ARTICLES of the WEEK

September 27

 

The right to make and interpret contracts, rules, rates and working agreements for locomotive engineers shall be vested in the regularly constituted Committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

 

Article 6.1 c Final Terminal Time - Passenger Service

Straight-away service - Electric locomotive, electric car and motor car.

From the time of arrival at the final passenger station until the time of registering off duty.

 

Article 29.3 Booking Rest

Rest taken pursuant to paragraph 29.1 or 29.2 must be registered in even hours and once registered cannot be changed or cancelled. Rest taken will be exclusive of call time.

 

Fraternally:

Your Local Committee of Adjustment

 

 

 

ARTICLES of the MONTH

January 2001.

 

 

Excerpts from General Safety Rules:


Safety shall be regarded by everyone as a prime consideration in the successful performance of their duties. Management is specifically responsible for the development and implementation of safe practices and procedures.

Employees have the responsibility to perform their duties in a manner that will not jeopardize the safety of customers or adversely affect their own health, safety or physical well being or that of their fellow workers.

 

MacKenzie Award Article 13

Locomotive engineers who book rest at an away- from- home terminal will have their guarantee reduced by all the hours of the tour of duty missed, unless the train was delayed by two or more hours which results in the regular layover now being less than six hours.

 

1.1 Agreement Articles 29.1, 29.2 and 29.3

29.1 Locomotive engineers will have the right, upon going off duty, to take between 6 and 24 hours' rest at the home terminal.

29.2 Locomotive engineers will have the right, upon going off duty, to take between 1 and 8 hours' rest at the away-from-home terminal.

29.3 Rest taken pursuant to paragraph 29.1 or paragraph 29.2 must be registered in even hours and once
registered cannot be changed or cancelled. Rest taken will be exclusive of call time.

 

Fraternally:

Local Committee of Adjustment