Memorandum to Vacation Agreement
Computing Basic Days
MEMORANDUM
Chicago, Ililooif
April 29, 1949
Referring to the agreement signed this date between employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Order of Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and the Switchmen’s Union of North America, and carriers represented by the Eastern, Western, and Southeastern Carriers’ Conference Committees, with respect to vacations with pay;
In computing basic days in miles or hours paid for, as provided in Section 1 of said agreement, the parties agree that the following interpretations shall apply.
- A trainman in passenger service, on a trip of 300 miles, upon which no overtime or other allowances accrue, will be credited with two basic days.
- An employe in freight service on a run of 125 miles, upon which no overtime or other allowances accrue, will be credited with 1 1/4 basic days.
- An employe in freight service on a run of 125 miles, with total time on duty of 14 hours on the trip, will be credited with 1 3/4 basic days.
- An employe in yard service working 12 hours will be credited with 1 1/2 basic days.
- An employe in freight service, run-around and paid 50 miles for same, will be credited with 1/2 basic day.
- An employe in freight service, called and released and paid 50 miles for same, will be credited with 1/2 basic day.
- An employe in freight service, paid no overtime or other allowances, working as follows:
| Trip |
Miles |
| 1st trip |
150 miles |
| 2nd trip |
140 miles |
| 3rd trip |
120 miles |
| 4th trip |
150 miles |
| 5th trip |
140 miles |
| Total |
700 miles |
will be credited with seven basic days.
- An employe in freight service makes a trip of 80 miles in 8 hours or less, for which he is paid 100 miles, will be credited with 1 basic day.
- An engineman in passenger service makes a trip of 100 miles or less in 5 hours, will be credited with 1 basic day.
- An engineman in short-turn-around passenger service makes a trip of 100 miles or less, on duty eight hours within a spread of nine hours, will be credited with 1 basic day.
- A trainman in short-turn-around passenger service makes a trip of 150 miles or less, on duty eight hours within a spread of nine hours, will be credited with 1 basic day.
- A trainman in short-turn-around passenger service makes a trip of 150 miles or less, total spread of time 10 hours, on duty eight hours within the first nine hours, will be credited with 1 1/8 basic days.
- An employe in freight service, deadheading and paid 50 miles for same, will be credited with 1/2 basic day.
- An employe is paid eight hours under the held-away-from-home terminal rule, will be credited with 1 basic day.
- An employe is allowed one hour as an arbitrary allowance, will be credited with 1/8 basic day.
