New Drug Testing Policy-Unions File Injunction in Federal Court As previously reported, the Department of Transportation under 49 CFR Part 40 of the Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Program has added a new Federal Law that effects the following: Those who have previously tested positive for Alcohol or
Drugs under the 5 year rule Those who return to work after 90 days of being off work Those suspected of adulterating their urine samples
Individuals who fall under the above three categories will be physically observed during alcohol or drug testing by someone of the same gender. Transport Workers Union of America feels this is a direct invasion of one’s privacy. Transport Worker Union Local 250-A, Transport Workers Union of America and other transit unions under the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO have filed an injunction in Federal Court to challenge this new law.
HEALTH SERVICES
If you are on a non-City paid status, you must go to Health Services System Department to maintain your health plan premiums, as soon as you are off work. If you do not maintain your benefits, your health plan will be terminated after 30 days. If your health plan was terminated, you will not be able to re-establish your health plan coverage until the next open enrollment period, which is April of each year. Don’t jeopardize yourself or family members by not having any health insurance.
TRUST FUND Proposition B will not affect the status of the Trust Fund (8.404). 8.409 OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CHARTER 8.409 does not refer to the Transport Workers Union, Local 250-A Membership. THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT (TERM) JULY 1, 2008-JUNE 30, 2011 The Transport Workers Union, Local 250-A reached a Tentative Agreement with the Municipal Transportation Agency over our Memorandum of Understanding. The Agreement reached will extend the same MOU that presently exist for another 3 years (from July 1, 2008 till June 30, 2011). There are no changes to any items in the MOU, and the language that presently exist, will continue to be in effect through June 30, 2011.
You may be assured that we maintained our present MOU and kept everything intact. We did what was right for our members and their families. |
