Item - A2

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

DEPARTMENT Of LABOR RELATIONS

J. H. KENNY 1416 DODGE STREET

ASSISTANT TO VICE PRESIDENT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68102

March 6, 1963

J. S. Ferryman, General Chairman,
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
Omaha, Nebraska

Dear Sir:

This refers to agreement dated March 1, 1963 disposing of the crew consist issue.

It is understood that in the event it becomes necessary
to re-establish positions which have been reduced under the
provisions of the March 1, 1968 agreement for protected employes
who would otherwise be furloughed, such re-establishment will be
accomplished on the basis of Section 8 of the craw consist agree-
ment dated March 1, 1968 between Assistants to Vice President
F. C. Wood and K. B. Beckley, Union Pacific Railroad Company,
and General Chairman H. S. Wright, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
reading:

"Section 8. When it becomes necessary to
reestablish positions which have been reduced under
the provisions of this agreement to provide employ-
ment for protected employes who would otherwise be
furloughed, such reestablishment will be accomplished
in the following manner:

"The number of available reduced positions
necessary to provide employment for the same
number of protected employes who would otherwise
be furloughed shall be bulletined in accordance
with bulletin rules of the schedule agreements,
and such bulletined positions shall be filled in
accordance with schedule rules the same as any
other vacant position while under bulletin.

"The protected employes who would otherwise be
furloughed shall then be given an opportunity to
place themselves on working lists in line with
their seniority and requirements of the service. "

ACCEPTED: Yours truly,

J. S. Ferryman

Chairman, BofRT J. H. Kenny