ITEM 43 D: Conductor extra board agreement

ITEM  -  43(d)

FREIGHT CONDUCTORS' EXTRA BOARDS

Effective September 1, 1972 all prior agreements under which freight conductors' extra boards have been established are cancelled. On and after that date, the establishment of a freight conductors' extra board shall be subject to the Provisions set forth below:

 5(a). The Superintendent will regulate the extra board. Sufficient conductors will be assigned to maintain the average mileage between 3850 and 4200 per month; however, the Carrier will not be subject to claims because of the regulation thereof.

 (b). On days the extra board is regu­lated, assignments to and reductions from the extra board will be effective at 1:00 PM.

 (c). Deadheading which results from the regulation of mileage will not be paid for.

 6(a). Extra conductors will register their actual accumulated mileage at home terminal on completion of each trip in book provided at lo­cation agreed to by Superintendent and UTU(C) Local Chairman.

 (b). Extra conductors who fail to register their mileage will be placed last out after proper mileage is registered.

 7(a). When the conductors' extra board is exhausted, vacancies will be filled by the senior conductor available at calling time with written application on file.

 (b). If no conductor with application on file is available, the junior promoted conductor available at calling time will be used.

 9(a). Conductors assigned to the extra board will remain thereon not less than 30 days, unless displaced, except that:

Such conductor may move to a bulletined regular assignment or to a new turn or a permanent vacancy in the freight pool, provided his written application has been on file not less than 5 days prior to assignment of the vacancy or new turn.

NOTE: A conductor who voluntarily moves from the extra board to pool service as provided by the exception above shall not be permitted to again file application for or otherwise return to the extra board for a period of 60 days thereafter, unless such conductor is displaced from the pool prior to expiration of the 60 - day period.

 (b). Conductors relinquishing the extra board must displace the junior pool freight conductor when seniority permits; otherwise, they will displace per Rule 92(15).

 11(a). Extra conductors called for vacan­cies at outlying points will be released to return to the extra board after 7 days or on completion of last trip preceding layover day, and will be placed last out at tie - up time that day.

 (b). An extra conductor released from an outlying vacancy will not be called a second time for the same vacancy if other extra conductors are available.

 (c). In the protection of outlying va­cancies, deadhead pay will be allowed only for the first trip to and the last trip from such vacancy. No intermediate deadheads will be paid for.

 12(a). An extra conductor laying off when first out or not available for call will, on re­porting for duty, be placed last out after the run or turn for which he stood returns to the home terminal, subject to Rule 46.

 (b) When laying off or missing call for an outlying vacancy, the extra conductor will be required to report at the outlying point without deadhead pay in either direction. If the outlying vacancy no longer exists or has been filled under Rule 44(a)(1), the extra conductor will be placed last out.

 (c). It is understood this provision does not estop the Carrier from administering such discipline as it deems proper for a missed call.

 Dated at Omaha, Nebraska this 7th day of August, 1972.