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The BLET / Norfolk Southern Agreement For TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ARTICLE 1 REPRESENTATION 1 ARTICLE 2 YARD SERVICE 16 Rate of Pay - Yard Service 16 Overtime - Regular Men 16 Overtime - Extra Men 17 Assignment 18 Starting Time 19 On/Off Duty Point(s) 20 Meal Periods 21 Arbitraries and Special Allowances 21 Changing Switching Limits 23 ARTICLE 3 FIVE-DAY WORK WEEK 25 Establishing Assignments 25 Regular Engineers Work Week 27 Extra Engineers Work Week 29 ARTICLE 4 FREIGHT SERVICE 33 Basic Day - Freight Service 33 Overtime - Freight Service 33 Short Trip and Turnaround Service 33 Turnaround Service 34 Relieved for Rest 34 Doubling Hills and Running for Water and Fuel 35 Relief Service 36 Changing Engines on Road 37 ARTICLE 5 RUNAROUND 39 Active/Inactive Turns 40 ARTICLE 6 BEGINNING AND ENDING DAY 42 ARTICLE 7 SELF-PROPELLED MACHINES 43 ARTICLE 8 WORK TRAIN SERVICE 44 ARTICLE 9 (A) HELD-AWAY-FROM-HOME TERMINAL 47 (B) Expenses Away-From Home 47 (C) Lodging 49 ARTICLE 10 MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF ROAD SERVICE 52 ARTICLE 11 MILEAGE REGULATIONS 55 I PAGE ARTICLE 12 DEADHEADING 61 Deadheading and Service Combined 61 Deadheading Separate from Service 61 ARTICLE 13 ATTENDING COURT, JURY DUTY, BEREAVEMENT 64 Attending Court 64 Jury Duty 65 Bereavement Leave 65 ARTICLE 14 PILOTS 68 ARTICLE 15 ROAD/YARD MOVEMENTS (1) Road Engineers Switching in Yards 69 (2) Combination Road-Yard 69 (3) Road/Yard Movements 70 Road Crews 71 Yard Crews 74 (4) Interchange 75 (5) Enhanced Customer Service 77 ARTICLE 16 SWITCHING LIMITS 79 ARTICLE 17 LEARNING THE ROAD AND OTHER SERVICE 84 ARTICLE 18 CALLED AND RELEASED 85 ARTICLE 19 ARBITRARIES AND SPECIAL ALLOWANCE 86 ARTICLE 20 LOCAL FREIGHT AND ROAD SWITCHER SERVICE 87 Local Freight Rates 87 Switch Local/Road Switcher Rates 87 Lorain/South Loraine 89 Branch/Specified Runs 90 ARTICLE 21 GUARANTEED EXTRA BOARDS 91 ARTICLE 22 TERMINAL DELAY 94 (A) Initial Terminal Delay 94 (B) Final Terminal Delay 95 ARTICLE 23 ENGINEERS' REST 98 ARTICLE 24 CALLING PROCEDURES 101 Calling Time 101 Laying Off/Missed Call (Regular Assigned) 101 Laying Off/Missed Call (Extra) 102 ARTICLE 25 ADVERTISING AND FILLING REGULAR ASSIGNMENTS AND PERMANENT VACANCIES 105 Displacements 105 Change of Conditions 107 II PAGE ARTICLE 26 FILLING TEMPORARY VACANCIES 109 ARTICLE 27 LEAVE OF ABSENCE 113 ARTICLE 28 ASSIGNED SERVICE 115 Guarantees 115 ARTICLE 29 TURNAROUND SERVICE 117 Engine Failure 118 ARTICLE 30 PROMOTION AND RIGHTS 119 ARTICLE 31 LAYING OFF 121 ARTICLE 32 SENIORITY LIST 122 ARTICLE 33 MISCELLANEOUS (A) Copies of Agreement 123 (B) Application for Employment 123 (C) General 123 (D) Disabled Engineers 124 (E) Electric or Other Power 124 (F) Engineer’s Right to a Representative 124 (G) Enhanced Employment Opportunities 124 (H) Benefits Eligibility 126 ARTICLE 34 ENGINES EQUIPPED FOR SERVICE 128 Drinking Water 128 Minimum Standards 129 ARTICLE 35 INSURANCE BENEFITS 130 Off Track Vehicle Insurance 130 Accidental Death or Dismemberment 131 ARTICLE 36 SYNTHESIS OF OPERATING VACATION AGREEMENTS 135 ARTICLE 37 PAID HOLIDAYS AND PERSONAL LEAVE 156 Paid Holidays 156 Personal Leave 162 ARTICLE 38 INTERDIVISIONAL SERVICE 164 ARTICLE 39 PAY AND TIME REPORTS 173 Direct Deposit 174 ARTICLE 40 TIME LIMITS ON CLAIMS 175 III PAGE ARTICLE 41 DISCIPLINE AND PROCEDURES 177 General Requirements 177 Formal Hearing 177 Transcript of Hearing 179 Hearing Decision 179 Compensation for Attending Hearing 180 Time Limit on Appeals 181 Effect on Time Limits 182 ARTICLE 42 ROAD MEAL PERIOD 183 ARTICLE 43 CONVERSION 185 ARTICLE 44 SENIORITY/INTERCHANGEABLE RIGHTS 187 NKP/PRR Seniority Districts 187 WABASH/NKP Seniority Districts 200 ARTICLE 45 PHYSICAL RE-EXAMINATION 208 ARTICLE 46 RATES OF PAY (A) WAGES 210 (B) THOROUGHBRED PERFORMANCE BONUS 210 (C) RATE PROGRESSION 212 ARTICLE 47 TERMS OF AGREEMENT 214 APPENDIX 1 COORDINATIONS/CONSOLIDATIONS (A) FT. WAYNE COORDINATION 215 (B) TOLEDO COORDINATION 217 (C) LAFAYETTE COORDINATION 221 (D) CHICAGO COORDINATION 225 (E) CLEVELAND COORDINATION 230 (F) BELLEVUE - SANDUSKY COORDINATION 235 (G) GARY, HUNTINGTON-MAUMEE-DELTA AND CHICAGO SENIORITY DISTRICTS COORDINATION 247 (H) MOBERLY DIVISION - ST. LOUIS TERMINAL CONSOLIDATED SENIORITY DISTRICT 264 (I) KINGSBURY ORDNANCE PLANT COORDINATION 276 (J) ST. LOUIS CONSOLIDATION: NW-SOU-IT 278 (K) ARGOS-DILLON-PINE-SOUTH BEND-PINE -WARKARUSA COORDINATION 289 APPENDIX 2 INTERDIVISIONAL AGREEMENTS (A) DECATUR, ILLINOIS - PERU, INDIANA 294 (B) LIMA, OHIO - BELLEVUE, OHIO JOINT POOL AGREEMENT 298 (C) MOBERLY, MISSOURI - DECATUR, ILLINOIS THROUGH HANNIBAL, MISSOURI 300 (D) PERU, INDIANA - BELLEVUE, OHIO 306 (E) NEW CONNECTION AGREEMENT IV (BELLEVUE, OHIO) 312 APPENDIX 2 INTERDIVISIONAL AGREEMENTS (Continued) PAGE (F) COLUMBUS, OHIO - FT. WAYNE, INDIANA VIA NEW CONNECTION, BELLEVUE, OHIO 313 (G) PERU, INDIANA - DETROIT, MICHIGAN THROUGH MONTPELIER, OHIO 318 (H) DECATUR, ILLINOIS - FRANKFORT, INDIANA THROUGH LAFAYETTE, INDIANA 326 (I) DECATUR, ILLINOIS - DIAMOND STAR AUTOMOBILE PLANT (BLOOMINGTON/YUTON, ILLINOIS) 335 (J) DECATUR, ILLINOIS - PEORIA, ILLINOIS 339 (K) BUFFALO, NEW YORK AND CLEVELAND, OHIO OR BUFFALO, NEW YORK AND BELLEVUE, OHIO 344 (L) DETROIT, MICHIGAN - FT. WAYNE, INDIANA 347 (M) BELLEVUE-DETROIT INTERDIVISIONAL AGREEMENT 351 (N) COFFEEN COAL AGREEMENT 354 V ARTICLE 1 REPRESENTATION Section 1 The right to make and interpret contracts, articles, rates, seniority and working agreements for locomotive engineers shall be vested in the regularly constituted committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Section 2 The right of any Engineer, Fireman, Helper, Hostler or Outside Hostler Helper to have the regularly constituted Committee of his Organization represent him in the handling of his grievances, under the recognized interpretation placed upon the Agreement involved by the officials of the Railroad and the General Committee making the same, is conceded. Section 3 (a) The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers shall have the exclusive right to represent all engine service employees (other than those who are represented exclusively by another labor organization) in company-level grievance, claim and disciplinary proceedings on those carriers on the BLE is the lawfully recognized or certified collective bargaining representative for that craft. (b) This Article shall become effective ninety (90) days after service of notice on the Carrier by the Organization's authorized representative(s) unless implemented sooner pursuant to agreement between the parties. Section 4 (a)(1) In accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, all employees of this Carrier now or hereafter subject to the articles and working conditions agreements between the parties hereto, except as hereinafter provided, shall, as a condition of their continued employment subject to such agreements, become members of the Organization representing the employees party hereto within sixty calendar days of the date they first perform compensated service as such employees after the effective date of this agreement, and thereafter shall maintain membership in such Organization; except that such membership shall not be required of any individual until he has performed compensated service on thirty days within a period of twelve consecutive calendar months. Nothing in this agreement shall alter, enlarge or otherwise change the coverage of the present or future articles and working conditions agreements. Article 1 (2) The requirements of membership provided for in Section 4(a) of this article shall be satisfied as to both a present or future employee, if said employee shall hold or acquire membership in any one of the labor organizations, national in scope, organized in accordance with the Railway Labor Act and admitting to membership employees of a class or craft engaged in any of the services or capacities covered in Section 4, First, (h), of the Railway Labor Act, defining the jurisdictional scope of the First Division of the National Railroad Adjustment Board. Nothing herein shall prevent an employee from changing membership from one Organization to another Organization admitting to membership employees of a craft or class in any of the services above specified. (b)(1) Employees who retain seniority under the articles and working conditions agreements between the parties hereto and who are regularly assigned or transferred to full time employment not covered by these agreements, or who, for a period of thirty days or more are (1) furloughed on account of force reduction, or (2) on leave of absence, or (3) absent on account of sickness or disability, will not be required to maintain membership as provided in Section 4(a) of this article so long as they remain in such other employment, or furloughed or absent as herein provided, but they may do so at their option. Should such employees return to any service covered by the said articles and working conditions agreements and continue therein thirty calendar days or more, irrespective of the number of days actually worked during that period, they shall, as a condition of their continued employment subject to such agreements, be required to become and remain members of an Organization as referred to in Section 4(a) of this Article within thirty-five calendar days from date of their return to such service. (2) The seniority status and rights of employees furloughed to serve in the Armed Forces or granted leaves of absence to engage in studies under an educational aid program sponsored by the federal government or a state government for the benefit of ex-service men shall not be terminated by reason of any of the provisions of this Section 4 but such employees shall, upon resumption of employment, be considered as new employees for the purposes of applying this Section 4. (3) Employees who retain seniority under the articles and working conditions agreements and who, for reasons other than those specified in subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this subsection (b), are not in service covered by such agreements, or leave such service, will not be required to maintain membership as provided in Section 4(a) of this article so long as they are not in service covered by such agreements, but they may do so at their option.
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