SL Metro Complex Extra Boards

Your Claim:

• Called in the Salt Lake Metro Complex from an Extra Board to perform service protected by another extra board.
  • Per Section V of the Yost Award:

1. The following extra boards may be established to protect vacancies and other extra board work in or out of the Salt Lake City/Ogden metro complex or in the vicinity thereof:

1 . Ogden: One conductor and one brakeman/switchmen (total of two) extra boards to protect the Ogden-Green River Pool, and the Ogden-Elko Pool (if pools are operated separately), the Ogden yard assignments and all road switchers, locals and work trains between Ogden-Green River, Clearfield-McCammon and Ogden-Elko. 2. Salt Lake North: One conductor and one brakeman/switchmen (total of two) extra boards to protect the Salt Lake-Pocatello/Green River Pool, the Salt Lake-Elko pool, all Salt Lake Yard assignments and all road switchers, locals and work trains between Salt Lake to Wendover and Salt Lake to Clearfield except work trains may work all the way to Ogden.

2.  Salt Lake North: One conductor and one brakeman/switchmen (total of two) extra boards to protect the Salt Lake-Pocatello/Green River Pool, the Salt Lake-Elko pool, all Salt Lake Yard assignments and all road switchers, locals and work trains between Salt Lake to Wendover and Salt Lake to Clearfield except work trains may work all the way to Ogden

Note: If the Carrier operates Metro Complex pools to Pocatello/Green River and Elko then the above extra boards will convert to two sets of extra boards with one set covering east pool freight and one covering west pool freight. The east extra boards will also cover all road switcher, locals, yard assignments and work trains at or between Salt Lake and Pocatello/Green River/Ogden with the west extra board covering these assignments between Ogden/Salt Lake and Elko.

3.  Salt Lake South: One conductor/brakeman extra board to protect Salt Lake -Milford/H61per/Grand Junction/Provo pool(s) and all road switcher local and work train assignments in this area.

Note: The Carrier may operate more than these extra boards in the Salt Lake Metro complex. When more than these extra boards are operated the Carrier shall notify the General Chairman what area each extra board shall cover. When combining extra boards the Carrier shall give ten (10) days written notice.

SCENARIO #1:

• Salt Lake/Ogden Extra Board (XC60/XC65) employee called to protect a vacancy in Salt Lake/Ogden Extra Board (XC60/65) when the protecting Extra Board is exhausted.

Required Documentation: 

• A copy of your payroll recap showing declination number (mandatory)
• Your call sheet (very important for this claim), extra board snapshots.

Claim:

Was called off the (circ 7) (extra board ID) to work the (Train Symbol, circ-7, board) on (date) @ (time) hrs. The (circ-7 and extra board ID) that normally protects this work as defined by the Yost Award should have been utilized. Was on duty @ (time) hrs, tied-up at (time) hrs on (date) . Claim a basic day on account Section V. Extra Boards of the Yost Award clearly defines what work is to be protected by each separate extra board.