ANSWERS? ? ?

I have requested the formula which payroll in Jacksonville, FL (CSX), so we can try and figure how they got the figures. So we can see if they match, if anyone has another idea let me know

QUESTIONS, Questions, questions

There are more questions than we get answers, Brother Carmen ask your LC, GC, IR why, keep asking until you get all the answers! Too long we have leaned back on our backsides and not questioned the authorities, now is time for all CARMEN to rise up and demand answers.
If they can prove us wrong, fine, but if they refuse to answer question his authority, and move on to the higher authorities.

It's our money, and if the carrier/our leadership, don't answer as to the why to our questions, keep looking turn over rocks to get them.

Back-pay deductions, it don't work out

My CSX pay-stubs revealed the following, and I would dare to say your's most likely is the same.

$1662.50 was what the carrier said we owed, but my checks say the got too much, $1876.35 as of 11/23/07 that's $213.85 too much

12/30-1/12 137.95

1/13-1/26 137.95

1/27-2/09 137.95
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$451.80

2/10-2/23 000.00

2/24-3/09 137.95

3/10-3/23 000.00

3/24-4/06 137.95

4/07-4/20 000.00

4/21-5/04 137.95
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$451.80 X 2= $903.60

5/05-5/18 000.00

5/19-6/01 000.00

6/02-6/15 137.95

6/16-6/29 000.00

6/30-7/13 147.73

7/14-7/27 000.00

7/28-8/10 147.73

8/11-8/24 000.00

8/25-9/07 147.73
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$581.14+$903.60=$1484.74

9/08-9/21 000.00

9/22-10/5 166.25

$166.25+$1484.74=$1650.99

+ $225.36
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$1876.35 as of the 11/23/07 pay-check

Yet, the pay-stub states $1662.50 as per the11/23/07 pay-stub

A difference of $213.85

1$225.35

-47.60

$177.75

2/2-12/15 $123.28

1216-12/29 $000.00 Total for 2006 is 2444.80

11/3-11/16 $166.25 pay-stub shows a Total of $1828.75

Back Pay

The CSX paid the back pay due it's men this past week, and each man was hit for almost 50% of the amount due plus $225.36 for Health & Welfare. We have Apprentices at Corbin 13 to be exact and even though they haven't work near the time the Journeymen have between contracts, the Apprentices received as much or more than several of our Journeymen.

The Members at Corbin are still trying to figure out why we got a contract that all of Corbin's members Voted against, much less trying to figure the new Math the Carrier used in paying the Back Pay.

I have been wanting to do this, so I guess I'll just sick my neck out and do it!

I would like all BRC members in the U.S. to write in this Blog telling myself and the members of this Union, how they and their friends voted on this (new) Contract, I have a feeling that most of the voting members Voted against it! If I am right, which I feel I am the leadership must have taken all the no-VOTES (ballots not mailed in) and turned them into YES's.

I hope not but I would like to know just how my brothers other than Corbin voted.