IX

IX. IMPLEMENTATION

1. Carrier shall give not less than a forty-five (45) day advanced written notice advising of its intent to implement this Agreement and of the number of initial positions that will be changed in the Hub, Thereafter, implementation provisions of the various articles shall govern any further changes.
2. All positions may be prep-advertised to close thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of this agreement. In conjunction with implementation of this Agreement, any employee who fails to sufficiently bid on, or obtain, a position may be assigned by Carrier to an unfilled position.
3. In conjunction with the implementation of this Agreement, it will not be necessary to bulletin all the jobs in Zones 2 and/or 3. Assignments which are not changed or impacted by the implementation of this Agreement need not be bulletined. Employees on such assignments will remain thereon in accordance with applicable Agreement provisions.
4. Engineers on a seniority district being divided either between Zones 2 and 3 or between the Spokane and Hinkle-LaGrande sub-zones, or who hold seniority in Portland Hub Zone I and are assigned positions at Hinkle will be canvassed by BLE Local Chairmen to determine and document their relocation decisions. The following shall govern canvassing of involved engineers:
   1. Engineers at locations or on rosters required to make a relocation decision in connection with the implementation of this Agreement will be given a one time opportunity to make such election. Engineers at locations or on rosters required to make a relocation decision will be contacted by the Local Chairmen. The engineers to be contacted and offered the opportunity to relocate will include:
      1. Only engineers holding seniority on the UP 4 th Seniority District, on the Idaho Seniority District and identified on Attachment “A,” or in Portland Hub Zone 1 and assigned to positions at Hinkle will be canvassed.
      2. The senior twenty-six (26) engineers holding seniority on the Idaho Seniority District and identified on Attachment “A” will be canvassed. Canvassing will cease once either twenty (20) engineers have elected to relocate to Zone 2 or the senior twenty-six (26) engineers have been contacted, whichever occurs first.
      3. All engineers holding seniority in Portland Hub Zone 1 and assigned to positions at Hinkle pursuant to Article 11, Section B, Paragraph 5 of the August 13, 1998 Merger Implementing Agreement (Portland Hub Zone 1) will be canvassed.

      NOTE:Subsequent to implementation of this Agreement, the provisions of Article 11, Section B, Paragraph 5 will automatically terminate and will be of no force or effect. Employees electing to remain in Portland Hub Zone 1 must accordingly exercise their seniority in Zone 1.

      4. The senior nine (9) engineers holding seniority on the former UP 4th Seniority District and identified on Attachment “B” will be canvassed.
5. Engineers covered by this Article IX, Section D will be canvassed in seniority order and required to make their relocation decision within sixty (60) days of the date this Agreement is implemented. The employee’s decision will be irrevocable. If an employee fails to make a decision, he or she will be considered as having elected to remain at his or her current location.
6. All canvassing must be completed by no later than thirty (30) days from the date this Agreement is signed.