ITEM 50:Conversion rule-coupling air/making air tests-brakemen

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A G R E E M E N T

between the

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

(Eastern District)

and the

UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION

T Division

IT IS AGREED -

 Section 1: Except as otherwise provided in this agreement, rules, agreements, interpretations or practices, however established, which prohibit or restrict the use of road brakemen in the perform­ance of work incident to the coupling and uncoupling of air, steam and signal hose and/or making air brake tests shall be eliminated and there shall be no prohibitions or restrictions on brakemen perform­ing such work.

 Section 2: In consideration of the conditions specified in Section 1 of this agreement, rates of pay for brakemen who are paid other than passenger and/or through freight rates of pay shall be in­creased .008¢ per mile (80¢ Her 100 miles). This increase shall apply to the basic and mileage rates of pay.

 Section 3: In the application of this agreement, brakemen in through freight service will not be required to couple air hoses on cars which do not move forward in their own train, provided, however, nothing herein shall be construed or interpreted so as to prevent brakemen from coupling of hoses as necessary in the performance of station switching.

 Section 4: In yards or terminals where car inspectors are employed and are on duty in the departure yard for the purpose of inspecting trains and making terminal air tests, brakemen will not be required to chain up or unchain cars, couple or uncouple air, signal or steam hose and/or make air brake tests, except as hereinafter provided:­

a) b) c) d)

e) f)

a)Between engine and first car of train.

b)Between engine and caboose.

c)Between cabooses and last car of train.

d)Between cars when cutting or coupling at crossing. e)Between first and last car where double - over is made from one track to another.

f)Between first and last car in making a straight setout and/or straight pickup to and/or from a single track.

 Section 5: At main line district terminals, road crews in through freight service required to make car to car air tests and/or perform work beyond the exceptions set forth in Section 4, the brakemen members of such crew will convert to local rate of pay.

 Section 6: This agreement shall be effective April l, 1970,and thereafter subject to change, modification or amendment as provided in the Railway Labor Act, as amended.

 Section 7: This agreement is in full, complete and final settlement of the dispute growing out of the organization's Section 6 Notice of November 6, 1966 (Mediation Case A - 8576), served Pursuant to the provision of the Railway Labor Act, as amended)

 Dated at Portland, Oregon this 19th day of March, 1970.