ARTICLE VI - SERVICE SCALE

Section 1

Any employee who is subject, on June 30, 2004, to Article IV, Section 5 of the UTU Implementing Document A of November 1, 1991 shall be compensated, on and after July 1, 2004, at the full rate of the position when working as a conductor/foreman, brakeman/helper, hostler, or engineer (on a carrier party hereto on which the UTU represents locomotive engineers).

Section 2

Local rules that adjust compensation for employees based on length of service on carriers that are not covered by the aforementioned Article IV, Section 5 are hereby amended in the same manner as provided in Section 1.

Section 3

Each carrier covered by this Article shall establish a Service Scale that shall be applicable to all employees whose seniority in train or engine service is established on or after July 1, 2004. Such Service Scale shall conform to the rules in effect on such carrier on June 30, 2004 that adjust employee compensation based on length of service (including the aforementioned Article IV, Section 5 where and to the extent applicable). The carrier shall make arrangements with the applicable organization representative(s) for a process to review such preexisting rules prior to establishment of the Service Scale.