GO887 UP
EMPLOYEES IN FG STATUS
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3/2/2009 |
4/7/2009 |
5/7/2009 |
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ROSEVILLE
HUB |
153 |
188 |
202 |
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LOS
ANGELES HUB |
248 |
235 |
244 |
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ARIZONA
HUB |
167 |
153 |
174 |
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EL
PASO HUB |
83 |
101 |
90 |
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DALHART
HUB |
44 |
32 |
44 |
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TOTALS |
695 |
709 |
754 |
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION
LOCAL 807
James P. Woloshin
President
2813 E. Broadway Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85716-5309
(520) 622-6902
April 27, 2009
To: UTU Local 807 Members
Re: May 2009 Regular Meeting
Regular Monthly Meeting scheduled to be held, Tuesday, May12, 2009 @ 10:00am city time. The meeting will be held @ the IBEW Hall 750 S. Tucson Blvd. 17th Avenue & Tucson Blvd. South side of the building.
APRIL 14 LOCAL 807 UNION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS POSTED UNDER MEETING MINUTES.
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION
LOCAL 807
Thomas F. Moore, Jr.
Secretary / Treasurer
4913 W. Manatee Drive
Tucson, AZ 85742-9554
C-520-975-0801, H-520-744-0381
March 24, 2009
To: Members of UTU Local 807
Re: New Billing Method and Dues
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
As you are no doubt aware the International has changed the way in which we do our billing, as well as the pay periods used for each month. In the past we withheld monies from month 1, both pay periods to pay dues for month 2. We and many other locals did it this way and always assumed that it was correct and quite frankly I believe it was the correct way to do this.
The International on the other hand says you take dues from the 2/p of month 1 and the 1/p of month two to pay dues for Month 3. In other words they say it’s the month in which you (Local 807) received the dues and then apply in the following month. Which is ahead of how we were collecting and paying dues?
With the passage of the new national agreement the International informed us that we would commence the new direct billing procedure for the month of February. I assumed that they would therefore take the dues from our January pay periods and=2 0apply them to February. Instead they took the dues from our 2/p of December and th e 1/p of January and used that for February's dues meaning that we did not have sufficient monies to pay for January. Therefore February's dues were paid up but January's was not.
The last month in which your dues were collected for the following month was November '08 for December '08. The following is how your dues were collected.
Nov. 1 & 2 pay period owed (dues, insurance, DPP ETC) for Dec '08.
Dec 1/p and only 1/p December for Jan'09 dues.
Dec 2/p & Jan 1/p for Feb'09.
Jan 2/p & Feb 1/p for Mar'09.
Feb 2/p & Mar 1/p for Apr'09 .
No one is paying for any one month twice. For most everyone in the Local if you have a 2nd period deduction then you did not have those dues to pay what you owed for January. Your dues in fact jumped ahead leaving January unpaid. For those that only have a 1/p deduction unless you didn’t pay enough=2 0for these months, you should be even. The majority of our members are short because of not paying either enough or anything for January and did not have sufficient funds in the other months come out of your check.
Also since I wasn't able to get into the new TWA system (new computer system for billing and payroll changes for Local Treasurers) from 1/p December till February 11, 2009 and the payroll cutoff dates are earlier than in the past as we had from 3 to 4 days after the close of the payroll to get the changes made and the cut off day for the 1st period of February was 00:01 eastern time on the 13th or 21:01 on the 12th in Tucson to make payroll changes for the 1/p. Second period deduction changes in February were on the 27th @ 00:01 eastern time. Many if not most of you your payroll deductions were all messed up with most paying what they should have had for February and in some cases more than it should have been with March’s dues much lower that what they should have been. Therefore many of our members were in the red causing more money taken in the 2/p February and 1/p March for April’s dues. Everyone needs to check your own pay records and see exactly how much was taken from your checks remember ing what your personal amount is.
I do apologize for not putting anything out about this even though I was reporting on it at the union meetings. The system is brand new to me and I believe that I've got it figured out, hopefully at the consternation and frustrations of me and our members.
Hope this explains what has taken place. I remain.
Fraternally and sincerely yours,
Tom Moore
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION
LOCAL 807
Thomas F. Moore, Jr.
Secretary / Treasurer
4913 W. Manatee Drive
Tucson, AZ 85742-9554
C-520-975-0801, H-744-0381
January 25, 2009
To: UTU Local 807 Members
Re: Dues Paid in 2008
C&T $1481.60
E $1097.60
Your dues are deductable as a business expense if you itemize your taxes as well as job insurance. You should speak to your accountant about this to insure you claim them correctly on your Federal & State taxes.
Fraternally and Sincerely yours,
Tom Moore
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