OPERATION OF ASSIGNMENTS IN CASE OF WORK STOPPAGE Sample Clauses

OPERATION OF ASSIGNMENTS IN CASE OF WORK STOPPAGE. 19.1 The parties to this agreement agree that in the case of a work stoppage by employees in the railway industry which would cause a major disruption to assignments, every effort should be made to avoid such disruptions. 19.2 To avoid such disruptions the local supervisory officer of the Company and the Local Chairman of the Union will, as soon as possible, enter into such local arrangements in writing as may be required. 19.3 If no local arrangements are entered into pursuant to paragraph 19.2 the following conditions will apply: (a) If an assignment is cancelled the incumbent will stay on such assignment. If the assignment is covered by a guarantee under the provisions of this agreement such guarantee provisions will apply. If the assignment is not covered by a guarantee under the provisions of this Agreement the period of cancellation will not exceed 2 consecutive calendar days. (b) An assignment which is abolished will not be re-established until operations return to normal. In the interval, work which would have been performed by the abolished assignment will be absorbed into pool or chain gang service or spare boards and worked first-in, first-out. (c) When normal operations are resumed, an employee will return to the assignment, including temporary vacancy, which he held at the time of the abolishment. (d) In the application of this article the Company will arrange to return to their home terminal, employees tied up en route or at an away-from-home terminal because of a work stoppage by employees in the railway industry. In such case the deadhead provisions of this agreement will apply. 19.4 The provisions of this article shall prevail notwithstanding provisions in this agreement which may be in conflict with, or restrict the full application of this article.