Common use of Locomotive Engineer Extra Board Clause in Contracts

Locomotive Engineer Extra Board. a) Update the language of the Locomotive Engineer Extra Board to reflect current handling and add a new rule for the handling of Trainmen not set up as Locomotive Engineers withheld from the working list in anticipation of being called later as a Locomotive Engineer as follows: that they must be advised of being withheld at time of call and will have the ability to book up to 10 hours rest upon release if held for greater than 18 hours. “A Locomotive Engineer Extra Board (LEEB) will be established for the calling of qualified Locomotive Engineers, who are not working as such, under the following conditions: (1) Qualified employees not holding regular positions of Locomotive Engineer who desire to perform work on a single trip basis will indicate their desire to do so in writing at each general advertisement of assignment or immediately when they are no longer able to hold the position of Locomotive Engineer. They will be placed onto the LEEB, and they will take such work when called. (2) Employees on the LEEB will be called on a seniority basis consistent with Local Calling Rules for that Terminal. (3) A qualified Locomotive Engineer who is first out on the LEEB and not available for service when called will not be subject to a call as a Locomotive Engineer for 12 hours. (4) Miles earned when called from the LEEB are chargeable miles in the same manner as for any other trip for the purpose of calculating an individual’s maximum monthly mileages and for any guarantee earnings but will not be added to Trainperson/Conductor’s pools or Spare board for the purpose of regulating their size. (5) If the LEEB is exhausted and all other existing avenues of providing relief from the ranks of working Locomotive Engineers have also been exhausted, qualified Locomotive Engineers not working as such and who are not on the LEEB will be called in inverse order of seniority. In this instance, all miles earned by Trainpersons/Yardpersons working as an Engineer on a single trip basis will be added to the Trainperson’s spare board miles for the purpose of regulating its size. (6) If it becomes necessary to withhold a qualified Locomotive Engineer not working as such from their regular position in order to protect work as a Locomotive Engineer for an ad hoc trip, they will be paid not less than the earnings they would have made on their regular position, whether or not they are used. Payments made under the provision of this clause will be used to make up any guarantee to which an employee may be entitled. Earnings, converted to miles, are chargeable for the purpose of calculating an individual’s maximum monthly mileage. (7) Employees withheld from the working list in anticipation of being called later as a Locomotive Engineer may be so withheld when their regular turn presents itself for call, and they will be so advised. Employee(s) withheld in anticipation of being later called as a Locomotive Engineer are subject only to call for Locomotive Engineer work during the period they are so withheld. Should they be released without being called as a Locomotive Engineer they will immediately be advised. In instances when they have been withheld for greater than 18 hours and not called, when released the employee will have the ability to book up to 10 hours rest and will hold their turn if it is in.

Locomotive Engineer Extra Board. a) Update the language of the Locomotive Engineer Extra Board to reflect current handling and add a new rule for the handling of Trainmen not set up as Locomotive Engineers withheld from the working list in anticipation of being called later as a Locomotive Engineer as follows: that they must be advised of being withheld at time of call and will have the ability to book up to 10 hours rest upon release if held for greater than 18 hours. “A Locomotive Engineer Extra Board (LEEB) will be established for the calling of qualified Locomotive Engineers, who are not working as such, under the following conditions: (1) Qualified employees not holding regular positions of Locomotive Engineer who desire to perform work on a single trip basis will indicate their desire to do so in writing at each general advertisement of assignment or immediately when they are no longer able to hold the position of Locomotive Engineer. They will be placed onto the LEEB, and they will take such work when called. (2) Employees on the LEEB will be called on a seniority basis consistent with Local Calling Rules for that Terminal. (3) A qualified Locomotive Engineer who is first out on the LEEB and not available for service when called will not be subject to a call as a Locomotive Engineer for 12 hours. (4) Miles Xxxxx earned when called from the LEEB are chargeable miles in the same manner as for any other trip for the purpose of calculating an individual’s maximum monthly mileages and for any guarantee earnings but will not be added to Trainperson/Conductor’s pools or Spare board for the purpose of regulating their size. (5) If the LEEB is exhausted and all other existing avenues of providing relief from the ranks of working Locomotive Engineers have also been exhausted, qualified Locomotive Engineers not working as such and who are not on the LEEB will be called in inverse order of seniority. In this instance, all miles earned by Trainpersons/Yardpersons working as an Engineer on a single trip basis will be added to the Trainperson’s spare board miles for the purpose of regulating its size. (6) If it becomes necessary to withhold a qualified Locomotive Engineer not working as such from their regular position in order to protect work as a Locomotive Engineer for an ad hoc trip, they will be paid not less than the earnings they would have made on their regular position, whether or not they are used. Payments made under the provision of this clause will be used to make up any guarantee to which an employee may be entitled. Earnings, converted to miles, are chargeable for the purpose of calculating an individual’s maximum monthly mileage. (7) Employees withheld from the working list in anticipation of being called later as a Locomotive Engineer may be so withheld when their regular turn presents itself for call, and they will be so advised. Employee(s) withheld in anticipation of being later called as a Locomotive Engineer are subject only to call for Locomotive Engineer work during the period they are so withheld. Should they be released without being called as a Locomotive Engineer they will immediately be advised. In instances when they have been withheld for greater than 18 hours and not called, when released the employee will have the ability to book up to 10 hours rest and will hold their turn if it is in.