Jay L Schollmeyer
Local Chairman 1637
Portland, OR 97215
jay@jaysworks.com

 

To : RR Fay

New York Dock Protection

January 12, 1999

 

Mr. Fay,

We have three (3) turns on the OE pool that runs from Vancouver, Washington to Albany, Oregon. This pool is making a yard transfer move from Vancouver to Brooklyn on a daily basis.

Under the provisions of Implementing Document "A", Dated November, 1991 between the National Carriers Conference Committee, and the employees United Transportation Union, states that employees affected by PEB 219 will receive protection afforded by New York Dock Protective Conditions. (Attached}

Mr. Fay the OE pool is doing work that was done by an assigned switch crews. As of this date we currently have fifteen (15) people furloughed.

The following people come under the provisions of PEB 219 and are due compensation under New York Dock.

01/08/99  18:45:45                     Station: VANCOUVER, WA                          Board Type: FR BK
XX   XXXX XX   XXXX XX   XXXX XX   XXXX
XX   XXXX XX   XXXX XX   XXXX XX   XXXX
XX   XXXX XX   XXXX XX   XXXX XX   XXXX
XX   XXXX XX   XXXX XX   XXXX

The undersigned would like to know what your intentions are for the future. Do you plan on putting a Brooklyn Transfer back on or to continue paying protection under New York Dock?

Please advise as to when compensation will be made for the above mentioned employees.

 

We are very truly yours,

JL Schollmeyer
Local Chairman 1637
signed

SC Leroy
Local Chairman 1238
signed

DE Rex
Local Chairman 1238
signed

Cc: JD Fitzgerald

 

Implementing Document "A", Dated November, 1991 between the National Carriers Conference Committee, and the employees United Transportation Union,

ARTICLE VII - ROAD/YARD WORK

Section 1

(a) Pursuant to the new road/yard provisions contained in the recommendations of Presidential Emergency Board No. 219, as clarified, a road crew may perform in connection with its own train without additional compensation one move in addition to those permitted by previous agreements at each of the (a) initial terminal, (b) intermediate points, and © final terminal. Each of the moves—those previously allowed plus the new ones—may be any one of those prescribed by the Presidential Emergency Board: pick-ups, set-outs, getting or leaving the train on multiple tracks, interchanging with foreign railroads, transferring cars within a switching limit, and spotting and pulling cars at industries.

(b) The switching allowances referred to in Article VIII, Section 1(d) of the October 31, 1985 Agreement shall continue with respect to employees whose seniority date in a craft covered by this Implementing Document precedes October 31, 1985 and such allowances are not subject to general or other wage increases.

(c) The crew of an over-the-road solid run-through train may perform one move as prescribed, in addition to delivering and/or receiving their train in interchange.

Section 2 - Protection

(a) Employees adversely affected by the provisions of Section 1 of this Article shall receive the protection afforded by Article I (except Section 4) of the New York Dock Protective Conditions (Appendix III, F.D. 28250).