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<a href="https://erc.nscorp.com/anch/ess" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#FF0000">Crewcall</font></a></font><br>
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<a href="http://www.medcohealth.com" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#FF0000">Medco Rx</font></a><font color="#FF0000"> </font></font>
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<a href="http://www.myuhc.com" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#FF0000">United Healthcare</font></a></font><br>
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Quick Links</b></font></td>
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<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.ble.org/about.asp">About the BLET</a></strong></font><br>

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<font size="2"><strong>Unions</strong></font><font size="3"><br>
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<a href="http://www.ble.org/" style="text-decoration: none">BLET</a><br>
<a href="http://www.teamster.org" style="text-decoration: none">Teamsters</a><br>
<a href="http://www.aflcio.org" style="text-decoration: none">AFL-CIO</a><br>
<a href="http://www.alslb.org" style="text-decoration: none">Ala Legislative Board</a><br>
<a href="http://www.utu.org" style="text-decoration: none">UTU</a></font><p><font size="2"><strong>Benefits</strong></font><font size="4"><br>
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<a href="http://www.myuhc.com" style="text-decoration: none">United Healthcare</a><br>
<a href="http://www.utu.org/worksite/benefitproviders/Regence.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Blue Cross</a><br>
<a href="http://www.medcohealth.com" style="text-decoration: none">Medco Rx</a><br>
<a href="https://member.aetna.com/Member_Public/index.html" style="text-decoration: none">Aetna Dental</a><br>
<a href="http://www.vsp.com" style="text-decoration: none">Vision Service Plan</a><br>
<a href="https://login3.benefits.ml.com/PostDefault.asp" style="text-decoration: none">Merrill Lynch 401K</a></font><br>
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<a href="http://www.rrb.gov/mainline/default.asp" style="text-decoration: none">
Your RR Retirement</a></p>
<p><strong>Government</strong><font size="3"><br>
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<a href="http://www.fra.dot.gov" style="text-decoration: none">FRA</a><br>
<a href="http://www.rrb.gov" style="text-decoration: none">RR Retirement Board</a><br>
<a href="http://www.nmbfacts.com/RLA-Index.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Railway Labor Act</a><br>
<a href="http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html" style="text-decoration: none">Code of Federal
Regulations</a><br>
<a href="http://www.dot.gov/" style="text-decoration: none">Dept. of Transportation</a></p>
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Kerry vs.&nbsp; Bush</font></strong></em><br>
<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/01/kerry.security/index.html">
<font size="2" color="#0000FF">Nuclear Terrorism</font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/political-calendar.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="2" color="#0000FF">2004 Election Calendar</font></a><br>

<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/26/election.main/index.html" style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="2" color="#0000FF">Inside Politics</font></a><br>

<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/10/war.bush.kerry/index.html">
<font size="2" color="#0000FF">Bush Approval Hits New Low</font></a><br>

<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/2004/" style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="2" color="#0000FF">LA Times: Election 2004</font></a><br>

<a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=584&ncid=584&e=6&u=/nm/20040514/pl_nm/campaign_house_dc" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#0000FF" size="2">
Numbers Favor Another Republican House</font></a><a href="http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/bushwatch" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#0000FF" size="2"><br></font></a>


<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/polls/otherpolls.htm">
<font color="#0000FF" size="2">Latest Poll</font></a><p><font color="#FF0000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Rail News</font></p>
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<li><font size="2">&nbsp;</font><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/12/national/main605738.shtml"><font size="2" color="#0000FF">Rail Security Has
Limits</font></a><font size="2" color="#0000FF">&nbsp;</font></li>
<li><font size="2" color="#0000FF">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=11610&siteSection=8" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#0000FF">$1B
for Rail Security</font></a></font></li>
<li><font size="2" color="#0000FF">&nbsp;</font><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.amarillo.com/stories/051204/new_winds.shtml"><font size="2" color="#0000FF">Tornado
Derails BNSF Coal Train</font></a></li>
<li><font size="2" color="#0000FF">&nbsp;</font><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.guntertexas.com/gunter/chamber/train.asp"><font size="2" color="#0000FF">Engineer
Killed in Texas BN Wreck</font></a></li>
<li><font size="2" color="#0000FF">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/07/amtrak.derailment/index.html" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#0000FF">Amtrak
Derails in Mississippi</font></a></font></li>
<li><font size="2" color="#0000FF">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.railwayage.com/breaking_news.shtml" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#0000FF">Railway Age:
Latest News</font></a></font></li>
<li><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><a href="rail_safety__alerts.htm" style="text-decoration: none">&nbsp;<font color="#0000FF">Be&nbsp; aware of...</font></a><font color="#0000FF"><a href="rail_safety__alerts.htm"><font color="#0000FF">read more</font></a></font><a href="rail_safety__alerts.htm"><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">&gt;</font></a></font></li>
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<b><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; Alabama Division</font></b>
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<a href="AlabamaDivision.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="2" color="#0000FF">We have to quit tearing stuff up. Rule
Violation Derailments are...</font></a><font size="2" color="#0000FF"><a href="AlabamaDivision.htm"><font color="#0000FF">read
more&gt;</font></a></font></p>

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<a href="Atlanta.htm" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#0000FF">
BLET meets with Tobias, Comstock and Alabama Division upper management in
Atlanta...</font></a><font color="#0000FF"><a href="Atlanta.htm"><font color="#0000FF">read
more&gt;</font></a></font></font></p>

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<a href="FRAforms.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#0000FF">FRA forms that must be available on your locomotive
are...</font></a><font color="#0000FF"><a href="FRAforms.htm"><font color="#0000FF">read
more&gt;</font></a></font></font></p>

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<a style="text-decoration: none" href="blet_meet.htm">
<font color="#0000FF">The BLET will be meet with upper management again in
the next few weeks.&nbsp; If you want input into the direction...</font></a><font color="#0000FF"><a href="blet_meet.htm"><font color="#0000FF">read more</font><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">&gt;</font></a></font></font></p>
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<a href="mailto:[email protected]" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#0000FF">Email your suggestions to:&nbsp; [email protected]&nbsp;
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<strong><font size="2">BLET Division 73 Birmingham, Alabama</font></strong><font size="2"><strong><br>
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<a href="http://members.fortunecity.com/ble73/id86.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
AGS District</a></font><font size="2"><br><font color="#808000">
<a href="id127.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Roster</a></font></font><br><font size="2">
<a style="text-decoration: none" href="id123.htm">Members</a></font><br><font size="2">
<a style="text-decoration: none" href="id122.htm">Division Officers</a></font><p><br><font size="2">
<a href="http://matthewssteellaw.lawoffice.com/articles.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Your Rights Under The
Federal Employers Liability Act</a></font></p>
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<a href="http://members.fortunecity.com/ble73/id31.htm" style="text-decoration: none">FELA</a><br>
<a href="http://members.fortunecity.com/ble73/id17.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Legal Counsel</a><br>
<a href="http://members.fortunecity.com/ble73/id29.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Agreements</a><br>
<a href="http://members.fortunecity.com/ble73/id114.htm" style="text-decoration: none">START</a><br>
<a href="http://members.fortunecity.com/ble73/id65.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Q&A</a><br>
<a href="http://members.fortunecity.com/ble73/id103.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Just Surfing</a><br>
<a href="http://www.nscorp.com/nscorphtml/help.html" style="text-decoration: none">NS Phone Numbers</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ble.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=3886" style="text-decoration: none">Improved VSP Benefit</a><br>
<a href="http://www.nscorp.com/nscorphtml/newsbreak/0204/index.html#discounts" style="text-decoration: none">
NS New Vehicle Discounts</a><br>
<a href="https://erc.nscorp.com/anch/ess" style="text-decoration: none">Crewcall on the Internet</a>
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<a href="http://www.ble.org/BLETapplication.pdf">
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<a href="http://www.ble.org/BLETapplication.pdf" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#0000FF">BLET Application</font></a></font><p>
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<a href="authorize.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#0000FF">Wage Authorization Card</font></a></font><p>
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<a href="revoke.htm" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#0000FF">
Wage Revocation Card</font></a></font><p>
<font size="2" color="#0000FF">
<a href="bothcards.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#0000FF">Both cards on one sheet for faxing </font></a>
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<a href="https://login3.benefits.ml.com/PostDefault.asp">
<font color="#0000FF">Merrill
Lynch BLET 401K Log In</font></a></font><p><font size="2" color="#0000FF">
Effective April 30, 2004, engineers will no longer be able to participate
in the TRIP 401k.&nbsp; You must enroll in the BLET 401k with Merrill
Lynch.&nbsp; You may leave your current investment in TRIP, but, no
further contributions may be made to that plan.&nbsp; Or you can transfer
your TRIP investments into the BLET 401k without penalty or tax
consequences.</font><p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</td>
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<font size="2"><b>Railroads</b></font></p>
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<a href="http://www.nscorp.com/nscorp/index.jsp" style="text-decoration: none">Norfolk Southern</a></font><br>

<font size="2" color="#666633">
<a href="http://www.up.com/" style="text-decoration: none">Union Pacific</a></font><br>

<font size="2" color="#666633">
<a href="http://www.csxt.com/" style="text-decoration: none">CSXT</a></font><br>

<font size="2" color="#666633">
<a href="http://www.bnsf.com/" style="text-decoration: none">Burlington Northern</a></font><br>

<font size="2" color="#666633">
<a href="http://www.kcsi.com/" style="text-decoration: none">Kansas City Southern</a></font><br>

<font size="2" color="#666633">
<a href="http://www.montanarail.com/" style="text-decoration: none">Montana Rail Link</a></font><br>


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<a href="http://www.cn.ca/en_index.shtml?ww=800" style="text-decoration: none">Canadian National</a></font><br>

<font size="2" color="#666633">
<a href="http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/default.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Canadian Pacific</a></font></p>

<b><font size="2">Computer Stuff</font></b><p>
<font size="2" color="#0000FF">
<a href="dsl_and_cable_broadband_users.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#0000FF">DSL/Cable Users of</font></a></font>

<font size="2" color="#0000FF">
Internet Crewcall</font></p>

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<font size="2" color="#0000FF">
<a href="networking.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#0000FF">Networking</font></a></font></p>
<p><font size="2" color="#0000FF">
<a href="websites.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#0000FF">Web Site Building</font></a></font></td>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<font size="2"><b>NS Representation Election Update:<br></b></font><font size="2" color="#0000FF"></font>


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<a href="norfolk_southern_update.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#0000FF">Is a representation election on NS really necessary?&nbsp;
All crafts will benefit when the BLET negotiates on behalf ...</font></a><font color="#0000FF"><a href="norfolk_southern_update.htm"><font color="#0000FF">read more</font></a></font><a href="norfolk_southern_update.htm"><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">&gt;</font></a></font><p><font size="2" color="#0000FF">
<a style="text-decoration: none" href="union_tactics_in_this_representa.htm">
<font color="#0000FF">The BLET will tell you
what we will do to enhance your lifestyle with contractual improvements,
whereas,&nbsp; the UTU avoids that issue.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp;
Because they are incapable...</font></a><font color="#0000FF"><a href="union_tactics_in_this_representa.htm"><font color="#0000FF">read more</font></a></font><a href="union_tactics_in_this_representa.htm"><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">&gt;</font></a></font></p>
<p>
<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#0000FF">
<a style="text-decoration: none" href="jobprotection.htm">
<font color="#0000FF">When a UTU member tells you that if the BLET
represents all crafts on the NS they will eliminate your job, ask him...</font></a><font color="#0000FF"><a href="jobprotection.htm"><font color="#0000FF">read
more&gt;</font></a></font></font><p>
<font size="2" color="#0000FF">&nbsp;<font color="#0000FF"><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://members.fortunecity.com/ble73/blet2.htm"><font color="#0000FF">I
wish the UTU held my engineers' contract... </font></a>
<a href="http://members.fortunecity.com/ble73/blet2.htm">
<font color="#0000FF">NOT!!!</font></a></font></font><p>
<font size="2" color="#0000FF">
<a style="text-decoration: none" href="localrep.htm">
<font color="#0000FF">UTU Local Representatives just don't get it.&nbsp;
They continually ...read more</font><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">&gt;</font></a></font><p>
<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#0000FF">
<a href="gilgoreUP.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#0000FF">BLET Union Pacific General Chairmen Respond TO UTU's
Ridiculous Lawsuit...read more&gt;</font></a></font><p>
<a href="http://www.ble-canada.ca/Eng/News2.htm" style="text-decoration: none">
<font color="#0000FF" size="2">Canadian Pacific Election</font></a><td valign="top" width="293" height="240" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<a href="http://www.utu.org/worksite/houston/boyd_plea.pdf">
<img border="0" src="BOYD2.JPG" width="85" height="112"></a><font size="2"><a href="http://www.utu.org/worksite/houston/boyd_plea.pdf" style="text-decoration: none"><br></a>
<a href="http://www.utu.org/worksite/houston/boyd_plea.pdf"><font color="#0000FF">
Meet UTU's Byron Boyd, Martha Stewart's new
roomie.</font></a></font></p>
<p>
<font color="#0000FF" size="2">Joke of the day.</font></p>
<p>
<font color="#0000FF" size="2">An AGS District UTU conductor recently
tried to convince one of our BLET engineers to rejoin the UTU.&nbsp; His
main argument was that this engineer should belong to a union with
integrity.&nbsp; Under&nbsp; what rock has this guy been hiding.&nbsp; The
UTU has insurance salesmen, a past president and a sitting president on
their way to federal prison for racketeering.&nbsp; If that's integrity,
maybe we should steer clear of it.&nbsp; Also, UTU President Byron &quot;the
crook&quot; Boyd's replacement, Paul Thompson has had charges filed against him
from within their union of integrity.&nbsp;
<a href="griffeth.htm">
<font color="#0000FF">Click here to read more.</font></a></font></p>
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<font color="#0000FF" size="2">
<a style="text-decoration: none" href="declines_charges.htm">
<font color="#0000FF">UTU board declines charges. </font></a>
<font color="#0000FF">
<a href="declines_charges.htm">
<font color="#0000FF">Click here.</font></a></font></font></p>
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