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The Seminole Gulf RR is hiring.
Contact Laura Fay, Director of Human Resources.
(239) 275-6060
Best way to contact is;
They do contribute to Railroad Retirement.
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Pinsly System
Florida Northern, Central, & Midland
https://www.pinsly.com/
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SunRail
http://corporate.sunrail.com/a
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(Note) The two industry presidents below attended a House Transportation and Infrastructure meeting that I attended in Tallahassee. They have stressed a need for good employees.
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Davis Express, Inc. (Trucking)
Starke, Florida
http://www.davis-express.com/e
Jimmy Davis, President of Davis Trucking
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Saddle Creek Transportation
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=
Mike Delbovo, President of Saddle Creek
mike.delbovo@sclogistcs.com
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BrightLine
Visit: https://www.gobrightline.com
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The Union is not a fee-for-service organization, it is a family.-Sue Carney, APWU Director of Human Relations
Create A Basic Personal Financial Organizer Form
A Place to Keep Passwords and Financial Links Will Help You and Your Family Stay Organized. A Must for Survivors and Caregivers
- Get immediate medical attention. Report your injury to the railroad and contact your union representative. Visit your own doctor as soon as you are able. Tell your medical provider the unsafe conditions that caused your injury. Ask your doctor not to discuss your condition with any RR representative-without your consent.
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Carefully complete-a personal injury report. Make clear the unsafe conditions or defective equipment on the report. Keep a copy.
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Keep copies of all medical reports and bills. Make a list of all witnesses.
- Be careful what you say in your accident report. Check carrier operating rules and working agreements about giving statements to claim agents-written or verbal. Again, make sure you have union representation and legal advice.
- Do not allow the Carrier official in the examination room. You may say to the doctor that you do not want anyone else present and the doctor must comply. Inform the medical providers that you are not under state workers comp.
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Do not sign off a claim nor let a family member sign off without first talking to your local chairman or designated legal counsel.
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Make sure your spouse or family members know what to do, so you can get proper medical care without added stress and worry. Please check the family services tab of this site-line up all additional insurances and apply for RR sickness benefits if time is lost.
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- Do not allow the Carrier official in the examination room. You may say to the doctor that you do not want anyone else present and the doctor must comply. Inform the medical providers that you are not under state workers comp.
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What should I do if confronted by a Carrier official?
- Remember that this event could lead to charges against you or a crew member and go slow and think about what your saying just as if your already in that hearing room.
- Answer yes or no as much as possible.
- Always ask for a witness to be present.
- Note any and all persons within earshot at the time.
- Call your local chairman and tell him about the incident the same day if at all possible.
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Write down all you can remember about the incident as soon as you can, detailing-who-what-when-where.
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Keep all necessary documents-train orders-brake slips-train work order-tonnage graph.
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- Call your local chairman and tell him about the incident the same day if at all possible.
- Note any and all persons within earshot at the time.
- Always ask for a witness to be present.
- Answer yes or no as much as possible.
Contact: Bob Marcus, http://www.kujawskimarcus.com/
Your Rights in the Emergency Room
Why does the railroad do this and why do healthcare providers let them get away with it?
First, the supervisors want to determine the extent of the railroader's injury and often try to continue talking to the railroader about the facts of his accident. When a person is in a great amount of pain, he is not usually concerned with what he is saying and does not want to explain how the accident occurred. There have been actual cases where railroad officials have asked the employee to sign the accident report while in the hospital awaiting treatment and the employee, having related a minimal amount of information on an accident report, or even having the accident report filled out by his supervisor, has indicated merely "hurt turning handbrake" or "fell off rung on car." Later, the railroad profits by this brevity by cross-examining the injured railroader and saying "Your accident report doesn't mention that the handbrake was defective and caught," or "You didn't mention in your report that the rung was bent." The railroad then follows up by asking the injured railroader, "When did you make this up?" Obviously, the emergency room is a good time to "manipulate" an employee's story to the railroad's advantage.
Second, the supervisors like to be present during an examination so they can talk to the physician and request that non-prescription pain medication be given. When medicine is prescribed, the accident must be reported to the FRA, and railroads want to avoid FRA reportability.
Why do the healthcare providers allow this to happen?
The answer is simple. The individuals from the railroad inform the healthcare provider that this is an on-the-job injury and that the railroad will be covering the medical bills. The doctors then view the matter as a worker's compensation case where the employer or insurer typically is able to get more involved.
What can be done about this?
Consumer Reports magazine: October 2012
Our advice can keep a sad event from becoming even more painful
When Jeanne Kiefer's mother died at 93 under hospice care, the nurse knew whom to call and what to do, so the death and its immediate aftermath were, in Kiefer's words, "peaceful" and "seamless." She and her sister had discussed end-of-life arrangements-the hospice nurse and counselor "bring it up and encourage you to kind of deal with it," said Kiefer, a research consultant in Cave Creek, Ariz.-and could focus on being with their mother.
Compare that with the experience of Kiefer's relative, whose 97-year-old mother died at home attended by a nurse's aide and children who hadn't discussed end-of-life plans. The aide couldn't legally declare the mother's death, so the family called 911. The police came, began CPR, and investigated the scene as a potential crime, questioning the family to rule out elder abuse. Only when paramedics arrived could the body be removed and resuscitation attempts stopped.
File this checklist to use when needed to keep a sad event from becoming even more painful. Responsibility for the various actions can be divided among family members and close friends of the deceased.
1. Get a legal pronouncement of death. If no doctor is present, you'll need to contact someone to do this:
If the person dies at home under hospice care, call the hospice nurse, who can declare the death and help facilitate the transport of the body.
If the person dies at home without hospice care, call 911, and have in hand a do-not-resuscitate document if it exists. Without one, paramedics will generally start emergency procedures and, except where permitted to pronounce death, take the person to an emergency room for a doctor to make the declaration.
2. Arrange for transportation of the body. If no autopsy is needed, the body can be picked up by a mortuary (by law, a mortuary must provide price info over the phone) or crematorium.
3. Notify the person's doctor or the county coroner.
4. Notify close family and friends. (Ask some to contact others.)
5. Handle care of dependents and pets.
6. Call the person's employer, if he or she was working. Request info about benefits and any pay due. Ask whether there was a life-insurance policy through the company.
7. Arrange for funeral and burial or cremation. Search the person's documents to find out whether there was a prepaid burial plan. Ask a friend or family member to go with you to the mortuary. Prepare an obituary.
8. If the person was in the military or belonged to a fraternal or religious group, contact that organization. It may have burial benefits or conduct funeral services.
9. Ask a friend or relative to keep an eye on the person's home, answer the phone, collect mail, throw food out, and water plants.
Up to 10 days after death
10. Obtain death certificates (usually from the funeral home). Get multiple copies; you'll need them for financial institutions, government agencies, and insurers.
11. Take the will to the appropriate county or city office to have it accepted for probate.
12. If necessary, the estate's executor should open a bank account for the deceased estate.
13. Contact:
A trust and estates attorney, to learn how to transfer assets and assist with probate issues.
Police, to have them periodically check the deceased house if vacant.
Accountant or tax preparer, to find out whether an estate-tax return or final income-tax return should be filed.
The person's investment adviser, for information on holdings.
Bank, to find accounts and safe deposit box.
Life insurance agent, to get claim forms.
Social Security (800-772-1213FREE 800-772-1213 ; socialsecurity.gov) and other agencies from which the deceased received benefits, such as Veterans Affairs (800-827-1000FREE 800-827-1000 ; va.gov), to stop payments and ask about applicable survivor benefits.
Agency providing pension services, to stop monthly check and get claim forms.
Utility companies, to change or stop service, and postal service, to stop or forward mail.
For an elderly friend or relative:
Know the location of the will, birth certificate, marriage and divorce certificates, Social Security information, life-insurance policies, financial documents, and keys to safe deposit box or home safe.
Ask the person's wishes about funeral arrangements, organ donation, and burial or cremation.
Have the personcomplete an advance directive, including a living will, which specifies wanted and unwanted procedures. The person should also appoint a health-care proxy to make medical decisions if he or she becomes incapacitated.
Have a do-not-resuscitate order drawn up if the person desires. That tells health-care professionals not to perform CPR if the person's heart or breathing stops and restarting would not result in a meaningful life.
Make sure the person gives copies of the documents to his or her doctor and a few family members or friends. Take the documents to the hospital if the person is admitted.
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