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SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL RAILROAD COMPANY
LABOR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT February 7, 1985 LR 013-17-47 Mr. C. L. Barrett, Jr.
General Chairman, UTU - E
8835 SW Canyon Lane, Suite 404B
Portland, Oregon 97225 Mr. L. L. Nelson
General Chairman, UTU C&T
936 SE Ankeny Street, Suite F
Portland, Oregon 97214 Gentlemen: This has reference to previous correspondence and meetings concerning
the meal and lodging facilities at Eastport, Idaho, the latest meeting
being January 3, 1985. In that meeting the discussions centered around the Organizations'
refusal to sign the letter agreement dated October 19, 1984 which, by
its terms, resolved the dispute. It developed that the refusal to sign
the agreement was caused by a basic misunderstanding of the terms of the
agreement which was reached as a result of the meeting on May 2, 1984.
A Catch-22 situation had developed whereby the Superintendent' s office
felt that it should not take steps towards contracting with Mr. Parrish
in Eastport until the agreement, which had the effect of withdrawing all
claims submitted by the Organizations, had been signed. The Organization,
on the other hand, felt that their signature on the agreement was
contingent upon first seeing some indication by the Carrier that steps
were being taken to build the new facility. As a result, neither side
took action and the matter stagnated. In the January 3 meeting the problems at Eastport were again discussed
in depth and you were again advised that Mr. Parrish continued to be
willing to build a lodging facility at Eastport to replace the present
facility and that steps would be taken to finalize a contract with him
to do so in order that construction could begin as soon as weather
permits. You were also advised that Mr. Parrish has indicated that if
the restaurant at Eastport goes out of business, he would be willing to
provide meals in addition to lodging although he did not wish to create
competition for the restaurant so long as it remained open. As for the present operation, it was agreed that the arrangement set
forth in the proposed letter of understanding dated June 14, 1984
continued to be acceptable. That arrangement is as follows: After discussing several options, it was agreed that the
matter of obtaining meals during the time the restaurant at
Eastport was closed would be solved by having the operator of
the restaurant provide a limited menu listing several meals
which she would be willing to prepare in advance and which
would be suitable for placing in plastic containers for reheating
in a microwave oven. The microwave oven would be
placed in the depot at Eastport initially, later to be placed
in the new lodging facility which is to be built at Eastport. The procedure to be followed in utilizing these pre-cooked
meal s will be that the crew will, upon reporting for duty at
Spokane, order from the limited menu and their orders will be
forwarded to the restaurant owner at Eastport prior to 6 PM.
The meal will then be taken to the Eastport depot to be
placed in a refrigerator until the crew arrives, at which
time they can reheat the meal s in the microwave oven. The
employes will pay for the meals prior to departure from Eastport.
As stated above, the arrangement with regard to the
microwave being situated in the depot at Eastport will be
temporary until the new lodging facility is completed. Finally, it was agreed that all claims revolving around the issue of
obtaining meals at Eastport, Idaho, which had been submitted or which
may be submitted in the future, will be withdrawn upon evidence satisfactory
to the Organization that the Company has initiated the necessary
contractual arrangements for construction of the new lodging facility at
Eastport. If the above properly sets forth the subject matter of the meeting held
on January 3 and the agreements reached therein, will Mr. Barrett please
sign in the space provided below, then forward the original and all
copies to Mr. Nelson who, in turn, will return the original and three
signed copies to the undersigned, retaining two signed copies for
himself and mailing two signed copies to Mr. Barrett. Yours truly,
/s/ J. E. Cook ACCEPTED:
/s/ C. L. Barrett Jr.
General Chairman, UTU – E
/s/ L. L. Nelson
General Chairman, UTU C&T SIGNATURES NOT REPRODUCED FOR THIS ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT
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