During the time between calls to service the railroad is forbidden from contacting or in any other way disturbing the employee so that he/she may receive proper, restorative rest.
What was overlooked in the passage of this law was the very limited time railroaders have off of work. Known as a rest day(s), this is the period of time railroaders need to attend to all the matters that cannot be dealt with while on call to the railroad; typically 24 to 48 hours off duty.
Railroads have adopted a tactic by which they attempt to increase the availability of an employee who is in observance of a "rest day(s)". The railroad will simply continuously call and employee and ask them to work repeatedly destroying any opportunity to engage in meaningful rest. This will often be done from once to as many as 10-12 times per 24 hour period.
By signing this petition you are lending your support to an amendment to the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 whereby any contact from the railroad to the employee will result in a federally mandated additional 10 hours of UNDISTURBED rest at the discretion of the disturbed employee.
This petition will be distributed to to all pertinent rail Union Legislative Departments for their use in securing this important adjustment to the current law.
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December 2, 2023
I am honestly a bit overwhelmed that one hundred people have signed this. I started this because I was frustrated but this response belongs entirely to all of you.
Reached 100 supporters
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287 Comments
Safety is number one but how can they be safe if they never get a break. Fix this now.
my brother works nights and gets woken up constantly. its not right. let the guys get some actual sleep so they dont fall asleep at the controls.
This is harassment plain and simple. Leave these guys alone when they are off the clock!
My husband needs his sleep. The constant ringing is driving us crazy. Needs to be a law against it.
Railroads treat their staff like robots instead of humans. Enough.
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During the time between calls to service the railroad is forbidden from contacting or in any other way disturbing the employee so that he/she may receive proper, restorative rest.
What was overlooked in the passage of this law was the very limited time railroaders have off of work. Known as a rest day(s), this is the period of time railroaders need to attend to all the matters that cannot be dealt with while on call to the railroad; typically 24 to 48 hours off duty.
Railroads have adopted a tactic by which they attempt to increase the availability of an employee who is in observance of a "rest day(s)". The railroad will simply continuously call and employee and ask them to work repeatedly destroying any opportunity to engage in meaningful rest. This will often be done from once to as many as 10-12 times per 24 hour period.
By signing this petition you are lending your support to an amendment to the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 whereby any contact from the railroad to the employee will result in a federally mandated additional 10 hours of UNDISTURBED rest at the discretion of the disturbed employee.
This petition will be distributed to to all pertinent rail Union Legislative Departments for their use in securing this important adjustment to the current law.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 10, 2023
December 2, 2023
I am honestly a bit overwhelmed that one hundred people have signed this. I started this because I was frustrated but this response belongs entirely to all of you.
Reached 100 supporters
November 30, 2023
287 Comments
RIDICULOUS that they call that many times. Stop harassing the employees. They have lives outside the RR.
Safety is number one but how can they be safe if they never get a break. Fix this now.
my brother works nights and gets woken up constantly. its not right. let the guys get some actual sleep so they dont fall asleep at the controls.
This is harassment plain and simple. Leave these guys alone when they are off the clock!
My husband needs his sleep. The constant ringing is driving us crazy. Needs to be a law against it.
Railroads treat their staff like robots instead of humans. Enough.
jctfrsjcqt
tjarknaejl
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RIDICULOUS that they call that many times. Stop harassing the employees. They have lives outside the RR.