Loading—New Business. The Employers and Local Unions agree that for the life of this Agreement and in an effort to secure additional traffic previously unavailable to the bargaining unit the following “new business” concept is adopted. “New business” may include but not be limited to off rail traffic, secondary market traffic, railheads, port facilities or other traffic secured from a non-Teamster represented employer or entity pro- vided it has not been handled by a Teamster represented employer or entity for one (1) year. “New business” shall not include traffic that has been handled by any Teamster represented employer during the term of this Agreement. In the event the Employer ac- quires carhaul traffic that is not presently serviced by a signatory employer, the Employer shall pay twenty (20) minutes per vehicle to load and unload such newly acquired traffic. It shall not be a violation of this section for the Employer and the Local Union to enter into an alternative agreement to secure new business as permitted under Article 2, Section 8.
Loading—New Business. The Employers and Local Unions agree that for the life of this Agreement and in an effort to secure additional traffic previously unavailable to the bargaining unit the following “new business” concept is adopted. “New business” may include but not be limited to off rail traffic, secondary market traffic, railheads, port facilities or other traffic secured from a non-Teamster represented employer or entity provided it has not been handled by a Teamster represented employer or entity for one (1) year. “New business” shall not include traffic that has been handled by any Teamster represented employer during the term of this Agreement. In the event the Employer acquires carhaul traffic that is not presently serviced by a signatory employer, the Employer shall pay twenty (20) minutes per vehicle to load and unload such newly acquired traffic. It shall not be a violation of this section for the Employer and the Local Union to enter into an alternative agreement to secure new business as permitted under Article 2, Section 8. When a driver is delayed through no fault of his own, beyond the loading time allowance per vehicle per load, he shall be paid at the applicable hourly rate for all time in the service of the Employer over and above the time allotted for loading. The Employer must have a method for verifying a driver’s loading delay. The driver shall provide the Employer with proof of the delay as required by the Employer. It is understood that any and all previously agreed to Competitive Agreements shall remain in effect with all rights unimpaired unless mutually agreed to the contrary between the parties involved in the specific Competitive Agreement. This shall include all monetary increases negotiated in this Agreement. Disputes arising under any previously approved Competitive Agreement shall be subject to the grievance procedure outlined in Article 7.
