1992 CREW CONSIST AGREEMENT
SIDE LETTERS

Side Letter No. 8

This refers to our discussions concerning the procedures to be used when yardmen make application to other yards.

Under present schedule rules, the only time that yardmen were allowed to bid to regular jobs in another yard was when "closed yards" existed on the Eastern District. Then, a bulletin was issued division wide, advertising a permanent yard vacancy within the "closed yard" under the provisions of yard Rule 12(K)(4)(A) and were only advertised to employee outside of the "closed yard.  Presently, there are no "closed yards" left on the Eastern District.

Regular yardmen in "open yards" can transfer to another yard under the provisions of Yard Rule 12(K)(3) (A) only in case of permanent vacancies or when additional permanent positions are added . They cannot transfer to an extra board except as provided by the April 28, 1987 Modification which allows a yardman who had been furloughed at his home terminal and transferred to another yard to return to his home terminal to either a regular position or the extra board i f he does so at the first opportunity.

Extra yardmen can transfer to either a regular position or the extra board under the provisions of Yard Rule 12(K)t3)(B); however, the rule requires that he obtain a release before effecting the transfer. The rule does not specify a set time period imposed on the Carrier to effect the release.

Based on the above:

( 1 ) Under Rule 12 (K) ( 3)(A) , regular yard employee at one location may make application for a permanent yard vacancy at another location. I f their seniority permits them to hold such permanent vacancy, they will be notified and released.

(2) Under Yard Rule 12(K)(3)(B), extra employee may make application to a regular position, a permanent vacancy or the extra board at another location; however, before being allowed to transfer he must obtain a release.

(A) A release will be provided when the vacancy created by the extra board employe is either filled by application, or if no application is received, recall of an employe from the appropriate reserve board and such recalled employe marks up.

(B) Should an extra board employe no longer be able to hold an assignment at the location to which transferring prior to being released, then the application covering his present assignment and any recall will be cancelled.

(3) If the Tier I Reserve Board or the Ready Reserve Board at the location where the employe is transferring from is exhausted and the employe is the junior employe who is forced back to the same location under Article V of the 1991 Modified Crew Consist Agreement, the employe will be notified and their application to transfer will be rejected.