HOSTLING VACANCIES
| Description: MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Between the UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY for the territory Eastern District and the UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION Filling Permanent & Temporary Designated Hostler Vacancies Denver Terminal Zone 400 - Denver Hub Prior to the UP/SP merger, designated regular assigned and extra unassigned hostler and hostler helper vacancies were filled by ground service employees under the provisions of Article 1 (10) (c) of the October 31, 1985 UTU National Agreement. On July 1, 1997 the Carrier implemented the provisions of the UP/SP Denver Hub arbitration/Agreement and ground service employees continued to protect designated hostling positions within the consolidated UP/SP Denver Terminal as set forth by Article III of the UP/SP Merger Implementing Award/Agreement. Therefore it is agreed: 1.) Ground Service employees (Switchmen) who successfully meet the necessary training and FRA qualification requirements will be permitted to make application (bid) on designated regular assigned hostler and/or hostler helper vacancies as presently handled. 2.) In the event a regular assigned hostler or hostler helper vacancy is not filled by application, the junior qualified switchmen in the terminal will be assigned. (a) 'In the terminal' means, within the Denver terminal, the junior qualified switchmen who is either unassigned, holding a regular yard foreman, helper position, assigned to the combination switchmen/brakemen extra board or the hostler extra board. (b) If there are no junior qualified switchmen in the terminal, then the junior qualified train service employee at the location will be assigned as provided by the October 31, 1985 UTU National Agreement, Article XIII, Section 10 (c). 3.) Ground Service employees who are regularly assigned or work a Hostler position will be allowed the Yard Foreman rate of pay. Ground Service employees who are regularly assigned or work a Hostler Helper position will be allowed the Yard Helper rate of pay. 4.) In the event an engine service employee with a seniority date preceding November 1, 1985 is no longer eligible to hold an engineer position, he/she will be required to exercise their seniority to a designated Hostler or Hostler Helper position prior to exercising to a Fireman position in accordance with applicable agreements. 5.) This agreement will be effective January 11, 2001 and may be cancelled by either party the other party. Signed this 4th day of January 2002 For The Organization: For The Carrier:
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