AGREEMENT 1.1. Between CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY. And. TEAMSTERS CANADA RAIL CONFERENCE (TCRC) Locomotive Engineers.

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1 AGREEMENT 1.1 Between CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY And TEAMSTERS CANADA RAIL CONFERENCE (TCRC) Locomotive Engineers Governing Rates of Pay and Working Conditions for Locomotive Engineers On EASTERN LINES As set Forth in Article 43; Excluding Lines in United States Revised May 2005 (Version française disponible sur demande)

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3 SECTION 1 - ROAD SERVICE Art Para. Page 1. Rates of Pay... 1 Graduated Passenger Rates Electric or Diesel-Electric Locomotives and Rail Diesel (Budd) Cars Motor Car or Electric Car Service Light Engines Deadhead Equipment Passenger Service Guarantee Freight Rates Train Length Allowance Wayfreight Rates Road Switcher Rates Conductor Only Operation Extended Run... 3 Rotary Snow Plows Generator Units Picking Up and Setting Out Diesel Units Combination Service Guarantees... 4 Passenger Service Guarantee Road Service Guarantee Work Train Guarantee Basic Day... 5 Straight-Away or Long Turnaround Passenger Service Short Turnaround Passenger Service Freight Service Preparatory Time... 5 Passenger Service Freight Service Preparatory Time General Initial Terminal Time... 6 Passenger Service Freight Service Final Terminal Time... 7 Passenger Service Freight Service Final Terminal Time General Inspection Time... 8 Passenger Service Freight Service General Time Allowance for Locomotive Engineers on Locomotives Operating Through Terminals Overtime... 9 Straight-Away or Long Turnaround Passenger Service Short Turnaround Passenger Service Feight Service Called for Straight-Away or Turnaround Service Service at Terminals and Switching at Turn-around Points - Passenger Service Definition of Separate Run Art Para. Page i

4 12 Switching at Initial or Final Terminal - Freight Service A Switching at Initial or Final Terminal in a Conductor Only Operation Release at Final Terminal - Freight Service Road Switcher Service Snow Plow Service Pushing Wing and Wedge Plows Switching at Terminals and En Route Work Train Service Definition of Work Train Service Work Trains Performing Revenue Switching Allowance When Tied Up Away From Terminal Home for Saturdays and/or Sundays Sleeping Quarters Complaints Against Locomotive Engineers Operation of Work Trains - Ten (10) Consecutive Days Unassigned Locomotive Engineers Called for Work Train Service Use of Two Locomotive Engineers in Work Train Service Conversion Rule A Setting Out and Taking On Cars in a Conductor Only Operation Assisting Trains, Doubling Grades, Etc Picking Up and Setting Out Diesel Units in Road Service Piloting Learning Road Cancellation of Regular Road Assignments Regularly Assigned Locomotive Engineers Operating Late or Cancelled Passenger Service - Home Terminal Freight Service - Home Terminal Freight and Passenger Service - Away-From-Home Terminal Freight Service - Away From Home Terminal Passenger Service - Away From Home Terminal General Tied Up Between Terminals Held Away From Home Terminal Freight Service Extended Runs - Central Seniority District Assigned Passenger Service Unassigned Passenger Service Service Out of Away-From-Home Terminal Running Off Seniority Districts ii

5 Art Para. Page 28 Meals - Road Service Booking Rest At Terminals Booking Rest En Route Extended Runs (b) 26 Notice Rest Period Arrangements Accommodations En Route Resuming Duty SECTION 2 - YARD SERVICE 30 Rates of Pay Unit Allowance Shift Differentials Guarantees Basic Day Preparatory Time Inspection Time Overtime Work Week Establishment of Work Week Beginning of Work Week Accumulation of Days Off Spare Locomotive Engineers' Work Week Relief Assignments Non-Consecutive Days Off Overtime Provisions - Days Off Operation of Spare Boards Tour of Duty in Road Service or Under Other Agreements Operation of Yard Assignments Starting Time Points for Going On and Off Duty Training Programs Lunch Time Rest Cancellation of Regular Yard Assignments Switching Limits Designation Working Within Switching Limits Working Outside Switching Limits Rescue Service (e) 36 iii

6 Art Para. Page 42 Other Service In Terminals Helper or Pusher Service in Connection with Yard Switching Service Rover Position SECTION 3 - GENERAL 43 Seniority Boundaries Definition of Qualified and Promoted Locomotive Engineers Promotion, Establishment and Retention of Seniority Employees Hired as Locomotive Engineers Qualified Locomotive Engineers Accepting Positions as Traffic Coordinator Seniority of Locomotive Engineers Taken Over With New Lines Seniority of Discharged Locomotive Engineers Re-entering Service Seniority Lists Employees on Leave of Absence or Filling Excepted Positions Definition of a Temporary Vacancy Advertising and Filling of Positions- First Seniority District Permanent Vacancies and New Assignments Work Train Service Temporary Vacancies in Passenger Service Temporary Vacancies in Freight Service Entitlements of Locomotive Engineers Filling Temporary Vacancies Posting of Notices Filling of Vacancies when No Applications Received No Applications Received for Five Days per Week Yard Assignments Choice of Runs After Being on Leave of Absence Bidding from One Assignment to Another Changes to Assignments Advertising and Filling of Positions - Second Seniority District Permanent Vacancies and New Assignments Work Train Service Temporary Vacancies Entitlements of Locomotive Engineers Filling Temporary Vacancies Posting of Notices Filling of Vacancies when No Applications Received No Applications Received for Five Days per Week Yard Assignments Choice of Runs After Being on Leave of Absence Bidding from One Assignment to Another Changes to Assignments Advertising and Filling of Positions- Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Permanent Vacancies and New Assignments Work Train Service Temporary Vacancies Posting of Notices Filling of Vacancies when No Applications Received No Applications Received for Five Days per Week Yard Assignments Choice of Runs After being on Leave of Absence Bidding from One Assignment to Another Bidding From One Terminal to Another Changes to Assignments iv

7 Art Para. Page 50 Inter-District Runs and New Lines Inter-District Runs New Lines and Extensions Filling of Vacancies and Extra Engines in Yard Service by Regularly Assigned Locomotive Engineers Filling of Vacancies When Spare Board Locomotive Engineers Not Available Filling of Vacancies as Second Employee in the Cab Running of Locomotive Engineers In Regularly Assigned Service In Pool or Chain Gang Service On Spare Boards (First and Second Seniority Dist) On Spare Boards (Thirs Fourth and Dixth Seniority Districts) Exercising Seniority When Reductions Take Place - First Seniority District Exercising Seniority When Reductions Take Place - Second Seniority District Exercising Seniority When Reductions Take Place - Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority Districts Protecting Service Promotion to Locomotive Engineers Working List at Home Stations Shortage of Locomotive Engineers at Home Stations Overcoming a Temporary Shortage of Locomotive Engineers on a voluntary basis Overcoming a Shortage of Locomotive Engineers at Home Stations When No Applications Are Received Expenses Away From Home Overcoming a Permanent Shortage of Locomotive Engineers on a voluntary basis Intentionally left blank Calling Run-Around Called and Cancelled Deadheading Travel Allowance Mileage Regulations Mileage Limitations Mileage Dates Calculating Mileage Recording Mileage Exceeding Maximum Mileage Regulating Boards Held for Special Service Locomotive Engineers Not Considered Absent Leave of Absence For Elective Union Positions For Appointive Union Positions For Other Reasons v

8 Art Para. Page 69 Payment for Examinations Medical Examinations Rules Examinations Held for Investigation, Attending Court General Company Initiated Meetings Held for Company Business Investigation - Discipline Time Returns Grievance Procedure and Final Settlement of Disputes Grievance Procedure Appeal to Arbitration General Broken Time Disciplinary or Physical Demotion General Holidays General Employees Required to Work on General Holiday Employees Not Required to Work on General Holiday Availability Defined Extended Runs Annual Vacation Qualification Provisions Annual Vacation Periods Exit from Service Adverse Effects of Changes in Working Conditions Notice and Negotiations Board of Review and Arbitration Implementation of Change When Material Change Does Not Apply Disputes Re Application of This Article Relocation Expenses Appraisal Procedure - Sale of House Cases of Staff Reduction Severance Payments Optional Lump Sum Severance Payments Maintenance of Earnings Canada Labour Code Benefit, Dental and Extended Health Care Plans, and Life Insurance Benefit Plan for Train and Engine Service Employees Dental Plan Extended Health Care Plan Life Insurance - In Service Life Insurance Upon Retirement Life Insurance - Accidental Bereavement Leave Jury Duty vi

9 Art Para. Page 82 Sleeping Quarters General Locomotive Engineers Forced to Subsidiary Station Transportation of Household Effects Locomotives, Generator Units and Motor Coaches Called to Attend Locomotives or Generator Units Housing and Taking Locomotive Out Switching Out Locomotives Assembling Locomotive Consist Herding Diesel Units Between Yards of a Terminal Supplies for Locomotives Bulletining Weights of Locomotives New Type of Motive Power Installation of Electric or Other Power Locomotive Testers Operation of Motor Coaches Operation of Assignments in Road and Yard Service in Case of Work Stoppage Service Letters Service in United States Definition of Cumulative Compensated Service Printing of Collective Agreement Use of Masculine Gender Employment Equity Personal Leave Days Labour Management Committee SECTION 4 - DURATION OF AGREEMENT SECTION 5 - APPENDICES A Weight on Drivers B Overtime Tables C Duties of Locomotive Engineers during Preparatory and Inspection Time SECTION 6 - ADDENDA Memoranda of Agreement, Letters of Understanding and Company Letters vii

10 A D D E N D A PAGE 1 Union Dues Agreement Memorandum of Agreement - January 8, Rate Differential Between Eastern and Western Canada Letter - April 2, Compensation Relationship Letter - May 4, Rates of pay and working conditions on St. Clair Tunnel Property Memorandum of Agreement - January 20, A Use of railway radio- communications system Letter - April 28, B Use of train radios Letter - June 1, Rates of pay - Mount Royal Tunnel Service Memorandum of Agreement - January 21, A Montreal Commuter Service May 5, A Manning and operation of GO commuter trains Memorandum of Agreement - June 24, B Travel allowance for Toronto based locomotive engineers in GO Commuter Service who are required to travel between Willowbrook and Union Station Memorandum of Agreement - January 30, Definition of main track switches - Montreal Terminals Memorandum of Understanding - September 26, Application of Article 22 - Final Terminal Time at Toronto Memorandum of Understanding - November 9, Payment for side trips on regular assignments in turn-around service Letter of Understanding - February 13, Running of regularly assigned locomotive engineers at away-from-home terminals on the Atlantic Region when trains are running late or cancelled Memorandum of Agreement - September 1, Advice to regularly assigned locomotive engineers whose trains are running late Letter - February 13, Application of Article 26 - Service Out of Away-From-Home Terminal to unassigned locomotive engineers at Napadogan, N.B Memorandum of Agreement- April 9, Opportunity for a second meal in road service Letter - January 8, Inclusion of Malport Yard as one of a series of yards comprising Toronto Terminal Memorandum of Agreement - June 7, Operation of freight trains between Pelletier and St. André (now the Pelletier Subdivision) Memorandum of Agreement - August 8, 1977 A D D E N D A PAGE viii

11 17A Merger of Territories 'D' and 'E' of First Seniority District Memorandum of Agreement - October 17, B Merger of Territories 'A' and 'F' of First Seniority District Memorandum of Agreement - November 20, Intentionally Left Blank A Intentionally Left Blank B Intentionally Left Blank Conditions governing the service of certain employees hired as locomotive engineers on the Sixth Seniority District Memorandum of Agreement - February 13, A 21B 21C Conditions with respect to the training and qualifications of employees as locomotive engineers Memorandum of Agreement - February 13, 1974 Establishment of a home station for employees completing the locomotive engineers' training program Letter of Understanding - July 9, 1975 Participation of locomotive engineers in the training of students Letter - April 18, Consultation with Local Chairmen re changes in train operations affecting locomotive engineers' assignments Letter - April 28, Filling of assignments at outpost stations on the First and Second Seniority Districts Letter of Understanding - April 10, Intentionally Left Blank Intentionally Left Blank A Intentionally Left Blank (See Addendum 101A) B Intentionally Left Blank (See Addendum 101B) C Intentionally Left Blank (See Addendum 101C) Exercise of seniority by Fourth Seniority District locomotive engineers home-stationed at Toronto while filling regular assignments in Yard, Transfer or Road Switcher service Memorandum of Agreement - March 4, Advertising of Spare Board positions on the Sixth Seniority District Memorandum of Understanding - November 5, 1976 ix

12 A D D E N D A PAGE 29 Filling of Tower Car assignment, Montreal Letter of Understanding - April 6, Protecting passenger service between Ottawa and Brockville Memorandum of Agreement - September 1, A 31B 31C 31D Second employee in the cab of conventional passenger trains when firemen/helpers not available Letter - February 13, 1974 Conditions in respect to the use of locomotive engineers as the second employee in the cab Memorandum of Agreement - February 13, 1974 Filling of vacancies on conventional passenger trains at change-off points when no locomotive engineers available Memorandum of Agreement - September 10, 1975 Filling of vacancies as the second employee in the cab on Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority Districts Memorandum of Agreement - March 28, A Use of firemen/helpers to relieve locomotive engineers at away-from-home terminals Letter - August 4, B Use of other employees to relieve locomotive engineers at away- from-home terminals Letter - April 11, Tour of duty between trips for regularly assigned locomotive engineers in road service Memorandum of Agreement - January 8, A Protecting service on trains out of Toronto to London Sarnia and Belleville Letter - March 27, B Protection service on trains out of Toronto to London Letter - April 24, Establishing turn for Sarnia unassigned and spare board locomotive engineers out of away-from-home terminal of Toronto Memorandum of Agreement - July 22, Establishing turn for Belleville unassigned and spare board locomotive engineers out of away-from-home terminal of Toronto Memorandum of Agreement - December 1, Use of spare board locomotive engineers in yard or hostling service on the Sixth Seniority District Memorandum of Agreement - December 30, Protecting service on trains detoured via Longlac and Thunder Bay Memorandum of Agreement - May 19, Application of paragraphs and of Article 54 - Running of Locomotive Engineers - to spareboard locomotive engineers at Hornepayne and Capreol Memorandum of Agreement - July 11, A Locomotive engineers on London spare board booking rest Memorandum of Agreement - July 24, B Intentionally Left Blank x

13 A D D E N D A PAGE 40C Locomotive engineers on Hamilton spare board booking rest Memorandum of Agreement - June 6, D Locomotive engineers on Kitchener spare board booking rest Memorandum of Agreement - June 18, E Locomotive engineers on Sarnia spare board booking rest Memorandum of Agreement - July 21, F Unassigned locomotive engineers at Ottawa booking rest Memorandum of Agreement - January 12, Suspension of paragraph 58.5 of Article 58 - Protecting Service Memorandum of Agreement - September 11, Amendments to paragraphs 58.8 and of Article 58 - Protecting Service - applicable on the Second Seniority District Memorandum of Agreement - May 4, Crew display monitors and code-a-phone system Letter - May 21, A London - St. Thomas Memorandum of Agreement - May 3, B Hamilton - Brantford Memorandum of Agreement - May 3, C Toronto - Oshawa Memorandum of Agreement - October 20, D Hamilton - Simcoe Memorandum of Agreement - July 16, E Toronto - Oakville, Clarkson, Port Credit, Ajax Memorandum of Agreement - August 13, F London - Ingersoll, Woodstock Memorandum of Agreement - June 2, G Belleville - Trenton, Cobourg, Kingston Memorandum of Agreement - September 9, H Hamilton - Burlington Memorandum of Agreement - May 25, J Fort Erie - Port Colborne Memorandum of Agreement - December 31, K Kitchener - Guelph, Strafford, Goderich Memorandum of Agreement - April 24, L Belleville - Peterborough Memorandum of Agreement - July 11, M Windsor - Chatham Memorandum of Agreement - May 26, N Toronto - Bradford Memorandum of Agreement - August 18, 1982 xi

14 A D D E N D A PAGE 44P Toronto - Stouffville Memorandum of Agreement - August 18, Q Hamilton - Jarvis Memorandum of Agreement - February 18, R Toronto - Whitby Memorandum of Agreement - January 30, Payment of travel allowance to certain Toronto locomotive engineers called to perform service at Malport Yard Memorandum of Agreement - April 28, Payment of travel allowance to Sarnia road service locomotive engineers reporting for or released from duty at Port Huron, Michigan Memorandum of Agreement - August 15, Intentionally left blank Held off for investigation Letter - July 20, Intentionally Left Blank Pilot Project dealing with the administration of Rule 'G', U.C.O.R Letter of Understanding - May 28, 1980 Memorandum of Agreement - May 28, Establishment of the Canadian Railway Office of Arbitration Memorandum of Agreement - September 1, Availability of recorded conversations to Local Chairman Letter - January 8, Leave of absence for Union Business in the calculation of vacation entitlement Letter - January 8, Annual vacation for employees performing service as locomotive engineer and trainman/ yardman Memorandum of Agreement - January 29, Splitting of annual vacation entitlement Letter - March 14, A Introduction of remote controlled locomotives Letter - January 8, B Introduction of remote controlled locomotives in hump yards Letter - January 8, A Marshalling of locomotives with comfort cabs in locomotive consist Letter - May 21, B Marshalling of RSC equipped locomotives in locomotive consist Letter - June 11, C Application of Appendix C - Duties of Locomotive Engineers during Preparatory and Inspection Time Letter - June 21, 1989 A D D E N D A PAGE xii

15 57D Provision of refrigerators in lead locomotive Letter - June 21, Interpretation of the Collective Agreement Letter - May 21, Application of Article 62 - Called and Cancelled to regularly assigned locomotive engineers 235 Memorandum of Agreement - June 21, Establishment of Joffre West preferred pool Memorandum of Agreement - April 24, Application of Article 80 - Bereavement Leave Letter - June 21, New business opportunities Letter - June 21, Pass transportation benefits Letter - May 18, Running of locomotive engineers in spare board and/or pool service at the home terminal of Edmundston, N.B Memorandum of Agreement - November 20, A 64B 64C Running of locomotive engineers in spare board and/or pool service at the home terminal of Moncton, N.B Memorandum of Agreement - April 1, 1990 Equalization of miles for unassigned locomotive engineers operating on the Napadogan and Fort Subdivisions between Moncton and Edmundston Memorandum of Agreement - September 15, 1991 Preferred Pool operating on the Napadogan and Gort Subdivisions from Edmundston and Moncton at the away and home terminals Memorandum of Agreement - September 15, Consolidation of seniority lists for the Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority Districts Memorandum of Agreement and Letters - September 25, A 65B 65C Establishment of early retirement opportunities to employees on the Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority Districts Memorandum of Agreement - September 25, 1991 Establishment of early retirement opportunities to locomotive engineers on the Consolidated Central Seniority District Letter - August 24, 1992 Handling of portable radios when flagging is required on the Consolidated Central Seniority District Letter - January 14, Training for re-qualification under the Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations Memoranda of Agreement and Letter - February 12, A QSOC Training Letter dated May 13, 2001 xiii

16 A D D E N D A PAGE 67 Establishment of early retirement opportunities to locomotive engineers employed on the First and Second Seniority Districts Memorandum of Agreement & Letters - June 16, A Consolidation of seniority lists for the First and Second Seniority Districts Memorandum of Agreement & Letters - June 16, B Advertisement and filling of permanent vacancies on former First and Second Seniority District Letter - July 8, C More flexibility in the regulation of spare boards Consolidated Eastern Seniority District Letter - June 16, D Closure of Sydney and Stellarton as home stations Consolidated Eastern Seniority District. 274 Letter - June 16, E Handling of portable radios when flagging is required on the Consolidated Eastern Seniority District Letter - June 16, Maintenance of earnings provisions Letter - November 20, Intentionally Left Blank Familiarization of territory for the purpose of Extended Runs Letter - May 5, 1995 (former Appendix 2 of Agreement) 71 Condition of locomotive cabs Letter - May 5, 1995 (former Appendix 3 of Agreement) 72 Applications and Interpretations of the Collective Agreement Letter - May 5, 1995 (former Appendix 6 of Agreement) 73 Modified engine service training program for conductors Letter - May 5, 1995 (former Appendix 8 of Agreement) 74 Principles for implementation of Extended Runs/CSIP in Eastern Canada Letter - May 5, 1995 (former Appendix 9 of Agreement) 75 Consolidation of Eastern and Central Seniority Districts Letter - May 5, 1995 (former Appendix 10 of Agreement) 76 Road Crews given opportunity to have a meal at reasonable hour Letter - May 5, 1995 (former Appendix 11 of Agreement) 77 Critical Ultramar Contract operating between Romuald and Montreal Letter - May 5, 1995 (former Appendix 12 of Agreement) 78 Impact consolidation of Eastern and Central Seniority Districts into one amalgamated seniority district Letter - May 5, 1995 (former Appendix 13 of Agreement) 79 Mitigation of adverse effects for employees in Atlantic Canada Letter - May 5, 1995 (former Appendix 14 of Agreement & Agreement - August 2, Atlantic Region Issues Letter - May 5, 1995 xiv

17 A D D E N D A PAGE 81 Understanding on Training New Conductors Letter - May 5, 1995 (former Appendix 7 of Agreement) 82 Company Flex Benefit Plan Letter - February 13, Principles for implementation of Eastern Canada Pay System Letter - February 13, Learning the road Letter - February 13, Printing of the Collective Agreements Letter - February 13, Employees involved in critical incident situations Letter - February 13, Use of light and modified duties for pregnant employees Letter - February 13, Blocking System with respect to maintenance of earnings - CROA Letter - February 13, Customer Service Assignments (CSA) East of Joffre Letter - May 13, Mitigation of adverse effects as a direct result of amendment of Road/Yard Distinction Letter - May 13, Introduction of Sabbatical Leave Letter - May 13, Leave of Absence for Urgent Personal Affairs Letter - May 13, Cab forward locomotives Letter - May 13, Utilization of management Letter - May 13, The reasonable intent of application of the Collective Agreement Letter December 13, Intentionall Left Blank (See Addendum 102 & 104) Personal Leave Letter May 13, Trackmobiles Letter May 13, Booking Rest BLE Spareboard East of Joffre Letter May 13, 2001 xv

18 A D D E N D A PAGE 100 Jurisdiction of work within yards Letter May 13, A Manning vacancies at certain stations on the 2 nd Seniority District Memorandum of Agreement - May 18, B Manning vacancies at certain stations on the 3 rd Seniority District Memorandum of Agreement - May 18, C Manning vacancies at Cornwall and Brockville Memorandum of Agreement - May 18, Locomotive Engineers spareboard adjustment Memorandum of Agreement - May 18, Establishment and operation of time pools at various terminals on the Central Region Memorandum of Agreement May Establishment of supplemental rest provisions for Locomotive Engineers in unassigned road service and on spareboards throughout Central Region Memorandum of Agreement May 18, Scheduling (Seniority Districts 1 & 2) Letter dated May 18, 2005 xvi

19 ALPHABETICAL INDEX - A - Art Para Page Accommodations En Route Accumulation of Days Off Yard Service Adverse Effects of Changes in Working Conditions Advertising and Filling of Positions -First Seniority District Advertising and Filling of Positions Second Seniority District Advertising and Filling of Positions- Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Allowance When Tied Up Away From Terminal Annual Vacation Annual Vacation Periods Appeal to Arbitration Appraisal Procedure Sale of House Arrangements Booking Rest Assembling Locomotive Consist Assigned Passenger Service Assisting Trains, Doubling Grades, Etc At Terminals Booking Rest Attending Court Availability Defined General Holiday B - Art Para Page Basic Day Road Service Basic Day Yard Service Beginning of Work Week Benefit Plan for Train and Engine Service Employees Benefit, Dental and Extended Health Care Plans, and Life Insurance Bereavement Leave Bidding from One Assignment to Another - Second Seniority District Bidding from One Assignment to Another- Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Bidding from One Assignment to Another - First Seniority District Bidding From One Terminal to Another- Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Board of Review and Arbitration Booking Rest Booking Rest - Accommodations En Route Booking Rest At Terminals Booking Rest En Route Booking Rest Extended Runs (b) 26 Broken Time Bulletining Weights of Locomotives xvii

20 - C - Art Para Page Calculating Mileage Called and Cancelled Called for Straight-Away or Turnaround Service Called to Attend Locomotives or Generator Units Calling Canada Labour Code Cancellation of Regular Road Assignments Cancellation of Regular Yard Assignments Cases of Staff Reduction Changes to Assignments - First Seniority District Changes to Assignments - Second Seniority District Changes to Assignments- Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Choice of Runs After Being on Leave of Absence - Second Seniority District Choice of Runs After being on Leave of Absence - Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Choice of Runs After Being on Leave of Absence - First Seniority District Combination Service Company Initiated Meetings Complaints Against Locomotive Engineers Conductor Only Operation Conversion Rule D - Art Para Page Deadhead Equipment Deadheading Definition of a Temporary Vacancy Definition of Cumulative Compensated Service Definition of Qualified and Promoted Locomotive Engineers Definition of Separate Run Definition of Work Train Service Dental Plan Designation Yard Service Disciplinary or Physical Demotion Disputes Re Application of This Article E - Art Para Page Electric or Diesel-Electric Locomotives and Rail Diesel (Budd) Cars Employees Hired as Locomotive Engineers Employees Not Required to Work on General Holiday Employees on Leave of Absence or Filling Excepted Positions Employees Required to Work on General Holiday Employment Equity Entitlements of Locomotive Engineers Filling Temporary Vacancies First Seniority District Entitlements of Locomotive Engineers Filling Temporary Vacancies Second Seniority District Establishment of Work Week Exceeding Maximum Mileage Exercising Seniority When Reductions Take Place First Seniority District Exercising Seniority When Reductions Take Place Second Seniority District Exercising Seniority When Reductions Take Place Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority Districts xviii

21 - E - Art Para Page Exit from Service Expenses Away From Home Extended Health Care Plan Extended Run Rates of Pay Extended Runs General Holidays F - Art Para Page Filling of Vacancies and Extra Engines in Yard Service by Regularly Assigned Locomotive Engineers Filling of Vacancies as Second Employee in the Cab Filling of Vacancies when No Applications Received - First Seniority District Filling of Vacancies when No Applications Received - Second Seniority District Filling of Vacancies when No Applications Received- Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Filling of Vacancies When Spare Board Locomotive Engineers Not Available Final Terminal Time Freight and Passenger Service - Away-From- Home Terminal Freight Rates Rates of Pay Freight Service Held Away from Home Terminal Freight Service - Home Terminal Freight Service Initial Terminal Time Freight Service Inspection Time Freight Service Overtime Freight Service - Basic Day Freight Service - Final TerminalTime Freight Service - Preparatory Time G - Art Para Page General Holidays General Grievance Procedure General Final Terminal Time General Inspection Time General Preparatory Time General Regularly Assigned Locomotive Engineers Operating Late or Cancelled General Sleeping Quarters Generator Units Graduated Passenger Rates Grievance Procedure Grievance Procedure and Final Settlement of Disputes Guarantees Road Service Guarantees Yard Service xix

22 - H - Art Para Page Held Away From Home Terminal Held for Company Business Held for Investigation Held for Special Service Helper or Pusher Service in Connection with Yard Switching Service Herding Diesel Units Between Yards of a Terminal Home for Saturdays and/or Sundays Housing and Taking Locomotive Out I - Art Para Page Implementation of Change In Pool or Chain Gang Service In Regularly Assigned Service In Terminals Initial Terminal Time Inspection Time Road Service Inspection Time Yard Service Installation of Electric or Other Power Inter-District Runs Inter-District Runs and New Lines Investigation Discipline J - Art Para Page Jury Duty L - Art Para Page Labour Management Committee Learning Road Leave of Absence Leave of Absence For Appointive Union Positions Leave of Absence For Elective Union Positions Leave of Absence For Other Reasons Life Insurance Accidental Life Insurance In Service Life Insurance Upon Retirement Light Engines Locomotive Engineers Forced to Subsidiary Station Locomotive Engineers Not Considered Absent Locomotive Testers Locomotives, Generator Units and Motor Coaches Lunch Time Yard Service M - Art Para Page Maintenance of Earnings Meals - Road Service Medical Examinations Mileage Dates Mileage Limitations Mileage Regulations Motor Car or Electric Car Service xx

23 - N - Art Para Page New Lines and Extensions New Type of Motive Power No Applications Received for Five Days per Week Yard Assignments First Seniority District No Applications Received for Five Days per Week Yard Assignments Second Seniority District No Applications Received for Five Days per Week Yard Assignments- Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Non-Consecutive Days Off Notice Booking Rest Notice and Negotiations O - Art Para Page On Spare Boards (First and Second Seniority Dist) On Spare Boards (Third Fourth and Sixth Seniority District) Operation of Assignments in Road and Yard Service in Case of Work Stoppage Operation of Motor Coaches Operation of Spare Boards Operation of Work Trains - Ten (10) Consecutive Days Operation of Yard Assignments Optional Lump Sum Severance Payments Other Service Yard Service Overcoming a Permanent Shortage of Locomotive Engineers on a voluntary basis Overcoming a Shortage of Locomotive Engineers at Home Stations When No Applications Are Received Overcoming a Temporary Shortage of Locomotive Engineers on a voluntary basis- Protecting Service Overtime Overtime Road Service Overtime Provisions - Days Off P - Art Para Page Passenger Service Passenger Service - Away From Home Terminal Passenger Service Preparatory Time Passenger Service - Home Terminal Passenger Service Final Terminal Time Passenger Service Guarantee Rates of Pay Passenger Service Guarantee Passenger Service Inspection Time Payment for Examinations Permanent Vacancies and New Assignments Permanent Vacancies and New Assignments - First Seniority District Permanent Vacancies and New Assignments - Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Personal Leave Days Picking Up and Setting Out Diesel Units Picking Up and Setting Out Diesel Units in Road Service Piloting Points for Going On and Off Duty Posting of Notices - First Seniority District Posting of Notices - Second Seniority District Posting of Notices- Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Preparatory Time Road Service xxi

24 Art Para Page Preparatory Time Yard Service Printing of Collective Agreement Promotion to Locomotive Engineers Working List at Home Stations - Protecting Service Promotion, Establishment and Retention of Seniority Protecting Service Pushing Wing and Wedge Plows Q - Art Para Page Qualification Provisions Qualified Locomotive Engineers Accepting Positions as Traffic Coordinator R - Rates of Pay Road Service Rates of Pay Yard Service Recording Mileage Regularly Assigned Locomotive Engineers Operating Late or Cancelled Regulating Boards Release at Final Terminal Freight Service Relief Assignments Relocation Expenses Rescue Service (e) 36 Rest Yard Service Rest Period Resuming Duty Road Service Guarantee Road Switcher Rates Road Switcher Service Rotary Snow Plows Rover Position Rules Examinations Run-Around Running of Locomotive Engineers Running Off Seniority Districts S - Art Para Page Seniority Boundaries Seniority Lists Seniority of Discharged Locomotive Engineers Re-entering Service Seniority of Locomotive Engineers Taken Over With New Lines Service at Terminals and Switching at Turn-around Points - Passenger Service Service in United States Service Letters Service Out of Away-From-Home Terminal Setting Out and Taking On Cars in a Conductor Only Operation... 17A 17 Severance Payments Shift Differentials Yard Service Short Turnaround Passenger Service Short Turnaround Passenger Service Shortage of Locomotive Engineers at Home Stations - Protecting Service Sleeping Quarters Work Train Service Sleeping Quarters Snow Plow Service xxii

25 Art Para Page Spare Locomotive Engineers' Work Week Starting Time Straight-Away or Long Turnaround Passenger Service Straight-Away or Long Turnaround Passenger Service Supplies for Locomotives Switching at Initial or Final Terminal - Freight Service Switching at Initial or Final Terminal in a Conductor Only Operation... 12A 11 Switching at Terminals and En Route Switching Limits Switching Out Locomotives T - Art Para Page Temporary Vacancies Second Seniority District Temporary Vacancies in Freight Service First Seniority District Temporary Vacancies in Passenger Service First Seniority District Temporary Vacancies- Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Tied Up Between Terminals Time Allowance for Locomotive Engineers on Locomotives Operating Through Terminals Time Returns Tour of Duty in Road Service or Under Other Agreements Train Length Allowance Training Programs Transportation of Household Effects Travel Allowance U - Unassigned Locomotive Engineers Called for Work Train Service Unassigned Passenger Service Unit Allowance Yard Service Use of Masculine Gender Use of Two Locomotive Engineers in Work Train Service W - Art Para Page Wayfreight Rates Road Service When Material Change Does Not Apply Work Train Guarantee Work Train Service Work Train Service - Second Seniority District Work Train Service First Seniority District Work Train Service- Third, Fourth and Sixth Seniority District Work Trains Performing Revenue Switching Work Week Working Outside Switching Limits Working Within Switching Limits xxiii

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27 PREAMBLE The right to make and interpret contracts, rules, rates and working agreements for locomotive engineers shall be vested in the regularly constituted Committee of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. xxv

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29 SECTION 1 ROAD SERVICE

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31 ARTICLE 1 Rates of Pay Passenger Service Graduated Passenger Rates 1.1 EFFECTIVE Weight on drivers Pounds (000) Jan1/04 Per Mile cents Jan1/05 Per Mile cents Jan1/06 Per Mile cents Jan1/07 Per Mile cents Jan1/08 Per Mile cents Less than , ,000 and over Add.11 for each additional 50,000 lbs (Refer to Addenda Nos. 6 and 7) Electric or Diesel-Electric Locomotives and Rail Diesel (Budd) Cars 1.2 Locomotive engineers in passenger service employed on: (a) (b) (c) electric locomotives diesel-electric locomotives rail diesel (Budd) cars will be paid the rate shown in paragraph 1.1, based upon total weight on drivers of all units coupled and in charge of one locomotive engineer at any one time. Motor Car or Electric Car Service 1.3 Locomotive engineers employed (a) (b) on motor cars, used in passenger service operated under train rules by locomotive engineers, regardless of whether operated by gasoline, steam, electricity or other motive power in electric car service, whether operated as multiple or single unit will be paid minimum rate shown in paragraph 1.1. Light Engines 1.4 Locomotive engineers operating light engines shall be compensated at rates of pay and under rules applicable to passenger service (on a speed basis of 20 miles per hour) except when light running is included in a passenger assignment or passenger day's work when rules applicable to passenger service - short turnaround passenger runs (no single trip of which exceeds 80 miles) - shall apply. Deadhead Equipment 1.5 Locomotive engineers operating trains consisting exclusively of deadhead passenger equipment shall be compensated at rates of pay and under rules applicable to passenger service. Passenger Service Guarantee 1

32 1.6 The earnings from mileage, overtime or other rules applicable for each day passenger service is performed, shall not be less than: EFFECTIVE Jan 1/04 $ Jan 1/05 $ Jan 1/06 $ Jan 1/07 $ Jan 1/08 $ The daily minimums specified herein shall be applied in accordance with paragraph 2.1 of Article 2. Freight Service Freight Rates 1.7 The rates of pay per mile for locomotive engineers in freight, mixed, pusher, helper, snow trains, flanger specials, work, wreck, construction, and all other unclassified service shall be as follows: EFFECTIVE Jan 1/04 Per Mile Cents Jan 1/05 Per Mile Cents Jan 1/06 Per Mile Cents Jan 1/07 Per Mile Cents Jan 1/08 Per Mile Cents Train Length Allowance 1.8 Locomotive engineers in any class of freight service as described in paragraphs 1.7, 1.9, and 1.10 of this article will be entitled to an allowance, per tour of duty, based on the maximum train length, including the locomotive consist, hauled at any one time during the tour of duty between the initial starting point and the point of final release: 3,801 to 5,000 feet - $3.00 5,001 to 6,000 feet - $7.00 6,001 to 7,000 feet - $ ,001 to 8,000 feet - $ ,001 to 9,000 feet - $ ,001 to 10,000 feet - $ ,001 to 11,000 feet - $ ,001 and over - $ This train length allowance does not apply to locomotive engineers deadheading. Wayfreight Rates 1.9 Locomotive engineers in charge of locomotives on road switch runs, assigned wayfreights, snow plows and in snow spreader service shall be paid as shown below per 100 miles or less in excess of the rates specified for in paragraph 1.7 according to class of power used, miles over 100 to be paid pro rata: EFFECTIVE Jan 1/04 $ Jan 1/05 $ Jan 1/06 $ Jan 1/07 $ Jan 1/08 $

33 Road Switcher Rates 1.10 Locomotive engineers in assigned or unassigned road switcher type service within a radius of 50 miles from the point required to report for duty at the initial terminal will be compensated at a rate per day as follows: EFFECTIVE Jan 1/04 $ Jan 1/05 $ Jan 1/06 $ Jan 1/07 $ Jan 1/08 $ Conductor Only Operation 1.11 Locomotive engineers employed on trains operating in through freight service on which no assistant conductor forms part of the train crew consist will be paid the following allowance per tour of duty, according to the length of the run, over and above all other earnings for the tour of duty: 100 or less road miles - $ to 150 road miles - $ to 200 road miles - $ or more road miles - $30.00 This allowance does not apply to locomotive engineers deadheading. Extended Runs When operating in extended run territory in a conductor only operation, the following allowances will be paid per tour of duty, according to the length of the run, over and above all other earnings for the tour of duty: Run Length Allowance road miles - $ road miles - $ road miles - $ road miles - $ road miles - $ and over - $42.50 Rotary Snow Plows 1.12 Locomotive engineers operating rotary snow plows shall be compensated at rates as shown below per day of 8 hours or less; time on duty in excess of eight hours will be paid for on the minute basis at a rate per hour of 3/16ths of the daily rate. General Generator Units EFFECTIVE Jan 1/04 $ Jan 1/05 $ Jan 1/06 $ Jan 1/07 $ Jan 1/08 $ Locomotive engineers in road service will be in charge of and responsible for steam generator units and electric generator units coupled in the locomotive consist and will be paid an allowance of $1.00 per ticket for each such unit coupled in the locomotive consist at any one time during any portion of the trip. 3