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Local Lodge 180 Amtrak  Amtrak Charged with Stalling Contract Talks Fed up with foot dragging by Amtrak management over a new contract for 450 IAM members who maintain Amtrak passenger trains, the IAM filed a request with the National Mediation Board (NMB) for a proffer of arbitration in an effort to move the negotiations closer to a resolution. “Not withstanding the best efforts of the IAM, including the able input and assistance of the Mediators, not a single issue has been resolved,” said Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr, in a letter to NMB Chairman Edward Fitzmaurice. “It is abundantly clear that additional bargaining with Amtrak, with or without the NMB’s assistance, will not result in an amicable settlement of this dispute.” The IAM opened negotiations with Amtrak in December of 1999 and presented numerous proposals during more than 78 months of bargaining. Each time, Amtrak rejected the proposals and demanded work rule concessions. Under the Railway Labor Act, the federal law that governs rail negotiations, talks can continue and workers are bound by the old contract until the NMB determines a stalemate exists and offers binding arbitration to resolve the dispute. |
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