UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
September 18, 1984
IDE-5648
Mr.
R. L. Jones
General
Chairman, B L E
Pocatello,
Idaho 83204
Dear
Mr. Jones:
This
has reference to the agreement dated September 17, 1984 (IDE-5648) which
provides that an engineer holding a position as a BLE Committeeman working in
pool freight service or on the engineers' extra board will hold his turn when
required to lay off due to official union business.
It
is understood and agreed that said agreement shall apply, in addition to those
mentioned in paragraph (f), to any other committeeman attending official union
business of the BLE provided he presents to the crew dispatcher or other Carrier
representative prior to laying off a certificate signed by the General Chairman
or Local Chairman authorizing his layoff for official union business.
Yours
truly,
/s/
J. E. Cook
ACCEPTED:
/s/ Roger L. Jones
General Chairman, BLE
IDE-5648
AGREEMENT
between the
UNION PACIFIC
RAILROAD COMPANY
Northwestern District - Idaho
Division
and the
BROTHERHOOD OF
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
It has been proposed by the Organization that regulations be adopted so as to
preserve the first-in first-out position of an engineer in pool freight service
or on the engineers' extra board when such engineer holds a position as a
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Committeeman and is required to lay off
account acting as a representative for an accused or for Committee work.
Therefore, IT IS AGREED:
(a) Should an engineer, who holds a turn in pool freight service or on
the engineers' extra boards (road or yard), be required to lay off to act as a
representative for an accused engineer or to attend BLE Division meetings or
Brotherhood business in behalf of the Organization, such engineer will continue
to hold his turn on such boards.
(b) If such engineer representative attains the first-out position in the
pool or on an extra board, he shall continue to retain such first-out position,
subject to the following -
(i) An engineer representative
who attains the first-out position for pool freight service or service from the
engineers' extra boards, and who because of such position would stand to be
called pursuant to the rules of the agreement, will continue to stand first-out
and will be called for the next service to which entitled under the schedule
rules after completion of the hearing for which the engineer is acting as
representative or the meetings or business attended on behalf of the
Organization.
(c) An engineer held and then used in accordance with paragraphs (a) and
(b) shall, if practicable, available and rested for service, be restored to the
same relative position which he held in relationship to other pool freight or
extra board engineers upon returning to the home terminal or upon completion of
work at the terminal where extra boards are maintained.
(d) No penalty claims shall be presented against the Company in the
application of this agreement.
(e) An engineer acting as a representative for an accused or a
committeeman attending official business on behalf of the BLE must inform the
crew dispatcher prior to the time he desires to lay off and the approximate
duration of the lay off.
(f) The provisions of this agreement shall apply to the following
officers of the BLE Organization when attending business in behalf of the BLE
Organization:
President
Local Chairman
Secretary
(g) This agreement shall be effective October 1, 1984 and thereafter subject to the condition that it shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect fifteen (15) days after written notice is served by either party upon the other of its desire to so terminate.
Dated at Portland, Oregon this 17th
day of September ,1984.
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
/s/
Roger L. Jones
/s/ J. E. Cook
General
Chairman
Director Labor Relations–NWD