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POOL FREIGHT SERVICE MEAL ALLOWANCES
UNION
PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY Department
of Labor Relations June
29, 1972 Mr.
W. B. Gaskins General
Chairman, BLE 411
Spaulding Building Pocatello,
Idaho 83201 Dear
Mr. Gaskins: In
the conferences held at Pocatello, Idaho and Portland, Oregon on the issues of
interdivisional service, the Organization contended that certain alleged sharp
practices were being indulged in by the Company so as to defeat both
held-away-from-home terminal time payments and allowances for the second meal
period to engineers who might, except for such alleged sharp practices, qualify
for such additional payments. Specifically,
Section (e) i) of Part III of the Interdivisional Service Agreement deals with
meal allowances and Section 2 of Article VII of the National Agreement, as
modified by understandings, provide that-- “Engineers
will be allowed a $2.00 ($6.00) meal allowance after 4 hours at the
away-from-home terminal and another $2.00 ($6.00) meal allowance after being
held an additional
8 hours.” In
essence, therefore, an engineer held at the away-from-home terminal twelve hours
or more qualifies for an allowance of $4.00, i.e., $2.00 after the first 4 hours
and $2.00 after the second additional 8 hours. It
was asserted, however, that engineers were frequently brought on duty after
being held at the away-from-home terminal 11 hours or more and before the
expiration of the twelfth hour, even though - according to some statistics and
data furnished - the train for which called was not scheduled to arrive and, in
fact, did not arrive until one or more hours after the twelfth hour. In
order to correct this alleged practice and inequitable handling, various
proposals have been made to the Carrier, some of which appeared to be wholly
lacking in merit; whereas, others appeared to have some basis in equity and
merit. Therefore,
to resolve this issue -- IT
IS AGREED: I
- Meal Allowances (a)
In the application of the agreements adverted to above, if an engineer is
brought on duty after having been off duty eleven hours and thirty minutes
(11’30”) at the away-from-home terminal and the train for which called does
not start on its road trip until after the expiration of the twelfth hour of the
engineer, calculated from the time engineer was relieved from duty on the
previous trip, the engineer will in that event, and that event only, qualify for
the second meal allowance of $2.00. (b)
If, however, an engineer is brought on duty after having been off duty less
than eleven hours and thirty minutes
(11’30”)
at the away-from-home terminal and the train
for which called does not start on its road trip until after the expiration of
the twelfth hour of the engineer, calculated from the time engineer was relieved
from duty on the previous trip, the engineer will not in such event
qualify for the second meal allowance ($2.00). Example
(Paragraph A) -- Engineer
A arrives X at 4:30 PM lst, ties up 5:05PM lst. Engineer
A brought on duty x 4:40 AM 2nd, train departs 5:10 AM 2nd. Engineer
A qualifies for second meal allowance. Example
(Paragraph A) -- Engineer
A arrives X at 4:30 P lst, ties up 505 p lst. Engineer
A brought on duty X 5:00 A 2nd, train departs 5:50 A 2nd. Engineer
A qualifies for second meal allowance. Example
(Paragraph A) -- Engineer
A arrives X at 4:30 PM 1st - ties up 5:05PM lst. Engineer
A brought on duty X 4:30 AM 2nd, train departs 5:55 AM 2nd. Engineer
A does not qualify for second meal allowance. Example
(Paragraph B) -- Engineer
A arrives X at 4:30 PM 1st - ties up 5:05 PM lst. Engineer
A brought on duty X 4:30 AM 2nd - train departs 5:40 AM 2nd. Engineer
A does not qualify for second meal allowance. (c)
The terms and provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) above (meal allowances) shall
be effective July 1, 1972. |
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