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Item 90(e)

CONDUCTOR TRAINING PROGRAM

FOR EMPLOYES WITH LESS THAN ONE YEAR SENIORITY

ARTICLE I - TRAINING PROGRAM

 

A.  The training program shall consist of classroom instruction and work experience as determined by the Carrier. As necessary, classrooms, books, materials and instructions shall be furnished by the Carrier.

 

B.  Examinations will be prepared and administered by the Carrier.

 

C.  The training program and any intended substantial changes therein shall be reviewed from time to time by the Carrier Representative and the UTU(C&T) General Chairman.

 

D.   The General Chairmen shall be furnished the name and address of each Conductor Trainee entering the training program, showing the date they are placed in training.

 

E.   The Carrier shall establish a training program schedule and if the schedule does not require attendance on a day or days of a calendar week, Conductor Trainee(s) will be considered assigned to the training program but will be permitted to return to their home point and back to training point at their expense. Under these circumstances a Conductor Trainee(s) will not be permitted to mark up for service.

 

F.  As near as practicable, training days will be scheduled not to exceed eight hours, it being recognized however that single trips for on-the-job training may of necessity exceed such hours.

 

G.  Conductor Trainee(s) assigned to a scheduled training program will not be used in other service prior to completion of the training program if any qualified regular or extra train/yard service employe can be used. On days Conductor Trainee(s) assigned to a scheduled training program are not scheduled for training, they will not be permitted to exercise their seniority or work extra.  If a Conductor Trainee(s) is used in other service during a scheduled training program, his earnings for that service will be in addition to the weekly rate set forth in this Agreement.

 

H.  A Conductor Trainee(s) will not be required to make on-the-job training trips on a seniority district other than that for which he is being trained, unless mutually agreed to by the Organization and the Carrier.

 

I.   Conductor Trainee(s) who, after starting the training program, are unable to continue the training due to sickness or proper leave of absence will not be regarded as having failed. The decision as to whether they must start the program at the beginning or at another point in the program will be made by the instructor (s) after consulting with the UTU(CST) General Chairman or his representative.

 

J.   If not otherwise provided by the Carrier, Conductor Trainee(s) will be reimbursed for actual, reasonable, and necessary travel, lodging and meal expenses incurred while engaged in orientation and classroom instructions when headquartered at points beyond commuting distances from their place of residence.

 

K.  A Conductor Trainee(s) undergoing on-the-job training shall receive lodging accommodations or allowances in lieu thereof and meal allowance as provided under the applicable UTU(CST) agreement on the individual Carrier.

 

L.  Adequate records of Conductor Trainee(s) on-the-job and classroom training progress shall be maintained and reviewed with the General Chairman on request.

 

ARTICLE II - COMPLETION OF PROGRAM SATISFACTORILY

 

Upon successful completion of the training program, the Conductor Trainee(s) shall be certified as a qualified conductor and shall be awarded a certificate so stating and shall acquire and maintain conductor's seniority in accordance with all applicable agreements. Upon such certification, the Carrier shall supply the

UTU(C&T) General Chairman with the names of the Conductor Trainee(s) so certified and the date of the certification.

 

ARTICLE III - FAILURE TO COMPLETE SATISFACTORILY

A.   When, in the opinion of the Carrier Instructor (s), it becomes apparent that a Conductor Trainee(s) will not complete the training satisfactorily, he will be required to consult with the Carrier Instructor(s) and the UTU(C&T) General Chairman or his representative for the purpose of identifying and possibly overcoming the problem.

 

B.   If a Conductor Trainee(s) under this training program fails to pass the required final examination on the first attempt, he will be given a second opportunity to pass such examination. The second examination will be taken not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days following failure of the first examination. The second examination will be held at the same point as the first examination if practicable or unless otherwise mutually agreed upon.  During the period while awaiting and taking the second examination, Conductor Trainee(s) will continue to take student trips or sit in on any classroom instructions given to other conductor Trainee(s).  Failure to complete the training program in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or failure to pass the final examination on the second attempt will result in termination of service.

 

ARTICLE IV - COMPENSATION DURING TRAINING

 

A.  Conductor Trainee(s) shall be paid the Fireman in Training rate of pay and shall be governed by the same terms and conditions with regards to compensation as a Fireman in training.

 

ARTICLE V - SUPERVISION OF CONDUCTOR TRAINEE (S) IN THETRAINING PROGRAM

 

A.  When Conductor Trainee(s) participating in the training program are required to receive on-the-job training, the conductor on the job selected will acquaint the Conductor Trainee(s) in training with the responsibilities and functions of conductors under actual working conditions.

 

B.  The presence of a Conductor Trainee(s) will not affect the payment of a short crew allowance or productivity fund plug to regular crew members if they otherwise would be entitled to them.

 

C.  Conductors will be required to complete progress reports as may be directed.

 

Dated at Omaha, Nebraska, this      day of

1992.

 

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