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-  Introduction 
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                        - Item 7                            - Enter the name of the  railroad company  for which you worked most recently (for example, “Amtrak”) in Item  7a .
                          - Enter the  title  of your job (for example, “Trainman”) in Item  7b .
                          - Enter the  city  and  state  where you last performed your railroad job in Item  7c .
                          - Check the box in Item  7d  that indicates why you are not now working for your last railroad employer. If you check box 9, “Other,” write an explanation in the space provided.
                          - If you have quit or resigned any railroad or nonrailroad job within the past 3 years, answer Item  7e “Yes . ”  Enter the date you resigned or quit, and the name(s) of your former employer(s) in Items (1) and (2).
                          - If you are claiming unemployment benefits because you were discharged or suspended from your last railroad job, you must  complete Item  7f  (1)–(4). If you are suspended be sure to enter both the beginning and ending dates of the suspension period in Item  7f  (1).
                          - Only complete  Item  7g  if you are unemployed due to a strike or work stoppage and give the name of your labor union. 
                        - Item 8                            - Enter the date that you want your first unemployment claim to begin in Item  8a . The date you enter should be the first day after you last worked for either a railroad or nonrailroad employer and for which you were available for work and did not receive any pay. The date will be the first day of your waiting period.
                          - Enter in Item  8b  the date you last worked for your last railroad employer  prior to the date you entered in Item 8a. 
                        - Item 9   	If you are covered by a job protection plan under the National Job Stabilization Agreement or under a similar plan, check Item  9 “Yes . ”  You should also check  “Yes”  if you are affected by a merger or line sale, and may be entitled to a guaranteed wage. Also enter the name of the employer providing the guarantee.
                        - Item 10   	If you have been paid a severance, termination, or separation allowance or buyout, check Item  10 “Yes . ”   In Item  10a , enter the date of separation and in Item  10b , enter the name of the employer that paid the allowance.
                        - Item 11   	If you have been self-employed in the past 2 years or you are currently self-employed, you must answer Item  11 “Yes . ”  In  addition, enter the type of self-employment in Item  11a  (for example, “tax-preparer,” “carpenter”), and the date you were last self-employed in Item  11b .
                        - Item 12  	If you have been employed by a nonrailroad employer in the past 2 years, answer Item  12a “Yes . ”   Enter the employer name in Item  12a(1) , the employer address in Item  12a(2) , your date last worked for that employer in Item  12a(3) , your job title in Item  12a(4)  and the reason you are not now working for that employer in Item  12a(5) .  If you have worked for more than one nonrailroad employer in the past 2 years, answer Item  12b “Yes . ”
                        - Item 13  is self-explanatory.

 

   

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