9/11/2008

One has to wonder if ACRE officers looked into the Dupont Safety Program like they checked into the safety of the TIM's machine.

Duponts untold safety failures - pages 1 thru 10

Duponts untold safety failures - pages 11thru 20

Duponts untold safety failures - pages 21 thru 27
8/14/2008 Mentality of a Blue Blooded ACRE Member.  Mike Doyle must be proud of the environment he has created on Metro-North RR.
8/13/2008

Benefits paid out under Railroad Retirement VS Social Security

Beware, ACRE will look to get us out from under Railroad Retirement, read the benefits comparison, be educated
7/31/2008 This is how a company association works with the carrier
5/09/2008 Division 269 wins $1.3 million dollar award from LIRR.  Ask Doyle what M-N engineers received when he gave up the 30 day rule to the carrier in 2003.
5/06/2008 M-N Division 127 merges with LIRR Division 269
5/02/2008 Does ACRE Local 9 follow the ACRE Constitution?
4/27/2008 Total Salaries paid out to ACRE Officers since March 2000
4/27/2008 Executive Board Salaries since March 2000
4/27/2008 ACRE Local 9 Salaries since March 2000 - page 1
4/27/2008 ACRE Local 9 Salaries since March 2000 - page 2
4/27/2008 ACRE Local 1 Salaries since March 2000 - page 1
4/27/2008 ACRE Local 1 Salaries since March 2000 - page 2
4/27/2008 ACRE Local 1 Salaries since March 2000 - page 3
4/02/2008 ACRE member tries to retire
1/30/2008 Comparison of Amtrak raises VS ACRE raises
1/29/2008 Tentative BRS Amtrak Agreement
1/16/2008 Supreme Court rejects carriers' attempt to reverse favorable FMLA ruling.
1/14/2008 PEB Award #242 concerning Amtrak Employees
1/08/2008 LIRR BLE&T Contract (to be ratified on 1/14/08 - also note that the BLE&T has a me too clause in their agreement)
12/08/2007 LIRR UTU Local 645 Contract
12/07/2007 LIRR UTU Local 645 General Chairman addresses his members concerning recent contract negotiations with the MTA.
10/25/2007 Bill HR2095 (The Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007) passes the House by a vote of 377-38.  ACRE's Executive Legislative Director Jack Gaines and the Independent ACRE organization had no effect concerning changes to this Bill.  Maybe Jack and ACRE will have better luck in with dealing with the Senate.
10/03/2007 MTA Suffers a Breakdown in Trust
8/31/2007 Another confirmation from the New York State Local and Retirement System that the MTA Pension Plan is not part or of the NY State Pension System nor controlled by the NYS Legislature.
8/30/2007 Two letters which state that the MTA Pension Plan is NOT part of the New York State Pension System.  ACRE officers are wrong concerning approval from the NY State Legislature.
8/24/2007 The mentality of an ACRE member
8/23/2007 LMRDA Bill of Rights
8/23/2007 Are there any advantages to being a full time ACRE member?
8/22/2007 Next MTA Board meeting scheduled for September 26, 2007
8/21/2007 It costs so much to run ACRE and pay the bills
8/03/2007 Letter from Kevin Moshe concerning ACRE Local 1 contract
8/03/2007 ACRE officers hide sidebar letters and spread misinformation
8/02/2007 Letter concerning No Meal Agreement
8/02/2007 ACRE Local 9 Contract Ratification Results
08/01/2007 Important information just received concerning New Pension Tier
08/01/2007 ACRE Officer Salaries
08/01/2007 ACRE Executive Board Finances
7/31/2007 Letter from Art May concerning ACRE Contract
7/26/2007 Response to M-N Internal Officer's Memo dated 2/28/02
7/26/2007 ACRE Local 1 Memorandum of Understanding
7/25/2007 A comparison of the payout's on Tier IV pension VS Tier V Pension
7/24/2007 Summary for ACRE Local 1 2007 Agreement
7/22/2007 Protect your no or unreturned ACRE ratification ballot
7/20/2007 Letter from ACRE Member Jim Webber concerning ACRE Contract
7/19/2007 Letter from Tom McGraw concerning ACRE Contract
7/19/2007

ACRE's PAC Statement for July 2007
7/19/2007 Sanitation workers get 17% raise
7/17/2007 Letter from BLE&T General Chairman Tom Lesson
7/17/2007 How to mark your ACRE ratification ballot.
7/17/2007 A letter of concern for the ACRE Membership
7/16/2007 Doyles letter concerning the contract ratification vote
7/16/2007 ACRE Local 9 Memorandum of Understanding
7/15/2007 Merto-North confirms that the ACRE union release positions benefit Metro-North Railroad !!!!!
7/11/2007 What is ACRE to do?
7/10/2007 ACRE apparently loses arbitration case for calling order
06/23/2007 Teamsters Memorandum of Understanding
06/23/2007 Teamsters Side Bar Letters
06/13/2007 Does ACRE have anything to crow about?
06/08/2007 Coincidence or Collusion?
5/26/2007 Presidential Emergency Board Award #241
05/26/2007 ACRE's style of pattern bargaining
5/25/2007 A pattern of inferior contracts at Metro-North
5/24/2007 The pension you save just may be your own
5/23/2007 Promotion of the new ACRE Contract
5/12/2007 UTU Local 77 Chairman voices some concerns with future contract.
5/10/2007 Member makes his concerns known about the upcoming contract.
5/4/2007 MTA floats a fiscal "what if"
4/20/2007 UTU General Chairman, Anthony Simon, briefs his membership concerning the M-N Coalition Tentative Deal.
4/13/2007 A major funding inequity with the MTA Pension Plan
4/11/2007 A comparison on the payout's for the Tier IV vs Tier V pension.
4/11/2007 How to protect the vote, that is the question.
4/10/2007 Coalition rank and file must reject the MTA M-N Contract
4/7/2007 This is what happens when ACRE officers get involved with M-N Coalition contract talks.
4/6/2007 MTA Railroad in the works since May 2006
4/6/2007 NYS Perb Publications
4/6/2007 Read about the Taylor Law
4/6/2007 Information concerning the Staten Island Railway
4/6/2007 RRB concerning status of Staten Island Railway
4/5/2007 Reviewing the Memorandum of Understanding initialed on M-N
4/3/2007 Memorandum of Understanding between MTA M-N and IBEW
3/30/2007 M-N Coalition reaches a tentative agreement with M-N
2/15/2007 The difference in member cost for the MTA Pension: 1999 vs 2004
2/14/2007 You trust me, and I will trust Gary "D"
2/13/2007 The Great Lie
2/07/2007 Highlights of TWU Local 100 Contract
2/01/2007 M-N Coalition Action Update  (Text Format)
2/01/2007 M-N Coalition Action Update  (PDF Format)
1/31/2007 ACRE's negotiated medical agreement  VS  PEB Board #240
1/31/2007 ACRE attacks P.E.B. Board #240 Recommendations.  Why?
1/26/2007 ACRE has some explaining to do with PEB Board #240
1/25/2007 ACTION UPDATE FROM THE M-N COALITION
1/24/2007 Emergency Boards for Commuter Rail Carriers
1/23/2007

PEB  Award # 240

http://www.nmb.gov/mediation/peb240report.pdf

1/23/2007

PEB Award # 240 Appendix A

http://www.nmb.gov/mediation/peb240executive-order.pdf

1/23/2007

PEB Award # 240 Appendix A

http://www.nmb.gov/mediation/peb240extension-ltr.pdf

1/23/2007 Summary of ACRE Local Division 9 Finances
1/23/2007 PEB Board #240 made a recommendation concerning the M-N Coalition on 1/19.  More will follow as soon as the M-N Coalition or the NMB makes the information public.  This was not good news for Gary"D"; Ray Burney or ACRE.
01/19/2007 Letter concerning ACRE's section six notice to M-N
01/09/2007 Information for ACRE members divorced between 1989 and 2004
01/05/2007 FRA proposes higher fines
01/01/2007 Rail Security Rules Ignore Employee's Safety Role
12/29/2006 When Metro-North Railroad was formed.
12/27/2006 FRA is revisiting the Roadway Worker Rule
12/23/2006 Many good people work for Metro-North Railroad
12/20/2006 Medical Q & A's under NYSHIP.  The real question is why do LIRR employees always receive better benefits than ACRE employees?  Also unlike with ACRE, you can print everything off of this site.
12/13/2006 Making the Connection:  Moving forward on Regional Rail
12/07/2006 ACRE claims their members are protected by their vote
12/01/2006 Train crew work schedules contribute to accidents
11/30/2006 Metro-North strike averted for now.
11/28/2006 Metro-North unions seek contract help.
11/10/2006 Labor Leaders Credit Large Union Turnout with Changing the Balance of Power in Congress.
11/08/2006 Metro-North Labor Coalition Action Update
11/08/2006 Letter to Local 520 members
11/07/2006 Carriers go to Supreme Court to GUT FELA
11/04/2006 The Month in Review: October 2006
11/03/2006 National Mediation Board releases M-N Labor Coalition
10/31/2006 Working conditions for train crews to improve with new federal regulations to help prevent hearing loss.
10/26/2006 Attention all M-N Coalition Members
10/26/2006 MTA paid labor law firm $1.2 million dollars.  ACRE members do you really think as an independent rail association, Mike, Tony and the ACRE organization could really stand up against the MTA?
10/18/2006 ACRE's definition of "Union Business"
10/16/2006 BOTTALICO REMOVED FROM MTA BOARD
10/13/2006 ACRE Local 1 raids ACRE Local 9 Hostlers work
10/11/2006 What do you get when you combine blind faith with ACRE?
10/06/2006 ACRE claims to support Eliot Spitzer
10/05/2006 The Month in Review for September 2006
10/05/2006 Appendix I - Local 817 letter
10/05/2006 Appendix II - The Westchester Guardian
10/05/2006 Appendix III - The Bulletin
10/03/2006 Can you name the individual(s) and the organization?
10/02/2006 Where is the respect, receptiveness & professionalism?
9/30/2006 Ah, to be a pal of Gov. George Pataki
9/29/2006 Insurance premiums can make you sick
9/16/2006 The 30% Weekend Agreement
9/15/2006 Co-payments of Health and Welfare Benefits and ACRE
9/14/2006 M-N Coalition contract talks at an impasse with MTA
9/13/2006 M-N Coalition update concerning MTA contract negotiations
8/31/2006 "They use us, Then abuse us"
8/18/2006 Summary of Salaries for ACRE Local Division 1
8/18/2006 ACRE Local Division 1 - Where does the money go?
8/18/2006 Appeal for Discipline Time Limits
8/17/2006 Local 808 informs membership about M-N contract negotiations
8/16/2006 ACRE slogan of the month
8/15/2006 ACRE Interference & Misinformation  VS   M-N Coalition News
8/11/2006 ACRE releases $2,0000. in PAC Fund Contributions and has a $16,834.22 PAC Fund Balance
8/10/2006 The Vacation Change Reversal
8/10/2006 Jack Gaines: The 10% Executive Legislative Director
8/9/2006 ACRE is hard at work circulating misinformation
8/8/2006 Report on ACRE Executive Board Finances for 2005
8/3/2006 ACRE 2005 LM2 reports have been added to site.  Check in documents section under LM2 icon.  ACRE Local 9 has not filed.  In 1999 Engineers sent $75,000 to BLE International for dues.  In 2005 Jack Gaines ACRE's Executive Legislative Director received $78,690.00 not including salary from ACRE Local 9.  It is a crime.
7/6/2006 Test your knowledge on Rail Unions
6/30/2006 Rumors and misinformation are rampant concerning the Coalitions contract negotiations.
6/29/2006 ACRE will try to place the blame for the co-payment of health and welfare benefits for MTA employees on anyone but themselves.
6/16/2006 Conductors promotion class has relief days changed for U.S. Open
6/16/2006 What is your integrity and violating your work agreements worth?
6/15/2006 Does the MTA receive any satisfaction going against ACRE?
6/14/2006 Details omitted by Paul Holland
6/13/2006 The next historic ACRE contract
6/13/2006 What can the ACRE membership expect from Mike and Tony
6/12/2006 Pattern agreement unfair for BLET members at LIRR
6/12/2006 UTU, BLET back N.Y. Law
6/07/2006 ACRE misinformation concerning $75.00 dues assessment
6/07/2006 ACRE give backs cause UTU LIRR dues assessment
6/06/2006 Informational meetings are available for those interested
6/05/2006 ACRE Executive and Local Division 9 Legislative Director marks off union business on Memorial Day.
6/04/2006 MTA pays $540.00 an hour to Top Lawyers.  How long could ACRE possibly survive in a court battle against the MTA?
6/03/2006 In the spirit of cooperation (ACRE and the MTA)
5/12/2006 Call and support legislation to close an MTA loophole
5/09/2006 Spitzer vows to put MTA on track
5/01/2006 UTU and BLE&T join in support of Legislation
4/17/2006 Amtrak reaches agreement with State of Connecticut extending Shore Line East Commuter Rail Service through June 30, 2007.
4/09/2006 Jack Gaines letter to Art May dated March 24, 2006
4/07/2006 Call to support Bills A9023 and S4722
4/06/2006 What is the latest concerning the A-card drive on Metro-North?
4/05/2006 ACRE officers attend Commuter Rail Conference in Baltimore
4/05/2006 ACRE member responds to ACRE Legislative Directors letter.
4/04/2006 ACRE member reacts to ACRE Legislative Directors letter.
3/31/2006 Another satisfied ACRE customer?
3/24/2006 Why the MTA wants to keep ACRE as the bargaining agent on M-N?
3/23/2006 The end of Conductors jobs as we know them
3/22/2006 The many faces of ACRE General Chairman Tony Bottalico
3/19/2006 ACRE member writes follow up letter
3/17/2006 Has Doyle already signed off on the 100 day waiver issue?
3/16/2006 ACRE to attend the NMB Rail Conference in Baltimore.
3/16/2006 Broken ACRE Promises or you can change for your future.
3/15/2006 The ACRE contract revealed, or was it?
3/14/2006 Shoreline East - What is really going on with this issue.
3/13/2006 ACRE member writes letter to ACRE membership
3/11/2006 The true purpose of the MTA and ACRE's negotiated full-time salary release positions for Tony Bottalico and Mike Doyle revealed!!!
3/11/2006 GRO$$  REALITY
3/11/2006 The strike of 1983
3/10/2006 Signing an A-card is confidential
3/10/2006 ACRE and the DOL Investigation
3/8/2006 The signing of an A-card.
3/8/2006 The Assault Bill.  Who deserves the credit, ACRE or the TWU?
3/8/2006 ACRE could you try to get your story right?
3/8/2006 The Nation Mediation Board Knowledge Committee.
3/7/2006 Bottalico appointed to NMB Dispute Resolution Council?
1/31/2006 ACRE Local 1 dues payments, what's the truth behind the story?
1/30/2006 ACRE's claim that UTU Local Division 77 was broke.
1/28/2006 Do the ACRE General Chairman have to live up to and abide by the Members Bill of Rights contained in the ACRE Constitution?  Maybe the real question is: has any ACRE General Chairman ever read and can comprehend the ACRE Constitution?  (See last item)  The 100-day waiver issue needs to go to a vote before the ACRE membership.
1/27/2006 Review some facts concerning ACRE Local 1 dues increase
1/27/2006 Letter concerning ACRE Local 1 dues increase.
1/27/2006 Why are your dues important?
1/26/2006 Could the ACRE be considered a cult?
1/24/2006 ACRE's actions and direction during A-card drive
1/23/2006 The 100-Day waiver secret sidebar issue
1/23/2006 ACRE the miracle Association
1/12/2006 Pension crisis is a myth
1/7/2006 During the TWU strike, did ACRE act like an independent rail association, or act as an obedient Lapp dog for the MTA?
1/5/2006 ACRE drops the ball on the 55 and 10 pension issue
1/4/2006 ACRE responds to MTA Metro-North needs for the holidays
1/3/2006 ACRE's reputation and image as a company union
1/3/2006 ACRE's elections are over, where is the reform?
1/3/2006 Why does ACRE challenge and then refuse to debate?
12/24/2005 TWU strike confirms underlying message
12/23/2005 The case for the TWU
12/23/2005 Blame Albany
12/23/2005 MTA is violating the Taylor Law as well
12/22/2005 ACRE informs their membership as to what to do about the TWU strike!!!!
12/22/2005 Some ACRE members have questions for ACRE Officers????
12/20/2005 What's the difference between a company subsidized association and a union?
12/19/2005 ACRE leadership silent on how to proceed if ACRE members encounter a picket line upon reporting for work
12/07/2005 ACRE's misinformation about co-payment of health and welfare
11/28/2005 MN Labor Coalition Letter to Peter Kalikow
11/28/2005 MN Labor Coalition Letter to Peter Cannito
11/28/2005 MN Labor Coalition Letter to Eliot Spitzer
11/28/2005 MN Labor Coalition Letter to NYS Inspector General
11/23/2005 Do ACRE officers really know what is in our pension plan?
11/18/2005 ACRE officers left in the dark again
11/10/2005 Mike and Tony: if the ACRE wants to be a corporate sponsor for Veterans Day and would like the ACRE membership to attend and support the Veterans Day ceremony in GCT, then why did you give up Veterans Day as a holiday?
11/08/2005 Workers face paycheck pinch
11/4/2005 Senator Spano Joins with State Labor Organizations Urging Passage of Transportation Bond Act on November 8th
10/10/2005 Updated listing of ACRE officer mark offs
10/10/2005 TCU member has some concerns about ACRE contract
9/14/2005 Should you be concerned with the next contract?
9/6/2005 ACRE officers remain silent on Journal News OT article
8/30/2005 Updated listing of ACRE officer mark offs
8/18/2005 Some reasons to sign an A-card
8/17/2005 UTU responds to ACRE officer posting of fraudulent letter
6/24/2005 An in depth review of ACRE's Finances for 2004,  note: ACRE LM2 reports for 2004 have been posted. Click on the LM2 icon.
6/23/2005 Updated listing of ACRE officer mark offs
6/22/2005 Will the real ACRE Pension Plan Document please stand up.
6/16/2005 ACRE officer observed posting fraudulent UTU letter
6/16/2005 ACRE member requests his letter be posted
6/15/2005 Letter from UTU Local 77 Interim President
6/14/2005 The ACRE organization, its officers and some members seek their own level.
6/10/2005 Side by side comparison of LIRR vs ACRE Contract
6/8/2005 UTU Interim General Chairman speaks up
6/8/2005 Intimidation ACRE style
6/8/2005 Members writes letter to ACRE membership
6/8/2005 Member writes to ACRE General Chairman
6/7/2005 UTU officer writes items for consideration
6/6/2005 National Mediation Board phone number for interested, concerned or intimidated ACRE members or their web site @ www.nmb.gov
6/5/2005 Response to ACRE Local 9's letter about A-cards
6/5/2005 This is how younger and new M-N employees will be governed after ACRE has us removed from under the Railway Labor Act.
6/4/2005 Censorship Thrives in the ACRE Operation
6/4/2005 Concerning ACRE members outcry over receiving mail
6/4/2005 Concerning ACRE officers recent posting on their web site
6/3/2005 Can ACRE be saved?
5/27/2005 UTU Coordinator responds to ACRE officer concerning his e-mail.
5/22/2005 UTU responds to Holm & O'Hara's threat of litigation.
 5/21/2005  Letter from Senator Spano to MTA Chairman, Peter Kalikow featuring the ACRE General Chairman's historic, pattern setting, MTA premiere company union, give back deal. 
5/20/2005 IBEW officer responds to ACRE General Chairman's letter
5/20/2005 IBEW officer responds to M-N sick time changes
5/11/2005 An observation concerning the letter from Holm & O'Hara
5/11/2005 Another secret sidebar letter between ACRE and Ray Burney.
5/11/2005 UTU Coordinator responds to the legal letter from Holm & O'Hara
5/8/2005 Another e-mail, was Mike really injured, the start of the campaign for ACRE on M-N property or another business decision by M-N?
5/8/2005 ACRE officer mark offs April 12th thru May 6th
5/6/2005 ACRE finally releases the Pension Plan Document
5/5/2005 All ACRE officers will receive pay from Metro-North while marked off on Union Business
5/5/2005 An ACRE sidebar letter dated 1/15/2004, not presented to the membership with contract ratification package raises questions
4/28/2005 Concerning latest ACRE Newsletter
4/26/2005 Controversy surrounds automated train system
4/25/2005 A kinder, gentler ACRE ?
4/15/2005 Teamsters Breaking Pattern
4/10/2005 Crew consist bills alive in current legislative session
3/21/2005 ACRE Newsletter misleads
3/14/2005 ACRE's inactive legislation
3/14/2005 Defined Pension Benefit "Too Complicated" ?
3/11/2005 Police Award Leaves MTA Sweating
3/11/2005 Proposed Bill To Bar Reductions in Train Crews
3/2/2005 M-N Coalition Action Update Letter
2/27/2005 M-N Coalition still fighting for a better deal
2/17/2005 Do ACRE members really know what will happen to them in a merger with the LIRR?
2/09/2005 Officials seek MTA leadership review
2/08/2005 President Bush and Social Security
02/03/2005 ACRE sends out some PAC money
1/17/2005 Bang for the Buck
1/14/2005 No Conductor Trains at MTA.  The Crew Consist Bill is important.  Call your Legislative leaders to support this important legislation.
1/10/2005 State Legislature back in session.  Make a call to support legislation.
1/09/2005 UTU Coordinator responds to ACRE letter
1/07/2005 Rail Unions Form Historic Coalition
1/06/2005 Stop Railroading Workers Rights
12/27/2004 Coalition member answers some questions
12/27/2004 Health Costs Soaring
12/23/2004 UTU Coordinator responds to ACRE Legislative Director
12/23/2004 Does anyone really know our working agreements?
12/22/2004 Maintenance member responds to ACRE General Chairman
12/21/2004 ACRE member apologizes to Local 9 members
12/20/2004 ACRE maintenance member responds to ACRE Secretary
12/15/2004 Merger Status
12/14/2004 A Betrayal of Trust
12/10/2004 A disservice to ACRE members
12/10/2004 The paying of retirees pensions places a financial hardship on MTA
12/09/2004 Vacation change needed and goodbye to Veterans Day
12/09/2004 Promoting a contract ACRE style.
12/03/2004 ACRE General Chairman responds to ACRE members question
12/05/2004 ACRE member responds back to ACRE General Chairman
12/01/2004 ACRE's misdirection continues adinfinitum
11/30/2004 ACRE member sends question to ACRE officers forum about ACRE General Chairman's pay (note: this was sent to ACRE on 11/30/04)
11/29/2004 ACRE member sends question to ACRE officers forum (note: this was sent on 11/29/2004)
11/28/2004 Seniority maintenance ACRE member speaks up, (note: this was sent to ACRE Local 1 on 11/27/2004).
11/25/2004 The Crew Room Debacle.
11/24/2004 A me too, too?
11/21/2004 ACRE General Chairman's comments - did he mislead the membership or did he make an honest mistake?
11/21/2004 Where is the ACRE Pension Plan Document?
11/20/2004 ACRE's office in the Graybar Building and UTU missing funds - is there any connection?
11/20/2004 UTU Coordinator digs out old letter concerning ACRE's forum
11/19/2004 UTU Coordinator responds to ACRE's Legislative Director
11/09/2004 BLE&T Member responds to ACRE's new officers forum
11/09/2004 ACRE Member responds to ACRE's new officers forum
11/05/2004 Ron Flomsbee to ACRE General Chairman about pension
10/26/2004 ACRE Local 9 dues increase.  A trick on the membership or a treat for ACRE officers?
10/24/2004 Let's Shop at Sears
10/19/2004 Labor Backs Kerry-Edwards Ticket
10/19/2004 Adobe Reader 6 slow to open, try some helpful tips
10/14/2004 Roster Question
10/14/2004 UTU Coordinator responds to ACRE Local 1 President's letter
10/13/2004 Thanks ACRE (Mike and Tony) for including all future adjustments to our medical costs forever. Can hardly wait for our next pay cut.
10/11/2004 Ron Flomsbee's letter to ACRE General Chairman
10/02/2004 ACRE's origins.  Who picked up the tab?
10/01/2004 ACRE officer should read Division 1's Bylaws.
9/28/2004 Does ACRE's Legislative Agenda work towards the best interests of ACRE members?
9/28/2004 A Freedom of Information Request.
9/27/2004 ACRE member responds to Tony Bottalico's letter.  NOTE:This was forwarded to the ACRE members only page and was rejected for being too long.  It then was forwarded to Paul Holland at ACRE's e-mail address, requesting it be broken up to into parts to fit members page.
9/27/2004 The previous ACRE members letter causes the ACRE members only message board to be removed from service.  Between the hours of 22:00 on 9/26 and 08:55 hours on 9/27, a decision was made to have individual Local message boards.  No longer is there one message board for all of ACRE.  Each Local will now develop and maintain their own message board.  The most open democratic union in the country has censored another ACRE members letter for open discussion.  More details will follow later.
9/23/2004 The Ed Farley compensation issue.  Is it the right thing to do or merely a device to establish a precedent for Bottalico?
9/17/2004 Holiday changes are not a problem for ACRE officers !!!
9/14/2004 Summary of ACRE's LM2 Reports for 2003
9/08/2004 Mike Canino is up for Man of the Year Award.
8/12/2004 Automation and one man crews within the MTA Financial Plans!
8/12/2004 Is automation and one man crews around the corner at M-N?
8/11/2004 MTA Financial Plan for 2005-2008.  Should I be worried?
7/17/2004 Increases in the cost of Health Insurance for M-N employees since they started contributing (co-paying) for their medical since 1993.
7/11/2004 ACRE releases retiring Conductors numbers.  Who is picking up the tab for this pension plan?
7/10/2004 Metro-North Coalition seeks your help.
6/17/2004 ACRE's MTA compensation package.  Is there any truth behind ACRE's claims?
5/20/2004 What is ACRE's position on the implementation of Metro-North's Sick Time Abuse Policy
5/20/2004 Crew Consist Bills Introduced.  Please Call your Local Assemblyman
5/19/2004 Support Legislation preventing the MTA from subsidizing ACRE officer salaries
5/03/2004 Note: A response to the News by the ACRE article appears in the Documents section for 2004
4/06/2004 Hypocrisy continues at ACRE
4/01/2004 Shame on ACRE.  Claiming Mike Doyle didn't write or send e-mails.  Here is your proof.  Once again ACRE's claims are proven false.
3/26/2004 Proud ACRE officer contacts MTAcre
A proud ACRE officer is transformed
ACRE officer resorts to ACRE's intimidation factor
ACRE member gives thanks
ACRE officer refuses to let go
End of story
3/18/2004 ACRE critical, then follows anyway
3/04/2004 What the ACRE contract boils down to
3/01/2004 Another view on the MTA and ACRE Contract
2/27/2004 John D'Amore needs our help
2/24/2004 Tom Gleason responds to an ACRE's members e-mail
2/20/2004 How low will ACRE officers go?
2/10/2004 This is a bad deal for everyone
2/9/2004 Local 808 responds to the ACRE contract
2/9/2004 What exactly were Mike and Tony doing?
2/8/2004 Metro-North workers treated to second rate contract
2/6/2004 Cannibalism thrives under Mike Doyle
2/4/2003 ACRE officers make up their own history
2/2/2004 ACRE overpaid for contract
2/1/2004 Will history repeat itself?
2/1/2004 MTAcre Q & A
1/31/2004 How does the new Health Insurance Premium affect our salaries?
1/30/2004 Beware: The MTA's Health Insurance plan is a double edge sword
1/30/2004 Metro-North's Coalition of Unions rejects ACRE's Contract Proposal with Metro-North RR
1/29/2004 Actuarial study or ACRE calculator?
1/27/2004 Why we did not get the Tier IV Pension in 1999
1/26/2004 MTAcre position and issues on current pension proposal.
1/25/2004 ACRE proposal VS The LIRR Contract
1/24/2004 About the H&W Calculator
1/23/2004 Two important considerations for the senior guy
1/22/2004 The ACRE- Are we truly leading or just following in everyone's footsteps ?
1/22/2004 Who Can You Trust ?
1/22/2004 Both sides of the table covered
1/21/2004 Calculator for new hires H & W Benefits
1/19/2004 Hidden Costs of ACRE Proposal
1/16/2004

Points to Consider about Contract proposal
1/14/2004

Ethics and Conflict of Interests
1/8/2004 Where did we come from ?