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Item 4(a)
AGREEMENT
between the
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
EASTERN DISTRICT
and the
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN
QUALIFYING FOR AND FILLING ENGINE FOREMAN
VACANCIES IN YARD SERVICE
1. Effective January 1, 1954. yardmen who have accumulated
one year's seniority will be considered qualified engine foremen,
unless, in the opinion of the general yardmaster, terminal super-
intendent or trainmaster, they are not qualified, in which event
they will be notified in writing, with copy to the local chair-
man.
NOTE: It is understood the above will not restrict
a qualified engine foreman with less than one year's
seniority from working as engine foreman.
2. Should any yardman disagree with the decision of the
general yardmaster, terminal superintendent or trainmaster, as
to his qualifications as an engine foreman, the dispute will
then be considered Jointly by the local chairman and one of the
above-mentioned officers of the railroad; if the parties fail
to reach an agreement, the matter will be referred to the General
Chairman and General Manager.
Vacancies as engine foreman not filled in accordance with
the provisions of the yard schedule effective September 1, 1953*
will be filled by qualified engine foremen in the following
manner:
(a) Where seniority extra board is maintained,
qualified engine foremen will be called in seniority order;
the junior qualified foreman on the extra board will be re-
quired to fill the vacancy.
(b) Where a rotary extra board is maintained, the
first out qualified foreman will be required to fill the
vacancy.
(c) If there are no qualified foremen on the extra
board the helpers on the same crew on which the vacancy
occurs will be given opportunity to work as foreman,
in seniority order.
(d) If there are no qualified foremen available under
the provisions of (a), (b), or (e), the junior qualified
foreman working as helper and reporting for work at the
same designated starting point where vacancy occurs within
the same spread of starting time hours (6:30 a.m.-8:00 a.m.;
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; or 10:30 p.m.-12 midnight) will be
required to fill the vacancy. If there are no qualified
foremen available under this section (d), the junior
qualified foreman working as helper in the terminal within
the same spread of starting time hours will be required
to fill the vacancy.
(e) If vacancy of foreman is not filled in accordance
with paragraphs (a), (b), (e) or (d), the junior available
qualified foreman working as helper will be required to
fill the vacancy.
4. (a) Penalty time will not accrue to helpers used as
engine foremen in accordance with the provisions of this agree*
ment, but the qualified available engine foreman who is not
called in accordance with the provisions of this agreement will
be allowed what he would have received had he been used as
engine foreman, less the amount he received as helper, unless
the latter la the greater amount.
(b) Qualified engine foremen forced to fill a position
of engine foreman when there are junior qualified engine foreme
available who should have been used under provisions of this
agreement will be compensated at the rate of time and one-half
for the shift worked.
(c) The penalty payment provided for in (a) and (b) of
this Section 4 will not apply to yardmen who cannot be reached
after a reasonable attempt has been made to call them.
5. Yardmen required to fill vacancies as engine foremen at
an outlying point when there are other available yardmen junior
to them on the extra board, will be paid actual miles deadheading
to and from the outlying point at the foreman's rate of pay.
Dated at Omaha, Nebraska, this 14th day of December , 1953.
FOR THE EMPLOYES: FOR UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY:
/s/ J. E. Johnson /s/ J. T. Singent
General Chairman, BofRT Assistant to Vice President
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