Common use of EFFECTIVE DATE AND CHANGES Clause in Contracts

EFFECTIVE DATE AND CHANGES. (a) This Agreement shall be effective April 1, 1983 and shall remain in full force and effect until changed or modified as provided herein, or under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended. (b) This Agreement supersedes all previous and existing agreements, understandings and interpretations which are in conflict with this Agreement covering employees of the former Great Northern Railway Company; the former Northern Pacific Railway Company; the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; the former Pacific Coast Railroad Company; the former Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Company; and the former St. Louis, San Francisco Railroad Company of the craft or class now represented by the organization party to this Agreement. (This paragraph refers to agreements, understandings and interpretations which were in effect prior to April 1, 1970). (c) It is the intent of this Agreement to preserve pre-existing rights accruing to employes covered by the Agreements as they existed under similar rules in effect on the CB&Q, NP, GN, SP&S and Frisco railroads prior to the dates of the individual mergers; and shall not operate to extend jurisdiction or Scope Rule coverage to agreements between another organization and one or more of the merging Carriers which were in effect prior to the date of merger.‌‌ (d) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to supersede the benefits, rights and obligations of the parties under the September 25, 1964 National Agreement, the Merger Protective Agreement of December 29, 1967, and Merger Implementing Agreement No. 1 signed on the date of this Agreement, and the Merger Protective Agreement and Merger Implementing Agreement signed January 26, 1981. (e) In printing this Agreement to include applicable parts of the several nationally negotiated agreements and other memoranda, it is not the intention of the parties signatory hereto to change, or modify, the application and/or interpretation thereto. Should a dispute arise through the omission of, or slight change in, language used in the National Agreement or original memorandum, the original language shall be controlling. Signed at St. ▇▇▇▇, Minnesota this 1st day of February, 1983. FOR: The INTERNATIONAL BRO. OF FOR: BURLINGTON NORTHERN ELECTRICAL WORKERS RAILROAD COMPANY ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ General Chairman Vice President - Labor Relations LETTER OF INTENT NO. 1‌‌‌‌ With reference to the Memorandum of Agreement revising Rule 76 agreed to this date to which this Letter of Intent is attached and made a part, with respect to the following items: main generators and/or alternators, traction motors, auxiliary generators, blower motors AC-DC and cooling fan motors, it is agreed that the omission of the words "installed" and "removed" from the Electricians' Classification of Work Rule 76 shall not be construed as an admission that such work or items of work may not also be performed by Electrical Workers, in accordance with Rule 98(c).

EFFECTIVE DATE AND CHANGES. (a) This Agreement shall be effective April 1, 1983 1983, and shall remain in full force and effect until changed or modified as provided herein, or under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended. (b) This Agreement supersedes all previous and existing agreements, understandings and interpretations which are in conflict with this Agreement covering employees of the former Great Northern Railway Company; the former Northern Pacific Railway Company; the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; the former Pacific Coast Railroad Company; St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company; and the former Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Company; and the former St. Louis, San Francisco Railroad Company of the craft or class now represented by the organization organizations party to this Agreement. (This paragraph refers to agreements, understandings and interpretations interpretation which were in effect prior to April 1, 1970.). (c) It is the intent of this Agreement to preserve pre-existing preexisting rights accruing to employes covered by the Agreements as they existed under similar rules in effect on the CB&Q, NP, GN, SP&S and Frisco railroads prior to the dates of the individual mergers; and shall not operate to extend jurisdiction or Scope Rule coverage to agreements between another organization and one or more of the merging Carriers which were in effect prior to the date of merger.‌‌merger. (d) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to supersede the benefits, rights and obligations of the parties under the September 25, 1964 National Agreement, as amended, the Merger Protective Agreement of December 29, 1967, the Merger Implementing Agreement No. 1 of April 1, 1970, and the Merger Protective Agreement and Implementing Agreement No. 1 signed on the date of this Agreement, and the Merger Protective Agreement and Merger Implementing Agreement signed January 26, 1981. (e) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require employment of employes in all of the job classifications provided for in these rules. However, this is not intended to allow the combining of the separate seniority classifications of Rule 47. (f) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent the assignment of more than one employe of the same job classification to the same district whether they are on the same or different shifts. (g) Assignments which are established for the purpose of a single project such as a "major installation” will not be construed as a transfer of work or employes resulting in moving and real estate benefits described in the Merger Protective Agreement dated December 29, 1967 and Implementing Agreement No. 1 dated May 18, 1970, or in the National Job Stabilization Agreement of September 25, 1964, as amended. (h) In printing this Agreement to include applicable parts of the several nationally negotiated agreements and other memoranda, it is not the intention of the parties signatory hereto to change, or modify, modify the application and/or and/ or interpretation thereto. Should a dispute arise through the omission of, or slight change in, language used in the National Agreement or original memorandum, the original language shall be controlling. Signed at St. ▇▇▇▇, Minnesota this 1st day of February, 1983. FOR: The INTERNATIONAL BRO. OF FOR: BURLINGTON NORTHERN ELECTRICAL WORKERS RAILROAD COMPANY ▇. ▇. (This rate sheet does not include differentials which are based on a set amount per hour above the basic rate unless so indicated) (a) Electronic Technician............................ $2,319.02 $2,704.55 Class 1 (monthly).................................. 10.89 12.70 (b) Communication Technician................... 2,314.15 2,699.68 Class 1-A (monthly).............................. 10.86 12.67 (c) Radio Technician.................................. 2,319.02 2,704.55 Class 1-B (monthly) .............................. 10.89 12.70 (d) Working ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ................................. 2,419.02 2,804.55 Class 1 (monthly).................................. 11.36 13.17 (e) Shop ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ General Chairman Vice President - Labor Relations LETTER OF INTENT NO. 1‌‌‌‌ With reference to the Memorandum of Agreement revising Rule 76 agreed to this date to which this Letter of Intent is attached and made a part, with respect to the following items: main generators and/or alternators, traction motors, auxiliary generators, blower motors AC...................................... 2,419.02 2,804.55 Class 1-DC and cooling fan motors, it is agreed that the omission of the words "installed" and "removed" from the Electricians' Classification of Work Rule 76 shall not be construed as an admission that such work or items of work may not also be performed by Electrical Workers, in accordance with Rule 98(cA (monthly)............................... 11.36 13.17 (f) Radio Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇............................. 2,419.02 2,804.55 Class 1-B (monthly) .............................. 11.36 13.17 (g) Cable Splicer........................................ 2,314.15 2,699.68 Class 1-C (monthly) .............................. 10.86 12.67 (h) Shop Equipment Repairman Class 1-D (hourly) ................................ 10.86 12.67 (i) District Lineman................................... 2,282.98 2,668.51 Class 2 (monthly).................................. 10.72 12.53 (j) Assistant District Lineman .................... 1,969.93 2,288.49 Class 4-B (monthly) .............................. 90.57 105.22 (k) Crew ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ..................................... 2,314.04 2,699.57 Class 3 (monthly).................................. 10.86 12.67 (l) Assistant Crew ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Class 4 (hourly) .................................... 10.89 12.70