Item - PI

Memorandum to Vacation Agreement
—Computing Basic Days

MEMORANDUM

Chicago, Ililooif
April 29, 1949

Referring to agreement, signed this date, between employes rep-
resented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brother-
hood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Order of Railway
Conductors, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and the Switch-
men's Union of North America, and Carriers represented by the
Eastern, Western and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Commit-
tees, with respect to vacations with pay;

In computing basic days in miles or hours paid for, as provided
in Section 1 of said agreement, the parties agree that the follow-
ing interpretations shall apply.

1. A trainman in passenger service, on a trip of 300 miles,
upon which no overtime or other allowances accrue, will be
credited with two basic days.

2. An employe in freight service on a run of 125 miles, upon
which no overtime or other allowances accrue, will be credited
with 1 1/4 basic days.

3. An employe in freight service on a run of 125 miles, with
total time on duty of 14 hours on the trip, will be credited with
1 3/4 basic days,

4. An employe in yard service working 12 hours will be
credited with 1 1/2 basic days.

5. An employe in freight service, run-around and paid 50
miles for same, will be credited with 1/2 basic day.

6. An employe in freight service, called and released and
paid 50 miles for same, will be credited with 1/2 basic day.

7. An employe in freight service, paid no overtime or other
allowances, working as follows:

1st trip..........150 miles

2nd trip..........140 miles

3rd trip ..........120 miles

4th trip..........150 miles

5th trip..........140 miles

Total………..700miles

will be credited with seven basic days.

8. An employe in freight service makes trip of 80 miles in
8 hours or less, for which he is paid 100 miles, will be credited
with 1 basic day.

9. An engincman in passenger service makes m trip of 100
miles or less in 5 hours, will be credited with i basic day.

10. An mgineman in short-turn-around passenger service,
makes a trip of 100 miles or less, on duty eight hours within
a spread of nine hours, will be credited with 1 basic day.

(P1-1)

11. A trainman in short-turn-around passenger service, makes
a trip of 150 miles or less, on duty eight hours within a spread
of nine hours, will be credited with I basic day.

12. A trainman in short-turn-around passenger service, makes
m trip of 150 miles or less, total spread of time 10 hours, on
duty eight hours within the first nine hours, will be credited
with 1 1/8 basic days,

13. An employe in freight service, deadheading is paid 50
miles for same, will be credited with 1/2 basic day.

14. An employe is paid eight hours under the held-away-
from-home terminal rule, will be credited with 1 basic day.

15. An employe is allowed one hour as arbitrary allowance,
will be credited with 1/8 basic day.

(Pl-2)