Hostler

MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT
#2208030038
Between the
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
for the territory
Eastern District
and the
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION

Denver Terminal – Hostler
Guaranteed Extra Board
Zone 400 – Denver Hub

This refers to the Organization’s request to establish a separate guaranteed yard extra board for switchmen qualified as hostlers to protect designated Hostler and Hostler Helper vacancies within the Denver, Colorado Terminal:

Therefore it is agreed:

  1. A Guaranteed Hostler Extra Board will be established at Denver, Colorado to protect designated hostler and hostler helper vacancies.
  2. The guarantee rate shall be 11 days per pay period at the 5-day Yard Helper rate of pay. All other conditions of the guarantee shall be governed by the provisions set forth in Article II of the Modified Crew Consist Agreement dated December 19, 1991.
  3. Employees must be qualified under the necessary training and FRA qualification requirements to occupy this extra board.
  4. Vacancies on this Extra Board will be filled by the senior qualified person with an application on file to be added to the extra board.
  1. This agreement will be effective January 16, 2002 and may be cancelled by either party upon ten (10) days’ written notice to the other party.

Signed this 4th Day of January, 2002

For The Organization:
D.L Hazlett
General Chairman UTU

For The Carrier
F.A. Tamisiea
Director – Labor Relations

MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT
#2208040044
Between the
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
for the territory
Eastern District
and the
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION
Filling Permanent & Temporary
Designated Hostler Vacancies
Denver Terminal
Zone 400 – Denver Hub

Prior to the UP/SP merger, designated regular assigned and extra unassigned hostler and hostler helper vacancies were filled by ground service employees under the provisions of Article 1 (10) (e) of the October 31, 1985 UTU National Agreement. On July 1, 1997 the Carrier implemented the provisions of the UP/SP Denver Hub arbitration/Agreement and ground service employees continued to protect designated hostling positions within the consolidated UP/SP Denver Terminal as set forth by Article III of the UP/SP Merger Implementing Award/Agreement

The Organization requests to modify the April 20,1987 Letter Of Understanding, File 013-23(84)-2, referred to as the Margason Agreement, as it relates to designated permanent and temporary hostling vacancies within the Denver Hub only as follows:

Therefore it is agreed:

  1. Ground Service employees (Switchmen) who successfully meet the necessary training and FRA qualification requirements will be permitted to make application (bid) on designated regular assigned hostler and/or hostler helper vacancies as presently handled.
  2. In the event a regular assigned hostler or hostler helper vacancy is not filled by application, the junior qualified switchmen in the terminal will be assigned.
  1. Ground Service employees who are regularly assigned or work a Hostler position will be allowed the Yard Foreman rate of pay. Ground Service employees who are regularly assigned or work a Hostler Helper position will be allowed the Yard Helper rate of pay.
  2. In the event an engine service employee with a seniority date preceding November 1, 1985 is no longer eligible to hold an engineer position, he/she will be required to exercise their seniority to a designated Hostler or Hostler Helper position prior to exercising to a Fireman position in accordance with applicable agreements.
  3. This agreement will be effective and may be cancelled by either party upon thirty days’ written notice to the other party.

For The Organization:
D.L. Hazlett
General Chairman UTU

For The Carrier:
F.A. Tamisiea
Director – Labor Relations