CASE A

CASE A-10222

MEDIATION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, made this 25th day of August 1978 by and between the participating carriers listed in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, and represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee, and the employees of such carriers shown thereon and represented by the United Transportation Union, witnesseth:

IT IS HEREBY AGREED:

ARTICLE I - GENERAL WAGE INCREASES

Section 1 - First General Wage Increase (for others than Dining Car Stewards and Yardmasters)

(a) Effective April 1, 1978, all standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay of employees represented by the United Transportation Union in effect on March 31t 1978 shall be increased by an amount equal to 3 percent. The amount of cost-of-living allowance which remained in effect after a portion of the allowance was incorporated into the basic rates pursuant to Article II, Section 1 (d) of the Agreement of January 29, 1975 will not be included with basic rates in computing the amount of this increase.

(b) In computing the increase for enginemen under paragraph (a) above, 3 percent shall be applied to the standard basic daily rates of pay, and 3 percent shall be applied to the standard mileage rates of pay, respectively, applicable in the following weight-on-drivers brackets, and the amounts so produced shall be added to each standard basic daily or mileage rate of pay:

Passenger -	600,000 and less than 650,000 pounds
Freight -	950,OCO and less than 1,000,000 pounds (through freight rates)
Yard Engineers -	Less than 500,000 pounds
Yard Firemen -	250,000 and less than 300,000 pounds(*) (separate computations covering five-day rates and other than five-day rates)

(c) The standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay produced by application of the increases provided for in this Section 1 are set forth in Appendix 1, which is a part of this Agreement.

(*) In implementation of the provisions of the Agreement entered into on this date, amending the Agreements of July 19, 1972 relating to Manning and Training, effective September 1, 1978, the rates of pay in the weight-on-drivers bracket 450,000 and less than 500,000 pounds, as increased under this Section 1, will be the minimum standard rates of pay for fireman in yard service.

Section 2 - Second General Wage Increase (for others than Dining Car Stewards and Yardmasters)

Effective October 1, 1978, all standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay of employees represented by the United Transportation Union in effect on September 30, 1978, shall be increased by an amount equal to 2 percent, computed and applied for enginemen in the manner prescribed in Section 1 above.

The amount of cost-of-living allowance which remains in effect after a portion of the allowance was incorporated into basic rates pursuant to Article II, Section 1(f) hereof will not be included with basic rates in computing the amount of .this increase. The standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay produced by application of this increase are set forth in Appendix 2, which is a part of this Agreement.

Section 3- Third General Wage Increase (for others than Dining Car Stewards and Yardmasters)

Effective July 1, 1979, all standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay of employees represented by the United Transportation Onion in effect on June 30, 1979, shall be increased by an amount equal to 4 percent, computed and applied for enginemen in the manner prescribed in Section 1 above. The amount of any coat-of-living allowance which may remain in effect after a portion of the allowance has been Incorporated into basic rates pursuant to Article II, Section 1(f) hereof, will not be included with basic rates in computing the amount of this increase. The standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay produced by application of this increase will be subsequently published.

Section 4 - Fourth General Wage Increase (for others than Dining Car Stewards and Yardmasters)

Effective July 1, 1930, all standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay of employees represented by the United Transportation Union in effect on June 30, 1980 shall be increased by an amount equal to 5 percent, computed and applied for enginemen in the manner prescribed in Section 1 above. The ascent of any cost-of-living allowance which nay remain in effect after a portion of the allowance has been Incorporated into basic rates pursuant to Article II, Section 1(f) hereof, will not be included with basic rates in computing the amount of this increase. The standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay produced by application of this increase will be subsequently published.

Section 5 - Application of Wage Increases

(a) (i) In engine service, all arbitraries, miscellaneous rates or special allowances, based upon mileage, hourly or daily rates of pay, as provided in the schedules or wage agreements, shall be increased commensurately with the wage increases provided for in this Article I.

(ii) In train arid yard ground service, arbitraries, miscellaneous rates or special allowances, including those expressed in terms of miles, as provided in the schedules or wage agreements, shall be increased under this Agreement in the same manner as heretofore increased under previous wage agreements,

(b) In determining new hourly rates, fractions of a cent will be disposed of by applying the next higher quarter of a cent.

(d) Standard monthly rates and money monthly guarantees in passenger train service shall be thirty times the new standard daily rates. Other than standard monthly rates and money monthly guarantees shall be so adjusted that differentials existing as of March 31, 1978 shall be preserved.

(e) Existing monthly rates and money monthly guarantees applicable in train service other than passenger will be increased in the sane proportion as the daily rate for the class of service involved is increased.

(f) Existing money differentials above existing standard daily rates shall be maintained.

(g) In local freight service, the same differential in excess of through freight rates shall be maintained.

(h) The differential of $4.00 per basic day in freight and yard service, and $.04 per mile for miles in excess of 100 in freight service, will be maintained for engineers working without firemen on locomotives on which under the former National Diesel Agreement of 1950 firemen would have been required.

(1) In computing the increases in rates of pay effective April 1, 1978 under Section 1 for firemen, conductors, brakemen and flagmen employed in local freight service, or on road switchers, roustabout runs, mine runs, or in other miscellaneous service, on runs of 100 miles or less which are therefore paid on a daily basis without a mileage component, whose rates had been increased by "an additional $.40" effective July 1, 1968, the 3 percent Increase shall be applied to dally rates in effect March 31, 1978, exclusive of car scale additives, local freight differentials, and any other money differential above existing standard daily rates. For firemen, the rates applicable in the weight-on-drivers bracket 950,000 and less than 1,000,000 pounds shall be utilized in computing the amount of increase. The same procedure shall be followed in computing the Increases of 2 percent effective October 1, 1978, 4 percent effective July 1, 1979, and 5 percent effective July 1, 1980. The rates produced by application of the standard local freight differentials and the above-referred-to special Increase of "an additional $.40" to standard basic through freight rates of pay are set forth in Appendices 1 and 2, which are a part of this Agreement, and Appendices which will be subsequently published.

(J) Other than standard rates:

(i) Existing basic daily and mileage rates of pay other than standard shall be increased, effective as of the effective dates specified In Sections 1 through 4 hereof, by the same respective percentages as set forth therein, computed and applied in the same manner as the standard rates were determined.

(ii) The differential of $4.00 per basic day in freight and yard service, and $.04 per mile for miles in excess of 100 in freight service, will be maintained for engineers working without firemen on locomotives on which under the former National Diesel Agreement of 1950 firemen would have been required.

(iii) Daily rates of pay, other than standard, of firemen, conductors, brakemen and flagmen employed in local freight service, or on road switchers, roustabout runs, mine runs, or in other miscellaneous service, on runs of 100 miles or less which are therefore paid on a daily basis without a mileage component, shall be increased as of the effective dates specified in Sections 1 through 4 hereof, by the same respective percentages as set forth therein, computed and applied in the sane manner as provided in paragraph (i) above.

(k) Wage rates resulting from the increases provided for in Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Article I, and in Section 1(f) of Article II, will not be reduced under Article II.

Section 6 - General Wage Increases for Dining Car Stewards and Yardmasters

Effective April 1, 1978 all basic monthly rates of pay of dining car stewards and yardmasters represented by the United Transportation Union in effect on March 31i 1978 shall be increased by 3 percent. The amount of cost-of-living allowance which remained in effect after a portion of the allowance was incorporated into basic rates pursuant to Article II, Section 1(d) of the Agreement of January 29, 1975 will not be included with basic rates in computing the amount of this increase.

The rates produced by such increase shall be further increased as follows:

Effective October 1, 1978 - 2%
The amount of cost-of-living allowance which remains in effect after a portion of the allowance was incorporated into basic rates pursuant to Article II, Section 1(f) hereof, will not be included with basic rates in computing the amount of this increase.

Effective July 1, 1979 - 4%
The amount of any cost-of-living allowance which may remain in effect after a portion of the allowance has been incorporated into basic rates pursuant to Article II, Section 1(f) hereof, will not be included with basic rates in computing the amount of this increase.

Effective July 1, 1980 - 5%
The amount of any cost-of-living allowance which may remain in effect after a portion of the allowance has been incorporated into basic rates pursuant to Article II, Section 1(f) hereof, will not be included with basic rates in computing the amount of this increase.

Rates of pay resulting from the increases provided for in this Section 6, and Section 1(f) of Article II, will not be reduced under Article II.