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Keystone E-Newsletter, Issue 1, 2004
by
Keystone Project Coordinator, Dr. Robert G. Garraty
January 27, 2004
Here are some updates on what's happening in the Keystone Partnership Program
across the Commonwealth:
- Pittsburgh : The five labor-management
Workgroups (Automotive/Electronics; Power and Signals; Car Rail Maintenance;
Way; Building and Electrical) are meeting with EDSI consultants this week
to continue the work on job task analysis.
- Harrisburg : Last week, for the first
time, trainers from SEPTA provided training to maintenance mechanics from
five (5) other properties across the state in Advance HVAC at the facilities
of the Capital Area Transit. Thank you SEPTA/TWU #234 for developing the
Keystone course and taking it on the road.
- Philadelphia : On Wednesday, January
27, 2004 representatives from TWU Local #234 and SEPTA are jointly touring
facilities of the Philadelphia School District with the intention of creating
cooperative transit training ventures.
- Aliquippa : On February 10-12,
2004, training will be conducted on HVAC Refrigeration Theory by
Doug Greenwood. Class positions are still open. Call Cindy Conaway
at 800-847-0333 to register.
- Philadelphia : On February
11, 2003 graduating ceremonies for the first class of the Keystone
sponsored Technical
Preparation Class will be conducted at the offices of
1199C, 100 South Broad Street, 10th Floor, Philadelphia. Contact
Stu Bass for details (215) 732-7476 x 21.
- Pittsburgh : The next meeting of
the Statewide Labor-Management Transit Maintenance Workgroup will be
conducted in Pittsburgh at a date to be arranged in coordination with
the public "kick-off" of
the Port Authority/ATU Local #85 Keystone effort.
- Philadelphia : At the Philadelphia
Policy Steering Committee meeting on January 13, 2004,
Keystone staff reported that 501 individuals were trained during the first
six months of this fiscal year.
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