ITEM 7(e)

NATIONAL RAILWAY LABOR CONFERENCE

Chicago, Illinois                

November 7, 1966                 

Mr. Charles Luna, President
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
666 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Dear Mr. Luna:

It is understood that when a regularly assigned employee, working an assignment subject to Article I, Section 2, of the agreement of June 25, 1964, who performs compensated service at least one day on his regular assignment in the week in which the holiday falls, la required to be used off his assignment to protect other service on one or both qualifying days and/or on the holiday, performing or being available for the service he is called to protect will qualify him to receive the holiday basic day's pay at the rate of his regular assignment. He will be paid at the rate of time and one-half for service performed on the holiday provided he works on his regular assignment, and only then if he meets the qualifying requirements, set forth in Article I, Section 2(c) as interpreted herein.

A regularly assigned employee holding an assignment which is not subject to Article I, Section 2, but who is called to protect other service on an assignment which la subject to Article I, Section 2, will qualify for payment of the basic day for the holiday if he is available for or performs service on such assignment on the qualifying days and on the holiday, provided no other employee qualifies for holiday pay on such position. If the assignment works on the holiday, he will be rate of time and one-half for service performed on the holiday.

Will you please confirm your acceptance of this understanding by affixing your signature in the apace provided therefor at the upper left hand corner of this communication.

Yours very truly,

/a/ J. E. Wolfe
Chairman

ACCEPTED: 

/a/ Charles Luna