Operation of Assignments In case of Work Stoppage. 14.1 The parties to this Collective Agreement agree that in the case of a work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, which would cause a major disruption assignments, every effort should be made to avoid such disruptions.
14.2 To avoid such disruptions the local supervisory Officer of the Corporation and the TCRC Local Chair will, as soon as possible, enter into such local arrangements in writing as may be required.
14.3 If no local arrangements are entered into pursuant to Article 14.2 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 Collective Agreement, such guarantee provisions will apply. If the assignment is not covered by a guarantee under the provisions of this Collective Agreement, the period of cancellation will not exceed two (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 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 they held at the time of the abolishment.
(d) In the application of this Article 14, the Corporation 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 Collective Agreement will apply.
14.4 The provisions of this Article 14 shall prevail notwithstanding provisions in this Agreement which may be in conflict with, or restrict the full application of this Article.
