All,
With many people facing furloughs, I wanted to reiterate BNSF’s offer to make a temporary transfer to the engineer department.
Please share these resources to anybody that would like to know this information.
Please see the notice below:
ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITES
WHILE WE ARE EXPERIENCING FURLOUGHS, BNSF IS OFFERING FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TEMPORARILY IN OTHER CRAFTS. IF INTERESTED IN A TEMPORARY POSITION, IT WILL NOT ALTER YOU TYE SENIORITY, YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY UNION DUES TO THE NEW RESPECTIVE UNION AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE YOUR BENEFITS. WHEN YOU ARE RECALLED TO TYE SERVICE, YOU MUST RESPOND TO RECALL WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED UNDER THE TYE AGREEMENT OR YOU WILL FORFEIT YOUR TYE SENIORITY AND CONTINUE IN YOUR NEW POSITION. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING CONSIDERED, PLEASE GO TO THE INTERNAL “MYBNSF CAREERS” SITE TO APPLY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE YOU APPLY WITH A WORKING EMAIL ADDRESS AND YOU MONITOR THAT EMAIL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT BNSF WILL CONSIDER AN EMPLOYEE’S TRANSCRIPT, SENIORITY, LOCATION AND OTHER FACTORS AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU.
Websites
Employee Portal – Access to myBNSF Careers Site
Unemployment Resources