Item 4(b)

AGREEMENT
between the

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
EASTERN DISTRICT

and the
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN

Claims have been presented on behalf of regular yardmen
for the time and one-half rate of pay because they were forced
to work as foreman in preference to using yardmen who were
doubling or working their rest day. Apparently, it is not the
practice at all terminals to even consider the men who are
doubling or working their rest days when applying the provisions
of the Agreement dated December 14, 1953, captioned "Qualifying
For and Filling Engine Foreman Vacancies in Yard Service".

To accomplish a uniform understanding, it is agreed that
Sections 2(d) and 2(e) of the above-referred to agreement will
be modified to read as follows:

"2(d) If there are no qualified foremen available
under the provisions of (a), (b) or (e), the junior
qualified foreman working as helper and reporting for work
at the same designated starting point where the vacancy
occurs within the same spread of starting time hours
(6:30am-8:OOam; 2:30pm-4:00pm; or 10:30pm-12Midnight) will
be given opportunity to fill the vacancy. If there are
no qualified foremen available under this section (d),
the junior qualified foreman working as helper in the
terminal within the same spread of starting time hours
will be given opportunity to fill the vacancy.

*2(e) If vacancy of foreman is not filled in
accordance with paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) the
junior available qualified foreman who has been called
to double or work his rest day will be required to fill
the vacancy. If there are no qualified foremen available
under this section (e), the junior available qualified
foreman working as helper will be required to fill the
vacancy."

It is understood that yardmen when doubling or working their
rest days are considered as junior to any yardman who is not
working his rest day or doubling insofar as his rights to pre-
ference of work are concerned.

This agreement will be effective August I8, 196? and will
automatically terminate upon service of ten days notice from
either party.

Dated at Omaha, Nebraska this 10th day of August, 1967.

FOR THE EMPLOYES: FOR UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY:

J. S. Ferryman /s/ J. H. Kenny

General Chairman, BofRT Asst, to Vice Pres.-Labor Relations