Article I – First Wage Increase

Case No. A‑8259

M E D I A T 1 0 N A G R E E M E N T

This Agreement made this 17th day of July, 1968, by and between the participating carriers listed in Exhibits A, B and C, attached hereto and made a part hereof, and represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and the Eastern, Western and Southeastern Carriers’ Conference Committees, and the employees of such carriers shown thereon and represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

IT IS HEREBY AGREED:

ARTICLE I ‑ FIRST WAGE INCREASE

Effective January 1, 1968, all standard basic daily rates in effect on December 31, 1967 shall be increased by 2.5 percent. The local freight differential shall be maintained.
The increase provided for in Paragraph (a) above, in all classes of road service, shall not apply to existing mileage rates paid for miles over the existing basic mileage day in passenger service (generally 150 miles) and freight service (generally 100 miles). Except as provided in Paragraph (c) below, miles in excess of the applicable basic mileage day shall be paid at the mileage rate in effect on December 31, 1967.
Effective January 1, 1968 the car scale additives in freight service shall be increased by the following amounts:

Less than 81 cars	$0.15 per basic day
81 cars and over	$0.45 per basic day

The increase provided for in this Paragraph (c) shall apply to mileage rates paid for miles over 100.

Effective January 1, 1968, the increases in rates of pay provided for in this Article will result in the following standard basic daily and mileage rates of pay:

Standard Basic Pates of Pay ‑ As of January 1, 1968:

Position	Region	Daily Rate	Mileage Rate for Miles in Excess of 150
Passenger Conductors	East	$24.54	14.03 cents
	West	$24.48	13.99 cents
	Southeast	$24.54	14.03 cents
Assistant Conductors & Ticket Collectors	East	$22.40	12.91 cents
	West	$22.35	12.88 cents
	Southeast	$22.40	12.91 cents
Passenger Brakemen & Flagmen	East	$21.46	12.33 cents
	West	$21.42	12.31 cents
	Southeast	$21.46	12.33 cents
Train Baggagemen	East	$21.65	12.45 cents
	West	$21.60	12.42 cents
	Southeast	$21.65	12.45 cents

Through Freight Conductors

Rates including car scale additives provided by the agreement of May 26, 1955:

Number of Cars	Daily Rate		Mileage Rate for Miles in Excess of 100
	East & Southeast	West	East & Southeast	West
Basic Rates	$23.70	$23.64	20.27 cents	20.21 cents
Less than 81 cars	$24.05	$23.99	20.62 cents	20.56 cents
81 to 105 cars	$24.70	$24.64	21.27 cents	21.21 cents
106 to 125 cars	$25.10	$25.04	21.67 cents	21.61 cents
126 to 145 cars	$25.35	$25.29	21.92 cents	21.86 cents
146 to 165 cars	$25.45	$25.39	22.02 cents	21.96 cents
166 cars and over	*	*	**	**
Notes: * Add $0.20 for each additional block of 20 cars or portion thereof. ** Add 0.24 cents for each additional block of 20 cars or portion thereof.

Five‑Day Yard Service

Daily Rate
Yard Conductors (Foremen)	$28.58
Yard Brakemen (Helpers)	$26.52
Switchtenders	$24.36

Where agreements now provide for additional payment for yard conductors (foremen) acting as footboard yardmasters, such payment shall not be less than two‑thirds of one hour’s pay in excess of the yard conductors’ (foremen’s) daily rate.
Effective January 1, 1968, the daily rates for car retarder operators in effect December 31, 1967, however expressed, shall be increased by 2.5 percent.