ARTICLE VI - BULLETINS ROAD AND YARD SERVICE
Section 1. Blankable vacancies shall be desig-
nated by bulletin as "blankable" signifying that such
vacancy or vacancies are open to bid or application only
from protected employes.
Section 2. Where Schedule Rules provide that such
vacancies must be bulletined and no bid is received for a
blankable vacancy from an eligible protected employe during
the bulletin period and protected men are furloughed, the
junior protected man assigned to the extra board will be
assigned to the vacancy.
If there are no protected employes furloughed and
no protected employe bids on the bulletin for a blankable
vacancy, the vacancy will not be rebulletined and may
thereafter be filled only by an eligible protected employe
having the right to such position under Schedule Rules.
Such vacancy will be rebulletined on written request of the
Local Chairman.
Section 3. Schedule Rules provide that vacancies
in pool freightservice are not advertised by bulletin and
are filled by application. If no application is received
for a blankable vacancy from an eligible protected employe,
the vacancy will be filled by assigning the senior protected
employe that is on the extra board.
Section 4. Where Schedule Rules provide for the
designationoT"head" and/or "rear" brakeman by bulletin,
such designation will not be applicable when a crew is
bulletined for a conductor and one brakeman only. Where a
crew is bulletined for a conductor and one brakeman and
later (account train length or workload), converts to a
conductor and two brakemen, schedule rules will prevail as
to "head" or "rear" position.
Section 5. When a crew works as a reduced crew as
provided inthisAgreement, the "head" or "rear" brakeman
designation will not apply. When a standard crew is used,
schedule rules will prevail as to "head" or "rear" position.
NOTE: This will not modify or change the
application of Rules 92-23 and 24 on the
St. Joseph and Grand Island Subdivisions
and those districts which have "strict
seniority" agreements.
Q-l: Is it necessary to bulletin a blankable
brakeman/yardmmi position?
A-l: Yes, if required by Schedule Rules. .
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Q-2: Will blankable second brakeman/yard
helper positions continue to be bulle-
tined?
A-2: Yes, until no bids are received on such
positions from protected employes, in
which event the positions will be blanked.
Q-3: May protected employes exercise seniority
to blankable positions under bulletin in
accordance with Schedule Rules or Agree-
ments?
A-3: Yes.
Q-4: Does a protected employe retain the right
to take a blanked or blankable position
even though it was passed up previously?
A-4: Yes, provided he is entitled to an
exercise of seniority under the appli-
cable Schedule Rules.
Q-5: When the Local Chairman requests that a
blanked position be rebulletined, will
the blanked vacancy be filled from the
extra board during that bulletined
period?
A-5: No, but a protected regular or extra
brakeman may fill the job for the life of
the bulletin.
Q-6: May the local chairman request a blanked
position be rebulletined without a
request from an interested employe
desiring the vacancy?
A-6: Yes, provided the local chairman must
identify which particular blanked vacan-
cies he desires bulletined in both road
and yard service.
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