RULE 78. SENIORITY BULLETINS--FILLING VACANCIES.  (a) Seniority bulletins for yard assignments shall specify starting time, on and off duty point, and days per week.  

(b) When an extra yard engine shift has been worked on the same shift period for four (4) consecutive days, a bulletin will be posted following the beginning of such shift of the fourth day establishing a regular yard engine shift on the fifth (5) day. If the extra shift is not worked on the fifth (5) day, the seniority bulletin will be cancelled.  

(c) Any change in the starting time, the on and off duty point, or the number of days per week of an assignment shall constitute a new assignment which shall be bulletined as provided in Section (d).  

(d) Except as provided in Rule 77, when a permanent vacancy occurs or a new position is established, the senior assigned engineer in that yard making application will be placed on the position at the expiration of three (3) days; Other engineers in that yard shall be permitted to fill resulting vacancies according to their seniority, except that the last remaining vacancy shall be bulletined. Pending the time the positions bulletined and assigned, it shall be filled by available extra engineers from the extra board.  

(e) Positions temporarily vacant may, after having been vacant three (3) days, be taken by the senior assigned engineer in that yard having a written application on file at the expiration of the three (3) days. Other engineers in that yard will be permitted to fill resulting vacancies according to their seniority, except that the last remaining vacancy, after being open for a period of five (5) days, may be taken by the senior engineer on the extra board, protecting that yard who has made application for same before the expiration of the fifth (5) day.  

NOTE 1: For application of this provision, see temporary modification set forth in Agreement EO1905 effective April 1, 1960, reproduced in Appendix No. 24. 

NOTE 2: For application at Salt Lake City, see temporary Agreement EI-2319, effective October 16, 1967, reproduced in Appendix No. 25.

NOTE 3: For application at Pocatello, see temporary Agreement IDE-5204, effective January 1, 1970, reproduced in Appendix No. 25.

(f) Engineers holding temporary vacancy under the five (5) day provision of Section (e), when displaced, will not be permitted to exercise seniority to permanent vacancies or new positions assigned to junior engineers while the engineer was holding the temporary vacancy. Engineers holding temporary vacancy must apply for permanent vacancies or new positions or forfeit rights to same.  

NOTE: See temporary modification referred to in Note 1, Section (e) hereof.  

(g) For a temporary vacancy of five (5) days or less in yard service at Montpelier and there is an available yard engineer working as yard fireman at that point, the senior available engineer-fireman shall be used.  

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(i) A temporary vacancy not filled under other sections of this rule shall, upon request of the Local Chairman, be bulletined after having been vacant for thirty (30) days.  

NOTE:  See temporary Agreement. EO-1905, effective April 1, 1960, referred to in Note 1,"Section' (e) hereof, reproduced in Appendix 24,

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AGREEMENT IDE-5605

Pursuant to a request from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers  that permanent yard engineer vacancies at Nampa, Idaho be bulletined on a 24-hour basis;  

IT IS AGREED:  

The following is hereby adopted as a provision of agreement to be identified as a supplemental agreement to Rule 85 and Appendix 24 for application at Nampa, Idaho only, "Seniority Bulletins--Assignments" of the Schedule Agreement effective January 1, 1977:

a)  Permanent vacancies originating on yard jobs prior to 10 AM on a given day will be bulletined on that same calendar day and assignment made the following day at 10 AM.  

b)  Permanent vacancies originating after 10 AM on any given calendar day will be bulletined the following calendar day with assignment made the next following day at 10 AM.  

c) This agreement will in no way change or modify existing rules and agreements concerning temporary vacancies in yard service. 

This agreement shall be effective May 1, 1983 and thereafter subject to the condition that it shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect fifteen (15) days after written notice of its desire to so terminate is served by either party upon the other. Upon termination as herein specified, rules and practices in effect. as of April 30, 1983 shall be automatically restored.

Dated at Portland, Oregon this 5th day of April, 1983.

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