Common use of Extra Engineers Clause in Contracts

Extra Engineers. A. The following provisions shall apply to extra Engineers protecting both road and/or yard service: 1. Extra Engineers who meet the qualifications provided in paragraph B of this Section shall receive one (1) basic day’s pay at the pro rata rate on each of the following holidays: New Year’s Eve Labor Day New Year’s Day Thanksgiving Day Washington’s Birthday Day After Thanksgiving Decoration (Memorial) Day Christmas Eve Fourth of July Christmas Day Good Friday 2. Only one (1) basic day’s pay shall be paid for the holiday irrespective of the number of shifts worked. If more than one shift is worked on the holiday, the allowance of one (1) basic day’s pay shall be at the rate of pay of the first tour of duty worked. Note: When any of the above-listed holidays fall on Saturday or Sunday, the day observed by the State or Nation shall be considered the holiday. B. To qualify, an extra service Engineer must: 1. Perform yard service and/or road service described in Section 1, paragraph A(1) on the calendar days immediately preceding and immediately following the holiday, and be available for such service the full calendar day on the holiday; or, 2. Be available for such service on the full calendar days immediately preceding and immediately following the holiday and perform such service on such holiday, or, 3. If such Engineer cannot qualify under 1. or 2. of this paragraph B, then in order to qualify they must be available for such service on the full calendar days immediately preceding and immediately following and the holiday, or perform such service on any one or more of such days and be available on the other day or days. Note 1: For the purpose of paragraph B 1., 2. and 3. of this Section 2, an extra Engineer will be deemed to be available if they are ready for such service and do not lay off of their own accord, or if they are required by CSXT to perform other service in accordance with rules and practices on CSXT. Note 2: To qualify, Engineers on a common extra board protecting both road and yard service, must have compensation credited for such service on not less than eleven (11) or more of the thirty (30) calendar days immediately preceding the holiday. 4. An Engineer who meets all other qualifying requirements will qualify for holiday pay for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day if on the “calendar day” (for an extra or unassigned Engineer) immediately preceding the Christmas Eve holiday they fulfill the qualifying requirements applicable to the “calendar day” before the holiday and on the “calendar day” immediately following the Christmas Day holiday they fulfill the qualifying requirements applicable to the “calendar day” after the holiday. 5. An Engineer who does not qualify for holiday pay for both Christmas Eve and Christmas day may qualify for holiday pay for either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day under the provisions applicable to holidays generally. C. Any of the extra service Engineers described in paragraph A of this Section 2 who works on any of the holidays listed shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half for services performed on the holiday with a minimum of one and one-half times the rate for the basic day. Note: Not more than one (1) time and one-half (½) payment will be allowed in addition to the “one basic day’s pay at the pro rata rate”, for service performed during a single tour of duty on a holiday. D. An Engineer subject to this Article whose service status changes from an extra yard service Engineer to a regularly assigned yard service Engineer or a regularly assigned road service Engineer on a run of 100 miles or less and who is paid on a daily basis without a mileage component or vice versa on one of the qualifying days shall receive the basic day’s pay provided in this Article provided they meet the qualifications set forth in paragraph B of this Section on the day or days they are an extra service Engineer or a regularly assigned road Engineer as described above and they meet the qualifications set forth in paragraph C of Section 1 on the day or days they are a regularly assigned yard service Engineer or regularly assigned road service Engineer as described above, provided further, that a regularly assigned yard service Engineer or regularly assigned road service Engineer as described above, who voluntarily changes their service status to an extra service Engineer on any of the three qualifying days shall not be entitled to receive the basic day’s pay provided for in this Article. E. When one or more designated holidays fall during the vacation period of the Engineer, the qualifying days for holiday pay purposes shall be the workdays immediately preceding and following the vacation period. In road service, lost days preceding and following the vacation period due to the away-from-home operation of the individual’s run shall not be considered to be workdays for qualifying purposes.