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BN 11/18/87 OPS 17-87
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
Between
BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY
And
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION
(former C&S, FW&D and JTD)
Pursuant to Article XIII - Firemen, Section 4 of the UTU National Agreement dated October 31, 1985,
IT IS AGREED:
1. Trainmen who established seniority prior to November 1, 1985 will be governed by the provisions of existing rules applicable to the territory in which they hold their seniority with respect to promotion to conductor and will not be required to accept promotion to engine service.
2. Trainmen who establish seniority on or after November 1, 1985, including those firemen and hostlers who establish trainmen/yardmen seniority pursuant to Article .XIII, Section 2, of the UTU National Agreement dated October 31, 1985, and Implementing Agreements between the parties, must accept promotion to conductor in proper turn.
3. Trainmen/yardmen who establish seniority on or after November 1, 1985, (except for those engine service employes who establish trainmen/yardmen seniority pursuant to Article XIII, Section 2, of the UTU National Agreement dated October 31, 1985) will be selected for engineer service in accordance with Section 3 of Article XIII of the UTU National Agreement dated October 31, 1985. However, if a sufficient number of trainmen/yardmen (including those promoted to conductor) do not make application for engine service to meet the Carrier's needs, such needs will be met by requiring trainmen/yardmen (including promoted conductors) who establish seniority on or after November 1, 1985, to take engine assignments in reverse seniority order or forfeit seniority in train and yard service.
4. If the Carrier's needs for engine service employes are not met during a period when there are not sufficient trainmen/yardmen (including promoted conductors) in service with a seniority date on or after November 1, 1985 who must accept promotion to engine service or forfeit seniority in train and yard service, the Carrier may hire qualified engineers or train others for engine service. Transfer of engine service employes from one seniority district to another will not be violative of this Agreement.
5. Trainmen/yardmen who establish seniority on or after November 1, 1985, (except firemen and hostlers establishing seniority as trainmen/yardmen, under Article XIII, Section 2, and required Implementing Agreements) who must accept promotion to conductor in proper turn will be governed by Memorandum of Agreement, signed January 16, 1985, (copy attached).
6. An employee who establishes seniority both as conductor and engineer will be required to work as engineer if he stands for service as an engineer in preference to working as a conductor.
Signed a Fort Worth, Texas this 18th day of November, 1987
For: For:
Burlington Northern Railroad United Transportation Union
By: R. A. Bakken By: D. W. Hill .
Director General Chairman-C&S
Labor Relations
By: R. E. Cassity By: J. H. Rogers .
Assistant Vice President General Chairman-FW&D
By: G. D. Welch .
General Chairman-JTD
APPROVED:
By: J. A. Alford .
Vice President-UTU
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