Upon research I have learned that most Railroads only offer 4 months insurance coverage and then you can switch to Cobra benefits which are very expensive. Also in this climate of immigration there's no guarantees of finding another job right away
@Mcarbone9
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for your insight. Would this be the same for a dispatcher?
@michaelbarton4705
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for all of the information you’re willing to share and for your experiences.
@gregoryking7607
Жыл бұрын
Thanks man, I wondered what being furloughed really meant, most I've talked to make it seem like it's the end of the world. Thankful to now have the proper understanding of this.
@HyperBlueSTI
Жыл бұрын
After the furlough is over. How much time do they give you to report back to work. Let’s say your visiting family out of state and they tell you your getting recalled how much of a heads up do they give you?
@RailsTailsandTrails
Жыл бұрын
Varies on agreements
@usahobbies9067
Жыл бұрын
Usually 15-30 days. Most likely 15 days. But it depends on how you were furloughed. If it was "voluntary", that is that you choose to be furloughed, then it sometimes can be as short as 24-48 hours to report back to work. In most cases, if you do not report in that required time, you can either lose all your seniority and be tossed to the bottom of the seniority list, or I have seen many just get outright FIRED. It varies by agreement.
@Luke01132009
Жыл бұрын
Another great video Jon. Thank you for sharing.
@RailsTailsandTrails
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@EWLR89
Жыл бұрын
On the MoW side, furlough usually happens between Thanksgiving when the regional production gangs start shutting down and February-March when they start up. The folks come off these gangs and bump into district positions. Some people budget on the furlough, and after driving literally across the country all year on these production gangs, they treat it like a vacation.
@pcfire0364
Жыл бұрын
It gets better…I was furloughed twice..the longest was almost a year. Now I’ve got 10 years on..I hold a regular yard job..I have a set schedule with days off and I no longer have to be on a pool or extra board if I don’t want to.
@usahobbies9067
Жыл бұрын
When I hired out, I was told that under 10 years of seniority had a good chance of being furloughed around Christmas until February or March. But if people spent and lived like they were on a brakeman's or Helpers pay, and saved the rest, they could handle it. The worst thing for new hires, was to go out and buy a new house, truck, boat, motorcycle, other toys. Because by January, the old heads were getting "good deals" on this stuff when younger guys could not afford the payments after being furloughed. Now in recent years, guys were furloughed for 1, 2 or even 3 years. Plan for the worst.
@RailsTailsandTrails
Жыл бұрын
Right on the money USA Hobbies !
@harrisonzareski4547
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for covering this ! Has me thinking more now...would finish school right around Christmas and then sounds like slow down time . One thing they don't really cover in these information sessions with the interview process is talking about this subject. Someone had a good question on here also ..can you collect unemployment during a furlough ?
@dubvr6nos
Жыл бұрын
You can collect RR unemployment, but if you can collect from your previous job it'll probably pay better.
@paulbergen9114
Жыл бұрын
My late friend Paul Schneider worked for the BN as a telegrapher and had hired out in Cicero IL but those jobs got abolished and he went out to Seattle where they still had Towers and depots in remote towns but after 2 years even those were abolished. When there wasn't work one of the worst things was to be told to report for shift where you had to sit in an office for 8 hours with only two rest breaks and a brief lunch break. All you could bring with you was your meal and the rule book nothing else and that was the only thing you could read and it was no sitting staring at the walls you had to look at the book. If you didn't do it you didn't get paid and risked getting fired. It lasted only a few weeks when an arbitrator declared it cruel and unusual. Within a week or so all those jobs were abolished
@mikel5295
Жыл бұрын
With PSR in the picture , I would salt that money back even if I was a 10 year plus railroader. Really saving money should be any workers priority plan , don't matter what your wage is , pay yourself first , anything, something , 5 bucks , 100 bucks just start somewhere . You'll be glad you did someday .
@MarcP5267
Жыл бұрын
I’ve heard if you work non railroad it will mess up your Tier 1?
@RailsTailsandTrails
Жыл бұрын
I haven't heard that one but i'll look into it
@brandongallaher8220
Жыл бұрын
Can you file unemployment?
@dubvr6nos
Жыл бұрын
You can, but RR unemployment is garbage. My last furlough in 2818 I think it was around $680.00 a half (every 2 week)
@usahobbies9067
Жыл бұрын
Only if it is involuntary. There are agreements that allow for voluntary furloughs, where someone decides "hey, i want to be furloughed". It does happen.
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