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[69beers]

Yes we would be restricted from taking labor action under the Railway Labor Act until certain steps have been met. FAA ATC and the rest of the government workers are restricted under the Taft-Hartley Act from ever taking labor action.

When was the last time a dispatch union/local/section filed for a cooling-off period? Strike? How many on here are active participating members of the ADF? How many have run for, or held, office in the ADF? This profession carries a mighty big sword, but so many in it are too weak and scared to even think of touching it, let alone using it. The root cause and solution to these problems might very well be staring back at you in the mirror.

 

[eelb53]

who were you a train dispatcher for? I see Norfolk Southern always seems to have a lot of posts for various locations....I've applied before just to see if I'd get a call, but got rejections for all of them. I have heard it's hard work, and that you're pretty much on call for years before you end up holding a steady schedule.

I worked for the Illinois Central, which is now part of the Canadien National. I retired in '96. Prior to that DXed for the old Ozark Airlines for 15 years, after being medically disqualified from flying at age 38. Moved to railroading when TWA bought Ozark and moved DX to JFK.

Did ATC in the Air Force many years ago.

Don't really know about the current job market. Just stating that there's major differences in the required skill set between airline and RR DX.

 

[flyjumpseat]

deet=detail
deets=details

Both singular and plural. Yo.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, abbreviated DEET, is the most common active ingredient in insect repellents.

From me:
If somone wants details, let them ask for "details" or the singular, "detail".

Relaxed, casual, whatever you want to call it, have at it. But come on man, "deets" isn't even a word.