ARTICLE III

GUARANTEED EXTRA BOARDS

1.             Effective with the implementation of this agreement, all existing Guaranteed Extra Boards shall continue as established or modified herein. However, two (2) years from the effective date of this Agreement, the following extra boards will become Combination Guaranteed Extra Boards as described below: 

a. New Combination Conductor/ Brakemen Extra Boards 

Portland (First District)

                (Conductor‑ Brakeman)

Trainmen assigned to these boards who were hired prior to the effective date of this Agreement will be guaranteed 20 basic days per pay period. Those trainmen hired on or after the effective date of this Agreement will be guaranteed 18 basic days per pay period.  

Portland (Second District)

          (Conductor‑ Brakeman)

Trainmen assigned to these boards who were hired prior to the effective date of this Agreement will be guaranteed 20 basic days per pay period. Those trainmen hired on or after the effective date of this Agreement will be guaranteed 18 basic days per pay period.

 Hinkle (Second District)

          (Conductor‑ Brakeman)

          Trainmen assigned to these boards who were hired prior to the effective date of this Agreement will be guaranteed 20 basic days per pay period. Those trainmen hired on or after the effective date of this Agreement will be guaranteed 18 basic days per pay period.

 La Grande (Third District)

(Conductor‑ Brakeman/Yardman)

Trainmen assigned to these boards who were hired prior to the effective date of this Agreement will be guaranteed 20 basic days per pay period. Those trainmen hired on or after the effective date of this Agreement will be guaranteed 18 basic days per pay period. 

The 20 and 18 basic days' guarantees will be applied to the existing guaranteed extra boards on implementation of this agreement at the 1‑80 car local basic daily rate of pay for either brakemen or conductors as appropriate. 

Upon combining of the guaranteed extra boards listed above, the rate of pay will be the conductor's local basic daily rate of pay, 1‑80 car count. 

                 b The new Guaranteed Combination Boards established in two years as described above will protect both conductors' and brakemen's assignments in Pool Freight and road service (the LaGrande Board will also protect yard service in LaGrande), except where other boards are developed to meet a specific need. Inasmuch as these boards will primarily protect conductor assignments in Pool Freight Service, employees must have a conductor seniority date to be assigned to such boards. 

           c. It is recognized some of the work flowing to these boards will remain brakeman's work, therefore, on implementation of the combination boards as previously described, eighty (80) percent of the positions on the boards will be assigned to employees based on their conductor's seniority date with the remaining twenty (20) percent based on brakemen's seniority. 

2.             Existing Guaranteed Combination Extra Boards will continue to protect all applicable extra road and yard service needs, both conductor/ foreman and brakeman/ yardman as prescribed by agreements providing for each respective board. However, two (2) years from the date of this Agreement, employees on all boards protecting road service must have a conductor's seniority date to be assigned to such boards, and will be assigned based upon their conductor's seniority date. 

3.             Effective on the date of this agreement, the existing Yardman Extra Boards, will have guarantee payments increased as described below: 

Albina ‑ Thirteen (13) basic days at the yard helper's rate of pay. 

Hinkle ‑ Thirteen (13) basic days at the yard helper's rate of pay. 

4.                  Effective on the date of this agreement, all Guaranteed Extra Boards will be regulated by the Carrier subject to the Carrier's obligation to keep a sufficient number of employees on such boards to permit reasonable absence privileges. To ensure this obligation, Carrier will maintain a minimum number of employees which will be no less than twenty (20) percent of the regular must‑fill positions protected by the extra board and the existing parameters will be maintained. 

5.             All Guarantee rates of pay will be subject to negotiated COLA and general wage adjustments.