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    Mobile vs. Headquartered Employees – The Ongoing Issue This remains one of the most significant issues we are dealing with. As you can see from internal documents, they cut mobile to save money. We are trying to track when they send you away from home. BNSF argued in their own submission in the Rule 26 case, the Carrier describes headquartered employees as follows: They are assigned to a fixed location (tool house, shop, depot) They generally work near that location and return home daily Travel away from headquarters occurs only on an “ad-hoc” basis Such travel is tied to specific events (derailments, weather, temporary needs) Assignments are short-term, after which the employee returns to headquarters This description is important, because it defines the standard they are claiming to follow.



    On November 6, 2024, we had the RSG Gang Meeting with BNSF in Fort Worth, TX. As everyone saw, the original RSG gang packets made no mention of the work weeks being Sunday to Thursday. The Divisions/Federation only found out at the meeting about the intentions of BNSF. Historically there has been roughly only one to three gangs the carrier has ever run as Sunday – Thursday.
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    Download: 2025 RSG Work Program Updated.pdf

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