CSXT, Unions Implement New Employee Accountability Policy
CSXT and three of its unions have implemented a new employee accountability policy that replaces the company's former disciplinary procedure.
"Positive corrective action -- not punishment -- is the cornerstone of the new policy," according to a company news release.
Repeated minor offenses and first-time serious rules violations will be handled by non-punitive methods such as incident review committees -- composed of fellow craft employees -- and "time-out sessions."
Corrective action could include providing the involved employee with additional training, or assigning the employee to an experienced employee from the same union who volunteers to assist.
Only in cases of continued offenses or "egregious" rules violations will the new policy require formal company hearings.