Common use of WORK TRAIN ASSIGNMENTS Clause in Contracts

WORK TRAIN ASSIGNMENTS. (1) Work train service of 7 days or more duration will be advertised and made a regular assignment. Bulletins will be posted 7 days in advance of the scheduled starting date of the assigned work train, specifying, as closely as possible, the subdivision(s) on which the work is to be performed, the nature of the work, and the scheduled work and rest days of the assignment. (2) In the event of an assigned work train moving from one subdivision to another subdivision which was not advertised in the original bulletin, the assignment will be considered discontinued and the train, if required over 7 days, will again be bulletined. Work train assignments will not be bulletined working on subdivisions under different jurisdictions of territory on a seniority district except by prior mutual agreement. (3) Work train service of less than 7 days will be handled by through freight crews, except as otherwise provided under Local Agreement. (4) Assignments will be filled by the senior classed Locomotive Engineer, Conductor and Trainperson(s), working within the respective crafts applying, subject to qualification. In the event no applications are received the positions will be filled under the terms of the Collective Agreement. (5) When an assignment is discontinued, Locomotive Engineers, Conductors and Trainpersons affected shall have choice of assignment according to seniority and other applicable rules. (6) Unless senior Locomotive Engineers, Conductors, and Trainpersons desire otherwise, assigned work trains will be manned by junior qualified employees in the respective classes of service. Senior employees will not be required to hold unassigned work trains when junior employees are available. When two or more work trains are worked at the same point, the senior classed running trade employees will have the choice of which assignment they will work. (7) The Company will not be put to any extra expense if, as the result of the exercise of seniority, an employee is displaced by another.

WORK TRAIN ASSIGNMENTS. (1) Work train service of 7 days or more duration will be advertised and made a regular assignment. Bulletins will be posted 7 days in advance of the scheduled starting date of the assigned work train, specifying, as closely as possible, the subdivision(s) on which the work is to be performed, the nature of the work, and the scheduled work and rest days of the assignment. (2) In the event of an assigned work train moving from one subdivision to another subdivision which was not advertised in the original bulletin, the assignment will be considered discontinued and the train, if required over 7 days, will again be bulletined. Work train assignments will not be bulletined working on subdivisions under different jurisdictions of territory on a seniority district except by prior mutual agreement. (3) Work train service of less than 7 days will be handled by through freight crews, except as otherwise provided under Local Agreement. (4) Assignments will be filled by the senior classed Locomotive Engineer, Conductor and Trainperson(s), working within the respective crafts applying, subject to qualification. In the event no applications are received the positions will be filled under the terms of the Collective Agreement. (5) When an assignment is discontinued, Locomotive Engineers, Conductors and Trainpersons affected shall have choice of assignment according to seniority and other applicable rules. (6) Unless senior Locomotive Engineers, Conductors, and Trainpersons desire otherwise, assigned work trains will be manned by junior qualified employees in the respective classes of service. Senior employees will not be required to hold unassigned work trains when junior employees are available. When two or more work trains are worked at the same point, the senior classed running trade employees will have the choice of which assignment they will work. (7) The Company will not be put to any extra expense if, as the result of the exercise of seniority, an employee is displaced by another.