Common use of HOLD-DOWN Clause in Contracts

HOLD-DOWN. (a) Hold-Down runs and trippers will be posted weekly, posting on Sunday by 7:00 A. M. and closing the following Wednesday by 7:00 A.M. The Hold-Downs will be posted on a separate form when placed up for bid in the Divisions. (b) Any foreseen vacancies of regular Operators except illnesses or injuries of one week or more duration will be advertised for Hold-Down choice, to be bid by the Extra Board Operators only. (c) The Hold-Down bid should be listed in order of choice along with a tripper, if any, by the Extra Board Operator bidding the assignment. (d) When a regular Operator's assignment is posted for Hold-Down, the entire assignment (run and tripper) must be posted and bid as one assignment. (e) A regular Operator going on the Extra Board shall be allowed to bid a Hold-Down commencing the effective date he/she would be placed on the Extra Board. (f) An Extra Board Operator who had bid a Hold-Down may bid another Hold-Down before the completion of the Hold-Down he/she is presently working. (g) After posting the results of the Hold-Down bids on Wednesday by 11:00 A.M., should there be new assignments open due to the bid closing at 7:00 A.M. on Wednesday, those assignments would be posted immediately for bidding and will close by 7:00 A.M. on the following Friday. (1) When an Extra Board Operator working a Hold-Down successfully bids a new assignment but who has one (1) or more weeks remaining in the Hold-Down the remaining weeks must be posted for Hold-Down choice. (2) An Extra Board Operator successfully bidding a Hold-Down but who is scheduled to go on vacation during this period will work the weeks on the Hold-Down that he/she is available and the remaining weeks must be posted for Hold-Down choice. (h) When a Regular Operator whose assignment is being worked on Hold-Down, successfully bids another assignment while time remains on his/her vacation, the Extra Board Operator working the Hold-Down will work the assignment until a successful bidder bids the assignment and then the Extra Board Operator will revert to the Extra Board. (i) Operators who successfully bid a Hold-Down cannot be bumped by Senior Operators. Displacement will be allowed only when an Operator whose assignment the Extra Board is working has been bumped. The Extra Board Operator will retain the days off of the Hold-Down until the end of the week and then revert to his/her regular days off effective Sunday. Should the Division be unable to notify the Operator of the bump, he/she will be placed on the Extra Board under the status of a Regular Operator for that day and shown as "Bumped and not Notified". (j) Operators working Hold-Downs who desire to work on their day(s) off must submit a new VCB slip(s) to be effective only during the time of that Hold-Down. Operators will be called back in accordance with Article 13, Section 8 (b). (k) The successful bidder of a Hold-Down shall be allowed deadhead from Division point to location of assignment to begin service and return deadhead the last day of assignment, provided, however, that if he/she fails to perform service on the selected assignment for three days except for causes beyond his/her control, upon return to the Division the Operator will not be paid for deadhead allowance.

HOLD-DOWN. ‌ (a) Hold-Down runs and trippers will be posted weekly, posting on Sunday by 7:00 A. M. 7:00 A.M. and closing the following Wednesday by 7:00 A.M. The Hold-Downs will be posted on a separate form when placed up for bid in the Divisions. (b) Any foreseen vacancies of regular Operators except illnesses or injuries of one week or more duration will be advertised for Hold-Down choice, to be bid by the Extra Board Operators only. (c) The Hold-Down bid should be listed in order of choice along with a tripper, if any, by the Extra Board Operator bidding the assignment. (d) When a regular Operator's assignment is posted for Hold-Down, the entire assignment (run and tripper) must be posted and bid as one assignment. (e) A regular Operator going on the Extra Board shall be allowed to bid a Hold-Down commencing the effective date he/she would be placed on the Extra Board. (f) An Extra Board Operator who had bid a Hold-Down may bid another Hold-Down before the completion of the Hold-Down he/she is presently working. (g) After posting the results of the Hold-Down bids on Wednesday by 11:00 A.M., should there be new assignments open due to the bid closing at 7:00 A.M. on Wednesday, those assignments would be posted immediately for bidding and will close by 7:00 A.M. on the following Friday. (1) When an Extra Board Operator working a Hold-Down successfully bids a new assignment but who has one (1) or more weeks remaining in the Hold-Down the remaining weeks must be posted for Hold-Down choice. (2) An Extra Board Operator successfully bidding a Hold-Down but who is scheduled to go on vacation during this period will work the weeks on the Hold-Down that he/she is available and the remaining weeks must be posted for Hold-Down choice. (h) When a Regular Operator whose assignment is being worked on Hold-Down, successfully bids another assignment while time remains on his/her vacation, the Extra Board Operator working the Hold-Down will work the assignment until a successful bidder bids the assignment and then the Extra Board Operator will revert to the Extra Board. (i) Operators who successfully bid a Hold-Down cannot be bumped by Senior Operators. Displacement will be allowed only when an Operator whose assignment the Extra Board is working has been bumped. The Extra Board Operator will retain the days off of the Hold-Down until the end of the week and then revert to his/her regular days off effective Sunday. Should the Division be unable to notify the Operator of the bump, he/she will be placed on the Extra Board under the status of a Regular Operator for that day and shown as "Bumped and not Notified". (j) Operators working Hold-Downs who desire to work on their day(s) off must submit a new VCB slip(s) to be effective only during the time of that Hold-Down. Operators will be called back in accordance with Article 13, Section 8 (b). (k) The successful bidder of a Hold-Down shall be allowed deadhead from Division point to location of assignment to begin service and return deadhead the last day of assignment, provided, however, that if he/she fails to perform service on the selected assignment for three days except for causes beyond his/her control, upon return to the Division the Operator will not be paid for deadhead allowance.

HOLD-DOWN. ‌ (a) Hold-Down runs and trippers will be posted weekly, posting on Sunday by 7:00 A. M. 7:00 A.M. and closing the following Wednesday by 7:00 A.M. The Hold-Downs will be posted on a separate form when placed up for bid in the Divisions. (b) Any foreseen vacancies of regular Regular Operators except illnesses or injuries of one week or more duration will be advertised for Hold-Down choice, to be bid by the Extra Board Operators only. (c) The Hold-Down bid should be listed in order of choice along with a tripper, if any, by the Extra Board Operator bidding the assignment. (d) When a regular Regular Operator's assignment is posted for Hold-Down, the entire assignment (run and tripper) must be posted and bid as one assignment. (e) A regular Regular Operator going on the Extra Board shall be allowed to bid a Hold-Down commencing the effective date he/she would be placed on the Extra Board. (f) An Extra Board Operator who had bid a Hold-Down may bid another Hold-Down before the completion of the Hold-Down he/she is presently working. (g) After posting the results of the Hold-Down bids on Wednesday by 11:00 A.M., should there be new assignments open due to the bid closing at 7:00 A.M. on Wednesday, those assignments would be posted immediately for bidding and will close by 7:00 A.M. on the following Friday. (1) When an Extra Board Operator working a Hold-Down successfully bids a new assignment but who has one (1) or more weeks remaining in the Hold-Down the remaining weeks must be posted for Hold-Down choice. (2) An Extra Board Operator successfully bidding a Hold-Down but who is scheduled to go on vacation during this period will work the weeks on the Hold-Down that he/she is available and the remaining weeks must be posted for Hold-Down choice. (h) When a Regular Operator whose assignment is being worked on Hold-Down, successfully bids another assignment while time remains on his/her vacation, the Extra Board Operator working the Hold-Down will work the assignment until a successful bidder bids the assignment and then the Extra Board Operator will revert to the Extra Board. (i) Operators who successfully bid a Hold-Down cannot be bumped by Senior Operators. Displacement will be allowed only when an Operator whose assignment the Extra Board is working has been bumped. The Extra Board Operator will retain the days off of the Hold-Down until the end of the week and then revert to his/her regular days off effective Sunday. Should the Division be unable to notify the Operator of the bump, he/she will be placed on the Extra Board under the status of a Regular Operator for that day and shown as "Bumped and not Notified". (j) Operators working Hold-Downs who desire to work on their day(s) off must submit a new VCB slip(s) to be effective only during the time of that Hold-Down. Operators will be called back in accordance with Article 13, Section 8 (b). (k) The successful bidder of a Hold-Down shall be allowed deadhead from Division point to location of assignment to begin service and return deadhead the last day of assignment, provided, however, that if he/she fails to perform service on the selected assignment for three days except for causes beyond his/her control, upon return to the Division the Operator will not be paid for deadhead allowance.