Section 1 (a) When permanent vacancies occur on a regular must-fill job, (Conductor/Foreman and first Brakeman/Yard Helper positions), Guaranteed Extra Board or Reserve Board, employees may elect, by seniority option, to fill the vacancy. If the vacancy is not filled, it shall be filled by the recall of a furloughed employee. If the vacancy is filled, the resulting vacancy shall be processed immediately following the above described procedure. This process will continue until a furloughed employee is recalled. If no furloughed employee is available, the junior employee among those holding blankable second Brakeman/Yard Helper positions will be assigned to the regular job or Guaranteed Extra Board subject to Section l(c) of this Article VI; however, they shall not be force assigned to the Reserve Board. If no such employee is available, the junior employee among those holding Reserve Board positions will be recalled. (See Side Letter #15, Q&A #16)

(b) The application process, rather than bulletins, shall be used to fill these vacancies. This process shall be utilized for one hundred twenty (120) days after the implementation of this Agreement. Thereafter, either party upon twenty (20) days written notice may cancel this Section l(b) for either the Road or Yard. If so cancelled, the bulletin process shall be utilized. (See Side Letter #16)

(c) Employees recalled from the Reserve Board or forced from a second Brakeman/Yard Helper position shall have the right to exercise their seniority and take any position held by an employee .with less seniority.

(d) No temporary vacancy on any blankable second Brakeman/Yard Helper position to which an employee is regularly assigned shall be filled. (See Side Letter #27)

Section 2 (a) Employees holding a regular assignment may not be forced to the Reserve Board. They may be forced from blankable/Reserve Board positions to must-fill positions or Extra Boards in accordance with existing schedule rules. (Reference Article VI Section 1(c) above)

(b) In the application of forced assignments as provided for in this Article VI, employees removed from second Yard Helper/Brakeman positions to facilitate filling of must-fill Yard vacancies or Guaranteed Extra Boards will be allowed an open bump or right of displacement. The Road service employees forced to Yard service, as a result of the Carrier forcing the second Brakeman, will likewise be allowed an open bump in the Yard and will be guaranteed the difference in earnings between what they would have earned on the Road and the amount of earnings they receive in the Yard for so long as they remain forced to the Yard. This section will apply only to employees holding seniority as of the effective date of this Agreement.

Section 3. For eligible employees on the Second/Third Seniority Districts, there shall be a so-called "Sadie Hawkins Week" the first week of May to be effective June 1, and the first week of November to be effective December 1. The "Sadie Hawkins Week" applies only to employees wishing to exercise seniority to or from a Reserve Board. Local Chairmen will work with Carrier representatives in the implementation of "Sadie Hawkins Week."