Common use of Bulletining and Filling Positions Clause in Contracts

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In the application of Article sub paragraphs and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In All employees will be given their choice of runs on general bid which Will be posted twice a year. Dates of general bids will be the application of Article sub paragraphs last Sunday in April and the following modifications last Sunday in October unless agreed locally. During the open period of general bids, assigned employees will apply remain on runs until the effective date of new assignments. Bulletins posted as per Article will show effective date, full particulars and supercedes any article will be posted for five days in places accessible to all employees affected. The Local Committee to be consulted. When vacancies occur or new jobs are created or additional staff is required, for an expected period of calendar days or more, such vacancies or new positions may be claimed by the senior employee desiring same; the local committee to be consulted in each case. Employees assigned to fill positions under this agreement Article shall be considered as temporarily assigned and on completion of such temporary positions and assigned rest days they shall be returned to their former basic regular assignment. For the purpose of this clause annual vacation relief, leave of absence, sickness, injury, etc. shall be positions coming under the scope of Article. Applications for positions will be submitted to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular an employee has completed an assignment as per Article they may bid displace a junior employee on any other temporary assignment that was bulletined they assumed the just completed assignment, before returning to regularly assigned position. Employees returning from vacation, or leave of absence shall resume their former positions respectively or may, immediately thereafter, exercise their rights to vacancy. When completed they must return to any position bulletined during their permanent must complete the vacancy absence, and protect associated rest days. When completed they employees displaced will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return their seniority to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a any position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to fill, other than a position filled as per the Agreement. Bulletins shall be A temporary posted within five calendar days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and general holidays) from the date the duration of the vacancy or a temporary position which is know known. They shall show the effective date and be posted for five calendar days in places accessible to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicantall employees affected. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment Copies of all bulletins issued under this Article will not shall be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined furnished to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager Local Chairman and the Local Chairperson agree President if possible prior to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each weekposting. Applications for positions must reach be submitted in writing to the office designated officer of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) within five days from the date of a bulletin is posted. Applications will not be accepted from the bulletinemployees creating the vacancies. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments Assignments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on seniority and the ability to meet the qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position chef). Names of employees assigned to which appointed if higher than the rate positions will be posted within five days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and general holidays, giving reference to dates and numbers of original bulletins. Employees awarded positions by bulletin shall be required to take up their assignment within five calendar days of posting of the position they award. If insufficient or no bids are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act received for vacancies, the Company will fill the assignments as a full-time representative of follows: Junior qualified employees from the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned spare list will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official assigned; or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in event there are no qualified employees on the When spare list, the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, senior qualified laid-off employees will be given choice of positions assigned in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occuraccordance with Article 13.13; or, when In the event there is a permanent change in are no qualified employees on the personnel spare list or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancylaid off, the junior qualified spare assigned employees will be placed on the assignments, provided an increase in rate is involved, and only until other more junior employees have been trained. When runs are rebulletined as provided for in Article the run or pool level 4 may runs affected will be assigned declared vacant from the Manager Territory home terminal on the effective date of assignment to be specified in the bulletin. When it is necessary to change an assignment between the general bids prescribed in Article to the extent of an increase or decrease of eight hours or more in a basic four-week period, the Region in that order Local Chairperson concerned will be advised of the particulars, and the same conditions will apply. The provisions assignment shall be declared vacant effective with the date of the changed conditions, and the run shall be During the period bulletins are posted as provided for in Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool listslist until the successful applicants take up their assignment. If Regularly assigned employees assigned to temporary vacancies shall, at the applicants fail expiration of such temporary employment, be returned to qualifytheir former regularly assigned positions. Assigned employees resuming work after time lost for disciplinary reasons will resume their place in the assignment unless their assignment has been discontinued, in which case, they will return declare for an assignment by seniority. An employee claiming a position in the exercise of seniority, who in the judgement of the Company cannot reasonably be expected to their qualify to perform the duties required within a period of calendar days, shall not be denied such position by Management without prior consultation with the Local Chairperson of the Union concerned. An employee exercising seniority who, in the judgement of the Company, can reasonably be expected to qualify for the position claimed shall be allowed a trial period which shall not exceed calendar days, except that by mutual agreement between the Local Chairperson and the proper officer of the Company, such period may be extended up to calendar days, in order to demonstrate ability to perform the work required. Should an employee be denied a position being claimed in the exercise of seniority, or should fail to qualify during a trial period, and authorized representative will be entitled to receive an explanation in writing from the proper officer of the Company including the reason for the decision rendered which shall be subject to appeal in accordance with the grievance procedure. Where an employee is disqualified from holding a position at any time during the specified trial period, such employee will be returned to former position. on This will not necessitate additional bulletins. When the headquarters of a swing assignment a portion run are changed the run will be declared vacant and rebulletined to show the effective date of which assignment is changed the new operation. Employees assigned to the run will have the option not be permitted to exercise their seniority until completion of continuing on their last trip in the assignment as changed, or provided for in Articles and and during the interval between the termination of reverting the previous assignment and posting the awards for the new assignment the run will be considered as a position to be filled from the spare or pool list. At locations where more When a vacancy in a crew of less than one spare or pool level 4 fourteen (14) calendar days duration is assigned to perform temporary work be filled, employees in the crew may move up to senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work positions in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary seniority and a spare employee will be bulletined as permanent at used to fill the expiration vacancy remaining in that crew. Example of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer Bulletin Excursion Train Bulletin Restaurant Car and National President or delegateCouch lounge service on Train Nos. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,and

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In 15.1 When a vacancy occurs for which a replacement is required or a new position is created within the application Bargaining Unit on the NQISL, the Company shall distribute a notice of Article sub paragraphs the position to all S&C employees working on the NQISL and to members of Champlain West districts. Applications must reach the designated officer no later than the tenth (10th) day after the date of the bulletin. A copy of the notice shall be delivered to the Local Representative and System General Chairman. 15.2 The notice of position shall contain the following modifications will apply information: (1) home location (2) assignment territory (3) job classification (4) hours of work (5) qualifications required (6) whether job is permanent or temporary, and supercedes any article in this agreement to term, if temporary (7) salary and standby allowance, if applicable (8) rest days and call days, if applicable 15.3 Appointments shall be made by the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignmentsupervisor issuing the bulletin. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they Employees will be permitted awarded bulletined positions in order of seniority provided they are qualified. 15.4 Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 15.10, an employee who has been awarded a position by bulletin will be transferred to exercise such a position, where practicable, within thirty (30) days of the following options: assume a award, time of such transfer not to exceed forty-five (45) days. 15.5 Permanent new positions or vacancies and temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; orpositions or vacancies, assume a new day temporary vacancy; orwhich it is known will exist for ninety (90) calendar days or more, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, in the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to NQISL and the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each FridayChamplain West district. The onus will local IBEW representative shall be on consulted if the employees concerned Company is unable to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day release an employee from a temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety (90) days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions because of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause unforeseen circumstances. (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished A new position or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified vacancy expected to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or in existence in excess of ninety (90) days, but not more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employeesthan one (1) year, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until temporary. Such positions shall be deemed to be without a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolishedhome location. If When it is decided to continue the positionknown that a position that has been bulletined as temporary will exceed one (1) year, it will be bulletined as permanent, except when such position or vacancy is due to the medical disability of the regular incumbent or when an employee is promoted temporarily to an official or excepted position. (b) If a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreementtemporary vacancy exists due to an employee’s being temporarily promoted to an official or excepted position, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 the vacancy will be bulletined once per year as specified by this subparagraph 15.6(a). (c) If a temporary vacancy exists due to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new medical disability of the permanent positions incumbent for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from a period of more than one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any officeyear, the in such office will have System General Chairman and the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start proper officer of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article Company will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned meet to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of discuss the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from course of action that should be taken. 15.7 An employee may cancel his application provided the cancellation reaches the issuing officer on or before the closing date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be An employee may bid on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made a vacancy created by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and himself but will not be permitted appointed to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position vacancy unless there are no other applicants, or until it again becomes vacant. whoNew positions or vacancies may be filled temporarily pending appointments. 15.8 Employees appointed by bulletin to permanent positions in a seniority group will be accorded a seniority date in such group, through no fault of their ownand in all lower rated groups in which they have not previously established seniority, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin a bulletin. However, a Coordinator will only acquire S&C Technician seniority rights as of the date he is awarded such a position. An employee appointed to a permanent vacancy or new position by bid in a lower rated seniority group will forfeit his seniority in all higher rated groups. In no (i) An employee will be paid the rate of the permitted to a fill a temporary assignment in his own or a higher classification and when released, will return to his regular position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held unless it has been abolished or filled by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return senior employee in the exercise of displacement rights, in which event the returning employee will exercise his displacement rights. (ii) When an employee is released from a bulletined temporary assignment, he may displace a junior employee on another bulletined temporary assignment before returning to his regular position. (iii) When an employee on a temporary assignment is the rates successful applicant for a bulletined permanent assignment, he may take the permanent assignment or complete the temporary assignment. 15.10 At their request, Local Representatives and the System General Chairman shall be provided with names of pay of two or more level 4 are successful applicants. If no candidate is appointed then the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, Local Representatives and the System General Chairman shall be so notified. 5.11 Senior qualified employees within each Bargaining Unit on the NQISL will be given choice of first preference over qualified employees from other Bargaining Units when filling new positions or vacancies coming within their respective Bargaining Units. 15.12 When a job is filled in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in accordance with the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisitejob posting procedure, the successful applicants’ former position employee will not be bulletined until they are found undergo a reasonable trial and instruction period. When a job is posted within a Bargaining Unit, the employees of another Bargaining Unit shall have priority over new employees if there is no candidate within the Unit who exercises his rights to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants posted positions. 15.13 Employees who have been appointed pursuant to this Article, and who fail to qualifymeet the requirements of the job to which they have been promoted, they will shall return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on position and they shall not lose their seniority in their former classification. 15.14 Bulletined positions may be filled temporarily by an immediately available qualified employee pending the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work successful applicant. 15.15 Any appeal against appointment must be made in writing in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined the grievance procedure as temporary stated in Article 7. 15.16 A vacancy created as a result of an employee being on a leave for illness or injury or authorized leave of absence will be bulletined advertised as permanent at temporary. Should 15.17 Should there be a shortage of employees holding seniority in a specific classification, a notice of position will be distributed to employees with seniority in other classifications. The NQISL and the expiration Union will undertake to develop the specifics of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, bulletining process in the event 120 days following ratification of a strike or work stoppage by employees in this Agreement. 15.18 Positions of technicians and coordinators are subject to the railway industry, a shorter notice may be givenspecific rules of Collective Agreement 11.1 with regard to bulletining of and appointment to positions.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In 12.1 All employees will be given their choice of runs on general bid which will be posted twice a year. Dates of general bids will be the application of Article sub paragraphs last Sunday in May and the following modifications last Sunday in October unless otherwise agreed locally. During the open period of general bids, assigned employees will apply remain on runs until the effective date of new assignments. 12.2 Bulletins showing effective date and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they full particulars will be permitted posted for five (5) days in places accessible to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy all employees affected. Copies of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment issued under this Article will not shall be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded furnished to the Local Chairperson by and the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date Local President possible prior to posting. 12.3 Vacancies in regularly assigned positions, temporary vacancies and newly created positions any of which are known to be of fourteen (14) calendar days' duration or more, shall be bulletined within five calendar days of the appointee will vacancy occurring except as provided for in Article 12.1. See Article 9.17. 12.4 Bulletins shall be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positionsposted within five calendar days (exclusive of Saturdays, permanent positions Sundays and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten general holidays) days from the date the duration of the bulletinvacancy is known. They shall show the effective date and be posted for 5 calendar days in places accessible to all employees affected. Copies of such applications must all bulletins issued under this Article shall be forwarded furnished to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain Chairman and the appointments and show Local President if possible prior to posting. 12.5 Applications for positions must be submitted in writing to the seniority date designated officer of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments company within five 12.6 Assignments will be made by the proper Company Officer company based on qualifications seniority, training, fitness and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments ability and those selected will be subject required to appeal under undergo practical tests, write any rules and/or examinations required unless previously qualified in the provisions position. Names of Article 9 employees assigned to positions will be posted within ten five days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and general holidays, giving reference to dates and numbers of original bulletins. 12.7 Employees awarded positions by bulletin shall be required to take up their assignment within five (5) calendar days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date posting of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellationaward. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted Employees failing to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days up their assignments without just cause shall forfeit their seniority under this Agreement and the runs shall be rebulletined. 12.8 If insufficient or no bids are received for vacancies, the company will fill the assignments as follows: (i) Junior qualified employees from the date of appointment by bulletin spare list will be paid assigned; or (ii) In the rate of event there are no qualified employees on the position to which appointed if higher than spare list the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a fullsenior qualified laid-time representative of the off employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: assigned in accordance with Article 13.13; or, (iii) In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in event there are no qualified employees on the When the rates of pay of two spare list or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancylaid off, the junior qualified spare assigned employees will be placed on the assignments provided an increase in rate is involved and only until other more junior employees have been trained. 12.9 When runs are rebulletined as provided for in Article 12.1, the run or pool level 4 may runs affected will be assigned declared vacant from the Manager Territory home terminal on the effective date of assignment to be specified in the bulletin. 12.10 When it is necessary to change an assignment between the general bids prescribed in Article 12.1 to the extent of an increase or decrease of 8 hours or more in a basic four-week period, the Region in that order Local Chairperson concerned will be advised of the particulars and the same assignment shall be declared vacant effective with the date of the changed conditions will apply. The provisions of and the run shall be rebulletined. 12.11 During the period bulletins are posted as provided for in Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to12.3, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If list until the successful applicants fail take up their assignment. 12.12 Regularly assigned employees assigned to qualifytemporary vacancies shall, they will return at the expiration of such temporary employment, be returned to their former positionregularly assigned positions. 12.13 Assigned employees resuming work after time lost for disciplinary reasons will resume their place in the assignment unless their assignment has been discontinued in which case they will revert to the spare list until they can obtain an assignment by bulletin. 12.14 Employees who accept promotion and fail to qualify will be returned to their former position and employees so displaced will be permitted to exercise their seniority. 12.15 Employees returning after leave of absence or vacation shall resume their former positions or may apply in writing within five calendar days thereafter to exercise their seniority, if qualified to any positions bulletined during such absence. on Employees thereby displaced shall exercise their seniority in accordance with Articles 12.3 and 13. 12.16 When the headquarters of a swing assignment a portion run are changed the run will be declared vacant and rebulletined to show the effective date of which assignment is changed the new operation. Employees assigned to the run will have the option not be permitted to exercise their seniority until completion of continuing on their last trip in the assignment as changedprovided for in Articles 13.3 and 13.4, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work and during the senior level 4 may, on completion interval between the termination of the previous assignment and posting the awards for the new assignment the run will be considered as a temporary assignment, elect position to be filled from the spare list. 12.17 Employees whose positions are rebulletined in advance due to changes in working conditions in accordance with Article 12.10 will not be permitted to displace junior employees awarded positions which were bulletined during the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at time their run was rebulletined. 12.18 When a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 vacancy in a crew of less than fourteen (14) calendar days duration is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare be filled, employees assigned at that location in the crew may claim the new temporary work move up to senior positions in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary seniority and a spare employee will be bulletined as permanent at used to fill the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, vacancy remaining in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be giventhat crew.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In the application of Article sub paragraphs and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement (a) Promotion shall be based on seniority. An employee promoted to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on by bulletin will receive a full explanation of the day duties of the vacancy takes effect. position and must be familiar and qualified demonstrate ability to perform the duties before bidding 5 work within a reasonable period of up to 9 day vacancies. No training or will calendar days, and may be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which mutually extended to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rightscalendar days, the senior level 4 in either or any length of time to be dependent upon the character of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancywork. Bulletins calling Failing to demonstrate ability to do the work within the period allowed, shall be returned to former position without loss of seniority, and the position shall be awarded to the next senior qualified employee who has applied. When vacancies occur or new jobs are created or additional staff is required in any North Bay Office, for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling an expected period of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interimless than calendar days, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period vacancies or new positions may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled claimed by the senior qualified applicantemployees from the North Bay Offices desiring same; the local committee to be consulted in each case. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment Employees assigned to fill positions under this Article Rule shall be considered as temporarily assigned and will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees remain on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent position until such time as the vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such Districtno longer needed. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletin. Copies completion of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position temporary positions they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will shall return to their former position. on For the purpose of this clause annual vacation relief, leave of absence, sickness, injury, etc. shall be positions coming under the scope of this Rule With the deletion of the Letter of Understanding regarding the Establishment of Unassigned Clerical Workers dated February it is agreed that unfilled vacancies of any duration shall be filled by the senior laid off clerk. In filling vacancies of days or less, the senior laid off clerk shall be called without the need of posting a swing assignment a portion of bulletin. When vacancies occur for which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changedreplacements are required, or new jobs are created or additional staff is required in a classification for an expected period of reverting calendar days or more such vacancies or new positions shall be bulletined for a period of not less than three calendar days and shall be awarded to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 mayemployee from the seniority list, on completion subject to Rule the local committee to be consulted. Successful applicants will be permitted to move within calendar days of the temporary assignmentclose of the bulletin. This period may be extended to days by mutual agreement with the Local Chairperson concerned. In bulletining positions, elect a brief description of duties will be given. Employees desiring such positions will file their applications in the designated bulletin box. Copies of all bulletins and names of applicants for new positions or vacancies will be furnished to displace the junior spare Unit Chairperson An employee may withdraw application for a bulletined assignment at any time up to and including the commencement of the effective date of the position. Should the senior applicant or pool level 4 performing temporary work at applicants withdraw, remaining applicants will be considered without further bulletin. An employee appointed to a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with position cannot bid on former position until it again becomes vacant unless affected by displacement. Employees declining promotion shall not lose their seniority. Positions bulletined When major changes are introduced in the duties of a position, such as temporary the installation of new machines or revised procedures, the incumbent will be bulletined allowed a reasonable length of time, up to days, in which to adapt to the changes, and failing to adapt, may exercise seniority in the same manner as permanent at a displaced employee. An employee on leave of absence, annual vacation, or absence because of illness or injury, the expiration time limits specified in this Article shall begin on the date of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegateemployee’s return to service. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to It is recognized that there may be reducedinstances when, for purposes of stability, the Company will provide no less than ten days noticemay wish to retain an experienced employee on a specific position. HoweverIn such instances, in the event employee may, at the discretion of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industryCompany, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,offered

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In the application 4.1 Temporary vacancies of Article sub paragraphs and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected less than thirty (30) days required by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will filled may be filled by the senior qualified applicantemployee immediately available. Except as provided in Article filling a Employees who do not exercise seniority to such temporary assignment under this Article vacancies will not forfeit any seniority. Junior qualified employees immediately available must protect assignments in all instances. Vacancies in excess of 30 days required to be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employeesfilled, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined within 5 days of such vacancy occurring. 4.2 All bulletins will show locations, descriptive classification, list of likely machines to be operated, approximate duration of the employees assignment, the name of the former incumbent where applicable, and rate of pay. Employee may still be required to operate machines other than those shown in the bulletin, which may be brought on the applicable Seniority and Promotion Districtterritory. Should a All copies of bulletins, whether they are permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are madetemporary, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concernedUnifor Agreement 5.4 Operator/Excavator’s place of residence. Should such day fall on SaturdayFor greater clarity, Sunday or a legal holidayplace o residence means the employee’s principle of residence, or, their current mailing address, whichever the employee reports to the Company. Copies of all bulletins will to be issued mailed to each employee’s mailing address not less than 15 calendar days before the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date closing of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must all bulletins will be forwarded issued to the Regional Representative of the Unifor National Council 4000 and the local chairpersons. 4.3 Employees desiring positions that are under bulletin will, before the closing time and date of the bulletin, forward a copy of their bid by either mail or facsimile on the applicable bid sheet, or by personal or Company electronic mail to the appropriate location as indicated on the bulletin with a copy sent to the Local Chairperson. The next Applicants bidding on more than one position on the same bulletin issued will contain must state, in order, their choice of preference. Such assignments shall be awarded to the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointeesenior applicant, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of payqualifications being sufficient. The onus names of obtaining successful applicants to all bulletins will shall be on posted to all employees concerned. Copies immediately following the close of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalentsuch bulletins, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior pursuant to the closing date of the bulletin and will not terms specified under Article 4.2. Employees shall be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. whoassume positions, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed they were awarded as soon as possible within thirty 28 calendar days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of except in circumstances where the position to which appointed if higher than commencement dates is delayed or beyond the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: 28 calendar day period. 4.4 In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when event that there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position an unfilled vacancy for which there is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancyqualified applicant, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 employee may be assigned required to fill such position. In such cases, the Company will arrange the training of another employee for the position so that the employee required to fill the positions may be returned to their regular assignment as soon as is practicable 4.5 Any employee who fails to respond to call except on account of sickness (supported by Doctor’s certificate), or other justifiable cause (to be agreed to by the management and the Regional Representative of the Union), shall be removed from service. Employees returning from vacation and authorized leave of absence, which includes weekly indemnity and Worker’ Compensation, within three working days of their return to work, may exercise their seniority to any assignment, for which qualified, which was bulletined in accordance with this Article during the Manager Territory period of their absence. Employees thereby displaced will return to their former assignment, or may exercise their seniority rights to any assignment that a junior employee occupies. 4.6 In case of relief for three days or less, or in an emergency such as sudden illness or personal injury to an employee, the Company may fill the position temporarily with the senior qualified employee immediately available and arrangements shall be made to place the senior qualified employee on the district in the temporarily vacated position as soon as he/she is available. 4.7 Where no applications are received from qualified employees in the Region in which a vacancy occurs, and no qualified employees are available on the Regional laid-off list, a written application from the qualified senior employee from the other Region will be given preference. Such an employee will accumulate seniority rights in the new group from the date they start work on a position in that order new seniority group. They will also retain all rights in the former group until such time as they exercise their seniority in the new seniority group. Upon returning to their former seniority group, they will forfeit their rights in the group to which they had transferred. 4.8 In April and October of each calendar year the Company will issue a bulletin to each Region showing the machine and machine operators and their location currently in operation. A copy of this bulletin will be issued to the Regional Representative of Unifor National Council 4000 and the same conditions will apply. The provisions Local Chairperson. 4.9 An employee awarded a bulletined position of Article will apply to an assigned to 90 calendar days or less, whether a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualifyvacancy, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return revert to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is regular assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, position on completion of the temporary assignment. Should their regular assignment no longer be in existence, elect they are free to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work exercise their seniority in accordance with their seniorityqualifications. Positions On completion of a temporary assignment bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration in excess of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced90 days, the Company employee on completion of that assignment will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in accordance with their office; there being none,qualifications.

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In (a) Except as provided in clause hereof, temporary vacancies, newly created positions or seasonal positions, any of which are known to be of more than calendar days duration, and vacan- cies in permanent positions shall be bulletined in the application respective seniority groups within days of Article sub paragraphs and such vacancies occurring, or new positions being estab- lished. Temporary vacancies, or new positions of indefinite duration (except those which are known to be of more than calendar days) need not be bulletined until the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest expiration of calendar days. When completed Prior to that time they will be permitted to exercise covered by the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy provi- sions of over day vacancy; orArticle Positions of janitors, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will not be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected ex- cept that when a vacant position of janitor is not filled by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee an incapacitated person in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary and it is considered that the position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will still required, it shall be bulletined to in the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicantnormal man- ner. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary The bulletin shall show location, general de- scription of duties, rate of pay, hours of assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreementand, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to if temporary, the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rightsapproximate duration, and will shall be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy posted for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change seven days in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed places accessible to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletinemployees affected. Copies of such applications must all bulletins issued under this rule shall be forwarded fur- nished to the Local ChairpersonNational Representative. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the regularly assigned starting time of a permanent position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying more,, or the rate of pay is decreased, or the assigned rest days are changed, the holder of such position shall have the right to vacate the position within 7 days from the effective date of such change, and exercise his or her seniority rights, the same rate as though the position were abolished. When the assigned starting time or spread of Should no application be received on hours of a bulletin for a permanent position is changed one hour or temporary positionmore, but less than two hours, the incumbent of such pos- ition may exercise his/her seniority to another posi- tion within the same function (department) at the same office, station or temporary vacancyterminal. The employees af- fected thereby will exercise their seniority also within the same function at the same office, station or ter- xxxxx. Eventually, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in employee within that order and function (at the same conditions office, station or terminal) will applyfill the open vacancy. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position Such employees will not be bulletined until they are found considered as displaced within the meaning of Arti- cle Temporary vacancies, seasonal positions and newly created positions, when known to be qualified. Such vacancies for calendar days or less will not be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days noticebulletined. However, suitable advance notice will be posted at the station or terminal affected. Such position shall be awarded to the qualified senior employee who makes applica- tion within five calendar days from the date notice is posted. Applications from regularly signed employees shall only be accepted when it is known the vacancy is for five working days or more and when it involves one of the following: (a) An increase in the event rate of pay; A change in shift; A change in rest day or days. When other qualified employees are available regu- larly assigned employees will not be allowed to com- mence work on a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior temporary vacancy and their reg- ular assignment on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,same day.

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In All employees will be given their choice of runs on general bid which will be posted twice a year. Dates of general bids will be the application of Article sub paragraphs last Sunday in May and the following modifications last Sunday in October unless otherwise agreed locally. During the open period of general bids, assigned employees will apply and supercedes any article in remain on runs until the effective date of new assignments. this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignmentLocal Chairman and the representative of the Brotherhood if possible prior to posting. Vacancies regularly assigned positions, temporary and newly created positions any of which are known to vacancycalender days’ duration or more, within five calendar days of the except provided for in Article shall be within five calendar days (exclusive. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete of Saturdays, Sundays and general holidays) from the date the duration of the vacancy is known. They shall show the effective date and protect associated rest daysbe posted for calendar days In to all employees affected. When completed they Copies of issued under this Article shall be furnished to . Local Chairman and the representative of the Brotherhood if possible prior to posting. . . for positions must be submitted In writing to the designated officer of the company within days from the date a bulletin is posted. Applications will not be accepted from the employees creating the vacancies. Assignments will be permitted made the company based on seniority; training, and ability and those selected to exercise tests, write any rules and/or required unless previously qualified in the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy position. Names of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined posted within five days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and general holidays, giving reference to dates and numbers of original bulletins. Employees awarded positions by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on take up their Promotion Districtassignment within calender days of posting of the award. Employees covered failing to take up their assignments without just cause shall forfeit their seniority under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins Agreement and the runs shall be If insufficient or fail to qualify no bids are received for vacancies, the company will fill the assignments as will have their services dispensed with. Notefollows: In Junior qualified employees from the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) spare list will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,or

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In 19.01 The Company will supply notice books and bulletin boards in accessible areas to post bulletins and notices for all employees to view. 19.02 Change of Card will take place three (3) times per year, effective the application first Sunday in February, June and October. 19.03 Copies of Article sub paragraphs all Change of Card bulletins will be furnished to the Local Chairpersons and Regional Representative of the Union five (5) days prior to the Company posting Change of Card bulletins to the employees. All assignments will be posted at each home station at least ten (10) days in advance of a Change of Card. Such bulletins will be posted in notice books and on bulletin boards. Bulletins will indicate all assignments and the following modifications regularly assigned hours of these assignments. Note: See Appendix G 19.04 All employees on the seniority list will apply and supercedes any article be required to submit their choice of assignments five (5) days prior to a Change of Card, in this agreement order of preference on the prescribed preference sheet. The Company will supply the necessary forms on which employees will indicate their preference. 19.05 Except as provided for in Article 19.06 employees who do not submit their choice of assignments at the change of card, will be assigned to an unfilled position or to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over position held by the junior employee at the location. 19.06 Employees who are off on annual vacation, authorized leave of absence, illness/injury or lay off status throughout the entire period of the change of card bulletin will submit a preference sheet with choice of assignments prior to resuming duty. 19.07 Qualifications being equal, employees will be awarded advertised positions in seniority order. The names of the successful applicants will be posted in notice books and/or on bulletin boards three (3) days prior to change of timetable. 19.08 The Company shall post a notice ten (10) days in advance of any new assignments to be created except in case of unforeseen circumstances in which case a shorter notice period may be required. Employees will have the right to revise their preference sheet if they desire to include the new assignment within five (5) days prior to the commencement date of the new assignment. 19.09 Employees will not be able to revise their preference sheet except at change of card or as per Article 19. 19.10 Vacancies on regular may bid a assignmentassignments of three (3) working days or less will be filled from the applicable spareboards or at overtime rates if no spareboard employees are available. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest 458/459 assignment will be considered 2 working days. When completed Employees protecting work trains from the spareboard will work the assignment up to two (2) days, at which point they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed withrelieved. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. See Addendum 3 19.11 Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, for the abolition position of which is under considerationLocomotive Engineer remain unfilled, such vacancy will be bulletined filled by promotion of those employees who are qualified as temporary until a decision is reached Locomotive Engineers but not working as to whether or not the position such. This promotion will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 apply on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning seniority basis of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be givenmust.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In 12.1 All employees will be given their choice of runs on general bid which will be posted twice a year. Dates of general bids will be the application of Article sub paragraphs last Sunday in April and the following modifications last Sunday in October unless otherwise agreed locally. During the open period of general bids, assigned employees will apply remain on runs until the effective date of new assignments. 12.2 Bulletins posted as per Article 12.1 will show effective date, full particulars and supercedes will be posted for five days in places accessible to all employees affected. The Local Committee to be consulted. 12.3 When vacancies occur or new jobs are created or additional staff is required, for an expected period of 7 calendar days or more, such vacancies or new positions may be claimed by the senior employee desiring same; the local committee to be consulted in each case. 12.4 After an employee has completed an assignment as per Article 12.3 they may displace a junior employee on any article in this agreement other temporary assignment that was bulletined after they assumed the just completed assignment, before returning to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. his/her regularly assigned position. 12.5 Employees returning from vacation, or leave of absence shall resume their former positions respectively or may, immediately thereafter, exercise their rights to vacancy. When completed they must return to any position bulletined during their permanent must complete the vacancy absence, and protect associated rest days. When completed they employees displaced will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return their seniority to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a any position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to fill, other than a position filled as per the ERTW Agreement. 12.6 Bulletins shall be A temporary posted within five calendar days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and general holidays) from the date the duration of the vacancy or a temporary position which is know known. They shall show the effective date and be posted for five calendar days in places accessible to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicantall employees affected. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment Copies of all bulletins issued under this Article will not shall be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined furnished to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager Local Chairman and the Local Chairperson agree President if possible prior to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new posting. 12.7 Applications for positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will must be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach submitted in writing to the office designated officer of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) within five days from the date of a bulletin is posted. Applications will not be accepted from the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to employees creating the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments vacancies. 12.8 Assignments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on seniority and the ability to meet the qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position (i.e. chef). Names of employees assigned to which appointed if higher than the rate positions will be posted within five days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and general holidays, giving reference to dates and numbers of original bulletins. 12.9 Employees awarded positions by bulletin shall be required to take up their assignment within five calendar days of posting of the position they award. 12.10 If insufficient or no bids are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act received for vacancies, the Company will fill the assignments as a full-time representative of follows: (i) Junior qualified employees from the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned spare list will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: assigned; or (ii) In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in event there are no qualified employees on the When spare list, the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, senior qualified laid-off employees will be given choice of positions assigned in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when accordance with Article 13.13; or, (iii) In the event there is a permanent change in are no qualified employees on the personnel spare list or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancylaid off, the junior qualified spare assigned employees will be placed on the assignments, provided an increase in rate is involved, and only until other more junior employees have been trained. 12.11 When runs are rebulletined as provided for in Article 12.1, the run or pool level 4 may runs affected will be assigned declared vacant from the Manager Territory home terminal on the effective date of assignment to be specified in the bulletin. 12.12 When it is necessary to change an assignment between the general bids prescribed in Article 12.1 to the extent of an increase or decrease of eight hours or more in a basic four-week period, the Region in that order Local Chairperson concerned will be advised of the particulars, and the same conditions will apply. The provisions assignment shall be declared vacant effective with the date of the changed conditions, and the run shall be rebulletined. 12.13 During the period bulletins are posted as provided for in Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to12.3, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If list until the successful applicants fail take up their assignment. 12.14 Regularly assigned employees assigned to qualifytemporary vacancies shall, at the expiration of such temporary employment, be returned to their former regularly assigned positions. 12.15 Assigned employees resuming work after time lost for disciplinary reasons will resume their place in the assignment unless their assignment has been discontinued, in which case, they will return declare for an assignment by seniority. 12.16 An employee claiming a position in the exercise of his/her seniority, who in the judgement of the Company cannot reasonably be expected to qualify to perform the duties required within a period of 14 calendar days, shall not be denied such position by Management without prior consultation with the Local Chairperson of the Union concerned. 12.17 When the headquarters of a run are changed the run will be declared vacant and rebulletined to show the effective date of the new operation. Employees assigned to the run will not be permitted to exercise their former position. on a swing assignment a portion seniority until completion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on their last trip in the assignment as changedprovided for in Articles 13.3 and 13.4, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work and during the senior level 4 may, on completion interval between the termination of the previous assignment and posting the awards for the new assignment the run will be considered as a temporary assignment, elect position to be filled from the spare list. 12.18 Employees whose positions are rebulletined in advance due to changes in working conditions in accordance with Article 12.10 will not be permitted to displace junior employees awarded positions which were bulletined during the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at time their run was rebulletined. 12.19 When a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 vacancy in a crew of less than fourteen (14) calendar days duration is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare be filled, employees assigned at that location in the crew may claim the new temporary work move up to senior positions in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary seniority and a spare employee will be bulletined used to fill the vacancy remaining in that crew. 12.20 When a regular assignment is temporarily suspended for whatever reason and is not abolished or cancelled as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reducedcontemplated by Article 13.6, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise will be protected by guarantee provided they remain available for spare work out of their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,home terminal.

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In All employees will be given their choice of runs on general bid which will be posted twice a year. Dates of general bids will be the application of Article sub paragraphs last Sunday in May and the following modifications last Sunday in October unless otherwise agreed locally. During the open period of general bids, assigned employees will apply remain on runs until the effective date of new assignments. Bulletins showing effective date and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they full particulars will be permitted posted for days in places accessible to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy all employees affected. Copies of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment issued under this Article will not shall be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded furnished to the Local Chairperson by Chairman and the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date representative of the appointee will be issued on the following WednesdayBrotherhood if possible prior to posting. Bulletins covering permanent new Vacancies in regularly assigned positions, permanent temporary vacancies and newly created positions any of which are known to be of calendar days’ duration or more, shall be bulletined within five calendar days of the vacancy occurring except as provided for in Article Bulletins shall be posted within five calendar days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and student positions will general holidays) from the date the duration of the vacancy is known. They shall show the effective date and be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed posted for calendar days in places accessible to all offices employees affected. Copies of all bulletins issued under this Article shall be furnished to the Local Chairman and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following dayrepresentative of the Brotherhood if possible prior to posting. Applications for positions must reach be submitted in writing to the office designated officer of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) company within days from the date of a bulletin is posted. Applications will not be accepted from the bulletinemployees creating the vacancies. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments Assignments will be made by the proper Company Officer company based on qualifications seniority, training, fitness and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments ability and those selected will be subject required to appeal under undergo practical tests, write any rules and/or examinations required unless previously qualified in the provisions position. Names of Article 9 employees assigned to positions will be posted within ten five days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and general holidays, giving reference to dates and numbers of original bulletins. Employees awarded positions by bulletin shall be required to take up their assignment within calendar days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date posting of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellationaward. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted Employees failing to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days up their assignments without just cause shall forfeit their seniority under this Agreement and the runs shall be If insufficient or no bids are received for vacancies, the company will fill the assignments as follows: Junior qualified employees from the date of appointment by bulletin spare list will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their officeassigned; there being none,or

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In When vacancies occur in the established list (1 employees as per appendix) or additional positions are created, they shall be bulletined to all concerned within ten (10) days of the position becoming vacant or created. Copies of bulletins to be furnished to Union Representatives. Employees desiring the bulletined position shall within six (6) days from the date the bulletin is posted, forward their written application of Article sub paragraphs and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy designated officer of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student The application will include bulletin number and specific posting being sought. Appointments shall be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty made within ten (10) days or more will be bulletined to after the on expiry date of the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled bulletin by the senior qualified applicantofficer who issued the original bulletin. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application making appointments consideration must be forwarded given to the Local Chairperson by the employeesability, qualifications and seniority, ability and qualifications being sufficient, group seniority will govern. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date The name of the appointee will be issued posted for the information of all concerned. Pending the appointment of the successful applicant, the bulletined position may be filled temporarily. In the event of vacancies or positions being bulletined during the period an employee is absent from the vessel through authorized leave of absence, annual vacation, assigned weekly leave days, lay-offs, or sickness, such employee on resuming duty, may within four (4)days, if qualified, exercise their seniority to the following Wednesdayposition bulletined during their absence. Bulletins covering permanent new positionsThe employee to make known his claim in writing to the designated officer of the Company. Laid-off employees shall keep the Company and the Union Representative advised of their address and up-to-date telephone number where they can be readily located. Telephone call answered by employee to be considered notification for recall. Seasonal employees who are employed on a supplementary basis during the season shall have no pension, permanent positions and student positions sick leave or group insurance rights. However, seasonal or employees will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded entitled to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate established rates of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins This will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in mean the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days abolishment of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin seasonal pay rate, and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin all employees will be paid at the rate of established rate. A bulletined position does not necessarily entitle a person to Company benefits, since the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject benefits will go to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same next most senior employee in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will applygroup. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being But anyone appointed to a bulletined established position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing to remain in their established position on the assignment as changed, or of reverting crew changes if they wish to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office do so and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide have the option to place anyone in their bulletined established positions on crew changes if they wish to do so provided there is no less than ten loss in regular weekly wages to the employee. This request must be made days noticein advance of the scheduled crew change. HoweverThe Company shall issue passes to the designated Union Representative for the purpose of contacting its members on the property and aboard vessels of the Company covered by this Agreement. Such Representatives of the Union shall be allowed on the property and board vessels at any time which, in the event opinion of a strike the responsible officers of the Company, will not interfere with the regular operating of the Company's business nor with the sailing, loading or work stoppage by employees unloading of the vessel and shall not interfere with the men at work. Should any Union Representative fail to observe the above provision, this shall be grounds for revocation of boarding pass issued to him and the Union shall turn in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be givenany pass so revoked.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In (a) Except as provided in clause hereof, temporary vacancies, newly created positions or seasonal positions, any of which are known to be of more than calendar days duration, and vacan- cies in permanent positions shall be bulletined in the application respective seniority groups within days of Article sub paragraphs and such vacancies occurring, or new positions being estab- lished. Temporary vacancies, or new positions of indefinite duration (except those which are known to be of more than calendar days) need not be bulletined until the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest expiration of calendar days. When completed Prior to that time they will be permitted to exercise covered by the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy provi- sions of over day vacancy; orArticle Positions of janitors, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will not be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected ex- cept that when a vacant position of janitor is not filled by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee an incapacitated person in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary and it is considered that the position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will still required, it shall be bulletined to in the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicantnormal man- ner. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary The bulletin shall show. location, general de- scription of duties, rate of pay, hours of assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreementand, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to if temporary, the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rightsapproximate duration, and will shall be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy posted for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change seven days in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed places accessible to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletinemployees affected. Copies of such applications must all bulletins issued under this rule shall be forwarded fur- nished to the Local ChairpersonNational Representative. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the regularly assigned starting time of a permanent position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying more, or the rate of pay is decreased, or the assigned rest days are changed, the holder of such position shall have the right to vacate the position within 7 days from the effective date of such change, and exercise his or her seniority rights, the same rate of Should no application as though the position were abolished. c l e Temporary vacancies, seasonal positions and newly created positions, when known to be received on a bulletin for a permanent calendar days or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position less will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days noticebulletined. However, suitable advance notice will be posted at the station or terminal affected. Such position shall be awarded to the qualified senior employee who makes applica- tion within five calendar days from the date notice is posted. Applications from regularly as- signed employees shall only be accepted when it is known the vacancy is for five working days or more and when it involves one of the following: (a) An increase in the event rate of pay; A change in shift; A change in rest day or days. When other qualified employees are available regu- larly assigned employees will not be allowed to com- mence work on a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior temporary vacancy and their reg- ular assignment on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,same day.

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In the application 12.1 Temporary vacancies, newly-created positions or seasonal positions, any of Article sub paragraphs which are known to be of more than 90 calendar days' duration, and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article vacancies in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies positions will be bulletined if on the Region to the seniority group concerned. 12.2 When required, regional bulletins will be issued every third Wednesday. Bulletins will be posted promptly for a period of five calendar days in places accessible to all employees affected and a copy of each bulletin will be furnished to the Local Chairperson concerned. 12.3 All bulletins will show classification and location of the position, general description of duties, necessary qualifications (where applicable. With respect to option 3 above), rate of pay, hours of assignment including meal period, assigned rest days, the resultant vacancy approximate date of commencement for seasonal and temporary assignments and their approximate duration. Where the nature of the work will require the successful applicant to perform his duties outside, such information will be specified in the bulletin. 12.4 A permanent position shall be declared vacant, and bulletined only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned boardseniority group at the terminal affected, when the regularly assigned starting time or spread of hours is changed two hours but less than eight hours, or assigned rest day or days are changed. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will Such position shall be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect awarded to the above mentioned options all qualified senior employee at such terminal who makes written application therefor within five calendar days from the date the bulletin is posted, and subsequent vacancies will be protected by advertised in the permanent unassigned boardsame manner. All known temporary vacancies less than daysAn employee, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in displaced as a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any result of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 foregoing must within ten five calendar days of being bulletineddisplaced, exercise his seniority rights to another position which he is qualified to fill in his own seniority group at his terminal. Such an employee, after so exercising his seniority, but before working on such position, may displace a junior employee filling a temporary vacancy. When suitable student cannot be found by the application starting time or spread of Clause and hours of Article other employees may be transferred to, a position is changed eight hours or the Company may hire formore, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on Region. 12.5 When the Manager Territory concerned assigned starting time or spread of hours of a position is changed one hour or more, but less than two hours, or the meal period is changed, the incumbent of such position may exercise his seniority to another position within the same classification at the same office or terminal. The employees affected thereby will exercise their seniority within the same classifications at the same office or terminal. Such employees will not be considered as displaced within the meaning of article 13. 12.6 Temporary vacancies, newly-created positions and 12.7 Temporary vacancies of ten working days or less, and will vacancies in other positions pending occupancy by the successful applicant may be filled by a qualified senior employee at the senior qualified applicantterminal affected, who desires the position, without the necessity of advice notice or bulletin. Except as provided in Article An employee filling a temporary assignment under this Article vacancy pending occupancy by the successful applicant will not be subject to displacementdisplacement during the first 30 days of occupancy. Employees holding When it is known that a temporary vacancy will occur, employees desiring the position may be required, as locally arranged, to make their intentions known some time prior to the starting time of the vacancy. The employee, so assigned, will not be subject to displacement during such period, except by a senior qualified employee unable to hold work at the terminal affected. 12.8 An employee, who has applied for a bulletined position, may cancel his application provided written cancellation reaches the designated officer not later than the tenth calendar day after date of a regional bulletin or the fifth calendar day in the case of a terminal bulletin. As evidence that the application has been 12.9 Where no applications are received from qualified employees in the seniority group in which a vacancy occurs, and no qualified employees are available on the Region laid-off list, a written application from the qualified senior employee from another seniority group will be given preference. Such an employee will accumulate seniority rights in his new group from the date he starts work on a position in that new seniority group. He will also retain all rights in his former group until such time as he exercises his seniority in the new seniority group. Upon returning to his former seniority group, he will forfeit his rights in the group to which he had transferred. 12.10 An employee who, in accordance with paragraph 12.9, transfers from one group to another and later transfers to a third group will forfeit his seniority in the original group. Similarly, an employee transferred from the second seniority group to an excepted position will forfeit his seniority in the first seniority group. 12.11 In the event that there is an unfilled vacancy for which there is no qualified applicant, the junior qualified employee at the terminal may be required to fill such position. In such cases, the Company will arrange the training of another employee for the position so that the employee required to fill the position may be returned to his regular assignment as soon as is practicable and shall be able to resume his former position after 30 calendar days. 12.12 When a vacancy or a new position is to be filled, it shall be awarded to the senior applicant who bid for has the qualifications required to perform the work. Management will be the judge of qualifications subject to the right of appeal by the employee and/or the Brotherhood. The name of the appointee and are his seniority will be shown on the next bulletin. 12.13 Employees shall be permitted to assume positions to which appointed within 2l calendar days of the date of bulletin making the appointment and must assume such position within 45 calendar days of such appointment or on completion of their present, or subsequent, temporary assignments. 12.14 A regularly assigned employee who is assigned to a temporary vacancy of any duration or to any position of 90 calendar days' duration or less may, upon completion of such temporary assignment, displace a junior employee on any other temporary assignment, except as provided for in paragraph 12.7 before returning to his regularly assigned position. 12.15 An employee, returning from vacation or leave of absence (except as provided in paragraph 11.9) shall resume his former position or temporary vacancy within three working days of his return exercise his seniority to any position bulletined in accordance with paragraphs 12.1, 12.4 or 12.6 during his absence. When displacing, in accordance with paragraph 12.6, employees will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will only be permitted to displace at their terminal. Employees thereby displaced will return to their former assignments, or may exercise displacement their seniority rights to any position awarded under paragraphs 12.1, 12.4 and 12.6 to a junior employee during the period between their appointment and subsequent displacement. 12.16 An employee, who is assigned to a position by bulletin, will receive a full explanation of the duties of the position and must 12.17 When a senior applicant is not awarded a bulletined position, he may appeal the appointment, in writing, within 14 calendar days of such appointment through the grievance procedure. After making an appeal, he may be required or perform spare or pool work only on shall at the Promotion District request of the Local Chairperson be allowed to demonstrate his qualifications for the position. The Local Chairperson may be present at such demonstration. 12.18 An employee, removed from a position to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on he had been appointed, as a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined result of a grievance filed by a senior employee, may return to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of Februaryhis former position, or when permanent vacancies occurexercise his seniority rights to any position for which he is qualified, or when there is awarded to a permanent change in personnel in any office, junior employee during the in such office will have period between his appointment and subsequent removal and the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, employee so displaced will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with exercise his seniority. 12.19 An employee, who is removed from his regular position as a time of a changedisciplinary measure, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position displace any regularly assigned employee but will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed apply for any vacancies within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be givenhis group.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In All employees will be given their choice of runs on general bid which will be posted twice a year. Dates of general bids will be the application of Article sub paragraphs last Sunday in May and the following modifications last Sunday in October unless other- wise agreed locally. During the open period of gen- eral bids, assigned employees will apply remain on runs until the effective date of new assignments. Bulletins showing effective date and supercedes any article full par- ticulars will be posted for days in places accessi- ble to all employees affected. Copies of all bulletins issued under this agreement Article shall be furnished to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignmentLocal Chairman and the representative of the Brotherhood if possible prior to posting. Vacancies in regularly assigned positions, temporary vacancies and newly created positions any of which are known to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete be of calendar days’ duration or more, shall be bulletined within five calen- dar days of the vacancy occurring except as pro- vided for in Article Bulletins shall be posted within five calendar days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and protect associated rest daysgeneral holidays) from the date the duration of the vacancy is known. When completed they will They shall show the effective date and be permitted posted for calendar days in places accessible to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy all employees affected. Copies of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will all bulletins issued under this Article shall be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned furnished to the permanent unassigned boardLocal Chairman and the representative of the Brotherhood if possible prior to posting. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. Applications for positions must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect submitted in writing to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by designated officer of the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local timeCompany within from the date a bulletin is posted. Applications will not be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on accepted from the employees concerned to themselves with employ- ees creating the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments Assignments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications seniority, training, fitness and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments ability and those selected will be subject required to appeal under undergo practical tests, write any rules and/or examinations required unless previously qualified in the provisions position. Names of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior employees assigned to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin positions will be paid the rate posted within five days, exclusive of the position Saturdays, Sundays and general holidays, giving reference to which appointed if higher than the rate dates and numbers of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receiptsoriginal bulletins. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order ment and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position runs shall be If insufficient or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article no bids are received for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reducedvac- ancies, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in fill the event of a strike or work stoppage by assignments as follows: Junior qualified employees in from the railway industry, a shorter notice may spare list will be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their officeassigned; there being noneor,

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In the application of Article sub paragraphs and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a clause hereof, temporary assignment under this Article vacancies, new created positions or seasonal positions, any of which are known to be of more than calendar days duration, and vacancies in permanent positions shall be bulletined in the respective seniority groups within days of such vacancies occurring, or new positions being established. Temporary or new positions of indefinite duration (except those which are known to be of more than calendar days) need not be bulletined until the expiration of calendar days. Prior to that time they will be covered by the provisions of Positions of janitors, will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding bulletined except that when a regular assignment who bid for vacant position of janitor is not filled by an incapacitated person in accordance with and are appointed to a temporary it is considered that the position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employeesis still required, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will it shall be bulletined to in the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion Districtnormal manner. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a positionThe bulletin shall show location, the abolition general description of which is under considerationduties, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue rate of pay, hours of assignment of the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreementand, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to if temporary, the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rightsapproximate duration, and will shall be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy posted for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change seven days in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed places to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletinemployees affected. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining all bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will Issued under this rule shall be furnished to each concerned officethe National Representative. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the regularly assigned starting time of a permanent position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying more, or the rate of pay is decreased, or the assigned rest days are changed, the holder of such position shall have the right to vacate the position within 7 days from the effective date of such change, and exercise his or her seniority rights, the same rate as though the position were abolished. When the assigned starting time or spread of Should no application be received on hours of a bulletin for a permanent position Is changed two hours or temporary positionmore, the incumbent of such position may his/her seniority to another within the same function (department) at the same office, station or temporary vacancyterminal. The employees affected thereby will exercise their seniority also within the same function at the same office, station or terminal. Eventually, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in employee within that order and function (at the same conditions office, station or terminal) will applyfill the open vacancy. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position Such employees will not be bulletined until they are found considered as displaced within the meaning of the Article Temporary vacancies, seasonal positions and newly created positions, when known to be qualified. Such vacancies for calendar days or less will not be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days noticebulletined. However, suitable advance notice will be posted at the station or terminal affected. Such position shall be awarded to the qualified senior employee who makes application within five calendar days from the date notice is posted. Applications from regularly assigned employees shall only be accepted when it is known the vacancy is for five working days or more and when it involves one of the following: (a) An increase in the event rate of pay; A change in shift; A change in rest day or days. When other qualified employees are available regularly assigned employees will not be allowed to commence work on a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior temporary vacancy and their regular assignment on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,same day.

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In the application of Article sub paragraphs and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will 12.1 Appointments shall be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected made by the permanent unassigned boardappropriate officer of the Company on the basis of the applicants' qualifications and seniority. All known temporary vacancies less than daysQualifications being equal, seniority will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Fridaygovern. The onus will be on applicants' qualifications shall reflect not only the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one results of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee promotional examinations in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified 29, but their skill and ability to perform the work required of the position to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more filled in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 12.6. 12.2 Employees will be bulletined given opportunities periodically to establish, or improve, their qualifications. Results of all tests and examinations related thereto shall be made known to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employeesemployee within thirty days, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree unless impractical to do so. . 12.3 Except for positions in the Special Service Branch, 12.4 Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will shall show location, title territory normally covered, classification and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins Bulletins shall be posted for 14 calendar days in places accessible to all employees affected. Bulletins for points where five employees or less are employed will be on employees concernedindicate the territory regularly covered by such positions. Copies of all bulletins will issued under this rule shall be furnished to each concerned office. The the Local Secretary and National Office and Local Chairperson Secretary of the Association. 12.5 Employees desiring such positions will, within the fourteen- calendar-day period specified in paragraph 12.4, forward to the designated officer their applications, in which they will also be furnished copies of bulletins clearly set out their qualifications. 12.6 In the event there are no applications in the application of Article Except as provided seniority district in Article appointments will be made by which the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancyvacancy occurs, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may employee not regularly assigned in such seniority district will be assigned appointed. In the event there is no junior qualified employee, the position will be offered to the qualified applicants in seniority order from other seniority districts under this Agreement. 1. In the Manager Territory or event there are no qualified applicants from any seniority district, the Region in that order and the same conditions will applyCompany shall make an effort to qualify applicants from all seniority districts. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being Employees appointed to a position on a new seniority district shall be transferred with full seniority but employees so appointed cannot bid for vacancies in their new seniority district until a period of two years has elapsed except that such employees shall be considered senior to and given may bid for vacancies ahead of new employees promoted or hired after the effective date of such transfer and ahead of employees similarly transferred after the effective date of such transfer. Simultaneous bulletining of all vacancies in all districts is not required if there is a fair trial subsequently fail junior qualified employee, not regularly assigned, available for appointment to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their vacancy in the absence of applications. Employees with less than five years’ service shall be entitled to bid for positions within the seniority rightsdistrict only after system wide bulletins have been accepted. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position This Article will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on apply in respect of filling a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent seasonal or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be givenposition.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In the application of Article sub paragraphs and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more ‌ 13.1 Vacancies will be bulletined to the on appropriate seniority groups, as required, in accordance with the Manager Territory concerned and procedures established in the service. 13.2 Bulletins will be filled by posted on board vessels promptly in places accessible to employees affected, with copy to the senior qualified applicantLocal Union Representative. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for The name and are appointed seniority date of the appointee to a temporary position or temporary bulletined vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on seniority group. 13.3 In the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a positionassessment of qualifications, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy management will be the judge, subject to the right of appeal by the employee and/or the Union. Ability and qualifications being sufficient, seniority shall prevail. 13.4 When a senior applicant is not awarded a bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as vacancy, he may appeal the appointment through the grievance procedure, providing, however, that the appeal shall be submitted in writing to whether the designated officer within 30 calendar days of the date of bulletin making the appointment. After making the appeal he may be required or not with the position will concurrence of the Local Union Representative be abolished. If it is decided allowed to continue demonstrate his qualifications for the position, it will . The Local Union Representative may be bulletined as present at such demonstration. This article shall apply also for senior employees denied a permanent vacancytemporary vacancy on account of lack of qualifications. Notwithstanding anything contrary in In this Agreement, permanent vacancies case the Company shall notify the employee that he has been by-passed and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will any protest shall be bulletined required to be filed within 14 calendar days of notification. 13.5 In the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when event there is a permanent change vacancy which cannot be filled immediately under the process described in personnel in any officethis Article, the following shall apply: (a) for classifications within Local 4285, qualified employees holding seniority in such office will this group but working in another who have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify made their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result known in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded writing to the Local Chairperson crew calling department by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted for the relevant bulletin period to withdraw cover such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions provided the opportunity to fill the vacancy in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool listsseniority. If the applicants fail vacancy is less than one tour the employee may refuse without forfeiture of seniority and recall. If the vacancy is for a full tour duration or greater and the employee refuses they shall not forfeit seniority but will forfeit subsequent recall to qualify, they will that seniority group for the remainder of the relevant bulletin period. Should an employee accept assignment within this provision and choose not to return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on seniority group upon completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace they shall forfeit their seniority within the group from which transferred. (b) the junior spare assigned employee within the seniority group who is qualified and immediately available may be required to fill the vacancy temporarily. In such cases the Company will arrange for the engagement or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and training of another spare or pool level 4 employee for the vacancy, so that the employee required to fill the assignment may be returned to his regular assignment as soon as is practicable. Or if there is no employee immediately available within the seniority group (c) the junior qualified employee holding seniority in this group but working in another seniority group who is immediately available will be required to fill the position. 13.6 An employee who is assigned to any vacancy shall receive a full explanation of the duties of the position and must demonstrate his ability to perform temporary the work within a reasonable probationary period of up to 30 working days (exclusive of vacation or leave of absence), the length of time dependent upon the character and circumstances of the work. Extension of time beyond 30 working days may be arranged with the Local Union Representative. Failing to demonstrate his ability to do the work he shall be returned to his former position or status, and any other employee so displaced shall be allowed to exercise his seniority. The disqualified employee shall forfeit any seniority which he may have established by reason of his assignment to the vacancy. 13.7 An employee returning after leave of absence, vacation or accumulated rest days shall resume his former position or status and/or, within 5 calendar days, exercise his seniority rights to any vacancy which he is qualified to fill which was bulletined within his seniority group during his absence. 13.8 An employee, who is displaced from a position to which he had been appointed as a result of grievance filed by a senior employee under Article 13.4, shall return to his former position or status, or exercise his seniority rights to any position or vacancy, for which he is qualified, awarded to a junior employee during the period between his appointment and subsequent displacement, and the employee so displaced shall be allowed to exercise his seniority. The principle of Article 11.6, respecting establishment of seniority, and the principle of Article 14.6, requiring the exhausting of seniority rights, shall apply for the griever and displaced employee respectively, if transfer to another seniority group is involved. (a) A vacancy which is expected to be of less than one full tour's duration, shall be filled in the following order: (i) by the senior qualified employee within the seniority group on board the vessel at that same location the time the vacancy occurs who desires it until (ii) a more senior qualified employee protecting spare employees or working on another vessel in a lower paid classification within the seniority group can join the vessel, or, (iii) there being none by the senior qualified spare employee who is able to fill the vacancy immediately, or (iv) there being none, by the junior qualified employee laid off from the seniority group and not working in another group within the vessel agreements, or (v) there being none, by the junior qualified employee assigned at that location may claim within the new temporary work tour who has not fulfilled their commitment in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reducedArticle 12, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; or (vi) there being none,, by the junior qualified employee available who has not fulfilled their commitment in accordance with Article 12, or (vii) there being none, by the senior qualified employee holding seniority within the group who is working in another seniority group and who has made their intentions known in accordance with Article 13.5 (a) and is immediately available, or (viii) there being none, by the junior assigned employee within the seniority group who is qualified and immediately available in accordance with Article 13.5(b), or (ix) there being none, by the junior qualified employee holding seniority within the group who is working in another group and is immediately available in accordance with Article 13.5(c).

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In 12.1 All employees will be given their choice of runs on general bid which will be posted twice a year. Dates of general bids will be the application of Article sub paragraphs last Sunday in April and the following modifications last Sunday in October unless otherwise agreed locally. During the open period of general bids, assigned employees will apply remain on runs until the effective date of new assignments. 12.2 Bulletins posted as per Article 12.1 will show effective date, full particulars and supercedes will be posted for five days in places accessible to all employees affected. The Local Committee to be consulted. 12.3 When vacancies occur or new jobs are created or additional staff is required, for an expected period of 7 calendar days or more, such vacancies or new positions may be claimed by the senior employee desiring same; the local committee to be consulted in each case. 12.4 After an employee has completed an assignment as per Article 12.3 they may displace a junior employee on any article in this agreement other temporary assignment that was bulletined after they assumed the just completed assignment, before returning to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. his/her regularly assigned position. 12.5 Employees returning from vacation, or leave of absence shall resume their former positions respectively or may, immediately thereafter, exercise their rights to vacancy. When completed they must return to any position bulletined during their permanent must complete the vacancy absence, and protect associated rest days. When completed they employees displaced will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return their seniority to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a any position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to fill, other than a position filled as per the ERTW Agreement. 12.6 Bulletins shall be A temporary posted within five calendar days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and general holidays) from the date the duration of the vacancy or a temporary position which is know known. They shall show the effective date and be posted for five calendar days in places accessible to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicantall employees affected. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment Copies of all bulletins issued under this Article will not shall be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined furnished to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager Local Chairman and the Local Chairperson agree President if possible prior to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new posting. 12.7 Applications for positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will must be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach submitted in writing to the office designated officer of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) within five days from the date of a bulletin is posted. Applications will not be accepted from the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to employees creating the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments vacancies. 12.8 Assignments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on seniority and the ability to meet the qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position (i.e. chef). Names of employees assigned to which appointed if higher than the rate positions will be posted within five days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and general holidays, giving reference to dates and numbers of original bulletins. 12.9 Employees awarded positions by bulletin shall be required to take up their assignment within five calendar days of posting of the position they award. 12.10 If insufficient or no bids are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production received for vacancies, the Company will fill the assignments as follows: 12.11 When runs are rebulletined as provided for in Article 12.1, the run or runs affected will be declared vacant from the home terminal on the effective date of receipts. The assignment held by to be specified in the bulletin. 12.12 When it is necessary to change an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of assignment between the employees will, subject general bids prescribed in Article 12.1 to the approval extent of an increase or decrease of eight hours or more in a basic four-week period, the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees Local Chairperson concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In advised of the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any officeparticulars, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of assignment shall be declared vacant 12.13 During the period bulletins are posted as provided for in Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to12.3, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If list until the successful applicants fail to qualify, they will return to take up their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assignment. 12.14 Regularly assigned employees assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 mayvacancies shall, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months such temporary employment, be returned to their former regularly assigned positions. 12.15 Assigned employees resuming work after time lost for disciplinary reasons will resume their place in the assignment unless otherwise mutually arranged between their assignment has been discontinued, in which case, they will declare for an assignment by seniority. 12.16 An employee claiming a position in the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reducedexercise of his/her seniority, who in the judgement of the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. Howevercannot reasonably be expected to qualify to perform the duties required within a period of 14 calendar days, in shall not be denied such position by Management without prior consultation with the event Local Chairperson of the Union concerned. 12.17 When the headquarters of a strike or work stoppage by employees in run are changed the railway industry, a shorter notice may run will be given.” In declared vacant and rebulletined to show the case effective date of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when new operation. Employees assigned to the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must run will not be permitted to exercise their seniority until completion of their last trip in the following manner: Displace assignment as provided for in Articles 13.3 and 13.4, and during the interval between the termination of the previous assignment and posting the awards for the new assignment the run will be considered as a junior permanently assigned level 4 temporary position to be filled from the spare list. 12.18 Employees whose positions are rebulletined in their office; there being none,advance due to changes in working conditions in accordance with Article

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In the application of Article sub paragraphs All vacancies and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of appointments for days or over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, promptly over the resultant vacancy will only entire Railway and when allotted shall be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised as Established positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a A position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will after having been continuously established for one year shall be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreementposition, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there unless it is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties known at the time selections are made, that the position will only continue to be required temporarily; if it is known prior to the expiration of one year that the position will be allowed to make their declaration upon their returnrequired permanently, it shall be so bulletined, except in cases of sickness. whose annual vacation overlaps with When there are positions working at different locations which do not require that the entire be covered, the Company may bulletin such positions as one assignment. When vacancies are bulletined the bulletins shall be numbered consecutively each year and shall state whether permanent or temporary, the rate of compensation, and whether or not the Railway supplies a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each weekdwelling. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application for vacancies must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) filed within calendar days from the date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do sobulletin must coincide with date of first transmission. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied or applying for a position may advertised may, if they so desire, cancel their application applications by message on or prior to wire within days from the closing date of advertising of the vacancy; should the senior applicant withdraw or not receive the appointment, the next senior qualified applicant, who has not withdrawn, will then be appointed without another bulletin and being issued advertising the vacancy. After such period of days a request to cancel or withdraw application will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to considered and the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position from which is transferring will be immediately advertised and cannot be permitted to again bid on such in former position until it again becomes vacant. whoSenior applicants who have not withdrawn within days from date of vacancy bulletin or go on spare list. Once an application for a position advertised has been withdrawn, the withdrawal cannot be cancelled. Except as provided in Clause hereof, when a vacancy occurs the Manager of Passenger Care, or Chief Transportation Officer, as applicable, will fill same by appointing the senior or who is, in opinion, entitled to it, but this will not prevent any or senior to the or so appointed claiming right to the position under Article provided files protest within calendar days after the appointment has been bulletined as above. will, on request, be advised in writing, the reasons that was not appointed. Seniority will not be a factor in making appointments to the following position: (Car Co-ordinator) Appointments to this position will be based on the qualifications, ability and merit of the applicants. The successful applicant for the Car Co-ordinator's position will have seniority in that office only and will not be allowed to exercise seniority on temporary positions in the ticket office. A or declining to accept promotion in any instance does not forfeit right to the same or any other position may be entitled to under seniority when a vacancy occurs. A or on leave of absence when a vacancy occurs will not be debarred from claiming position and receiving the appointment if entitled to it, provided that such claim is made within days from date of vacancy bulletin. Manager of Passenger Care or Manager of will advise the Chief Xxxxxxx of all vacancies and of appointments made. A vacancy will be filled within calendar days after date of vacancy bulletin by appointment of the or entitled to it. Such or not placed within calendar days from the date of appointment, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will thereafter be paid at the rate of the position held or the position to which appointed if higher than transferring, whichever is the rate of the position they are filling higher, and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period incurred because of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positionsdelay upon producing vouchers. temporarily promoted to official or excepted holding established positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed office will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting right to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform do temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing in such office (including temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at on swing positions headquartered in that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work office), in accordance with their seniority, without affecting their permanently established position and will revert thereto when the temporary work is finished, unless they have been appointed to another and provided the exercise of privilege under this rule will not involve the Railway in extra expense for overtime. Positions bulletined as temporary holding established positions in any office where a spare is required, will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration made aware of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, any overtime opportunities in the event filling of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industryvacancies, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must and allowed to exercise their seniority in to the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,overtime.

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In the application of Article sub paragraphs and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. 11.1 Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently as required, for all vacancies where replacements are necessary, new positions, or where additional staff are required for an expected period of 30 working days or more, and posted in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer places accessible to employees on each Manager Territory affected on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following weekterritory. A copy of the application must each bulletin will be forwarded furnished to the Council of Unions and Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date Union of the appointee territory involved. When it is known that there are no qualified employees within the bargaining unit, the Company and the Union will agree to bulletin externally at the same time as the internal process. 11.2 Bulletins will show classification, expected duration, location, rate of pay, closing date (which will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) at least 14 days from the date of bulletin), qualifications and officer and location to whom application is to be made. 11.3 Employees holding seniority will submit written application to the bulletinofficer indicated, within the prescribed time, showing pertinent information required. Copies Applicants bidding on more than one position on the same bulletin must state, in order, their preference. 11.4 Bulletined positions will be awarded to the senior qualified employee(s) making application, in the prescribed manner, within the allotted time. Notice of such applications must awards will be forwarded to made within thirty (30) calendar days of the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority closing date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable bulletin and posted in places accessible to do soemployees affected. Bulletins Any appeal against appointment must be made in writing within 28 days from date of issue of award bulletin covering such appointment. The successful applicant will be numbered consecutively beginning with required and permitted to take over the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. position without undue delay. 11.5 An employee who have has applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or application, provided written cancellation reaches the designated officer prior to the closing date of the bulletin and bulletin, otherwise they will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairpersondo so. An employee vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on make application for such position until it again becomes vacant. 11.6 Temporary vacancies of less than 30 working days, and bulletined positions pending the assignment of the successful applicant, may be filled temporarily by the senior qualified employee immediately available. whoAn employee who does not desire such assignment to a temporary vacancy of 30 working days or less will not forfeit any seniority, through except that the junior qualified employee immediately available must protect such assignments in all instances. Upon completion of such temporary assignments employees will revert to their former position or status, or to another available temporary assignment for which they are senior and qualified. (a) An employee obtaining a temporary vacancy of thirty working days or more by bid in a higher classification must exercise their seniority on the first permanent vacancy that becomes available in the higher classification and fill such vacancy at the conclusion of the temporary position. If no fault such permanent vacancy becomes available they must exercise their seniority to displace a junior employee holding a temporary position in the higher classification provided such temporary position is expected to be in existence for thirty working days or more. (b) An employee who does not bid on the first permanent vacancy in the higher group or who fails to displace in a temporary position of their ownthirty working days or more as provided for in item (a) above, are not shall only be permitted to take over a use their seniority in their former lower classification to bid on future positions bulletined in the higher classification. (c) An employee who declines to exercise their seniority to fill another position in such higher classification shall revert to which appointed within thirty days from their permanent position at the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate conclusion of the temporary position and forfeit all seniority rights in the higher classification. Such employee will, however, be subject to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held displacement by an granted employee holding seniority in the higher classification. Should that occur, the employee shall be required to revert to their former permanent position and forfeit all seniority rights in the higher classification at the time of displacement. (d) An employee who is unable to exercise their seniority to fill another position in such higher classification, shall revert to their former permanent position and retain their seniority rights in the higher classification. 11.8 An employee will not be permitted to bid on any temporary vacancy into a lower classification prior to obtaining a permanent position in such classification. 11.9 A vacancy created as a result of an employee being on leave of absence for illness or injury which is required to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned filled will be allowed advertised as temporary. Should the employee not return to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancy, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article work for a period of up toone year, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 whothe position, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualifyif required, will take their place on then be advertised as permanent unless otherwise mutually agreed with the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool listsLocal Union. If the applicants fail such employee returns to qualifywork after one year, they will return be required to exercise their displacement rights. 11.10 An employee claiming a position in the exercise of seniority, who in the judgement of the Company cannot reasonably be expected to qualify to perform the duties required within a period of 30 service days or less, shall not be denied such position by Management without prior consultation with the Local Union Representative. An employee exercising seniority, who, in the judgement of the Company can reasonably be expected to qualify for the position claimed, shall be allowed a trial period which shall not exceed 30 calendar days, except that by mutual agreement between the Local Union and the proper officer of the Company, such period may be extended up to 90 calendar days, in order to demonstrate their ability to perform the work required. Should an employee be denied a position being claimed in the exercise of seniority, or should they fail to qualify during a trial period, they and their authorized representative of the Local Union will be entitled to receive an explanation in writing from the proper officer of the Company, including the reason for the decision rendered, which shall be subject to appeal in accordance with the grievance procedure. Where an employee is disqualified from holding a position at any time during the specified trial period, such employee will be returned to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion This will not necessitate additional bulletins. 11.11 An employee, returning from vacation or leave of which assignment is changed will have the option absence shall resume their former position or within five working days of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting their return exercise their seniority to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work any position bulletined in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being noneArticles 11.1,

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In the application of Article sub paragraphs and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article in this agreement to the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignment. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies will be bulletined if applicable. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they will be permitted to exercise the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety days. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate and the National President or delegate. Student positions will be bulletined by the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory on the system. The bulletin will specify the Manager Territory on which Student are required. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion District, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. When suitable applicants for student cannot be found on the Promotion District, applications from the other Promotion Districts will be considered. Appointments to such positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more 13.1 Vacancies will be bulletined to the on appropriate seniority groups, as required, in accordance with the Manager Territory concerned and procedures established in the service. 13.2 Bulletins will be filled by posted on board vessels promptly in places accessible to employees affected, with copy to the senior qualified applicantLocal Chairman. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article will not be subject to displacement. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid for The name and are appointed seniority date of the appointee to a temporary position or temporary bulletined vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on seniority group. 13.3 In the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a positionassessment of qualifications, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy management will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolished. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees willjudge, subject to the approval right of appeal by the employee and/or the Union. Ability and qualifications being sufficient, seniority shall prevail. 13.4 When a senior applicant is not awarded a bulletined vacancy, he may appeal the appointment through the grievance procedure, providing, however, that the appeal shall be submitted in writing to the designated officer within 30 calendar days of the Regional Vice-President, date of bulletin making the appointment. After making the appeal he may be protected during period required or with the concurrence of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will Local Chairman be allowed to bid on other positionsdemonstrate his qualifications for the position. temporarily promoted The Local Chairman may be present at such demonstration. This article shall apply also for senior employees denied a temporary vacancy account lack of qualifications. In this case the Company shall notify the employee that he has been by-passed and any protest shall be required to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: be filed within 14 calendar days of notification. 13.5 In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when event there is a permanent change vacancy which cannot be filled immediately under the process described in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancythis Article, the junior assigned employee within the seniority group who is qualified spare or pool level 4 and immediately available may be assigned from required to fill the Manager Territory vacancy temporarily. In such cases the Company will arrange for the engagement or training of another employee for the Region in vacancy, so that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply employee required to an fill the assignment may be returned to his regular assignment as soon as is practicable. 13.6 An employee who is assigned to any vacancy shall receive a temporary full explanation of the duties of the position or temporary vacancy under and must demonstrate his ability to perform the provision of this Article for work within a reasonable probationary period of up to, but not in excess to 30 working days (exclusive of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare vacation or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisiteleave of absence), the successful applicants’ length of time dependent upon the character and circumstances of the work. Extension of time beyond 30 working days may be locally arranged. Failing to demonstrate his ability to do the work he shall be returned to his former position will not or status, and any other employee so displaced shall be allowed to exercise his seniority. The disqualified employee shall forfeit any seniority which he may have established by reason of his assignment to the vacancy. 13.7 An employee returning after leave of absence, vacation or accumulated rest days shall resume his former position or status and/or, within 5 calendar days, exercise his seniority rights to any vacancy which he is qualified to fill which was bulletined until they are found within his seniority group during his absence. 13.8 A preferential list employee who is unavailable to accept a vacancy offering under this Article shall be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect required to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is preferential list employee assigned in his place if such assignment exceeds 60 calendar days, unless he has in the interval been assigned to perform temporary work at that another vacancy within the same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be givengroup.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their seniority in the following manner: Displace a junior permanently assigned level 4 in their office; there being none,

Bulletining and Filling Positions. In Bulletined positions may be filled temporarily by an immediately available employee pending the application assignment of Article sub paragraphs and the following modifications will apply and supercedes any article successful applicant. Any appeal against appointment must be made in this agreement to writing within twenty-eight days from date of issue of award bulletin covering such appointment. Appointments shall be made by the contrary: Vacancy Allowable Moves Over regular may bid a assignmentofficer issuing the bulletin. to vacancy. When completed they must return to their permanent must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they Employees will be permitted to exercise awarded positions in order of seniority provided they are qualified. The name of the following options: assume a new temporary vacancy of over day vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to appointees and their permanent regular assignment. With respect to options 1 and 2 above, the resultant vacancies seniority number will be bulletined if applicableincluded in the award portion of the next bulletin. With respect to option 3 above, the resultant vacancy will only be protected by employees assigned to the permanent unassigned board. provision is applicable only Eastern Lines applies. must complete the vacancy and protect associated rest days. When completed they The successful applicant will be permitted required to exercise assume the following options: assume a new over day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new day temporary vacancy; or, assume a new 5 9 day temporary vacancy; or, return to their permanent regular assignment. With respect to the above mentioned options all subsequent vacancies will be protected by the permanent unassigned board. All known temporary vacancies less than days, will be advertised each Wednesday prior to hours local time. Applications will be received up to hours each Friday. The onus will be on the employees concerned to themselves with the advertised positions. It is understood that bidding the 5 to 9 day temporary vacancies must be in a position to protect on which appointed within days from the day the vacancy takes effect. must be familiar and qualified to perform the duties before bidding 5 to 9 day vacancies. No training or will be provided. Left blank intentionally. level 4 holding a regular assignment between two or more offices will, on appointment, select one of such offices in which to exercise seniority on temporary vacancies. Where the incumbent of a swing assignment exercises such rights, the senior level 4 in either or any date of the offices may exercise seniority on such vacancy. Bulletins calling for student will be issued sufficiently in advance to allow for handling of appeals, if required. Unless awarded in the interim, such bulletins will be at the expiration of ninety daysaward bulletin unless otherwise specified. This ninety days period may be extended by mutual agreement between the proper Company Officer or delegate General Chairman and the National President or delegateappropriate officer of the Company, if due to unforeseen circumstances the employee cannot be released to assume the position. Student positions All vacancies will be bulletined by advertised. If the proper Company Officer to employees on each Manager Territory position is not required it will be noted on the systemnext bulletin as “not required” in order to provide a record. The bulletin Should employees not return to work due to illness or injury for a period of one year, the position, if required, will specify then be advertised as permanent unless otherwise mutually agreed with the Manager Territory on which Student are requiredGeneral Chairman. Only applicants afforded Group 1 seniority under the provisions of Article will be accepted. When suitable applicants If such employees return to the bulletin can be found on the Promotion Districtwork after one year, they will be appointed from that Promotion District based on required to exercise their qualifications and Group 2 senioritydisplacement rights. When suitable applicants for student Intentionally Left Blank Intentionally Left Blank Note: If the employee cannot be found on the Promotion Districtrequirement of the Safety Representative position, applications from through agreement with System Federation General Chairman and Company Officer, the other Promotion Districts responsibilities will be consideredawarded to the next senior applicant. Appointments Senior May Junior Must Rules Filling positions General: Positions will be filled consistent with Article Simultaneously, the bulletin process will begin pursuant to such this Article and positions will be based on their qualifications and Group 2 seniority. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of being bulletined. When suitable student cannot be found by the application of Clause and of Article other employees may be transferred to, or the Company may hire for, the classification of student Employees hired subsequent to December shall be required to apply on all bulletins calling for student on their Promotion District. Employees covered under this Clause who fail to apply on student bulletins or fail to qualify as will have their services dispensed with. Note: In the application of Clauses and of Article Promotion Districts 5 (Prairie) and 6 (Mountain) will be considered as one Promotion District. Employees appointed in accordance with clause (a) of Article to qualify as Student will be allowed for each day that they are required to remain away from their home station while qualifying, expenses as provided in Article . This Clause of Article will not apply when meals and lodging are furnished or paid for by the Company. Employees who are successful applicants on bulletins calling for Student will be considered Trainee awarded in accordance with Article 6 until they are qualified to be A temporary vacancy or a temporary position which is know to exist for sixty days or more will be bulletined to Senior employees holding seniority in the on the Manager Territory concerned and will be filled by the senior qualified applicant. Except as provided in Article filling a temporary assignment under this Article higher classification, will not be subject to displacementlose such seniority if they do not apply for a position in the higher classification. Employees holding a regular assignment who bid Filling permanent positions: In the event that no qualified employee applies for and are appointed to a temporary position or temporary vacancy will be protected on their regular assignment. Such employees, as well as spare or pool level must complete their vacancy assignment before being awarded another bulletined temporary vacancy or temporary position. level 4 permanent vacancies will be bulletined to the employees on the applicable Seniority and Promotion District. Should a permanent vacancy occur in a position, the abolition of which is under consideration, such vacancy will be bulletined as temporary until a decision is reached as to whether or not the position will be abolishedoffered to laid off employees in seniority order, who are qualified and who hold seniority in the classification. (See Articles and If positions remain unfilled, junior laid off employees will be forced, in inverse seniority order, and must protect the assignment. (See Article If positions remain unfilled, they will be awarded to the senior employees bidding to establish seniority in that classification provided such employees possess the basic job requirements and are adaptable and suitable to be trained for the positions. If it is decided to continue the position, it will be bulletined as a permanent vacancy. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 3 and 4 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. Permanent vacancies and new permanent positions for on Seniority Districts 5 and 6 will be bulletined to the on both Districts. who bid from one Promotion District to another will transfer both their Group 2 and Seniority rights, and will be permitted to exercise displacement rights or perform spare or pool work only on the Promotion District to which assigned. A new permanent position or permanent vacancy for level 4 on a Seniority and Promotion District will be bulletined to the employees on such District. On Seniority Districts numbers 3 and at the beginning of April and October and on Seniority District Numbers 5 and at the beginning of February, or when permanent vacancies occur, or when there is a permanent change in personnel in any office, the in such office will have the choice of positions in order of their seniority. Such choice of positions is to be effective at the start of the first pay period remain unfilled following the selection of positions. Article will govern choice of rest days at the beginning of February, April and October. absent through illness or assigned to other duties at the time selections are made, will be allowed to make their declaration upon their return. whose annual vacation overlaps with a time of a change, must signify their intentions prior to leaving. Failure to do so will result in the employee being assigned to a position. Note: In the application of this Article on Seniority District numbers 5 and 6 (Prairie and Mountain Regions), this Article will be applied only if both the Manager and the Local Chairperson agree to do so. Bulletins covering temporary new positions and temporary vacancies of a duration of sixty days or more will be issued on Wednesday of each week. Applications must reach the office of the Manager not later than Monday of the following week. A copy of the application must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson by the employees. Bulletins covering appointments showing the seniority date of the appointee will be issued on the following Wednesday. Bulletins covering permanent new positions, permanent positions and student positions will be issued by circular on the and day of each month and mailed to all offices and centres concerned. Should such day fall on Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, bulletins will be issued the following day. Applications must reach the office of the proper Company officers not later than ten ) days from the date of the bulletin. Copies of such applications must be forwarded to the Local Chairperson. The next bulletin issued will contain the appointments and show the seniority date of the appointee, unless circumstances make it impracticable to do so. Bulletins will be numbered consecutively beginning with the first of the year, and will show location, title and rate of pay. The onus of obtaining bulletins will be on employees concerned. Copies of bulletins will be furnished to each concerned office. The National Office and Local Chairperson will also be furnished copies of bulletins in the application of Article Except as provided in Article appointments will be made by the proper Company Officer based on qualifications and seniority; qualifications being equivalent, seniority will govern. Appointments will be subject to appeal under the provisions of Article 9 within ten days of the appointments being posted. who have applied for a position may cancel their application by message on or prior to the closing date of the bulletin and will not be permitted to withdraw such cancellation. They must furnish a copy of cancellation of application to the Local Chairperson. An vacating a position will not be permitted to bid on such position until it again becomes vacant. who, through no fault of their own, are not permitted to take over a position to which appointed within thirty days from the date of appointment by bulletin will be paid the rate of the position to which appointed if higher than the rate of the position they are filling and allowed reasonable actual expenses upon production of receipts. The assignment held by an granted leave of absence to act as a full-time representative of the employees will, subject to the approval of the Regional Vice-President, be protected during period of such leave, but during this period the employees concerned will be allowed to bid on other positions. temporarily promoted to official or excepted positions will have their regular assignments protected. Note: In the application of Article they will make their declaration upon return in the When the rates of pay of two or more level 4 are the same in any office, such level except level 4 holding swing assignments, will be given choice of positions in order of their seniority when permanent vacancies occur, when there is a permanent change in the personnel or the starting time of a position is changed two hours or more on positions carrying the same rate of Should no application be received on a bulletin for a permanent or temporary position, or temporary vacancyabove process, the junior qualified spare or pool level 4 may be assigned from the Manager Territory or the Region in that order and the same conditions will apply. The provisions of Article will apply to an assigned to a temporary position or temporary vacancy under the provision of this Article for a period of up to, but not in excess of sixty days. level 4 who, after being appointed to a position and given a fair trial subsequently fail to qualify, will take their place on the spare or pool list, retaining their seniority rights. On level 4 positions where qualifications are a prerequisite, the successful applicants’ former position will not be bulletined until they are found to be qualified. Such vacancies will be filled from the level 4 spare or pool lists. If the applicants fail to qualify, they will return to their former position. on a swing assignment a portion of which assignment is changed will have the option of continuing on the assignment as changed, or of reverting to spare or pool list. At locations where more than one spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work the senior level 4 may, on completion of the temporary assignment, elect to displace the junior spare or pool level 4 performing temporary work at a station or office and another spare or pool level 4 is assigned to perform temporary work at that same location spare employees assigned at that location may claim the new temporary work in accordance with their seniority. Positions bulletined as temporary will be bulletined as permanent at the expiration of six months unless otherwise mutually arranged between the proper Company officer and National President or delegate. “When permanent or temporary positions are going to be reduced, the Company will provide no less than ten days notice. However, in the event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, a shorter notice may be given.” In the case of a reduction in the number of on an Unassigned board, or when the junior on the Unassigned board is displaced under the provisions of Article the employees affected must exercise their employee holding seniority in the following manner: Displace classification and working in a junior permanently assigned level 4 lower classification will be forced in their office; there being none,inverse seniority order and must protect the assignment. (See Article