Canadian Pacific Railway Company

&

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference

Division 563

   Local Rules & Agreed PractiCes

   Letters of Understanding

   Memorandums

   TIE-UP Claim Profiles

Notice

These attached local agreements (letters of understanding and memorandums) and claim profiles are presented herein for reference purposes.

Some of these documents have been modified from their original form for inclusion in this package. For example, there are cases where there are separate agreements for Engineers and Trainmen even though the language (other then craft identification) is identical. These agreements have been referenced in this package as a single agreement with a combined craft reference.

The work conditions defined in these agreements have not been modified herein. However, in the event of a dispute in the language or interpretation of any agreement please contact the respective Trainmen or Engineer Local Chairman.

The original documents, rather then the reference documents presented in this package, will be relied upon in the event of a dispute between the parties.

Index

(Page i – iii)

       List of Union Contacts – Page iv

       Company Contacts – Page v

       Schedule of Union Meetings – Page vi

Article                                                                                                                         Page              

Definitions                                                                                                                     Page 1

Ad Hoc Vacancy

Bid Card

Position/Assignment

Preference of Pools

Weekly Placement Set Up Period

Weekly Vacancy

Waiting Turn

Article 1   – Unassigned Freight Conditions                                                                      Page 2

1.1     North Freight Pool

1.2     West Freight Pool

1.3     East Freight Pool

1.4     Spare Board

1.5     Unassigned crews called in Unit Train or Unit Coal Train Service

Article 2   – Establishing Order of Turns                                                                           Page 2 – 3

2.1               Establishing turn by off duty time.

2.2               Establish turn by arrival time at the outer main track switch or designated point. 

2.3               Establish time at the Away Terminal when off duty time is the same

2.4               Establish time at Home Terminal when off duty time is the same

2.5               Establish Order of turn Moving from Pool to Pool, Pool to Spareboard, etc.

2.6               Order of Turn From Assigned, Off for Miles, Leave, Sick and Annual Vacation

Article 3   – Short Trip                                                                                                    Page 3 – 4

3.1         Short Trip Definition

3.2         Second Short Trip Bypass Rule (Does not apply when working as an ESB)

3.3         Short Trip and Positioning of Closed Turns

3.4         Re-positioning of turn after Short Trip when off on Union Business/Company Business

3.5         Short Trip Status during Weekly Crew Change

Article 4   – Closing Turns                                                                                               Page 4

4.1          Closing Turns when Spareboards are depleted

4.2          Closing Turns – Missed Calls

Article 5   – Filling Ad Hoc Vacancies in Unassigned Service                                             Page 4

5.1      Filling Locomotive Engineer Ad Hoc Vacancies – Appendix “A” Page 14

5.2      Filling Conductor Ad Hoc Vacancies – Appendix “B” Page 14

Article 6   – Assigned Service Vacancies                                                                         Page 4

6.1          Vacating Position in Assigned Service

6.2          Thirty Day Yard Bumps (Trainmen)

6.3          Bulletining New Positions in Assigned Service

6.4          Filling Locomotive Engineer Ad Hoc Vacancies in Assigned Service – Appendix “B” Page 15

6.5         Filling Conductor Ad Hoc Vacancies in Assigned Service – Appendix “B” Page 15

Article 7   – Yard Service Vacancies                                                                                Page 5

7.1       Filling Locomotive Engineer Ad Hoc Vacancies in Yard Service – Appendix “C” Page 16

7.2       Filling Yard Foreman Ad Hoc Vacancies in Yard Service – Appendix “C” Page 16

7.3        Filling Yard Helper Ad Hoc Vacancies in Yard Service – Appendix “C” Page 16

Article 8   – Unassigned Work Train                                                                                 Page 5

8.1         Unassigned Work Trains – Spare Work & Not to be placed in Common Pool at AFHT

8.2         Crewing Unassigned Work Trains When No Spare Engineers Available – Appendix “D” Page 17

8.3         Crewing Unassigned Work Trains When No Spare Trainpersons Available – Appendix “D” Page 17

8.4         Utilizing Crew called or on duty for the Auxiliary

8.5         Fixed Rate on Unassigned Work Train & Premium Payment in Excess of 12 Hours

8.6         An RTE May be engaged in Unassigned Work Train Service to a Maximum of 4 Days

8.7         ESB’s Working on Assigned or Unassigned Work Trains

Article 9   – Weekly Placement Setup System                                                                 Page 6 – 8

9.1        General Change of Assignment Bid Card

9.2        Submitting Bid Cards Between General Change of Assignment

9.3        Changing Bid Card to Move from Pool to Pool or Pool to Spareboard

9.4        Effect of General Change of Assignment

9.5        Bid Cards of Employees off during Bulletin Period of General Change of Assignment

9.6        Posting of General Change of assignment Results

9.7        Seven Day Bid Cards not received for the week of effective date of the general change

9.8        Effective date of the General Change of Assignment

9.9        Cancellation of Assignments not commencing work within 20 days of awarding

9.10          Posting of New Positions between General Change of Assignment

9.11          Posting of Weekly Placement  

9.12          Effect of Weekly Placement & Handling of Known partial Seven Day Vacancies  

9.13          Placement at Weekly Crew Change

9.14          Effect of RTE’s Passing up assignment which results in Junior Employee Holding Job

9.15          Filling a temporary "Weekly Placement” vacancy moving to other 'Weekly Placement" vacancies

9.16          Insufficient Preferences Listed on Bid Card

9.17          Distinctive Names for Assignments and Effect of Changes Thereto

9.18          Bulletining of Seven Day Vacancies which become Permanent

9.19          Accommodation of return to work part way through a Weekly Placement Period

Article 10 – Leave of Absence for Union Business                                                 Page 8 – 9

10.1      Conditions for Leave of Absence for Union Business

10.2      Vice Local Chairman Replacing The Local Chairman When He/She Is Unavailable

10.3      Union Officer Holding Turn

10.4      Local Chairman May Reposition Turn First Out

10.5      Union Officers – Short Trip Only Status

10.6      Union Officers – Booking Rest Off of Union or Company Business

10.7      Union Officers – Repositioning Turn After Short Trip while on Union or Company Business

10.8      Employees Holding Turn to Attend Investigation

Article 11 – Returning from Absences From Work                                                 Page 9 – 10

11.1     Effect and Conditions for Vacancies which extend through a Weekly Placement

11.2     Minimum Time Off for LOA & Other Reasons

11.3     Employees to be automatically booked available on expiration of ALOA

11.4     Employees to be booked “Waiting Turn” while waiting for provided minimum times to elapse

11.5     Employees automatically booked available returning from miles & Miles Rest Rule

11.6     Two or More Employees Returning at the Same Time

11.7      Placement of Employees Returning From AV and Effect of AV Extending Partially Into Weekly Placement

Article 12 – Calling Procedures & Missed Calls                                                                Page 10 – 11

12.1            Calling Procedures

12.2            15 Minutes to respond to a call

12.3            Short Call – Reasonable Effort to Avoid Delay to Train

12.4            Choice of Call

12.5            First Out Employee will Bear Penalty for Missed Call

12.6            Employees Missing Call will be held Waiting Turn for 24 Hours

12.7            Standard Calls at the Away From Home Terminal – Provisions for Off & On Duty

Article 13 – Booking Rest                                                                                               Page 11 – 12

13.1       Rest Rule When Called & Cancelled Prior to Commencing Duty (Up to 8 Hours)

13.2       Rest Rule returning from AV or from being off for Miles (Up to 8 Hours)

13.3       Rest Rule reporting Off Duty at Cranbrook (Up to 30 Hours)

Article 14 – Annual Vacation                                                                                           Page 12

14.1   Annual Vacation Procedure – Including General Holiday’s Occurring while on AV

14.2   Establishing Board Placement Returning from AV – Bottom of Board in Seniority Order

14.3   Local Chairman Not Required to Submit AV Bid

14.4   Filling of Annual Vacation Vacancies

Article 15 – Miscellaneous                                                                                              Page 12 – 13

15.1   Locomotive Engineers Assisting (CK Claim Code) – Pacific Rule 5B

15.2   Exclusive Ballast Pit Work

15.3   Crewing of Track Analyzer Recorder Car – Pool Work except Kimberley Sub

15.4   Claiming Run Miles (per Sparwood RT Agmt) no actual miles run – (Enter 2 run miles in CMA)

15.5   Provision for Claiming EC while engaged in CD (Coal Detention) Service

Limitation and Effective Date of Agreement                                                                       Page 13

Ad Hoc Vacancies in Unassigned Service – Local Rules Appendix A                                  Page 14 - 16

Ad Hoc Vacancies in Assigned Service – Local Rules Appendix B                         Page 17 - 19

Ad Hoc Vacancies in Yard Service – Local Rules Appendix C                                            Page 20 - 22

Vacancies in Assigned & Unassigned Work Train Service – Local Rules Appendix D           Page 23 – 25

Section 2 –  Letters of Understanding & Memorandums                                                     Page 1 - 26

Section 3 – Local Claim Profiles                                                                                      Page 1 – 20

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference

Division 563

www.TCRC563.com 

emccormick@shaw.ca

lsclear@shaw.ca

Company Contacts

www.cpr.ca

Benefit Provider:

      Manulife Customer Service Centre: 1-800-268-6195

      When contacting Manulife you will need the Benefit Contract # 84500

      www.manulife.com

      http://groupbenefits.manulife.com/canada/GB_v2.nsf/Public/pm_welcome

 Teamsters Canada Rail Conference

Division 563

Representing Engineers, Conductors, Train & Yardpersons

www.TCRC563.com

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING SCHEDULE

Regular Monthly Meetings are generally held the third Monday of the Month.

Cranbrook Claim Code Reference

    Unassigned work train fixed rates – Use WM claim code to top up rates

    Units to FS –  Crews claim additional 10 run miles

    Final time payment when in SA to Crowsnest – 1 Hour – FT Claim Code

    Scale test train fixed rates – Use WM claim code to top up rates

    West Pool fixed mileage – NN for 25 mile non-charge top up. MM for exceeding threshold times.

    McConnell – same as West Pool fixed miles LOU

    Power move Crow to Sparwood – PP for 25 mile premium for handling turner units back to Sparwood for crews in TAS. PM for 16 mile payment on Eastward train volunteering to return units.

    Wayfreight Fixed mileage – NN fixed mile non-charge claim

    Specific coal train LOU – CK for 25 mile premium payment

    Engineer in Short TAS entitled to turn around time – Ensure D1 and run miles equal at least a 100 mile minimum day and use TJ CK to generate turn time.

    Coal Detention – CD

    Off main track at Greenhills for meet - OM

    Crews ordered in DHIT TAS should state DHIT TAS in remarks field

    Engineer assisting per Pacific Rule 5(b) – Claim code DB

Cranbrook TCRC (Engineer & Trainmen) Local Rules & Agreed  Practices

These local agreements between the Company and the union are adopted pursuant to the provisions of the applicable TCRC (Engineer/Trainmen) collective agreements which provide for the establishment of local rules to meet local conditions. These local agreements will be reviewed at least yearly in the month of January by the signatories.

DEFINITIONS

Ad Hoc Vacancy:

In any service, a vacancy which does not extend through a Weekly Placement period. Except that mileage vacancies of any duration shall be considered Ad Hoc Vacancies.

Bid Card:

A bid submitted on the prescribed form on which a Running Trades Employee indicates his/her preference of positions in assigned and unassigned service and in Yard service. The spareboard is considered a biddable position in unassigned service.

Position/Assignment:

All regular jobs and Seven Day assignments in all classes of service.

Preference of Pools

The Preference of Pools as defined in this agreement shall be;

(a)                 North Pool

(b)                 West Pool

(c)                 East Pool

Weekly Placement  (Sevenday Set Up Period):

The awarding of both permanent and temporary jobs on a weekly basis at 2201 Sunday to be effective 0001 Monday

Note: Except where otherwise agreed to, example “Way Freight A” which takes effect weekly at 2201 Saturday this to include general change of card.

Weekly (Sevenday) Vacancy:

In any service, a vacancy which extends through an entire Weekly Placement period.

Note:    Vacancies created when an employee has reached his/her monthly mileage limitation are always Ad Hoc Vacancies regardless of the length.

Waiting Turn:

Any Running Trades employee who is okay for duty but who must wait until his turn arrives at the home terminal or who must wait for the expiration of a specified time, as provided by Local Agreements.

1                      UNASSIGNED FREIGHT SERVICE

Both Conductor's and Locomotive Engineer's unassigned freight service will be crewed from three separate pools (in order of preference) and spare boards as follows:

1.1         North Freight Pool - all work on the Windermere Subdivision including trains on the Cranbrook Subdivision between Cranbrook and Fort Steele, destined to and from the Windermere Subdivision.

1.2         West Freight Pool - all work on the Moyie Subdivision and the Nelson Subdivision to McConnell.

1.3         East Freight Pool - all work on the Cranbrook, Fording River and Byron Creek Subdivisions, except those trains between Cranbrook and Fort Steele destined to and from the Windermere Subdivision.

1.4         Spare Board - for all work classified as spare work, which includes any piloting work and will be manned by the respective spare list. However, the equipment commonly referred to as the Track Evaluation Car will be considered pool work and be ordered accordingly.

Note:   Unassigned work trains and assigned work train relief on all subdivisions, as well as all unassigned trains on the Kimberley Subdivision will be crewed from the respective Engineer & Trainmen spareboards.

1.5         Unassigned crews will remain with the tour of duty for which they are called; except those called in Unit Train or Unit Coal Train Service will take the first train available to them at Fort Steele in the service for which they are called.

2.                     Establishing Order of Turns:

2.1              Running Trades Employees who arrive at terminals by other than train will establish their turn by their off duty time.

2.2              Running Trades Employees arriving at a terminal by a train will establish their turn by the time of arrival at the outer main track switch or designated point.  Running Trades Employees are responsible to advise CMC upon tie-up of their switch time to ensure proper board placement.

2.3              When the time used for establishing order of turns at the away from home terminal is the same for two or more Running Trades Employees the employee whose tour of duty was of the greater length of time will be placed ahead of the other(s).

2.4              When the time for establishing order of turns at the home terminal is the same for two or more Running Trades Employees board placement will be established:

a)      When arriving from the same away from home terminal turns will stand in the same order as they did at the away from home terminal

b)      When arriving from different away from home terminals, turns will be placed in the order in which they were called at the away from home terminal. If the order times at the away from home terminals are the same, their most recent on duty times at the home terminal will be used to establish their turn order, the earlier time being first.

2.5              Running Trades Employees moving from one pool to another pool or from the spareboard to a pool, or from a pool to the spareboard will be placed according to the time of arrival from their previous trip regardless of moving from craft to craft. When times are identical the person called first in Cranbrook will be placed on the board ahead of the other.  

At 22:01 Sunday in conjunction with the Weekly Placement when an employee’s turn is in they will be placed in their turn, in all other cases employees will be placed at the bottom of their respective pool or Spareboard in the following (seniority) order;

(i)             Employees moving from assigned service or Yard service

(ii)           Employees returning from being off for miles

(iii)          Employees returning from leaves of absence (less then 7 days)

(iv)         Employees returning from being off account sick

(v)           Employees returning from vacation or leaves of absence of seven days or more

3.                     Short Trip

3.1        Short Trips are tours of duty in assigned, yard and unassigned service which originate and end at Cranbrook, for which 150 chargeable miles or less are claimed. Running Trades Employees on completion of their tour of duty must advise the crew dispatcher within an hour of their off duty time if he/she is claiming a short trip.  After the short trip is booked, the employee will return to his/her original position prior to being called. Employees are not permitted to claim a Short Trip if it is their second short trip in succession.

Note 1:  Running Trades Employees setup in the West Pool will not be entitled to book a short trip.

Note 2:   The CMA computer system does not permit a Spare Running Trades Employee to book a short trip, instead they are required to contact the crew dispatcher to have their turn manually repositioned. If a spare employee inadvertently books a short trip on the CMA computer they should advice the Crew Dispatcher so both the vacant turn and their own turn can be properly repositioned.

3.2        Running Trades Employees will not be required to work two short trips in succession if other Running Trades Employees are available in the their respective pool or Spareboard. If no other Running Trades Employees are available and more than one Running Trades Employees has requested to opt out of a second short trip, the Running Trades Employee will be called to work a second short trip in order of succession from first out. A request to pass up a second short trip must be indicated immediately upon reporting off duty from the first short trip.  

Note:    The provisions defined herein to pass up a second short trip is not extended to ESB’s when in Engineer Service. This includes an RTE returning from ESB work or being called to work as an ESB.

3.3        If a Running Trades Employees is carrying a closed turn and books a short trip the short trip applies only to the working turn and not the closed turn, which will be positioned to the bottom of the board.

3.4        An RTE forced from Pool to Pool to fill an ad hoc vacancy will have their turn progress in its original position until the turn is first out and will be held there until employee filling the ad hoc vacancy is returned to his/her pool regardless of miles earned when forced off their assigned pool. Employee will be responsible to ensure proper board placement within an hour of reporting off duty from the forced trip.

3.5        An employee off on union or company business who’s turn goes out on a short trip will be entitled to have their turn placed in it’s original position as provided herein. Such employee will be responsible to monitor their own turn to ensure proper board placement.

3.6        Employees moving from one pool to another pool, including the spareboard and moving from craft to craft, during the weekly crew change will retain any short trip status that may apply to their turn. This Includes a short trip commenced prior to the crew change and not completed till afterward, as well the short turn rule applies when an RTE is forced to fill a vacancy outside their pool.  

4.                     Closing Turns:

4.1         When a vacant turn(s) is the first out available turn in any pool and the spareboard is depleted, the first available employee in that pool will be called, taking out only the first spare turn. In such cases, the spare turn will be placed behind the working turn on return to the home terminal.

4.2         When two or more Running Trade Employees miss the same call in their respective pool or spareboard only the Running Trade Employees standing first out will have their turn closed.

5)        Filling Ad Hoc Vacancies:                     Unassigned Service

Filling Ad Hoc Vacancies in Unassigned Service – See Local Rules Appendix A – Page 16 - 18

6.                     ASSIGNED SERVICE

6.1     A Running Trades employee who was the successful applicant to a position in assigned service except yard service shall give the Company a minimum of 10 day's notice of his/her intention to vacate such position, but only to take a position in unassigned freight service. Notice must be given so that the position being vacated may be advertised in conjunction with the Weekly Set Up system.  A Running Trades employee may only avail himself to this opportunity once between the General Change of Assignments.

Thirty day bumps (TCRC Trainmen collective agreement) in yard service will be completed in conjunction with the Weekly Placement system. The thirtieth day referred to in this rule must be fulfilled by Monday prior to 0001 of the effective date.

6.2     Between the general change of assignments, all new positions in assigned service will be bulletined for at least seven days closing at 10:00 Wednesday.

Filling Ad Hoc Vacancies in Assigned Service – See Local Rules Appendix B – Page 19 - 21

7.                                 YARD SERVICE

Filling Ad Hoc Vacancies in Yard Service – See Local Rules Appendix C – Page 22 - 24

8.                     UNASSIGNED WORK TRAIN SERVICE

8.1         Unassigned work trains on all subdivisions will be crewed from the respective spare boards. Running Trades Employees on unassigned work trains who tie up at an away from home terminal will not go into the common pool but will remain in unassigned work train service or be deadheaded home.

Exception:     Pool crews will be utilized for handling the Track Analyzer Recorder car on the respective subdivisions. Spare Engineers and Trainmen will handle this work on the Kimberley Subdivision.

8.2        Ordering Engineers for Unassigned Work Trains and Filling Engineer’s Ad Hoc Vacancies on Assigned Work Trains – See Local Rules Appendix D – Page 25 - 27

8.3        Ordering Conductors/Trainmen for Unassigned Work Trains and Filling Conductor/Trainmen Ad Hoc Vacancies on Assigned Work Trains – See Local Rules Appendix D – Page 25 - 27

8.4        In the case of derailment a pool Crew called or on duty at the time the auxiliary is ordered may be utilized.

8.5        A crew that does not book rest will be paid at Work Train Rates accordingly;

        0 – 8 hours                      150 miles

        8 – 10 hours        200 miles

      10 – 12 Hours       225 miles

      12 – 14 Hours       250 miles (In addition an $80 NR Claim)

      14 – 16 Hours       275 miles

      Top up to be claimed using WM Claim Code.

Note 1:   A crew opting to be paid according to this fixed mileage agreement will be paid the $80 premium payment if required to be on duty in excess of 12 hours.

Note 2: These fixed mileages are inclusive of run miles, initial and final, work train and deadheading time, including all conductor only payments (except length of train allowances) and applicable arbitrary claims except handling revenue cars.

Note 3:   A crew that opts to take rest will not be entitled to claim the fixed rates provided by this agreement. However, a crew that does not opt to book rest may also submit their claim as provided by the respective collective agreements rather then these fixed mileages.

8.6         An unassigned (spare) crew may work up to a maximum of five (5) four (4) consecutive days in work train service.

8.7         An ESB called for an unassigned or assigned work train that ties up or lays over in Cranbrook will not be ordered if the unassigned work train is called for a following day provided spare Engineers are available to be called. Such ESB may be called for a subsequent tour of duty on the same unassigned work train subject to the respective decision rules presenting them for the call.

9.                                 WEEKLY PLACEMENT SYSTEM

The Weekly Placement System will be governed as follows:

9.1             At each general advertisement of assignments every Running Trade Employee should submit a Bid Card which will indicate their preference of positions in assigned freight service, yard service, and unassigned freight service including preference of pools.  If no Bid Card is submitted the most recent Bid Card submitted by an employee prior to the change of assignments will apply.

9.2             New Bid Cards may be submitted between general change of assignments and will be used in connection with the Weekly Placement system as herein provided. To be applicable for the following seven day period the new Bid Card must be received prior to 23:59 Wednesday.

9.3              Employees submitting a weekly or change of card bid are responsible to provide the respective local chairman with a copy of their bid including a successful facsimile transmission report addressed to the correct phone/fax number. The employee’s copy of a successfully transmitted bid will be relied upon to establish that the bid was properly submitted.

9.4             Sixty (60) days or more after the effective date of the general change of assignments a Running Trade Employee may submit a new bid card and move from pool to pool, pool to spareboard or spareboard to pool. Such bid must be submitted prior to 23:59 Wednesday to be effective in the following Weekly Placement period. A Running Trade Employee may only avail himself to this opportunity once between the general change of assignments. Employees must indicate on the appropriate bid form if invoking the provisions of this article.

Note: This does not include or affect pool to pool moves as provided by the respective collective agreements when the pools are setup.

9.5             At the General Change of Assignment all positions in all classes of service will become vacant and will be bulletined for 14 days.  Bid Cards on file at the closing time of the bulletin will be used to place Running Trade Employee in all classes of service. 

Note:    Running Trade Employees transferring into Cranbrook will be required to submit a bid card prior to being placed at Cranbrook in accordance with this seven day bid system.

9.6             A Running Trade Employee on leave of absence, off sick or on annual vacation prior to and during the entire time when bulletins for general change of assignment and any new assignments established between the general changes of assignments are in effect may submit a Bid Card on their return.

If a bid is not submitted by 23:59 Wednesday for the following Weekly Placement period that coincides with an RTE’s planned return to work the RTE will be placed in accordance with the last bid received and will only be permitted to exercise their seniority as provide by this article for the following weekly placement.

9.7             Results of the awarding of positions for the general change of assignments will be posted as soon as they are known.

9.8             Seven Day Bid Cards will be received for the week of the effective date of the general change of assignments, but shall be relied upon for the awarding of temporary vacancies only.

9.9             The effective date of the General Change of Assignments will be to 2201 Sunday to be effective 0001 Monday.

9.10         When an assignment is bulletined and does not commence work within twenty (20) days of the closing date of the bulletin, the assignment must be considered cancelled and re-bulletined, unless otherwise mutually agreed.

9.11         Between the general change of assignments, all new positions or positions which become permanently vacant in assigned service and yard service will be bulletined for at least seven days with the bulletins to close at 23:59 Wednesday. These positions will be established and abolished in conjunction with the Weekly Placement System. 

9.12         At 1800 of the Friday preceding the Weekly Placement period, a listing of all Running Trade Employees positions manned out of Cranbrook will be posted. It will be the responsibility of each Running Trade Employee to make themselves familiar with this listing and be governed accordingly.

9.13         Running Trade Employees who will be off for the entire "Weekly Placement" setup period will be removed from the working lists at 2201 Sunday provided the vacancy is known prior to 23:59 the previous Wednesday. Where a vacancy of seven days or greater extends between a “Weekly Placement” setup period the vacancy shall run ad hoc for those days (or part thereof) which are less than a “Weekly Placement” setup period.

Note:    Vacancies created when an employee has reached his/her monthly mileage limitation are always Ad Hoc Vacancies regardless of the length.

9.14         At 2201 Sunday Running Trade Employee positions in assigned and unassigned freight service, yard service and "Weekly Placement" vacancies will be awarded to the senior men desiring same as indicated on their Bid Card.  The location of their turn on the list will be governed by the following:

Running Trades Employees moving from one pool to another pool or from the spareboard to a pool, or from a pool to the spareboard will be placed according to the time of arrival from their previous trip regardless of moving from craft to craft. When times are identical the person called first in Cranbrook will be placed on the board ahead of the other.

At 22:01 Sunday in conjunction with the Weekly placement when an employee’s turn is in they will be placed in their turn, in all other cases employees will be placed at the bottom of their pools in the following (seniority) order;

(i)             Employees moving from assigned service or Yard service

(ii)           Employees returning from being off for miles

(iii)          Employees returning from leaves of absence (less then 7 days)

(iv)         Employees returning from being off account sick