from Local Chairman Kalek in the Baytown Strang area. I have not reviewed his work history as yet, but I have attached a work history and rate sheet relating to Engineer DM Savoy's TSE trip on 06-26-04 which has been closed out by timekeeping. I find a discrepancy in his basic daily rate and the weight on drivers that he claimed on his slip. They paid him a basic rate of $180.11 which would be a less than 500,000 lb rate. According to the five unit 1,300,000 lb rate entered into the computer, he should have been paid a basic rate of $183.17 which would then increase his overtime rate and short crew allowance accordingly.

I am concerned about the comments below indicating the timekeepers are telling engineers that they are going to pay the rate for 2 engines...period. If this is in fact true, we need to get that corrected immediately.
I have copied Robert Eddings with this message for his information.
As always, your help is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Gil Gore

Subject: Weight On Drivers Pay Rates

Bro. Gil,

I've been receiving numerous complaints from the members in Div. 711 about incorrect rates of pay for the engines in their consists. It appears that no matter how many engines are in your consist, timekeeping only pays the engine rate for two engines. Several members have called timekeeping on this matter, and have been told that this is what they have been told to pay. No one in timekeeping will say who it is that is telling them to pay this way.
I'm not sure, but I suspect that this is happening all across the system, it happened to me today on a consist of 6 locomotives, I was only paid the two engine rate.
I intend to call timekeeping on Tuesday myself, and go all the way to Mr. Sam Greer if need be. We just got a 2 and one half percent raise on July 1st, and now we're having it taken back by timekeeping.
As you know Bro. Gil, engine rates are our bread and butter, and they need to be accurate, and by the agreement. Any assistance that you can provide in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Local Chairman
BLET-Division 711
Larry M. Kaleck