Urge Congress to put a stop to limbo time
CLEVELAND, April 3 -- When they return from their Easter recess later this month, members of Congress will consider rail safety legislation. The BLET and its allies in Rail Labor are urging Congress to include a provision to eliminate limbo time in the bill.
Limbo time is one factor that aggravates fatigue. The industry’s manipulation of the Hours of Service Act by leaving crews stranded for unconscionable lengths of time began with the Supreme Court’s 1996 “limbo time” decision.
In order to eliminate limbo time, your member of Congress must demand an end to limbo time be included in rail safety legislation. For the next two weeks, your member of Congress will be in your home district for the Easter recess. The BLET is asking all members and their families to contact their members of Congress during these two weeks to urge them to include the limbo time provision in the bill.
During the Easter recess, members will likely be in their home districts. Now is the time to visit, call, email or write your Member of Congress to tell them that you want limbo time eliminated as part of any rail safety bill. BLET members can give their Representatives first hand knowledge about the problem of limbo time.
BLET UP Southern Region Members can find their Representative by reviewing the list below.
It is these first hand accounts provided by BLET members that can be most effective in persuading Congress to act on limbo time, Vice President Tolman said.
“Members of Congress are elected by the people,” Vice President Tolman said. “They respond to their constituents’ stories. BLET members are the best advocates for their position.”
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