1940.15-1
140.80-10
AGREEMENT
between
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY - EASTERN DISTRICT
and
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION (C&T)
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IT IS AGREED:
Section 1. The following six seniority districts
shall be combined into one seniority district and the
seniority rights of employes holding seniority on these six
seniority districts shall be consolidated into one senior-
ity group but with the present seniority rights of each
employe preserved:
(1) Seniority District 5/6 - Cheyenne - Rawlins and
branches.
(2) Seniority District 7 - Rawlins to Green River and
branches,
(3) Seniority District 8 - Green River to Ogden and
branches.
(4) Seniority District 12 - Denver to Borie/Cheyenne,
Denver to Ellis, Oakley to Plainville, Denver to
Julesburg and branches and Denver Yards.
(5) Seniority District 13 - Point of Rocks to Granger
and branches.
(6) Wyoming Division Yards.
This new Seniority District shall be known as Senior-
ity Zone 200.
Section 2. Each employe having a seniority date on
any one of the six involved seniority districts on the
effective date of this Agreement shall be accorded a
seniority date and seniority ranking on the new Seniority
Zone 200 roster in the order of the employe's present
seniority - the employe having the greatest seniority shall
be No. 1 on the new roster, the employe with the next
greatest seniority shall be No. 2, and so on - until all
employes have been placed on the new roster.
Section 3. The new roster, in addition to the new
seniority ranking, shall indicate each employe's prior
rights seniority district. Prior rights seniority shall be
superior to seniority established pursuant to this Agree-
ment.
Section 4. Employes achieving seniority on Seniority
Zone 200 after the effective date of this Agreement shall
have rights only on Seniority Zone 200 and shall have no
prior rights on any specific former seniority district.
(1) Employes achieving seniority on Seniority Zone
200 after the effective date of this Agreement
shall designate one of the five road Seniority
Districts as a "Home Point".
(2) When an employe is cut off at their home point or
is furloughed at their "Home Point", if their
services are not needed at any other location
where they hold seniority (Road or Yard) , they
will be given the right to remain at the point
where cut off or "Home Point", subject to the
following conditions:
(a) Within 5 days from the date the employe
is notified that he is cut off from the extra
board he must make a written or telephone request
upon CMS for permission to remain at his home
point rather than exercise his seniority to
another location within Zone 200. If the cut-off
employe's services are not needed at any other
location, his request to stay at the home point
will be granted and he will be so notified.
(b) The cut-off employe granted permission
to remain at his home point under the provisions
of paragraph (a) above will be required to report
for work at his home point within 48 hours from
the time notified to report, or within 5 days
from date notified to report if called to report
at a location other than his home point.
(c) When employes are needed at a location
where there are not sufficient home point men at
such location to protect the needs of the ser-
vice, the junior employe, or employes, remaining
at other home points will be notified and will be
required to report to the location to which
called within 5 days from date of notification.
(d) An employe called to a location other
than his home point will, upon written request
on CMS, be permitted to return to his home point
when there is an ample supply of employes to
handle the work at the location to which he has
been recalled.
(e) An employe permitted to remain at his
home point under paragraph (a) above may return
to service prior to recall by filing written
notice with the Superintendent or his designated
representative. The cut-off employe will, if he
has sufficient seniority, be permitted to return
to service when the extra board at the location
where he desires to work is increased.
(f) A cut-off employe remaining at the home
point under paragraph (a) above will be required
to keep CMS informed as to his current address.
(g) An employe who is recalled to service
in accordance with this agreement and who fails
to report for service within the time provided
herein will forfeit all employment and seniority
rights.
Section 5. For the purpose of this Agreement, Sched-
ule Rule 93(d) is modified to read:
"(d) When no written applications are received
for bulletined assignments:
(1) The junior brakeman assigned to the
extra board at the home point of the assignment
will be assigned.
(2) The junior conductor working in the
prior seniority district of the assignment and
not holding a regular assignment as conductor
will be assigned.
(3) Any Zone 200 employe may use that
seniority to bid on a bulletined regular assign-
ment anywhere within the Zone at any time.'1
Section 6. On and after the effective date of this
Agreement, an employe at any point in the territory of
Seniority Zone 200 may transfer to any other point in the
territory of Seniority Zone 200 in accordance with appli-
cable rules.
(1) Any employe moving under the provisions of
Section 6 hereof will not be permitted to move
again under those provisions for a period of
thirty (30) days unless he is senior applicant A
for a regular assignment on another prior senior-
ity district.
(2) The Carrier cannot require a prior rights employe
to transfer to any point outside the employe's
prior rights seniority districts.
(3) Transfers to the Denver Seniority District will
be permitted only when there are no prior right
employes on the reserve board.
Section 7. Employes who are furloughed and who are
receiving a protection allowance may be required by the
Carrier to report for service at any point designated by
the Company within the employe1s prior rights seniority
districts. Failure of the employe to report for service at
the designated point within seven (7) days after notifica-
tion shall constitute automatic forfeiture by the employe
of all protection rights and allowances.
Section 8. This Agreement shall be effective
September 21,1988, and shall continue in effect thereafter
subject to the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as
amended.
Dated at Omaha, Nebraska, this 21st day of September, 1988.
FOR THE UNITED FOR THE UNION PACIFIC
TRANSPORTATION UNION (C&T) RAILROAD COMPANY:
G. A. Eickmann M. L. Janovec
General Chairman Director - Labor Relations
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