Article VIII – General Provisions

Section 1 ‑ Court Approval

This Agreement is subject to approval of the courts with respect to participating carriers in the hands of receivers or trustees.

Section 2 ‑ Effect of this Agreement

1. The purpose of this Agreement is to fix the general level of compensation during the period of the Agreement and to settle the dispute arising from notices served upon the carriers listed in Exhibit A by the United Transportation Union (E-C-T-S) dated on or about July 1, 1974 (Wages) and August 1, 1974 (Health and Welfare).
2. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement by and on behalf of each of the carriers and their employees represented by the organization signatory hereto, and shall remain in effect through December 31, 1977, and thereafter until changed or modified in accordance with the Railway Labor Act, as amended.
3. The parties to this Agreement shall not serve nor progress, prior to January 1, 1977 (not to become effective before January 1, 1978), any notice or proposal for changing any matter contained in:
   1. This Agreement.
   2. Section 2(c) of Article XV of the Agreement of January 27, 1972, except that notices may be served regarding vacations or holidays so long as they do not relate to paid vacation lengths or paid holidays in excess of the maximums provided in the national agreement.

      With respect to the Penn Central Transportation Company, the power of attorney to the National Carriers’ Conference Committee was conditioned upon trustee approval of the agreement, and such approval has been granted.

   3. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this Section 2, the items referred to the Standing Committee created by Article XIV of the Agreement of January 27, 1972.

• Basis of pay
• Car‑scale additives
• Elimination of arbitraries applicable to road and yard employees
• Mileage holddown
• Road‑yard proposals not disposed of in the January 27, 1972 Agreement
• Reduction of work month for dining car stewards
• Overtime in passenger service
• Time and one‑half for working during vacation periods
• Sick leave pay
• Elimination of hostlers
• Paid holidays for employees not now eligible for paid holidays

4. Regarding bereavement or funeral pay, and any pending notices which propose such matters are hereby withdrawn.
4. The parties to this Agreement will continue in effect during the term of this Agreement the Standing Committee established by Article XIV of the Agreement of January 27, 1972; including the procedures worked out by the parties. However, if either party signatory to this Agreement decides that the Standing Committee procedure should no longer be continued, the carriers or the union may after December 31, 1975 serve national (but not local) Section 6 notices on the matters listed in paragraph (c)(3) of this Section.
5. This Article will not debar management and committees on individual railroads from agreeing upon any subject of mutual interest.

SIGNED AT WASHINGTON, D. C. THIS 29th DAY OF JANUARY,1975.