Case No. A‑8259
M
E D I A T 1 0 N A G R E E M E N T
This Agreement made this 17th day of July, 1968, by and between the participating carriers listed in Exhibits A, B and C, attached hereto and made a part hereof, and represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and the Eastern, Western and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committees, and the employees of such carriers shown thereon and represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
IT IS HEREBY
AGREED:
ARTICLE I ‑ FIRST WAGE INCREASE
(a) Effective January 1. 1968, all standard basic daily rates in effect on December 31, 1967 shall be increased by 2.5 percent. The local freight differential shall be maintained.
(b) The increase provided for in Paragraph (a) above, in all classes of road service, shall not apply to existing mileage rates paid for miles over the existing basic mileage day in passenger service (generally 150 miles) and freight service (generally 100 miles). Except as provided in Paragraph (c) below, miles in excess of the applicable basic mileage day shall be paid at the mileage rate in effect on December 31, 1967.
(c) Effective January 1, 1968 the car scale additives in freight service shall be increased by the following amounts:
Less than 81 cars $ .15 per basic day
81 cars and over. 45 per basic day
The increase provided for in this Paragraph (c) shall apply to mileage rates paid for miles over 100.
(d) Effective January 1, 1968, the increases in rates of pay provided for in this Article will result in the following standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay:
Standard Basic Pates of Pay ‑ As of January 1, 1968:
Mileage rate for miles in excess
Daily rate of 150
Passenger Conductors
East
$24.54
14.03cents
West
$24.48
13.99cents
Southeast
$24.54
14.03cents
Assistant
Conductors and Ticket
Mileage
rate for
Collectors
in Passenger Service
miles in excess
Daily Rate
of 150
East
$22.40
12.91 cents
West
22.35
12.88 cents
Southeast
22.40
12.91 cents
Passenger Brakemen and
Flagmen
East
$21.46
12.33 cents
West
21.42
12.31 cents
Southeast
21.46
12.33 cents
Train Baggagemen
East
$21.65
12.45 cents
West
21.60
12.42 cents
Southeast
21.65
12.45 cents
Through Freight
Conductors
Rates
including car scale additives provided by the agreement of May 26, 1955:
Mileage rate for miles in excess
Daily rate
of 100
East and
East and
Southeast
West
Southeast
West
Basic Rates $23.70
$23.64
20.27cents
20.21 cents
Less
than 81 cars 24.05
23.99
20.62
20.56
81
to 105 cars
24.70
24.64
21.27
21.21
106
to 125 cars 25.10
25.04
21.67
21.61
126
to 145 cars 25.35
25.29
21.92
21.86
146
to 165 cars 25.45
25.39
22.02
21.96
166
cars and over *
*
**
**
*Add 20 cents for each additional block of 20 cars or portion thereof.
**Add 0.24 cents for each additional block of 20 cars or portion thereof.
Five‑Day Yard Service
Daily
Yard Conductors (Foremen)
$28.58
Yard Brakemen (Helpers) 26.52
Switchtenders
24.36
(e) Where agreements now provide for additional payment for yard conductors (foremen) acting as footboard yardmasters, such payment shall not be less than two‑thirds of one hour's pay in excess of the yard conductors' (foremen's) daily rate.
(f) Effective January 1, 1968, the daily rates for car retarder , operators in effect December 31, 1967, however expressed, shall be increased by 2.5 percent.