ARTICLE IX GUARANTEED EXTRA BOARD

Section 1. Guaranteed Extra Boards shall be established as follows: (See Side Letters 19 and 22)

(a) Portland will be established as an Extra Board point. A Guaranteed Extra Board with a guaranteed mileage equivalent of 1800 miles per pay period at the Conductors' local rate of pay, 1-80 car count, will be established for Conductors. A Guaranteed Extra Board with a guaranteed mileage equivalent of 1800 miles per pay period at the Brakemen's local rate of pay, 1-80 car count, will be established for Brakemen. The Portland Extra Board will cover the territory up to Centralia.

(b) Seattle will be established as a Combination Extra Board point. A combination road yard Guaranteed Extra Board with a guaranteed mileage equivalent of 1600 miles per pay period will be established to protect all Conductor/Foreman, and Brakeman/Helper vacancies. For guarantee purposes, qualified Conductors will receive the Yard Foreman rate of pay and nonpromoted employees will receive the Helper rate of pay. The Seattle Extra Board will cover the territory up to and including Centralia unless an Extra Board is established at Centralia.

(c) The Carrier has the right to establish a combination Guaranteed Extra Board at Centralia should it determine that the needs of service require it. When such a Board is established it shall have a guaranteed mileage equivalent of 1900 miles per pay period. Promoted trainmen will receive the Conductor's local (1-80 car count) rate of pay. Non promoted trainmen will receive the brakeman's local (1-80 car count) rate of pay. When the Board is established, it shall be for a minimum of seven (7) days. The Centralia Extra Board will cover service that originates at Centralia.

(d) In the application of Rule 30 (d) of the agreement effective October 1, 1975, the Centralia Extra Board will serve as the feeder board for the Portland and Seattle extra boards. In the event there is no extra board at Centralia, the Seattle extra board will serve as the feeder board for the Portland extra board.

Section 2. (a) Extra Boards will protect vacancies in pool, yard, and assigned service in accordance with the Work Rules Agreement effective October 1, 1975. (See Side Letter #23)

(b) Extra work in unassigned short turnaround service, irregular branch line service, turnaround service, unassigned branch line service, unassigned work train service, short straightaway service, relief service and other unclassified services, which are not to be operated through from one to another through freight terminal on protecting Extra Boards at the point where the service originates. (See Side Letters 18 and 26)

Section 3. (a) Payment of the guarantee shall be made in the payroll period following the pay period in which the guarantee payment was earned. Guarantee rates of pay will be subject to all wage and COLA increases provided by national negotiations .

(b) Employees will receive credit for guarantee purposes for the day added to the Board but will not receive credit for the day removed from the Board. To receive credit an employee must place on the Board prior to 12:01 P.M. of the day added.

Section 4. The Reserve Board as provided for in Article X of this Agreement will not be used to supplement the Guaranteed Extra Boards. (See Side Letter #9)

Section 5. (a) The Carrier shall regulate the number of employees on the Guaranteed Extra Boards, but the carrier shall ensure that a sufficient number of employees are on the Boards to provide reasonable layoff privileges, personal leave, vacation relief and maintain the average mileage per pay period as follows:

Seattle 1300 to 1800 miles

Portland 1600 to 2000 miles

Centralia 1700 to 2100 miles

Employees recalled from furlough or used in emergency service while furloughed will create a position(s) on the board for a minimum of seven (7) days. (See Side Letter #4, Part 2).

(b) After 120 days, the parties shall make the initial adjustments in the Guaranteed Extra Boards. Adjustments may be made earlier by mutual agreement. If a Guaranteed Extra Board is reduced on the initial adjustment, the number of employees on the Guaranteed Extra Board who were working on the effective date of this Agreement and who are reduced shall be added to the Reserve Board. The minimum number of Reserve Board positions will increase accordingly. (See Q&A 3 and Side Letters 5 and 13) .

(c) Local Chairmen and Carrier Representatives will meet, if requested by either party, after the Guaranteed Extra Boards have been placed into operation to discuss all problems and will work to solve any problems that may exist.

Section 6. (a) All earnings (excluding Productivity Fund Shares) received by an employee assigned to a Guaranteed Extra Board will be used in computing the employee's guarantee. Such computations will not include non-taxable income such as meal, lodging and personal auto mileage payments. A Guaranteed Extra Board employee standing first out who lays off, lays off on call, misses call or is not available for call will have the guarantee reduced by the amount he would have earned had he not laid off on call, missed call or not been available for call, with a minimum reduction of one guaranteed day. (See Side Letter #4, Part 3 and Side Letter #10)

(b) An employee who misses a call as a result of another Guaranteed Extra Board employee laying-off on call, missing call or not available for call when that other Guaranteed Extra Board Employee is first out or an employee who lays off when other than first out will have his guarantee reduced by one (1) day for each 24-hour period or portion thereof. (See Side Letter #10)

(c) The guarantee reductions shall not apply for absences due to Bereavement Leave, Personal Leave Days, Vacations, Rules Classes, Jury Duty, Physical Examinations or other instances where the employee is held at the instruction of the carrier. (See Side Letter #17).