{"id":4376,"date":"2012-05-10T12:58:37","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T19:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/?p=4376"},"modified":"2013-04-03T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T22:11:36","slug":"railroad-workers-ratify-new-contract-with-great-western-railway-of-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/4376\/railroad-workers-ratify-new-contract-with-great-western-railway-of-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Railroad Workers Ratify New Contract with Great Western Railway of Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), on behalf of 15 railroad workers, unanimously ratified a new three-year agreement with Great Western Railway of Colorado L.L.C. (GWR).<\/p>\n

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GWR is owned by OmniTRAX Inc. and operates 80 miles of track in northern Colorado and interchanges with BNSF Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad.<\/p>\n

According to the BLET, the new agreement, which expires in Feb. 15, 2015, includes a lump sum allowance that\u2019s retroactive to July 1, 2008, 2 percent general wage increase each year through 2014 and numerous work rule improvements. Union officials said that the contract also preserves the current health and welfare plan.<\/p>\n

The workers joined the BLET in October 2003 and ratified their first contract in November 2004.<\/p>\n

Source: Progressive Railroading<\/p>\n

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The FELA Lawyer<\/a> News Blog is a railroad worker injury blog that publishes train accidents and FELA legal news from across the United States. For more information, contact an expert railroad injury lawyer<\/a> to know your rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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