(a) This Section shall apply only to those carriers on which an organization other than the United Transportation Union (UTU) is exercising the exclusive right to represent all locomotive engineers in company-level grievance, claim and disciplinary proceedings.

    (b) Sixty (60) days after service of written request on the carrier by the organization's authorized representative (s), any employee with train service or hostler or hostler helper seniority working as a locomotive engineer will be required, during the period of time he is working as a locomotive engineer, to pay monthly dues to the UTU in order to accumulate any additional seniority as conductor, trainman, hostler or hostler helper. The organization shall be responsible for administration of such arrangements.

    On any carrier on which there are arrangements between the carrier and the UTU on the date of this Agreement that require train service employees to pay full monthly dues to the UTU to accumulate additional seniority as conductor, trainman, hostler or hostler helper while working as a locomotive engineer, such arrangements shall be terminated as follows:

    (i) if an organization other than the UTU is exercising the exclusive right to represent all locomotive engineers in company-

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level grievance, claim and disciplinary proceedings on such carrier, on the date such other organization terminates its exclusive representation rights; and

    (ii) if no organization is exercising the exclusive right to represent all locomotive engineers in company-level grievance, claim and disciplinary proceedings on such carrier, on the effective date of this Article.

This Article shall become effective June 1, 1996 and is not intended to restrict any of the existing rights of a carrier except as specifically provided herein.