Side Letters and Agreements
06/15/04 — Adding the Fort
Worth and Western Railroad MP 627.89 to MP 630.53.
05/05/04 — Creation of Zone Seniority
Rosters; Eliminate System Seniority Roster.
05/05/04 — Employees who utilize
computer-based training (CBT) on their own time
05/05/04 — Employees returning to the
signal craft within the probationary period
05/01/04 — Trackage rights over CP
territory from Comus, MN to Rosemont, MN, and CP Sig. Mtr. Kevin Clark
dovetailed into the CNW Seniority District
and Zone 5
05/01/04 — Establish Signal Safety
Foreman Classification.
04/02/04 — Carrier agrees to pay JR
Jenne $12,565.12 in settlement of claim for
allegedly reporting to the FRA a Code 1 violation.
03/24/04 — DD Ruffin and DR Mcintyre
allowed forfeiting seniority on Roster 4507 and retaining seniority on Roster
4504.
01/08/04 — Payment of lump-sum
transfer allowance to SH Willbanks 111, who was forced assigned under the terms
of Rule 55.
11/06/03 — Signal employees who
transfer to another craft will retain seniority rights until probationary period
in the new craft is completed.
08/05/03 — Rule 58-A amended to provide
10 calendar days to displace for both zone gangs and division gangs.
07/11/03 —Letter of Understanding -
Amending Rules 55, 57, and 58(D).
06/26/03 — Amendments to: Rule 40 -
Seniority, Rule 52 - Assigning Positions, Rule
55 - No Valid Bids Received, Rule 57 - Reduction in Force, Rule 58 -
Displacements, Rule 59 - Restoration of Forces, and Appendix S -
Training Agreement.
04/29/03 — MKT Railroad Employees
Hospital Association no longer providing
benefits to EH Goforth; benefits will be provided by UPREHS.
02/13/03 — DSF Seniority rights are
limited to the former CNW territory, with
temporary assignment outside former CNW territory by agreement.
02/13/03 — DSF Braden allowed working
temporary assignment in Seniority District
12. (Cancelled August 2003).
12/04/02 — When there is a change to an
employee’s headquarters, the carrier will
note such change by bulletin.
12/04/02 — Creation of a second Zone
Construction Electronic Technician position -
Zone 2 (with Rule 36 provisions).
09/17/02 — Transfer DM&E signal maintenance work
to Seniority District 4513.
09/10/02 — Agreement allows for
Sub-contracting Crossing Warning Systems; Texas,
California, Louisiana, and Illinois.
08/12/02 — Contractors permitted to
perform earth boring at Plaquemine Road, MP
85.28 in Plaquemine, LA.
07/17/02 — Contractors to remove pole
line and install wire and conduit on lift portion
of Mellville Bridge.
06/27/02 — Do away with “unassigned
signalmen”.
02/16/02 — Contractors permitted to
perform boring at MP 0.97, 5lh Street crossing on
the Burnham Yard Lead in Denver, CO.
12/20/01 — Transfer of signal
maintenance of Worthington Subdivision MP 484.9 to
509.0 from CN-IC to Seniority District 14 and Zone 5.
11/02/01 — Installation and maintenance
of Loop Sensors guaranteed to BRS.
11/01/01 — Submit Sedalia Signal
Shop claims to Arbitration before Public Law
Agreement) supersedes App. S (Training Agreement).
10/25/01 — Allow carrier the use of
contractors to repair and upgrade pole line from
on the Canyon Sub MP 281 (Keddie, CA) to MP 0.5 (901 Switch).
10/24/01 — Allow the carrier the use of
contractors to perform boring at Long Drive
and Mykawa Road to CP 184 in Houston, Texas.
10/02/0 1 — Establish one Construction
Electronic Technician position in Zone 2.
10/02/0 1 — Establish one Construction
Electronic Technician position in Zone 3.
10/01/01 — Continuation of using the
distance learning format in lieu of classroom
setting in Chicago Illinois.
08/01/01 — Pilot Training Program using
the distance-learning format in lieu of
classroom setting, for phase 1 of the Assistant Signalman Training.
07/18/01 — Electronic technicians and
signal inspectors are not required to check in or out pursuant to Rule 16.
07/16/01 — Establish two (2)
Construction Signal Inspectors and one (1) Signal
Electronic Technician positions in Zone 1.
06/12/01 — Employees holding seniority
of District 11 may bid for maintenance positions on District 12 territory as
defined in the El Paso, TX area.
06/12/01 — Selection of home seniority
district for employees hired directly into Sedalia Signal Shop.
05/15/01 — Allow the carrier the use of
contractors to perform boring at 4th Avenue, Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, IL.
03/20/01 — Bruce E. Wortman, permanent
assistance signalman and remove his Class
1 seniority date.
03/16/01 — Withdrawing Attachment “F”
and carrier was also withdrawing its Section
6 notices.
03/08/01 — To allow CNW monthly rated
signal maintainers (Mem. Agr. Covering
“Incumbent Rates” for certain positions dated Nov. 5, 1981) to change to
hourly rate if requested.
01/08/01 — Procedure for applying
Section 8 (d) prior rights of the MP Implementing
Agreement.