RULE 18. TEMPORARY VACANCIES - TEN DAYS OR MORE.
Temporary vacancies in assigned passenger service of ten days or more
duration will be filled as follows:
(a) Conductors holding regular assignment in passenger service, and the
senior extra passenger conductor of the district may make application. For
example, if one vacancy exists, the senior extra passenger conductor may make
application for same; if two vacancies exist, the two senior extra passenger
conductors may make application, etc., except as provided in Section (d).
(b) If no applications are received for vacancies of 10 days or more, the
senior extra passenger conductor, not filling a 10 day vacancy of his choice
will be assigned and remain on the run until displaced by a senior conductor or
until the regular conductor returns,
(c) The senior qualified brakeman having passenger uniform who makes
application for vacancy of 10 days or more duration, will be assigned and remain
on the run until displaced by a senior brakeman or until the regular brakeman
returns to service.
The brakeman holding the temporary assignment will be advised as soon as
possible if and when he is displaced and the brakeman making the displacement
will be required to take the assignment unless he is displaced by a senior
brakeman.
(d) Julesburg and Northern Districts and the Green River-Ogden District.
Conductors holding a regular assignment in passenger service and
conductors with conductor's uniform holding a regular assignment in pool freight
service or in assigned local or work train service may make application for such
temporary vacancies. Application will not be accepted from any conductor who is
junior to the junior conductor holding a regular assignment in pool freight
service. Conductors assigned to
such vacancies will remain thereon until displaced by a senior conductor or the
regular conductor returning to service, except that conductors assigned to the
temporary vacancies may make application for other temporary vacancies in
assigned passenger service of ten days or more duration.
(e) Notice will be posted of all temporary vacancies of 10 days or more
duration.