ARTICLE I ‑ WAGE INCREASES AMD SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS

                  (FOR OTHERS THAN DINING CAR STEWARDS AND YARDMASTERS)

Section 1 ‑ First General Wage Increase

(a) Effective April 1. 1971, after application of the increases of 5.0% effective January 1, 1970 and 32 cents per hour effective November 1, 1970 under Public Law 91‑541, all standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay of employees represented by the UTU in effect on March 31, 1971 shall be increased by an amount equal to 4.0%.

(b) In computing the increases for enginemen under paragraph (a) above, the standard basic daily rates of pay, and the standard mileage rates of pay, respectively, in effect on December 31, 1969 applicable in the following weight‑on‑drivers brackets:

shall each first be increased by 5.0%. and shall next be increased by the equivalent of $2.56 per basic day, and then the rates as so increased shall be further increased by 4.0%. The sum of the three increases so produced shall be added to each standard basic daily or mileage rate of pay in effect on December 31, 1969.

(c) The standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay produced by application of the increases provided for in this Section 1 are set forth in Appendix 1, which is a part of this Agreement.

Section 2 ‑ Second General Wage Increase

(a)   Effective October 1, 1971. all standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay of employees represented by the UTU in effect on September 30, 1971, shall be increased by an amount equal to 5.0%.

(b)    In computing the percentage increases for enginemen under paragraph (a) above, 5.0% shall be applied to the standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay applicable in the following weight‑on‑drivers brackets, and the amounts so produced shall be added to each standard basic daily or mileage rate of pay:

(c) The standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay produced by application of the increase provided for in this Section 2 are set forth in Appendix 2, which is a part of this Agreement.

Section 3 ‑ Special Adjustments for Road Engineers, Road Firemen and Road Conductors

(a) Effective January 27, 1972, all standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay of road engineers and road firemen produced by the application of Section 2 hereof shall be adjusted to the respective rates set forth in Appendix 3, which is a part of this Agreement.

(b) Effective January 27, 1972, all standard basic daily, and mile. age rates of pay of road conductors represented by the former Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen shall be adjusted to the respective rates applicable to road conductors represented by the former Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, except that the differential between BRT rates applicable in the East and Southeast and those applicable in the West shall be preserved. The standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay produced by application of the special adjustment provided for in this Section 3(b) are set forth in Appendix 3, which is a part of this Agreement.

Section 4 ‑ Third General Wage Increase

Effective April 1, 1972, all standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay of employees represented by the UTU in effect on March 31, 1972, shall be increased by an amount equal to 5.0%, computed and applied for enginemen in the same manner as the second general wage increase provided under Section 2 above. The standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay produced by application of this increase are set forth in Appendix 4, which is a part of this Agreement.

Section 5 ‑ Fourth General Wage Increase

Effective October 1, 1972, all standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay of employees represented by the UTU in effect on September 30, 1972, shall be increased by an amount equal to 5.0%. computed and applied for enginemen in the same manner as the second general wage increase provided under Section 2 above. The standard basic daily and mileage rates of PAY produced by application of this increase are set forth in Appendix 5. which is a part of this Agreement.

Section 6 ‑ Fifth General Wage Increase

Effective January 1, 1973, all standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay of employees represented by the UTU in effect on December 31, 1972, shall be increased by the equivalent of 15c per hour or $1.20 per basic day. The standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay produced by application of this increase and the special adjustment provided for in Section 7 are set forth in Appendix 6, which is a part of this Agreement.

 

Section 7 ‑ Special Adjustment ‑ Groundmen Without a Mileage Component in

Their Assignments, Who are Therefore Paid on a Daily Basis

             Effective January 1, 1973, after application of the increase provided for in Section 6 above, standard basic daily rates of pay of yard conductors (foremen), yard brakemen (helpers), and switchtenders, and daily rates of freight conductors brakemen and flagmen who are without a mileage component in their assignments and are therefore paid on a daily basis, shall be increased by an additional $1.00. The standard basic daily rates of pay produced by the application of the increase provided for in Section 6 and this special adjustment are set forth in Appendix 6, which is a part this Agreement

Section 8 ‑ Sixth General Wage Increase

Effective April 1, 1973, all standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay of employees represented by the UTU in effect on March 31, 1973, shall be increased by the equivalent of 10 cents per hour or 80 cents per basic day. The standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay produced by application of this increase are set forth in Appendix 7, which is a part of this Agreement.

Section 9 ‑ Application of Wage Increases

(a) (i) In engine service, all arbitraries, miscellaneous rates or special allowances, based upon mileage, hourly or daily rates of pay, as provided in the schedules or wage agreements, shall be Increased commensurately with the wage increases provided for in this Article I.

(ii) In train and yard ground service. arbitraries, miscellaneous rates or special allowances, including those expressed in terms of miles, as provided in the schedules or wage agreements, shall be increased under this Agreement in the same manner as heretofore-increased under previous wage agreements.

(b) In determining new hourly rates, fractions of a cent will be disposed of by applying the next higher quarter of a cent.

(c) Daily earnings minima shall be increased by the amount of the respective daily Increases.

(d) Standard monthly rates and money monthly guarantees in passenger train service shall be thirty times the new standard daily rates. Other than standard monthly rates and money monthly guarantees shall be so adjusted that differentials existing as of December 31, 1969 shall be preserved.

(e) Existing monthly rates and money monthly guarantees applicable in train service other than passenger will be increased in the same proportion as the daily rate for the class of service involved is increased.

(f) Existing money differentials above existing standard daily rates shall be maintained.

(g) In local freight service, the same differential in excess of through freight rates shall be maintained.

(h) The differential of $4.00 per basic day in freight and yard service, and 4 cents per mile for miles in excess of 100 in freight service, will be maintained for engineers working without firemen, the firemen's position having been eliminated pursuant to the provisions of Award 282.

(i) In computing the increases in rates of pay effective April 1. 1971 under Section 1 for firemen, conductors, brakemen and flagmen employed in local freight service, or on road switchers, roustabout runs, mine runs, or in other miscellaneous service, on runs of 100 miles or less which are therefore paid on a daily basis without a mileage component, whose rates had been increased by "an additional $.40" effective July 1, 1968, the 4% increase shall be applied to daily rates in effect March 31, 1971 exclusive of car scale additives, local freight differentials, and any other money differential above existing standard daily rates. For firemen, the rates applicable in the weight‑on‑drivers bracket 950,000 and less than 1,000,000 pounds shall be utilized in computing the amount of increase. The same procedure shall be followed in applying the increases of 5.0% effective October 1, 1971, April 1, 1972 and October 1, 1972, respectively. The rates produced by application of the standard local freight differentials and the above‑referred‑to special increase of "an additional $.40" to standard basic through freight rates of pay are set forth in Appendices 1 through 7.

Note:   For firemen, daily rates effective April 1, 1971 shall be determined by adding to each daily rate In effect on December 31, 1969 the Public Law 91‑541 increases of 5% and $2.56 per day and the April 1, 1971 increase of 42, computing such increases on the rate applicable in the weight‑on‑drivers bracket 950,000 and less than 1,000,000 pounds exclusive of the local freight differential and any other money differential above standard daily rates.

(j) Other than standard rates:

(i) Existing basic daily and mileage rates of pay other than standard shall be increased, effective as of the effective dates specified in Sections 1 through 8 hereof, by the same respective percentages and amounts as set forth therein, computed and applied in the same manner; except that the special adjustment for road engineers and firemen provided in Section 3 hereof shall not serve to increase other‑than‑standard rates of pay of engineers and firemen in road service which already include the equivalent of the adjustment provided in Section 3.

(ii) The differential of $4.00 per basic day in freight and yard service. and 4cents per mile for miles in excess of 100 in freight service, will be maintained for engineers working without firemen, the firemen's position having been eliminated pursuant to the provisions of Award 282.

(ill) Daily rates of pay. other than standard, of firemen, conductors, brakemen and flagmen employed in local freight service, or an road switchers, roustabout runs, mine runs, or in other miscellaneous service, on runs of 100 miles or less which are therefore paid an a daily basis without a mileage component, shall be increased by 4% effective April 1, 1971 and by 5% effective October 1, 1971, April 1. 1972. and October 1, 1972, computed and applied in the same manner as provided in paragraph (i) above.

(k) Coverage ‑

All employees who had an employment relationship after December 31, 1969, shall receive the amounts to which they are entitled under this Article I regardless of whether they are now in the employ of the carrier except persons who prior to the date of this Agreement have voluntarily left the service of the carrier other than to retire or who have failed to respond to call‑back to service to which they were obligated to respond under applicable rules agreements. Should any claims arise from persons coming under the exception. they must be tiled with the carrier within 90 days of the date of this Agreement in which case they will be disposed of in accordance with this Agreement without cost to the UTU