BLET Division 228
Open Allocation Weeks
INSTRUCTIONS
PRE-ARRANGED PL / SLV DAY INSTRUCTIONS
Current month Month to bid
December January, February, March, April
January May
February June
March July
April August
May September
June October
July November
August December
Bids start on the 5th of every month and need to be turned in by the 15th of the month. The Local Chairman will have winning bids posted by the 20th of each month. The winning bids will have until the 27th of the month to put the request into the computer. Failure to put the winning bid in will go to a first-come-first-served basis on the 28th of the month. For the months of January, February, March, April the winning bids can't be entered until January 1st and will go through the 10th, after the 10th it's a first-come-first-served.
Per paragraph 5 item C, at the discretion of the Local Chairman an employee who fails to "Activate" the approved day MAY no longer be permitted to participate for the current vacation year
Examples of ways to get kicked out of the pre-arranged approvals
Example 1: A pool freight engineer has a pre-arranged day approved for Friday and his turn gets in Thursday night and will have the next 3 days off. The engineer doesn't activate the pre-arranged day because he has the days off. If you have the pre- arranged day you must use it.
Example 2: The month is February and you are only allowed to bid for the month of June. The month of July is green, and you decide to bid the 4th of July off in February, which is more than 120 days.
BLET Division 228 – Official Notice
WRGCA Website Access Required for Pass‑Up Option
To: All Engineers Under the Western Region GCA
From: BLET Division 228
Subject: Mandatory WRGCA.org Account Setup
The Western Region General Committee of Adjustment (WRGCA) has implemented a new secure online portal at WRGCA.org. In order to access protected engineer resources, all engineers must create a new user profile and password on the updated site.
Required Action
All engineers must complete the following steps:
Visit WRGCA.org
Select “Create Account”
Register a new login and password
Log in to access the Pass‑Up system
Access to the Pass‑Up option now requires a valid WRGCA.org account. This applies to all engineers under the WRGCA.
Upcoming Features
The WRGCA will soon activate additional online functions, including:
Vacation Advancement/Vacation Deferral
These features will also require a WRGCA.org login once released.
Action Needed Now
Please complete your account setup as soon as possible to ensure uninterrupted access to Pass‑Up and upcoming vacation tools.
