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 SYSTEM FEDERATION NO. 39 
 tWAY EMPLOYEES DEPARTMENT I j 
 
 A. F. of L. 
 
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 METAL WORKERS, 
 
 ELECTRICAL WORKERS, 
 
 
 ^nd Their Apprentices and Helpers 
 
 
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THE LIBRARY OF THE 
 UNIVERSITY OF 
 NORTH CAROLINA 
 
 THE COLLECTION OF 
 NORTH CAROLINIANA 
 PRESENTED BY 
 
 John L. Bell, Jr. 
 
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Agreement Between 
 
 THE 
 
 SEABOARD 
 
 1 AIR LINE RAILROAD COMPANY 
 
 AND 
 
 SYSTEM FEDERATION NO. 39 
 AILWAY EMPLOYEES DEPARTMENT 
 
 A. F. of L. 
 
 I Mechanical Section No. 1 Thereof: 
 
 MACHNISTS, 
 
 BOILERMAKERS, 
 
 BLACKSMITHS, 
 
 SHEET METAL WORKERS, 
 CARMEN, 
 
 ELECTRICAL WORKERS, 
 
 And Their Apprentices 
 and Helpers 
 
 j is understood that this Agreement shall apply to 
 3 who perform the work specified in this agreement in 
 Maintenance of Equipment, Maintenance of Way, Signal 
 tenance, Telegraph Maintenance and all other Depart- 
 ;s of this Company wherein work covered by this 
 ement is performed. 
 
GENERAL RULES 
 
GENERAL RULES 
 
 
 -(Revised effective September 
 
 E 1. Hours of Service- 
 
 1, 1949) 
 
 1 eight (8) hour period shall, under provisions herein- 
 set out, be the regular work day. Regular work day 
 vork week hours shall be bulletined. All employees 
 lg under the provisions of this agreement, except as 
 wise provided in this schedule of rules, or as may 
 Iter be legally established between the carrier and the 
 Dyees, shall be paid on the hourly basis. 
 
 3lishment of Shorter Work Week: 
 
 OTE: The expressions “positions” and “work” refer 
 to service, duties, or operations necessary to 
 be performed the specified number of days per 
 week, and not to the work week of individual 
 employees. 
 
 ) General —This carrier will establish, effective Sep- 
 er 1, 1949, for all employees represented by the organi- 
 n or organizations signatory hereto, subject to the ex¬ 
 ons contained in this rule, a work week of 40 hours, 
 sting of five days of eight hours each, with two con- 
 ive days off in each seven; the work weeks may be 
 ;ered in accordance with the carrier’s operational re- 
 ments; so far as practicable the days off shall be Satur- 
 ind Sunday. The foregoing work week rule is subject 
 e provisions which follow: 
 
 >) Five-day Positions —On positions the duties of 
 h can reasonably be met in five days, the days off will 
 iturday and Sunday. 
 
 ) Six-day Positions —Where the nature of the work 
 3 h that employees will be needed six days each week, 
 est days will be either Saturday and Sunday or Sunday 
 Monday. 
 
 1) Seven-day Positions —On positions which are filled* 
 l days per week any two consecutive days may be the 
 days with the presumption in favor of Saturday and 
 ay. 
 
 ;) Regular Relief "Assignments —All possible regular 
 f assignments with five days of work and two consecu- 
 rest days will be established to do the work necessary 
 3 st days of assignments in six or seven-day service or 
 
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combination thereof, or to perform relief work on ce %' 
 days and such types of other work on other days as ms e 
 assigned under individual agreements. is 
 
 Assignments for regular relief positions may on diff( ( 
 days include different starting time, duties and work 
 tions for employees of the same class in the same seni< vf 
 district, provided they take the starting time, duties )B 
 work locations of the employee or employees whom 
 are relieving. 
 
 (f) Deviation from Monday-Friday Week —If in j e 
 
 tions or work extending over a period of five days per w e 
 an operational problem arises which the carrier cont g j 
 cannot be met under the provisions of paragraph (b) of el 
 rule, and requires that some of such employees work 1 r 
 day to Saturday instead of Monday to Friday, and the , 
 ployees contend the contrary, if the parties fail to a ( 
 thereon, and the carrier nevertheless puts such assignm j 
 into effect, the dispute may be processed as a grievanc 
 claim under the rules agreement. 
 
 (g) Nonconsecutive Rest Days —The typical work v 
 is to be one with two consecutive days off, and it is 
 carrier's obligation to grant this. Therefore, when 1 
 operating problem is met which may affect the consecut 1 
 ness of the rest days of positions or assignments cove 
 by paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), the following procec 
 shall be used: 
 
 (1) All possible regular relief positions shall 
 established pursuant to paragraph (e) of this rule. 
 
 (2) Possible use of rest days other than Saturday ; 
 Sunday, by agreement or in accordance with other p 
 visions of this agreement. 
 
 (3) Efforts will be made by the parties to agree on 
 accumulation of rest time and the granting of longer c 
 secutive rest periods. 
 
 (4) Other suitable or practicable plans which may 
 suggested by either of the parties shall be conside 
 and efforts made to come to an agreement thereon. , 
 
 (5) If the foregoing does not solve the problem, tl 
 some of the relief men may be given nonconsecutive r 
 days. 
 
 (6) If after all the foregoing has been done there s 
 remains service which can only be performed by reqi 
 
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ee t employees to work in excess of five days per week, 
 28 p number of regular assignments necessary to avoid 
 s may be made with two nonconsecutive days off. 
 
 f 1 (7) The least desirable solution of the problem would 
 . to work some regular employees on the sixth or 
 ^enth days at overtime rates and thus withhold work 
 es m additional relief men. 
 
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 (8) If the parties are in disagreement over the neces- 
 y of splitting the rest days on any such assignments, 
 
 1 b carrier may nevertheless put the assignments into 
 
 * ect subject to the right of employees to process the 
 j pute as a grievance or claim under the rules agree- 
 } ‘ nts, and in such proceedings the burden will be on the 
 
 * 'rier to prove that its operational requirements would 
 ie impaired if it did not split the rest days in question 
 a i that this could be avoided only by working certain 
 m tployees in excess of five days a week. 
 
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 Rest Days of Furloughed Employees— To the 
 
 furloughed men may be utilized under applicable 
 nents or practices their days off need not be con- 
 ve; however, if they take the assignment of a regular 
 yee they will have as their days off the regular days 
 that assignment. 
 
 3( Beginning of Work Week —The term “work week” 
 gularly assigned employees shall mean a week begin- 
 I n the first day on which the assignment is bulletined 
 jrk and for unassigned employees shall mean a period 
 ‘ en consecutive days starting with Monday. 
 
 j Sunday Work —Existing provisions that punitive 
 will be paid for Sunday as such are eliminated. The 
 lation of such provisions does not contemplate the 
 1 atement of work on Sunday which can be dispensed 
 On the other hand, a rigid adherence to the precise 
 ’n that may be in effect immediately prior to Sep- 
 ) ;r 1, 1949 with regard to the amount of Sunday work 
 e nay be necessary is not required. Changes in amount 
 ture of traffic or business and seasonal fluctuations 
 tli be taken into account. This is not to be taken to 
 r however, that types of work which have not been 
 id on Sundays will hereafter be assigned on Sunday. 
 s ntent is to recognize that the number of people on 
 Hilary Sunday work may change. 
 
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(k) Five-day Assignment —Senior employees wil 
 given preference of rest days. Employees will be nol 
 of their assigned rest days by posting of notice or other 
 Existing assignments reduced to a five day basis under 
 agreement shall not be considered new jobs under bul 
 rules. 
 
 (l) Overtime Provisions —Provisions in existing 
 which relate to the payment of daily overtime shall re 
 unchanged. Work in excess of 40 straight time hours iij 
 work week shall be paid for at one and one-half times 
 basic straight time rate except where such work is perf 
 ed by an employee due to moving from one assignmei 
 another or to or from a furloughed list, or where day 
 are being accumulated under paragraph (g) of this Rule 
 
 Employees worked more than five days in a work ^ 
 shall be paid one and one-half times the basic straight 
 rate for work on the sixth and seventh days of their ^ 
 weeks, except where such work is performed by an empl 
 due to moving from one assignment to another or to or 
 a furloughed list, or where days off are being accumul 
 under paragraph (g) of this Rule 1. 
 
 There shall be no overtime on overtime; neither 
 overtime hours paid for, other than hours not in exce; 
 eight paid for at overtime rates on holidays or for chan 
 shifts, be utilized in computing the 40 hours per week, 
 shall time paid for in the nature of arbitraries or sp< 
 allowances such as attending court, deadheading, tr 
 time, etc., be utilized for this purpose, except when 
 payments apply during assigned working hours in lie 
 pay for such hours, or where such time is now inch 
 under existing rules in computations leading to overtire 
 
 (m) Payment for Service on Rest Days— 
 
 (a) Service rendered by an employee on his assij 
 rest day or days will be paid for under the call rule v 
 such service is not a part of any assignment. 
 
 (b) In all cases other than those specified in p 
 graph (a) service rendered by an employee on his assij 
 rest day or days will be paid for at the overtime rate 1 
 minimum of eight (8) hours unless released at his owi 
 quest. Where vacancies are not known sufficiently in 
 vance to permit employees to report at the beginning of 
 shift they will be allowed to complete the balance of 
 
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il b overtime rate but not less than is provided under the 
 lie. Employees will be notified as soon as possible of 
 Vacancies. 
 
 Work on Unassigned Days —Where work is required 
 ^ 3 carrier to be performed on a day which is not a part 
 r assignment, it may be performed by an available un- 
 ied employee who will otherwise not have 40 hours of 
 eithat week; in all other cases by the regular employee. 
 
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 The inclusion or non-inclusion of the sections, 
 with or without the adaptions herein set forth, 
 shall be without prejudice to the determination 
 of whether or not unassigned or furloughed em¬ 
 ployees may be utilized under existing agree¬ 
 ments or practices. 
 
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 ■ pere may be one, two, or three shifts employed. The 
 )] ng time of any shift shall be arranged by mutual under- 
 * ing between the local officers and the employees’ com- 
 j] 3 based on actual service requirements. 
 
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 1 jne at which meal period will be taken and length of 
 e ieal period will be subject to mutual agreement be- 
 
 f 1 the company and employees. 
 
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 p J 4. Overtime —(Revised effective September 1, 1949) 
 ti1 overtime, except as provided elsewhere, shall be 
 : or at the rate of time and one-half. 
 
 ' e rvice rendered by an employee on his rest days and 
 Hillowing legal holidays, namely, New Year’s Day, 
 n ington’s Birthday, Decoration Day, Fourth of July, 
 
 • Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas (provided 
 any of the above holidays fall on Sunday, the day 
 a *red by the State, Nation or proclamation shall be 
 i lered the holiday) shall be paid for at the rate of time 
 tie-half. 
 
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 ii| r continuous service after regular working hours, em- 
 i 3 s will be paid time and one-half on the actual minute 
 ji with a minimum of one (1) hour for each such service 
 n ’med. 
 
 )| aployees shall not be required to work more than two 
 ifburs without being permitted to go to meals. Time 
 
taken for meals will not terminate the continuous sei 
 period and will be paid for up to thirty (30) minutes. 
 
 Employees called or required to report for work, 
 reporting but not used, will be paid a minimum of fou 
 hours at straight time rates. 
 
 Employees called or required to report to work an< 
 porting will be allowed a minimum of four (4) hours for 
 (2) hours and forty (40) minutes or less, and will be reqi 
 to do only such work as called for or other emergency v 
 which may have developed after they were called and 
 not be performed by the regular force in time to avoid de 
 to train movement. 
 
 Employees will be allowed time and one-half on mi 
 basis for services performed continuously in advance oi 
 regular working period with a minimum of one (1) hour, 
 advance period to be not more than one (1) hour. 
 
 RULE 6. (Revised effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 Employees regularly assigned to w T ork on holiday 
 those called to take the place of such employees, wil 
 allowed to complete the balance of the day unless rele; 
 at their own request. Those who are called will be adv 
 as soon as possible after vacancies become known. 
 
 RULE 7. 
 
 Employees required to work during, or any part of, 
 lunch period shall receive pay for the length of the In 
 period regularly taken at point employed at straight t 
 and will be allowed necessary time to procure lunch (no 
 exceed thirty (30) minutes), without loss of time. 
 
 This does not apply where employees are allowed 
 twenty (20) minutes for lunch without deduction thereto 
 
 RULE 8. Emergency Service Road Work— 
 
 An employee regularly assigned to work at a shop, enj 
 house, repair track, or inspection point, when called 
 emergency road work away from such shop, engine hot 
 repair track, or inspection point, will be paid from the t 
 called to leave home station (but not more than one 
 hour), until his return for all time worked in accords 
 with the practice at home station, and will be paid strai 
 time rate for straight time hours and overtime rates 
 overtime hours for all time waiting or traveling. 
 
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during the time on the road, a man is relieved from 
 and permitted to go to bed for five (5) or more hours, 
 k relief will not be paid for; provided that in no case 
 jb he be paid for a total of less than eight (8) hours each 
 dar day, when such irregular service prevents the em- 
 pe from making his regular daily hours at home station. 
 0 , pe meals and lodging are not provided by the railroad 
 |jd necessary expenses will be allowed. 
 
 lployees will on their return deliver tools at point 
 lated. 
 
 'recking service employees will be paid in accordance 
 this rule. 
 
 1 ,E 9. Distribution of Overtime— (Revised effective 
 °| September 1, 1949) 
 
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 r hen it becomes necessary for employees to work over- 
 they shall not be laid off during regular working hours 
 ualize the time, 
 ecord will be kept of overtime worked and employees 
 d with the purpose in view of distributing the overtime 
 lly. 
 
 .E 10. Temporary Vacancies— 
 
 mployees sent out to temporarily fill vacancies at an 
 ring point or shop, or sent out on a temporary transfer 
 a outlying point or shop, will be paid continous time 
 time called to leave home point (but not more than 
 (1) hour), to time of reporting at point to which sent, 
 ght time rates to be paid for straight time hours at 
 station and overtime rates for overtime hours at 
 station whether waiting or traveling, 
 f on arrival at the outlying point, there is an opportunity 
 to bed for five (5) or more hours before starting work, 
 will not be allowed for such hours. 
 
 /hile at such outside point, they will be paid straight 
 and overtime in accordance with the bulletin hours at 
 point, and will be guaranteed not less than eight (8) 
 s for each day. 
 
 /here meals and lodging are not provided by the Corn- 
 actual necessary expenses will be allowed, 
 n the return trip to home point, straight time for 
 ght time hours and overtime for overtime hours in 
 rdance with practice at home station, will be allowed 
 the time of arrival at home point. 
 
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RULE 11. Changing Shifts —(Revised effective Sepl 
 ber 1, 1949) 
 
 Employees changed from one shift to another will 
 paid overtime rates for the first shift of each change. 1 
 ployees working two shifts or more on a new shift shal 
 considered transferred. This will not apply when shifts 
 exchanged at the request of the employees involved. 
 
 Relief assignments consisting of different shifts will 
 kept to a minimum consistent with creating regular re 
 jobs and avoiding unnecessary travel for relief men. S 
 assignments will be excepted from the requirements of 1 
 rule for penalty payments upon change of shift for s 
 changes included in the regular relief assignments. 
 
 RULE 12. Regular Service Road Work —(Revised ef 
 tive September 1, 1949) 
 
 Monthly rated employees shall have their assignme 
 adjusted by reducing their work week by one day and 
 hours comprehended in their monthly rates reduced 
 eight hours per week or 34% hours per month. 
 
 Such employees shall be assigned one regular rest ( 
 per week, Sunday, if possible. Overtime rules applica 
 to other employees of the same craft or class shall apply 
 service on such assigned rest day. 
 
 Where employees now have a bulletined or assigned r 
 day, conditions now applicable to such bulletined or assigi 
 rest day shall hereafter apply to the sixth day of the w( 
 week. Where employees do not now have a bulletined or 
 signed rest day, ordinary maintenance or construction w( 
 not heretofore required on Sunday will not be required 
 the sixth day of the work week. 
 
 The monthly rates payable to such employees effecti 
 September 1, 1949 shall be the rates in effect August ; 
 1949 reduced by $2.43 per month. 
 
 The straight time hourly rate for such employees sh 
 be determined by dividing the monthly rate by the numt 
 of hours comprehended in such rate in effect on and afi 
 September 1, 1949. 
 
 Future wage adjustments, so long as such rates remi 
 in effect on such basis, shall be made on the basis of t 
 hours comprehended in the rate in effect on and after S< 
 tember 1, 1949. 
 
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p ,ie regularly assigned road men under the provisions of 
 ale may be used, when at home point, to perform shop 
 ..jin connection with the work of their regular assign- 
 
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 j lere meals and/or lodging are not furnished by the 
 ^ad, or when the service requirements make the pur- 
 of meals and/or lodging necessary while away from 
 point, employees will be paid necessary expenses. 
 
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 hours of assignments indicated above may be 
 stated as follows: 
 
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 (3 hours per month (3156 hours per year) will compre¬ 
 hend 228^ hours per month; 
 hese hours will be the basis for applying wage increases 
 that date. 
 
 E 13. Filling Vacancies— 
 
 hen an employee is required to fill the place of another 
 byee receiving a higher rate of pay, he shall receive 
 igher rate; but if required to fill temporarily the place 
 bther employee receiving a lower rate, his rate will not 
 anged. 
 
 E 14. 
 
 mployees serving on night shift desiring day work shall 
 preference when vacancies occur, according to their 
 rity. 
 
 E 16. 
 
 r hen new jobs are created or vacancies occur in the 
 ctive crafts the oldest employees in point of service 
 , if sufficient ability is shown by trial, be given pre- 
 Lce in filling such new jobs or any vacancies that may 
 'esirable to them. All vacancies or new jobs created 
 be bulletined. Bulletins must be posted five (5) days 
 *e vacancies are filled permanently. Employees desir- 
 o avail themselves of this rule will make application to 
 jfficial in charge and a copy of the application will be 
 n to the local chairman. 
 
 __ 16. 
 
 [echanics in service will be considered for promotion to 
 tions of foremen. 
 
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When vacancies occur in positions of gang foremen, 
 from the respective crafts will have preference in promoi 
 
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 RULE 17. 
 
 Employees transferred from one point to another, \ 
 a view of accepting a permanent transfer, will, after th 
 (30) days, lose their seniority at the point they left, 
 their seniority at the point to which transferred will b 
 on date of transfer, seniority to govern. Employees 
 not be compelled to accept a permanent transfer to ano 
 point. 
 
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 RULE 18. Absence from Work— 
 
 When the requirements of the service will permit, 
 ployees, on request, will be granted leave of absence f( 
 limited time, with privilege of renewal. An emplolS 
 absent on leave who engages in other employment will 1 t 
 his seniority, unless special provisions shall have b ^ 
 made therefor by the proper official and committee ref r 
 senting his craft. 
 
 The arbitrary refusal of a reasonable amount of leave 
 employees when they can be spared, or failure to han 
 promptly cases involving sickness or business matters '' 
 serious importance to the employee, is an improper pract 
 and may be handled as unjust treatment under this agr 
 ment. 
 
 RULE 19. 
 
 In case an employee is unavoidably kept from work 
 will not be discriminated against. An employee detain 
 from work on account of sickness or for any other go 
 cause shall notify his foreman as early as possible. 
 
 RULE 20. Faithful Service— 
 
 Employees who have given long and faithful service 
 the employ of the company and who have become unab 
 to handle heavy work to advantage, will be given preferen 
 of such light work in their line as they are able to handle. 
 
 RULE 21. Attending Court— 
 
 When attending court as witnesses for the company, ei 
 ployees will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses 
 paid for eight (8) hours for each day away from work, 
 for rest days and holidays. When necessary the comp 
 will furnish transportation and will be entitled to certil 
 cates for witness fees in all cases. 
 
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2 22. Paying Off— 
 
 rployees will be paid off during the regular working 
 of the first shift, semi-monthly, except where existing 
 laws provide a more desirable paying-off condition, 
 b there is a shortage equal to one (1) day’s pay or 
 in the pay of an employee, a voucher will be issued to 
 (the shortage. Employees leaving the service of the 
 my, will be furnished with a time voucher covering all 
 :lue within twenty-four (24) hours where pay certifi- 
 are issued and within forty-eight (48) hours at other 
 , or earlier when possible. During inclement weather 
 I ion will be made where buildings are available to pay 
 lyees under shelter. 
 
 E 23. Reduction in Forces —(Revised effective Sep¬ 
 tember 1, 1949) 
 
 ten it becomes necessary to reduce expenses the force 
 point or in any department shall be reduced, seniority 
 (Rule 27 to govern; the employees affected to take the 
 If the job to which they are assigned, 
 e days’ notice will be given employees affected before 
 ion is made and lists will be furnished the local 
 )j|ittee. 
 
 the restoration of forces, employees will be restored 
 ice in accordance with their seniority if available 
 a reasonable time and shall be returned to their 
 positions if possible. The local committee will be 
 ed with a list of employees to be restored to service. 
 
 [reduction of forces the ratio of apprentices remaining 
 ice shall not exceed the ratio provided for in Rule 37. 
 
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 24. 
 
 iployees laid off on account of reduction in force, who 
 3 to seek employment elsewhere, will, upon applica- 
 f >e furnished with transportation to any point desired 
 , system, when not contrary to National or State laws. 
 
 II 25. 
 
 J en reducing forces, if men are needed at other points, 
 li dll be given preference to transfer, with privilege of 
 ing to home station when force is increased, such 
 t ;r to be made without expense to the company, 
 i ity to govern. 
 
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RULE 26. 
 
 Employees required to work when shops are c 
 down, due to breakdown in machinery, floods, fires, an< 
 like, will receive straight time for regular hours, and 
 time for overtime hours. 
 
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 RULE 27. Seniority — r 
 
 Seniority of employees in each craft covered by | 
 agreement shall be confined to the point employed in ul 
 of the following departments: 
 
 Maintenance of Way 
 Maintenance of Equipment 
 
 Maintenance of Telegraph-Telephone Maintained 
 Four sub-divisions of the carmen, as follows: 
 Pattern makers 
 Upholsterers 
 Painters 
 Other carmen 
 
 The seniority lists will be open to inspection and if 
 furnished the committee. P 
 
 RULE 28. Assignment of Work— i 
 
 None but mechanics or apprentices regularly emplc ( 
 as such shall do mechanics’ work as per special rules of t 
 craft, except foremen at points where no mechanics 
 employed. 
 
 This rule does not prohibit foremen in the exercis j 1 
 their duties to perform work. 
 
 At outlying points (to be mutually agreed upon) wl 
 there is not sufficient work to justify employing a mechi 
 of each craft, the mechanic or mechanics employed at s 
 points will, so far as capable, perform the work of any c 
 that may be necessary. 
 
 RULE 29. 
 
 In compliance with the special rules included in Ii 
 agreement, none but mechanics and their apprentices 
 their respective crafts shall operate oxy-acetylene, them 
 or electric welders; where oxy-acetylene or other weld 
 processes are used, each craft shall perform the work wl 
 was generally recognized as work belonging to that ci 
 prior to the introduction of such processes, except the 
 of the cutting torch when engaged in wrecking service. 
 
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E 30. Foremanship, Filling Temporarily— 
 
 lould an employee be assigned temporarily to fill the 
 of a foreman, he will be paid his own rate—straight- 
 hours for straight time and overtime rate for overtime 
 i—if greater than the foreman’s rate; if it is not, he 
 ;et the foreman’s rate. Said positions shall be filled 
 by mechanics of the respective craft in their depart- 
 
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 E 31. Grievances —(Revised effective September 1, 
 1943) 
 
 Lould any employee subject to this agreement believe 
 s been unjustly dealt with, or any of the provisions of 
 r igreement have been violated, the case shall be taken 
 e foreman, general foreman, master mechanic or shop 
 iintendent, each in their respective order, by the duly 
 Prized local committee or their representative, within 
 T 10) days. If stenographic report of investigation is 
 , the committee shall be furnished a copy. If the 
 still be unsatisfactory, the duly authorized general 
 ittee, or their representative, shall have the right of 
 |J, preferably in writing, with the higher officials 
 fnated to handle such matters in their respective order 
 onference will be granted within ten (10) days of ap- 
 jcion. 
 
 1 conferences between local officials and local com¬ 
 es to be held during regular working hours without 
 iif time to committeemen. 
 
 [E 32. (Revised effective September 1, 1943) 
 
 Lould the highest designated railroad official, or his 
 | authorized representative, and the duly authorized 
 tentative of the employee, as provided in Rule 31, fail 
 jree, the case shall then be handled in accordance with 
 Railway Labor Act. 
 
 ior to the assertion of grievances as herein provided, 
 jvhile questions of grievances are pending, there will 
 er be a shut down by the employer nor a suspension of 
 by the employees. 
 
 E 33. Discipline— (Revised effective September 1, 
 1943) 
 
 o employee shall be disciplined without a fair hearing 
 jsignated officer of the carrier. Suspension in proper 
 
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 cases pending a hearing, which shall be prompt, shall nc 
 deemed a violation of this rule. At a reasonable time { 
 to the hearing, such employee and his duly authorized 
 resentative will be apprised of the precise charge and g 
 reasonable opportunity to secure the presence of neces 
 witnesses. If it is found that an employee has been unjuL 
 suspended or dismissed from the service, such emph 
 shall be reinstated with his seniority rights unimpai ^ 
 and compensated for the net wage loss, if any, resul 
 from said suspension or dismissal. 
 
 NOTE: Neither Rule 31, 32, nor 33, attempts to obli* 
 the carrier to refuse permission to an indivh 
 employee to present his own grievance or. 
 hearing involving charges against him, to 
 sent his own cases personally. The effec 
 these rules, when an individual employee ] 
 sents his own grievance or case personally, i 
 require that the duly authorized committee 
 its accredited representative, be permitted 
 be a party to all conferences, hearings or ne 
 tiations between the aggrieved or accused < 
 ployee and the representatives of the carriei 
 
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 RULE 34. Committees— 
 
 The company will not discriminate against any cc 
 mitteemen who, from time to time, are delegated to r 
 resent other employees, and will grant them leave of absei E 
 and extend same consideration in issuing free transportat 
 as is granted committeemen representing other employe 
 
 RULE 35. Apprentices —(Revised effective September 
 1949) 
 
 All apprentices must be able to speak, read and wr 
 the English language and understand at least the first fc 
 rules of arithmetic. Applicants for regular apprentices! 
 shall be between 16 and 21 years of age, and, if accepte 
 shall serve eight periods of 130 days of service each. If l 
 tained in the service at the expiration of their apprenticeshi 
 they shall be paid not less than the minimum rate establis 
 ed for journeymen mechanics of their respective craft 
 Apprentices shall not work on oxyacetylene, thermit, ele 
 trie or other welding processes until they are in the last ye: 
 of their apprenticeship. In selecting helper apprentice 
 seniority, if competent, will govern; and all selections wi 
 be made in conjunction with the respective shop craft coi 
 mittee. 
 
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E 36. Apprentices Indenture— (Revised effective 
 le Pf September 1, 1949) 
 
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 il apprentices must be indentured and shall be furnished 
 a duplicate of indenture by the company, who will also 
 .’sh every opportunity possible for the apprentice to 
 ^•e a complete knowledge of the trade. No apprentice 
 be started at points where there are not adequate 
 ties for learning the trade. 
 
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 rve eight periods of 130 days of service each. 
 
 (Title of officer in charge) 
 
 i VICE PERFORMED DURING APPRENTICESHIP 
 
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 .completed the course of 
 
 enticeship specified above and is entitled, if employed 
 
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 3 of pay and conditions of service of. 
 
 (Title of officer in charge) 
 
 IOTE: The above form is to be used both for regular 
 and helper apprentices. (Helper apprentices to 
 serve six periods of 130 days each.) 
 
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 RULE 37. Ratio of Apprentices —(Revised effective 
 tember 1, 1949) 
 
 The ratio of apprentices may be one (1) to each miflj 
 mechanic or shop superintendent and, in addition, on< 
 to every five (5) mechanics in their respective crafts, 
 distribution of apprentices on the system will be distrib 
 among the shops to the best advantage for them to l|>D e 
 their trade. If within the first apprenticeship perio< 
 apprentice shows no aptitude to learn the trade, he wil 
 be retained. An apprentice shall not be dismissed or 1< 
 the service of his own accord, except for just and suffie 
 cause, before completing his apprenticeship. If an appP 
 tice is retained in the service upon completing the appP 
 ticeship, his seniority rights as a mechanic will date f 
 the time of completion of apprenticeship. Preference 
 be given to sons of employees in the selection of apprent 
 to the extent of at least 80 per cent of the number employ 
 
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 RULE 38. Apprentices —(Revised effective Septembe 1 
 1949) 
 
 Apprentices shall not be assigned to work on night sh ' 
 (except where regular back shop shifts are employed.) 
 apprentice shall not be allowed to work overtime dui 
 the first six (6) periods of his apprenticeship unless to C( 
 plete a job he started during the day; assignment of 
 prentices to work requiring overtime to complete will ] 
 be made if avoidable. 
 
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 RULE 39. Apprentice Rates of Pay —(Revised effect 
 September 1, 1949) 
 
 The starting rate of regular apprentices shall be.... 
 with an increase of three cents (3^) per hour for each i 
 prenticeship period of 130 days thereafter up to and inch 
 ing the first six (6) periods; six cents (60) per hour increa 
 for the seventh period of 130 days and nine cents (9^) p 
 hour for the eighth period of 130 days. 
 
 RULE 40. Applicants for Employment— 
 
 Applicants for employment will be required to ma 
 statement only as to their ability and address of relath 
 except when their duties require them to distinguish sign 
 or do flagging, when they shall be required to pass the usi 
 eyesight and hearing tests. 
 
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e ,E 41. Conditions of Shops, etc.— 
 
 ood drinking water and ice will be furnished. Sanitary 
 Hi icing fountains will be provided where necessary. Pits 
 Df floors, lockers, toilets, and wash rooms will be kept in 
 ;an, dry and sanitary condition. Shops, locker rooms 
 ib wash rooms will be lighted and heated in the best 
 laer possible consistent with the source of heat and 
 o< >s available at the point in question, 
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 | iE 42. Personal Injuries— 
 
 )j mployees injured while at work are required to make a 
 )[ iled written report of the circumstances of the accident 
 [as soon as they are able to do so after receiving medical 
 jition. Proper medical attention shall be given at the 
 >est possible moment and employees shall be permitted 
 jturn to work just as soon as they are able to do so with- 
 signing a release, pending final settlement of the case, 
 |ided, however, that such injured employees remaining 
 t from work after recovery shall not be held to be en- 
 d to compensation for wage loss after they are able to 
 m to work. All claims for personal injuries shall be 
 led with the Personal Injury Claim Department. 
 
 (iE 43. Notices— 
 
 . place will be provided inside all shops and roundhouses 
 'e proper notices of interest confined to subjects in 
 ! h the management and employees only are involved 
 be posted. 
 
 ! aE 44. Shop Trains— 
 
 [hristing conditions in regard to shop trains will be con- 
 id unless changed by mutual agreement, or unless, after 
 ^reement between the carrier and employees, the dis- 
 is properly brought before the Labor Board and the 
 rd finds the continuance of existing conditions unjust 
 reasonable, and orders same discontinued or modified. 
 
 I ■[’he company will endeavor to keep shop trains on sche- 
 time, properly heated and lighted, and in a safe, clean 
 sanitary condition. This not to apply to temporary 
 lice provided in case of emergency. 
 
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RULE 45. Transportation— 
 
 Employees and those dependent upon them for sup 
 will be given the same consideration in issuing free ti 
 portation as is granted other employees in the service. 
 
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 RULE 46. Protection to Employees— 
 
 Employees will not be required to work on engine 
 cars outside of shops during inclement weather, if s 
 room or pits are available. This does not apply to wor 
 engine cabs or emergency work on engines or cars set 
 for or attached to trains. When it is necessary to m 
 repairs to engines, boilers, tanks and tank cars, such pr“ 
 shall be cleaned before mechanics are required to work tn 
 same. This will also apply to cars undergoing gem 
 repairs. Employees will not be assigned to jobs where t'.t 
 will be exposed to sand blast and paint blowers while 
 operation. 
 
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 All acetylene or electric welding or cutting will be p ^ 
 tected by a suitable screen when its use is required. 
 
 RULE 47. 
 
 The management, with the co-operation of the e 
 ployees, will keep shops and yards in a clean and sanity 
 condition and all machinery and tools in a safe and worki 
 condition. 
 
 RULE 48. Help to be Furnished— 
 
 Mechanics and apprentices will be furnished sufficie 
 competent help. When experienced helpers are availal 
 they will be used in preference to inexperienced men. He] 
 ers, when competent, will be allowed to exercise th< 
 seniority in the branch of the trade at the point employe 
 Laborers, when used as helpers, will be paid the helpei 
 rate. 
 
 RULE 49. Miscellaneous- 
 
 Work of scrapping engines, boilers, tanks and cars i 
 other machinery will be done by crews under the direetk 
 of a mechanic. 
 
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 o employee will be required to work under a locomo- 
 P or car without being protected by proper signals. 
 ;r re the nature of the work to be done requires it, loco- 
 *■ ves and passenger cars will be placed over a pit, if 
 able. 
 
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 fi! 11 engines will be placed under smokejacks in round¬ 
 el ps, where practicable, when being fired up. 
 
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 3 ! t shops and roundhouses equipped with electricity, 
 \ ric light globes and extensions will be kept in tool 
 Qf js available for use. 
 
 ! E 63. 
 
 t the close of each week one (1) minute for each hour 
 dly worked during the week will be allowed employees 
 I hecking in and out and making out service cards on 
 own time. 
 
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MACHINISTS’ SPECIAL RULE 
 
MACHINISTS’ SPECIAL RULES 
 
 
 LE 64. Qualifications— 
 
 iny man who has served an apprenticeship or has had 
 • (4) years’ experience at the machinists’ trade and who, 
 bis skill and experience, is qualified and capable of lay¬ 
 out and fitting together the metal parts of any machine 
 ocomotive, with or without drawings, and competent 
 lo either sizing, shaping, turning, boring, planing, grind¬ 
 finishing, or adjusting the metal parts of any machine 
 ocomotive, shall constitute a machinist. 
 
 LE 66. Classification of Work— 
 
 Machinists’ work shall consist of laying out, fitting, ad- 
 ing, shaping, boring, slotting, milling and grinding of 
 als used in building, assembling, maintaining, dismantl- 
 and installing locomotives and engines (operated by 
 -*im or other power), pumps, cranes, hoists, elevators, 
 iimatic and hyrdaulic tools and machinery, scale build¬ 
 shafting and other shop machinery, rachet and other 
 led drilling and reaming; tool and die making, tool 
 tding and machine grinding, axle truing, axle, wheel and 
 turning and boring; engine inspecting; air equipment, 
 ,'icator and injector work; removing, replacing, grinding, 
 Jdng, and breaking of all joints on superheaters; oxyace- 
 ;ne, thermit and electric welding on work generally 
 )gnized as machinists’ work; the operation of all ma¬ 
 les used in such work, including drill presses and bolt 
 3aders using a facing, boring or turning head or milling 
 aratus; and all other work generally recongized as 
 jhinists’ work. On running repairs, machinists may con- 
 t or disconnect any wiring, coupling or pipe connection 
 essary to make or repair machinery or equipment. 
 
 This rule shall not be construed to prevent engineers, 
 men, and cranemen of steam shovels, ditchers, clam 
 11, wrecking outfits, pile drivers and other similar equip- 
 it requiring repairs on line of road from making any 
 airs to such equipment as they are qualified to perform. 
 
 LE 66. Machinist Apprentices— 
 
 Include regular and helper apprentices in connection 
 h the work as defined in Rule 55. 
 
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RULE 67. Machinist Helpers— 
 
 Helpers’ work shall consist of helping machinists i 
 apprentices, operating drill presses (plain drilling) and b 
 threaders not using facing, boring or turning head or mill 
 apparatus, wheel presses (on car, engine truck and tent 
 truck wheels) nut tappers and facers, bolt pointing £ 
 centering machines, car brass boring machines, twist d 
 grinders; cranemen helpers on locomotive and car wo 
 attending tool room, machinery oiling, locomotive oili: 
 box packing, applying and removing trailer and engi 
 truck brasses, assisting in dismantling locomotives £ 
 engines, applying all couplings between engine and tend 
 locomotive tender and draft-rigging work except when p 
 formed by carmen, and all other work generally recognii 
 as helpers’ work. 
 
 RULE 68. Assignment to Running Repairs— 
 
 Machinists assigned to running repairs shall not be 
 quired to work on dead work at points where dead-wc 
 forces are maintained except when there is not suffich 
 running repairs to keep them busy. 
 
 RULE 69. Dead Work- 
 
 Dead work means all work on an engine which cami 
 be handled within twenty-four (24) hours by the regula 
 assigned running-repair forces maintained at point wh< 
 the question arises. 
 
 RULE 60. Dead Work and Running Repair Forces— 
 
 Dead-work forces will not be assigned to perform runnii 
 repair work, except when the regularly assigned runnh 
 repair forces are unable to get engines out in time to prev( 
 delay to train movement. 
 
 RULE 61. Work at Wrecks— 
 
 In case of wrecks where engines are disabled, machin I 
 and helper, if necessary, shall accompany the wrecker. Th 
 will work under the direction of the wreck foreman. 
 
 RULE 62. Apprentices’ Classification of Work —(Revig 
 effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 Apprentices shall be given an opportunity of learning 
 branches of the trade. If within the first apprenticesl 
 
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od of 130 days they show no aptitude to learn the trade 
 f will not be retained. The various classes of work are 
 gned as a guide and will be followed as closely as the 
 iljditions will permit: 
 
 1 period - 
 y& period - 
 y& period - 
 % period - 
 2 /z period - 
 % period - 
 yi period - 
 % period - 
 
 2 periods- 
 % period - 
 % period - 
 
 -General Machine Shop Work. 
 
 -On Engine Lathe. 
 
 -In Wheel Shop. 
 
 -In Tool Room. 
 
 -In Air Room. 
 
 -On Floor Work. 
 
 -On Link Job. 
 
 -On Valve Job. 
 
 -In Diesel Shop. 
 
 -On Electric and Acetylene Welding. 
 -In Roundhouse. 
 
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 LE 63. Helper Apprentices —(Revised 
 tember 1, 1949) 
 
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 ' w ! Helpers who have had not less than two (2) consecutive 
 C1 ,rs’ experience as machinist helpers at the point where 
 ployed, at the time application is made, may become 
 per apprentices. When assigned as helper apprentices, 
 y must not be over 30 years of age. If within the first one- 
 im f 04) apprenticeship period they do not show an aptitude 
 la learn the trade they will not be retained, 
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 ! r LE 64. Helper Apprentices —(Revised effective Sep¬ 
 tember 1, 1949) 
 
 • Helper apprentices shall serve six (6) periods of 130 days 
 
 i :h, and shall be governed by the same rules as govern 
 
 ii ;ular apprentices. 
 
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 ILE 66. 
 
 The number of helper apprentices must not at any time 
 ;eed 50 per cent of the combined number of regular and 
 [per apprentices assigned. 
 
 'JLE 66. (Revised effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 | Helper apprentices shall receive the minimum helpers’ 
 be for the first period of 130 days, with an increase of two 
 id four-tenths cents (2.4j£) per hour for every apprentice- 
 lip period of 130 days thereafter until they have served 
 1: (6) periods of 130 days each. 
 
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RULE 67. Differentials for Machinists —(Revised n 
 tive September 1, 1949) 
 
 At points where there are ordinarily 15 or more en i 
 tested and inspected each month, and machinists ar : 
 quired to swear to Federal reports covering such inspec < 
 a machinist will be assigned to handle this work in c 
 nection with other machinists' work and will be allowe ji 
 cents (6^) per hour above the machinists' minimum ra 
 the point employed. 
 
 At points or on shifts where no inspector is assigned t 
 machinists are required to inspect engines and swei 
 Federal reports, they will be paid six cents (6jzf) per j 
 above the machinists’ minimum rate at the point empl T 
 for the days on which such inspections are made. 
 
 Autogenous welders shall receive six cents (6^) per d 
 above the minimum rate paid mechanics at the point i 
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DILERMAKERS' SPECIAL RULES 
 
BOILERMAKERS’ SPECIAL RULES 
 
 RULE 68. Qualifications— 
 
 Any man who has served an apprenticeship, or has 
 four (4) years’ experience at the trade, who can with 
 aid of tools, with or without drawings, and is compels 
 
 to either lay out, build or repair boilers, tanks, and de 
 thereof, and complete same in a mechanical manner, i 
 constitute a boilermaker. 
 
 RULE 69. Classification of Work— 
 
 Boilermakers’ work shall consist of laying out, cut 
 apart, building, or repairing boilers, tanks and drums 
 specting, patching, riveting, chipping, calking, flanging, 
 flue work; building, repairing, removing and applying 
 cabs and running boards; laying out and fitting up any si 
 iron or sheet-steel work made of 16 gauge or heavier (pre 
 practice between boilermakers and sheet metal worker 
 continue relative to gauge of iron), including fronts 
 doors; ash pans, front end netting and diaphragm w 
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 truck frames, except where other mechanics perform 
 work; removing and applying all stay bolts, radials, flex 
 caps, sleeves, crown bolts, stay rods, and braces in boi 
 tanks and drums; applying and removing arch tu 
 operating punches and shears for shaping and form r 
 pneumatic stay-bolt breakers, air rams and hammers; t 
 jam, and yoke riveters; boilermakers’ work in connec 
 with building and repairing of steam shovels, derri 
 
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 booms, housing, circles, and coal buggies, I-beam, chai 
 iron, angle iron, and T-iron work; all drilling, cutting 
 tapping and operating rolls in connection with boilermak |ir 
 work; oxyacetylene, thermit and electric welding on w 
 generally recongized as boilermakers’ work, and all ot 
 work generally recognized as boilermakers’ work. II 
 understood that present practice in the performance of w 
 between boilermakers and carmen will continue. On i 
 ning repairs, boilermakers may connect or disconnect : 
 wiring, coupling or pipe connections necessary to make 
 repair machinery or equipment. 
 
 This rule shall not be construed to prevent engine< 
 firemen and cranemen of steam shovels, ditchers, cl 
 shells, wrecking outfits, pile drivers and other simi 
 equipment requiring repairs on line of road, from mak 
 any repairs to such equipment as they are qualified 
 perform. 
 
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LE 70. Boilermaker Apprentices— 
 
 Include regular and helper apprentices in connection with 
 •k defined in Rule 69. 
 
 LE 71. Boilermaker Helpers— 
 
 Employees assigned to help boilermakers and their ap- 
 itices, operators of drill presses, and bolt cutters in the 
 ter shop, boiler washers, punch and shear operators 
 fcting only bar stock and scrap), and employees remov- 
 and applying grates and grate rigging, and all other 
 k properly recognized as boilermaker helpers’ work. 
 
 LE 72. Running Repair Work— 
 
 ih Boilermakers assigned to running repairs may be used 
 renerform other work. 
 
 ^Boilermakers assigned to locomotive general repair work 
 t be used to perform running repair work when the 
 <jilar assigned running repair forces are unable to get 
 nes out to meet service requirements. 
 
 Boilermakers who have been working on hot work will 
 be required to work on cold work until given sufficient 
 e to cool off. 
 
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 LE 73. Special Services— 
 
 Flange turners, layer outs, and fitter ups shall be assign- 
 icjin shops where flue sheets and half side sheets or fire 
 es are flanged, removed, and applied. One man may 
 Form all these operations where the service does not re- 
 re more than one man. If not fully engaged on the above 
 k, these employees may be assigned to any work of 
 r craft. 
 
 It Boiler inspectors—staybolt inspectors will be assigned 
 'ill points where monthly staybolt and boiler inspection 
 r 5 or more engines is required. When such employees 
 a e no inspection work to perform, they may be assigned to 
 ke 3r boilermakers’ work. 
 
 lee LE 74. Protection for Employees— 
 
 Boilermakers’ apprentices and helpers will not be re- 
 red to work on boilers or tanks while electric or other 
 
 ding processes are in use or when tires are being heated, 
 iss proper protection is provided. 
 
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RULE 76. 
 
 Oxyacetylene welding or cutting operator or 
 operator will be furnished with helper when necessarj 
 when it is essential for personal safety. 
 
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 RULE 76. 
 
 Should it become necessary to send oxyacetylene we 
 or cutter or electric operator out of the shop in cold weat 
 he will be given ample time to dry off before being sent 
 
 RULE 77. 
 
 When it is necessary to renew, remove, or replace i 
 door, side, or crown sheets by means of oxyacetylem 
 other cutting or welding processes, such portion of the 
 pan wings and grates as interfere with the operator, will 
 removed. Dome caps will be removed and front 
 opened up if required, for proper ventilation. 
 
 RULE 78. 
 
 Boilers will have steam blown off and be sufficiently < 
 before boilermakers or apprentices are required to wor 
 them; blowers will be furnished when possible to do so. 
 
 RULE 79. (Revised effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 Two boilermakers, or one boilermaker and a compel 
 apprentice with at least four (4) periods of 130 days e? 
 experience, will be used to operate a long-stroke hamn 
 that is, an air hammer capable of driving stay bolts 
 rivets five-eighths inch in diameter or larger, or of expand 
 flues or tubes. Double-gun work will not be permitted, 
 jacks not to be considered double guns. 
 
 When rolling or expanding superheater flues, two boi 
 makers or one boilermaker and a competent apprentice w 
 at least four (4) periods of 130 days each, experience, 
 be used. 
 
 RULE 80. 
 
 Classified boilermaker helpers will attend tool room 
 boiler shop. 
 
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 RULE 81. Helpers— 
 
 Holding on all stay bolts and rivets, striking chisel bs 
 side sets, and backing out punches, and heating rivets ( 
 cept when performed by apprentices) will be considei 
 boilermaker helpers’ work. 
 
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 LE 82. Helper Apprentices —(Revised effective Sep¬ 
 tember 1, 1949) 
 
 ry|Fifty per cent of the apprentices may consist of boiler- 
 :er helpers who have had not less than two (2) consecu- 
 ! years’ experience as boilermaker helpers at the point 
 :re employed at the time application for apprenticeship 
 iade. 
 
 They shall not be over 30 years of age and shall serve six 
 apprenticeship periods of 130 days each. 
 
 lelper apprentices shall be governed by the same rules 
 egular apprentices. 
 
 f within the first one-half (Y) apprenticeship period 
 nil’- show no aptitude to learn the trade they will not be 
 ined. 
 
 They shall receive the minimum helpers’ rate for the 
 ; apprenticeship period of 130 days, with an increase of 
 and four-tenths cents (2.4jzf) per hour for every appren- 
 y ship period of 130 days thereafter until they have 
 ed their apprenticeship. 
 
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 LE 83. Schedule of Work, Regular Apprentices —(Re¬ 
 vised effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 ^Apprentices shall be given an opportunity of learning all 
 m iches of the trade. If within the first apprenticeship 
 •to od of 130 days regular apprentices show no aptitude to 
 ^ n the trade they will not be retained. The various 
 ses of work are designed as a guide and will be followed 
 losely as conditions will permit: 
 
 Yz period —-Heating rivets and helping boilermakers. 
 
 1 period —Tank repairing and sheet iron work. 
 
 2 /z period —Rolling flues and ash pan work, 
 period —Roundhouse work. 
 
 1 period —Stay bolts and setting flues. 
 
 2 periods—Diesel work general. 
 
 1 period —General boiler work. 
 
 1 period —Electric and acetylene welding. 
 
 Yz period —Laying out and flanging. 
 
 delper apprentices will start on third apprenticeship 
 od classification of work. 
 
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RULE 84. Differentials for Boilermakers— (Revised ef 
 tive September 1, 1949) 
 
 Boilermakers assigned as boiler inspectors, also flang 
 layer outs, and autogenous welders shall receive six c< 
 (6j£) per hour above the minimum rate paid boilerma' 
 at the point employed. 
 
 At points or on shifts where no inspector is assigned 
 boilermakers are required to inspect boilers they will 
 paid six cents (6^) per hour above the boilermakers’ n 
 mum rate at the point employed for the days on which £ 
 inspections are made. 
 
 RULE 85. Differentials for Helpers —(Revised effec 
 September 1, 1949) 
 
 Helpers on flange fires shall receive six cents (6$£) 
 hour above the helpers’ rate at point employed. 
 
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 -ACKSMITHS’ SPECIAL RULES 
 
BLACKSMITHS' SPECIAL RULES 
 
 RULE 86. Qualifications— p 
 
 Any man who has served an apprenticeship or who f 
 had four (4) years' varied experience at the blacksmi to 
 trade shall be considered a blacksmith. He must be h 
 to take a piece of work pertaining to his class and, wit a 
 without the aid of drawings, bring it to a successful c y 
 pletion within a reasonable length of time. i 
 
 RULE 87. Classification of Work— e( 
 
 Blacksmiths’ work shall consist of welding, forg J 
 heating, shaping and bending of metal; tool dressing 
 tempering, springmaking, tempering ana repairing, potiM 
 ing, case and bichloride hardening; flue welding ur ic 
 blacksmith’s foreman; operating furnaces, bulldozers, f< oi 
 ing machines, drop-forging machines, bolt machines, n 
 Bradley hammers; hammersmiths, drop-hammermen, tr J 
 mers, rolling mill operators; operating punches and she Ic 
 doing shaping and forming in connection with blacksmii 
 work; oxyacetylene, thermit and electric welding on w 
 generally recognized as blacksmiths’ work, and all ot 
 work generally recognized as blacksmiths’ work. 
 
 RULE 88. Blacksmith Apprentices— 
 
 Include regular and helper apprentices in connect 
 with the work as defined in Rule 87. 
 
 RULE 89. Blacksmith Helpers— B 
 
 Helpers’ work shall consist of helping blacksmiths i i 
 apprentices, heating, operating steam hammers, punc’ i 
 and shears (cutting only bar stock and scrap), drill pres, i 
 and bolt cutters; straightening old bolts and rods, co 
 building fires; lighting furnaces, and all other work prope 
 recognized as blacksmith helpers’ work. 
 
 RULE 90. Helper Apprentices —(Revised effective S* 
 tember 1, 1949) I 
 
 Fifty per cent of the apprentices may consist of bla< 
 smith helpers who have had not less than two (2) conse< 
 tive years’ experience as blacksmith helpers at the poi 
 where employed at the time application for apprentices! 
 is made. 
 
 They shall not be over 30 years of age and shall ser 
 six (6) apprenticeship periods of 130 days each. 
 
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elper apprentices shall be governed by the same rules 
 ?ular apprentices and will start on the third apprentice- 
 period classification of work. 
 
 within the first one-half OA) period they show no 
 ude to learn the trade they will not be retained. 
 
 ? hey shall receive the minimum helpers’ rate for the 
 5 1 * apprenticeship period of 130 days, with an increase of 
 ind four-tenths cents (2.4j£) per hour for every appren- 
 hip period of 130 days thereafter until they have 
 ;d their apprenticeship. 
 
 E 91. Apprentices, Miscellaneous —(Revised effec¬ 
 tive September 1, 1949) 
 otipprentices shall be given an opportunity to learn all 
 m|ches of the trade. If within the first apprenticeship 
 d of 130 days regular apprentices show no aptitude to 
 the trade, they will not be retained. The various 
 es of work are designed as a guide and will be followed 
 osely as conditions will permit: 
 
 V 2 period —Light fires. 
 
 2 periods—General blacksmith work. 
 
 1 period —Forging machines and forging out iron. 
 
 1 period —Dressing tools. 
 
 1 period —Furnace, heavy forgings. 
 
 V 2 period —Flame cutting machine, flame hardening. 
 
 2 periods—Electric and acetylene welding. 
 
 E 92. Helpers, Building Fires— 
 
 lacksmith helpers required to prepare or build coal or 
 i fires outside their regular working hours, shall be 
 ic fed thirty (30) minutes straight time for each fire built 
 es irnace prepared. Helpers assigned to start oil or gas 
 cc ices outside their regular working hours will receive 
 ic ind one-half time for such service, on the minute basis. 
 
 |iE 93. Furnace Operators and Heaters— 
 
 Sj urnace operators (heaters) will be assigned to operate 
 ices making or working material 6 inches in diameter, 
 Equivalent or over, and heating it for forgemen. 
 e [eaters will be assigned to operate furnaces used in con- 
 ion with forging machines 4 inches in diameter, its equi- 
 |nt or over, or to heat any material 4 inches in diameter, 
 quivalent or over, to be forged, 
 leaters will also be assigned to heavy fires, 
 i^hen operators are required on other furnaces, helpers 
 be used. 
 
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RULE 94. Coal and Oil to be Furnished- 
 
 Coal and oil suitable for smithing purposes 
 furnished whenever possible. 
 
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 RULE 95. Hammer Drivers— 
 
 Competent steam-hammer drivers will be furnish* 
 
 RULE 96. Differentials for Blacksmiths —(Revised ! 
 tive September 1, 1949) 
 
 Blacksmiths working material 6 inches in diametc 
 equivalent or over, will receive twelve cents (12^) pei 
 above the minimum rate paid blacksmiths at the 
 employed. 
 
 Blacksmiths working material 4 inches in diamet( 
 equivalent or over, will receive six cents (6^) per 
 above the minimum rate paid blacksmiths at the 
 employed. 
 
 Heaters on heavy fires shall receive twelve cents 
 per hour above the minimum rate paid helpers at the ) 
 employed. 
 
 Hammer operators and helpers working with han 
 smiths or heavy fire blacksmiths shall receive six centu 
 per hour above the minimum rate paid helpers at the 
 employed. 
 
 Furnace operators (heaters) operating furnaces for 
 mersmiths shall receive the minimum rate paid b 
 smiths at the point employed. 
 
 Autogenous welders shall receive six cents (6^) per 
 above the minimum rate paid blacksmiths at the ] 
 employed. 
 
 Hammersmith at Jacksonville Shops will be pa 
 differential of twenty-six and four-tenths cents (26.4£ 
 hour. 
 
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 SHEET METAL WORKERS' 
 SPECIAL RULES 
 
 — 37 
 
SHEET METAL WORKERS' SPECIAL RULES 
 
 RULE 97. Qualifications— 
 
 Any man who has served an apprenticeship, or has 
 four (4) or more years’ experience at the various brar 
 of the trade, who is qualified and capable, of doing £| 
 metal work or pipe work as applied to building, machh 
 locomotives, cars, etc., whether it be tin, sheet iroi 
 sheet copper, with or without the aid of drawings, 
 capable of bending, fitting, and brazing of pipe, shall 
 stitute a sheet metal worker. 
 
 RULE 98. Classification of Work— 
 
 Sheet metal workers’ work shall consist of tinning, 
 persmithing and pipefitting in shops, yards, building, 
 passenger coaches and engines of all kinds; the buil 
 erecting, assembling, installing, dismantling (for re 
 only), and maintaining parts made of sheet copper, t 
 tin, zinc, white metal, lead, black, planished, picklec* 
 galvanized iron of 10 gauge and ligher (present practic 
 tween sheet metal workers and boilermakers to con! 
 relative to gauge of iron), including brazing, solde 
 tinning, leading and babbitting (except car and t< 
 truck journal bearings), the bending, fitting, cutting, th 
 ing, brazing, connecting and disconnecting of air, w 
 gas, oil and steam-pipes; the operation of babbitt fin 
 connection with sheet metal workers’ work); oxyacet} 
 thermit and electric welding on work generally recog 
 as sheet metal workers’ work, and all other work gene 11 
 recognized as sheet metal workers’ work. 
 
 In running repairs, other mechanics than sheet i" 
 workers may remove and replace jackets, and connec 
 disconnect pipes where no repairs are necessary t< i 
 jackets or pipes in question. 
 
 I 
 
 RULE 99. Sheet Metal Worker Apprentices— 
 
 Include regular and helper apprentices in connectioE 
 the work as defined in Rule 98. g 
 
 RULE 100. Sheet Metal Worker Helpers— 
 
 Helpers will assist sheet metal workers and appre k 
 in performing their work. x 
 
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iE 101. Protection for Employees— 
 
 beet metal workers shall not be required to remove or 
 7 blowoff or surface pipes or ash pan blowers on boilers 
 r steam. 
 
 E 102. Road Work— 
 
 leet metal workers will be sent out on line of road and 
 ltlying points, when their services are required, but 
 or small, unimportant running repair jobs. 
 
 !E 103. Assignment of Running Repair Force to 
 Dead Work— 
 
 leet metal workers assigned to running repairs shall 
 <e required to work on dead work at points where dead 
 forces are maintained, except when there is not suffi- 
 running repairs to keep them busy. 
 
 E 104. Assignment of Dead Work Force to Running 
 Repairs— 
 
 ead work forces will not be assigned to perform running 
 r work, except when the regularly assigned running 
 r forces are unable to get engines out in time to prevent 
 to train movement. 
 
 E 106. Miscellaneous— 
 
 Leet metal workers will not be assigned to work not 
 sable to them, except in emergency cases. 
 
 E 106. Helper Apprentices —(Revised effective Sep¬ 
 tember 1, 1949) 
 
 fty per cent of the apprentices may be selected from 
 rs of the craft who have had not less than two (2) con- 
 ive years’ experience as sheet metal worker helpers at 
 oint where employed at the time application for ap- 
 iceship is made. 
 
 |iey shall not be over 30 years of age and shall serve 
 ) apprenticeship periods of 130 days each. 
 
 jlper apprentices shall be governed by the same rules 
 gular apprentices. If within the first one-half (3^) 
 1 they show no aptitude to learn the trade they will 
 e retained. 
 
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They shall receive the minimum helpers’ rate foi 
 first apprenticeship period of 130 days, with an increa 
 two and four-tenths cents (2.4^) per hour for every ap 
 ticeship period thereafter until they have served 
 apprenticeship. 
 
 RULE 107. Apprentice Schedule of Work—(Re 
 
 effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 Apprentices shall be given an opportunity of leamii 
 branches of the trade. If within the first apprentic 
 period of 130 days regular apprentices show no aptitu 
 learning the trade they will not be retained. The va 
 classes of work are designed as a guide and will be foil 
 as closely as conditions will permit: 
 
 H period —Helping sheet metal worker. 
 
 1 period —Car work-air conditioning, pipe and 
 metal work. 
 
 1 period —Sheet metal laying out, forming am 
 
 soldering. 
 
 2 periods—Diesel shop work, general. 
 
 1 period —Roundhouse work, Diesel and steam 
 
 H period —Air brake pipe work, Diesel and ste* 
 
 1 period —Welding, brazing and cutting. 
 
 1 period —General locomotive pipe fitting and 
 shop maintenance work. 
 
 Helper apprentices will start on the third apprentic 
 period classification of work. 
 
 RULE 108. Differentials for Sheet Metal Workers- 
 
 vised effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 Autogenous welders shall receive six cents (6£) per 
 above the minimum rate paid sheet metal workers at 
 employed. 
 
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ELECTRICAL WORKERS’ 
 SPECIAL RULES 
 
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I 
 
 ELECTRICAL WORKERS’ SPECIAL RULES 
 
 RULE 109. Qualifications— 
 
 Any man who has served an apprenticeship or wht ji 
 had four (4) years' practical experience in electrical « 
 and is competent to execute same to a successful conch o 
 within a reasonable time will be rated as an elects 
 worker. 
 
 An electrician will not necessarily be an armature wii p 
 
 RULE 110. Classification of Electricians— 
 
 Electricians’ work shall include electrical wiring, n| 
 taining, repairing, rebuilding, inspecting and installiL 
 all generators, switchboards, meters, motors and cont 1 
 rheostats and controls, static and rotary transform 
 motor generators, electric headlights, and headlight d 
 rators, electric welding machines, storage batteries (\| 
 to be divided between electricians and helpers as maj 
 agreed upon locally), axle lighting equipment, all ir| 
 telegraph and telephone equipment, electric clocks 2 
 electric lighting fixtures; winding armatures, fields, ma 1 
 coils, rotors, transformers and starting compensators | 
 side and outside wiring at shops, buildings, yards, an ! 
 structures and all conduit work in connection there ; 
 (except outside wiring provided for in Rule 111), steam 
 electric locomotives, passenger train and motor cars, ele< j 
 tractors and trucks; including cable splicers, high-ten 
 power house and substation operators, high-tension 
 men, and all other work properly recognized as electrici 
 work. 
 
 RULE 111. Classification of Linemen, etc.— 
 
 Linemen’s work shall consist of the building, repair 
 and maintaining of pole lines and supports for service w j 
 and cables; catenary and monorail conductors; trolley i 
 feed wires, overhead and underground, together with t 
 supports; maintaining, inspecting, and installing third 
 and cables for third rail that carry current to or from t; 
 rail and track rail; pipe lines or conduits for these cat; 
 bonding of third rail or cables; all outside wiring in ya 
 and other work properly recognized as linemen’s work 
 provided for in Rule 110. 
 
 Signal maintainers who, for 50 per cent or more of t 
 time, perform work as defined in Rules 110 and 111. 
 
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S [en employed as generator attendants, motor attendants 
 including water service motors), and substation at- 
 ants who start, stop, oil, and keep their equipment clean 
 change and adjust brushes for the proper running of 
 equipment; power switchboard operators, coal-pier 
 dumpers and coal-pier conveyor car operators in con- 
 ct ion with loading and unloading vessels. 
 
 "his to include operators of electric traveling cranes, 
 '4-city of 40 tons and over. 
 
 jE 112. Apprentice Electrical Workers— 
 
 ni nclude regular and helper apprentices in connection with 
 iniwork as defined in Rules 110 and 111. 
 
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 ■njtiE 113. Electrical Worker Helpers— 
 
 Employees regularly assigned as helpers to assist elec- 
 workers and apprentices, including electric lamp 
 Rimers who do no mechanical work, also to perform such 
 ery work as may be agreed upon locally as being helpers’ 
 k. 
 
 ID 
 
 ! US 114. Helper Apprentices —(Revised effective Sep- 
 I tember 1, 1949) 
 
 31 fifty per cent of the apprentices may consist of electri- 
 helpers who have had two (2) consecutive years’ ser- 
 at the point where employed. When assigned as helper 
 n ’entices, they must not be over 30 years of age and shall 
 e six (6) apprenticeship periods of 130 days each. 
 
 LE 115. Regular Apprentice Schedule of Work —(Re¬ 
 vised effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 Apprentices will be given an opportunity of learning all 
 iches of the trade. If within the first apprenticeship 
 od regular apprentices show no aptitude to learn the 
 le they will not be retained. The various classes of 
 k are designed as a guide and will be followed as closely 
 he conditions will permit: 
 
 1 period —Inside wiring and electrical repairing. 
 
 1 period —Outside line work. 
 
 1 period —Steam locomotive and Diesel wiring, 
 
 maintenance and running repairs. 
 
 2 periods—Air conditioning and car lighting. 
 
 1 period —Traction motor and generator work. 
 
 1 period —Armature re-winding. 
 
 — 43 — 
 

 1 period —Floor work, unit re-wiring and genera ; 
 
 overhaul work on Diesels and running, 
 repairs. 
 
 Helper apprentices will start on the third apprentice; 
 period classification of work. 
 
 RULE 116. Helper Apprentice Schedule of Work—(i 
 
 vised effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 Helper apprentices will receive the minimum help 
 rate for the first apprenticeship period of 130 days witl 
 increase of two and four-tenths cents (2.4^) per hour 
 every apprenticeship period thereafter until their app 
 ticeship is completed. If within the first one-half 
 period they show no aptitude for learning the trade they 
 not be retained. Helper apprentices shall be governed 
 the same rules as regular apprentices. 
 
 RULE 117. Miscellaneous— 
 
 Men engaged in the handling of storage batteries 
 mixing acid must be provided with acid-proof rubber glo 
 hip boots and aprons. 
 
 RULE 118. Differentials for Electrical Workers—( 
 
 vised effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 At points where there are ordinarily 15 or more eng) 
 tested and inspected each month, and electricians are ! 
 quired to swear to Federal reports covering such inspect I 
 an electrician will be assigned to handle this work in i 
 nection with other electricians’ work and will be alio 
 six cents (6^) per hour above the electricians’ minin g 
 rate at the point employed. 
 
 At points or on shifts where no inspector is assigned j 
 electricians are required to inspect engines and swea; | 
 Federal reports, they will be paid six cents (6j£) per 1 1 
 above the electricians’ minimum rate at the point emplo i 
 for the days on which such inspections are made. 
 
 Autogenous welders shall receive six cents (6j4) per 11 
 above the minimum rate paid electricians at point wl n 
 employed. 
 
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CARMEN’S SPECIAL RULES 
 
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 3 
 
CARMEN’S SPECIAL RULES 
 
 RULE 119. Qualifications— 
 
 Any man who has served an apprenticeship or whol 
 had four (4) years’ practical experience at car work, and I 
 with the aid of tools, with or without drawings, can I 
 out, build, or perform the work of his craft or occupathi 
 
 a mechanical manner, shall constitute a carman. 
 
 • I 
 
 RULE 120. Classification of Work— 
 
 Carmen’s work shall consist of building, maintaiij 
 dismantling (except all-wood freight-train cars), painil 
 upholstering and inspecting all passenger and freight <1 
 both wood and steel, planing mill, cabinet and bench 
 penter work, pattern and flask making and all other 
 penter work in shops and yards, except work gene] 
 recognized as bridge and building department work; 
 men’s work in building and repairing motor cars, lever ( 
 hand cars and station trucks, building, repairing anc 
 moving and applying locomotive cabs, pilots, pilot be i 
 running boards, foot and headlight boards, tender fra 
 and trucks; pipe and inspection work in connection witl 
 brake equipment on freight cars; applying pattented n 
 roofing; operating punches and shears, doing shaping 
 forming; work done with hand forges and heating tor 
 in connection with carmen’s work; painting with brus 
 varnishing, surfacing, decorating, lettering, cutting 
 stencils and removing paint (not including use of sand 1 
 machine or removing vats); all other work generally re 
 nized as painters’ work under the supervision of the 1 
 motive and car departments, except the applicatioi 
 blacking to fire and smoke boxes of locomotives in en 
 houses; joint car inspectors, car inspectors; safety appli; 
 and train car repairers; oxyacetylene, thermit and elet 
 welding on work generally recognized as carmen’s w 
 and all other work generally recognized as carmen’s w 
 
 It is understood that present practice in the perform 
 of work between the carmen and boilermakers will conti j 
 
 RULE 121. Carmen Apprentices— 
 
 Include regular and helper apprentices in connection’ 
 the work as defined in Rule 120. j 
 
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LE 122. Carmen Helpers— 
 
 Employees regularly assigned to help carmen and ap- 
 ltices, employees engaged in washing and scrubbing the 
 de and outside of passenger coaches preparatory to paint- 
 removing of paint on other than passenger cars pre- 
 itory to painting, car oilers and packers, stock keepers 
 • department), operators of bolt threaders, nut tappers, 
 l presses, and punch and shear operators (cutting only 
 stock and scrap), holding on rivets, striking chisel 
 3 , side sets, and backing out punches, using backing 
 imer and sledges in assisting carmen in straightening 
 al parts of cars, rebrassing of cars in connection with 
 rs’ duties, cleaning journals, repairing steam and air 
 (13, assisting carmen in erecting scaffolds, and all other 
 k generally recognized as carmen helpers’ work, shall 
 f'.lassed as helpers. 
 
 LE 123. Wrecking Crews— 
 
 Regularly assigned wrecking crews, not including en¬ 
 ters, will be composed of carmen, where sufficient men 
 ^available, and will be paid for such service under Rule 8. 
 
 Meals and lodging will be provided by the company while 
 vs are on duty in wrecking service. 
 
 Vhen needed, men of any class may be taken as ad- 
 onal members of wrecking crews to perform duties con- 
 3nt with their classification. 
 
 LE 124. 
 
 t Vhen wrecking crews are called for wrecks or derail- 
 jts outside of yard limits, a sufficient number of the 
 ilarly assigned crew will accompany the outfit. For 
 taks or derailments within yard limits, sufficient carmen 
 : be called to perform the work. 
 
 iLE 125. Inspectors— 
 
 ilen assigned to inspecting must be able to speak and 
 ;e the English language, and have a fair knowledge of 
 A. R. A. (American Railway Association) rules and 
 ty appliance laws. 
 
 [iLE 126. 
 
 inspectors and other carmen in train yards will not be 
 iliiired to take record, for conducting transportation pur- 
 Cis, of seals, commodities, or destination of cars. 
 
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RULE 127. Safety Appliance Men— 
 
 Men assigned to follow inspectors in yards to make fe; 
 appliance and light running repairs, shall not be rec in 
 to work on cars taken from trains to repair tracks, t ie 
 when there is not sufficient work in train yards to fully c< 
 py their time. 
 
 RULE 128. Protection for Repairmen— 
 
 Switches of repair tracks will be kept locked with s ic 
 locks, and men working on such tracks shall be ncj 
 before any switching is done. A competent person w 
 regularly assigned to perform this duty and held respo jity 
 for seeing it is performed properly. 
 
 RULE 129. 
 
 Trains or cars while being inspected or worked < 
 train yard men, will be protected by blue flag by da; a 
 blue light by night, which will not be removed exce 
 men who place same. 
 
 RULE 130. One-Man Points— 
 
 A “One Man” point is an outlying point where th 
 employed one carman day, and one night, or where th [< 
 only one carman employed. Carmen stationed at om t 
 points shall be paid by the hour and under the rules gc 
 ing running repair forces, except that the eight (8) 
 constituting a day’s work may be worked within a spre 1S 
 eleven (11) consecutive hours. 
 
 RULE 131. Miscellaneous— 
 
 Crayons, soapstones, marking pencils, tool handles Iw 
 
 files, motor bits, brace bits, cold chisels, bars, steel i 
 ches, steel sledges, hammers (not claw hammers), real 
 drills, taps, dies, lettering, and striping pencils and br 
 will be furnished by the Company. 
 
 RULE 132. 
 
 When necessary to repair cars on the road or away 
 the shops, carmen, and helper when necessary, will be 
 out to perform such work as putting in couplers, draft 
 draft timbers, arch bars, center pins, putting cars on ce 
 truss rods, and wheels and work of similar character 
 
 — 48 — 
 
01 » 
 
 jE 133. 
 
 >shops, repair yards, and train yards, where carmen are 
 iqloyed, shall be kept clean of all rubbish. 
 
 3 
 
 y jE 134. Miscellaneous Painters— 
 
 'he application of blacking to fireboxes and smoke boxes 
 ocomotives in roundhouses will not be considered 
 ters’ work. 
 
 jE 135. Apprentices —(Revised effective September 
 1, 1949) 
 
 Regular apprenticeships will be established in all 
 iches of the trade. Apprentices shall be governed by 
 general rules governing apprentices. They will be 
 n an opportunity to learn the trade. Apprentices not 
 Ting an aptitude to learn the trade within the first ap- 
 aJticeship period of 130 days will not be retained, 
 ej: 
 
 jE 136. Helper Apprentices —(Revised effective Sep¬ 
 tember 1, 1949) 
 
 ifty per cent of the apprentices may consist of carmen 
 ^ f ers who have had not less than two (2) consecutive 
 V experience as carmen helpers at the point where 
 loyed at the time application for apprenticeship is made. 
 
 'hey shall not be over 30 years of age and shall serve 
 jl6) apprenticeship periods of 130 days each. 
 
 :etelper apprentices shall be governed by the same rules 
 igular apprentices. 
 
 f within the first one-half (T£) period they show no 
 tude to learn the trade they will not be retained. 
 
 'hey shall receive the minimum helpers’ rate for the 
 apprenticeship period of 130 days with an increase of 
 and four-tenths cents (2.4^) per hour for every appren- 
 ship period thereafter until they have served their ap- 
 ticeship. 
 
 jE 137. Painter Apprentices —(Revised effective Sep¬ 
 tember 1, 1949) 
 
 tegular apprentices—Division of time for painter 
 entices: 
 
 ejTte following schedule for regular apprentices, painters, 
 ring the division of time on the various classes of work, 
 
 — 49 — 
 
is designed as a guide and will be followed as clos.y 
 the conditions will permit: 
 
 1 period —Freight car painting. 
 
 1 period —Color room, mixing paint. 
 
 1 period —General locomotive painting. 
 
 2 periods—Brush work, passenger equipment. 
 
 3 periods—Lettering, striping, varnishing and ju 
 
 laying out and designing as the :h 
 affords. 
 
 RULE 138. Schedule of Work, Painter-Helper Ap] ei 
 
 tices —(Revised effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 Helper apprentices—Division of time for painte a 
 prentices: 
 
 The following schedule for helper apprentices, pai ei 
 showing the division of time on the various classes of pr 
 is designed as a guide and will be followed as closely fit! 
 conditions will permit: 
 
 % period —Freight car painting. 
 
 % period —Color room, mixing paint. 
 
 % period —General locomotive painting. 
 
 1% periods—Brush work, passenger equipment, i , 
 
 2K periods—Lettering, striping, varnishing, and n 
 laying out and designing as the n 
 affords. 
 
 RULE 139. Regular Apprentices, Carmen Schedui 
 
 Work —(Revised effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 The following schedule for regular apprentices, sholi 
 the division of time on the various classes of work, is de fc 
 ed as a guide and will be followed as closely as the c<0 
 tions will permit. Where sufficient passenger car departi e 
 work is not available without exceeding the regular ic 
 of apprentices in the passenger car department, appren : ;i 
 will complete their apprenticeship in the freight car i 
 partment: 
 
 2 l A periods—General freight work, wood and steel 
 
 1 period —Air brake work. 
 
 1 period —Mill machine work. 
 
 3 periods—General coach work, wood and steel. 
 
 A period —Train yard car inspecting. 
 
 — 50 — 
 
LE 140. Helper Apprentices, Carmen Schedule of 
 Work —(Revised effective September 1, 1949) 
 
 The following schedule for helper apprentices, showing 
 division of time on the various classes of work, is de- 
 ted as a guide and will be followed as closely as the 
 , ditions will permit. Where sufficient passenger car de- 
 ‘tment work is not available without exceeding the 
 liar ratio of apprentices in the passenger car department, 
 rentices will complete their apprenticeship in the freight 
 department: 
 
 & 2 periods—General freight work, wood and steel. 
 
 1 period —Air brake work. 
 
 1 period —Mill machine work. 
 
 \]/2 periods—General coach work, wood and steel. 
 
 V 2 period —Train yard inspecting. 
 
 i LE 141. Differentials for Carmen —(Revised effective 
 September 1, 1949) 
 
 Autogenous welders shall receive six cents (6j£) per hour 
 ve the minimum rate paid carmen at point employed. 
 
 The position of decorator and sign painter at Portsmouth 
 •ps will be paid a differential of eighteen cents (18j£) per 
 
 ir. 
 
 LE 142. Coach Cleaners- 
 
 Coach cleaners to be included in this agreement and will 
 3ive overtime as provided herein. Coach cleaners at 
 lying points may be worked eight (8) hours within a 
 iod of ten (10) consecutive hours. They may be assigned 
 any other unskilled work during their eight-hour period 
 ervice. 
 
 51 — 
 
MISCELLANEOUS 
 
 — 52 — 
 
MISCELLANEOUS 
 
 LE 143. Scope of General and Special Rules— 
 
 Except as provided for under the Special Rules of each 
 t, the General Rules shall govern in all cases. 
 
 LE 144. Distribution of Rule Books— 
 
 "he Railway Company will have printed in book form 
 es of these rules and furnish a copy to each employee 
 :ted. 
 
 jE 145. Vacation— 
 
 Employees covered by this agreement are granted vaca- 
 } as provided under the terms and provisions of the 
 onal Vacation Agreement signed at Chicago, Ill., on 
 unber 17, 1941, and the supplement thereto of Februarv 
 945. 
 
 iffective September 1, 1949, the number of vacation 
 for which an employee is eligible under any vacation 
 shall be reduced by one-sixth (1/6) and thereafter the 
 tion allowances and qualifying requirements shall be 
 Hows: 
 
 -'here six days are now granted it will be reduced to five 
 days; where twelve days are now granted, it will be 
 led to ten work days. The qualifying days will be 
 :ed from 160 to 151 in the year of 1949 for vacations in 
 and from 160 to 133 in all subsequent years. Qualify- 
 ears accumulated prior to the year 1949 for extended 
 bions shall not be changed. 
 
 53 
 
RULE 146. Wage Scale —(Revised effective Februai 
 1951) 
 
 Except as otherwise provided for in rules govei d 
 differentials, the following wage scale will apply: 
 
 Rates Per ]« 
 
 Classification: 
 
 Machinists. 
 
 Apprentices—First Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Second Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Third Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Fourth Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Fifth Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Sixth Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Seventh Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Eighth Period. 
 
 Helper Apprentices—First Period.. 
 Helper Apprentices—Second Period 
 Helper Apprentices—Third Period. . 
 Helper Apprentices—Fourth Period 
 Helper Apprentices—Fifth Period.. 
 Helper Apprentices—Sixth Period.. 
 Helpers. 
 
 Boilermakers. 
 
 Apprentices—First Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Second Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Third Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Fourth Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Fifth Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Sixth Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Seventh Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Eighth Period. 
 
 Helper Apprentices—First Period.. 
 Helper Apprentices—Second Period 
 Helper Apprentices—Third Period. 
 Helper Apprentices—Fourth Period 
 Helper Apprentices—Fifth Period.. 
 Helper Apprentices—Sixth Period.. 
 Helpers. 
 
 Blacksmiths. 
 
 Apprentices—First Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Second Period. 
 
 Apprentices—Third Period. 
 
 Straight O r 
 
 Time 
 
 t:k 
 
 $1,851 
 
 $2 1 
 
 1.311 
 
 ll 
 
 1.341 
 
 2.1 
 
 1.371 
 
 2.S 
 
 1.401 
 
 21 
 
 1.431 
 
 2.1 
 
 1.461 
 
 2 
 
 1.521 
 
 2 
 
 1.611 
 
 2 
 
 1.539 
 
 2 
 
 1.563 
 
 2.1 
 
 1.587 
 
 2 J 
 
 1.611 
 
 2.1 
 
 1.635 
 
 2 . 
 
 1.659 
 
 2.1 
 
 1.539 
 
 2 : 
 
 1.851 
 
 2 
 
 1.311 
 
 1 . 
 
 1.341 
 
 21 
 
 1.371 
 
 2 
 
 1.401 
 
 2 
 
 1.431 
 
 2 
 
 1.461 
 
 2 
 
 1.521 
 
 2 
 
 1.611 
 
 2 
 
 1.539 
 
 2 
 
 1.563 
 
 2 
 
 1.587 
 
 2 
 
 1.611 
 
 2 
 
 1.635 
 
 2 
 
 1.659 
 
 2 
 
 1.539 
 
 2 
 
 1.851 
 
 2 
 
 1.311 
 
 1 
 
 1.341 
 
 2 
 
 1.371 
 
 2 
 
 — 54 — 
 
er sification: 
 
 rksmiths—(Continued) 
 
 A pprentices—Fourth Period. 
 
 A pprentices—Fifth Period. 
 
 A pprentices—Sixth Period. 
 
 pprentices—Seventh Period. 
 
 pprentices—Eighth Period.... 
 
 [elper Apprentices—First Period... 
 [elper Apprentices—Second Period, 
 [elper Apprentices—Third Period.. 
 [elper Apprentices—Fourth Period, 
 [elper Apprentices—Fifth Period... 
 [elper Apprentices—Sixth Period... 
 2 , [elpers. 
 
 2 t Metal Workers... 
 
 2 pprentices—First Period. 
 
 2 pprentices—Second Period. 
 
 2 pprentices—Third Period. 
 
 2 pprentices—Fourth Period. 
 
 2 pprentices—Fifth Period. 
 
 pprentices—Sixth Period. 
 
 2j pprentices—Seventh Period. 
 
 1, pprentices—Eighth Period.... 
 
 2 elper Apprentices—First Period. 
 
 2 elper Apprentices—Second Period. 
 
 2 elper Apprentices—Third Period. 
 
 2 elper Apprentices. .Fourth Period. 
 
 21 elper Apprentices—Fifth Period. 
 
 2,1 elper Apprentices—Sixth Period. 
 
 2 elpers... 
 
 jlbrical Workers. 
 
 2 jinemen). 
 
 2 Cranemen—40-ton capacity or over)_ 
 
 2 Cranemen—less than 40-ton capacity).. 
 
 5 pprentices—First Period. 
 
 2 pprentices—Second Period. 
 
 ' pprentices—Third Period. 
 
 2 pprentices—Fourth Period. 
 
 1 pprentices—Fifth Period. 
 
 2 pprentices—Sixth Period. 
 
 2 pprentices—Seventh Period. 
 
 — 55 — 
 
 Rates Per Hour 
 
 Straight Over- 
 
 Time 
 
 time 
 
 1.401 
 
 2.102 
 
 1.431 
 
 2.147 
 
 1.461 
 
 2.192 
 
 1.521 
 
 2.282 
 
 1.611 
 
 2.417 
 
 1.539 
 
 2.309 
 
 1.563 
 
 2.345 
 
 1.587 
 
 2.381 
 
 1.611 
 
 2.417 
 
 1.635 
 
 2.453 
 
 1.659 
 
 2.489 
 
 1.539 
 
 2.309 
 
 1.851 
 
 2.777 
 
 1.311 
 
 1.967 
 
 1.341 
 
 2.012 
 
 1.371 
 
 2.057 
 
 1.401 
 
 2.102 
 
 1.431 
 
 2.147 
 
 1.461 
 
 2.192 
 
 1.521 
 
 2.282 
 
 1.611 
 
 2.417 
 
 1.539 
 
 2.309 
 
 1.563 
 
 2.345 
 
 1.587 
 
 2.381 
 
 1.611 
 
 2.417 
 
 1.635 
 
 2.453 
 
 1.659 
 
 2.489 
 
 1.539 
 
 2.309 
 
 1.851 
 
 2.777 
 
 1.803 
 
 2.705 
 
 1.803 
 
 2.705 
 
 1.731 
 
 2.597 
 
 1.311 
 
 1.967 
 
 1.341 
 
 2.012 
 
 1.371 
 
 2.057 
 
 1.401 
 
 2.102 
 
 1.431 
 
 2.147 
 
 1.461 
 
 2.192 
 
 1.521 
 
 2.282 
 
 
Classification: 
 
 Electrical Workers—(Continued) 
 
 Apprentices—Eighth Period. 
 
 Helper Apprentices—First Period.. 
 Helper Apprentices—Second Period 
 Helper Apprentices—Third Period. 
 Helper Apprentices—Fourth Period 
 Helper Apprentices—Fifth Period.. 
 Helper Apprentices—Sixth Period.. 
 Helpers. 
 
 Telephone Maintainers. 
 
 Helper Apprentices—First Period.. 
 Helper Apprentices—Second Period 
 Helper Apprentices—Third Period. 
 Helper Apprentices—Fourth Period 
 Helper Apprentices—Fifth Period.. 
 Helper Apprentices—Sixth Period.. 
 
 Rates Pe F 
 
 Straight Ve 
 Time a 
 
 1.611 
 
 1.539 
 
 1.563 
 
 1.587 
 
 1.611 
 
 1.635 
 
 1.659 
 
 1.539 
 
 i8!l 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 M( 
 
 Straight ( 
 Time 1 
 
 Carmen, Passenger (includes Engine Car¬ 
 
 penters). 1.851 2 
 
 Carmen, Freight. 1.767 2 
 
 Carmen, Steel Workers, Passenger. 1.851 2 
 
 Carmen, Steel Workers, Freight. 1.767 2 
 
 Carmen, Painters, Passenger (includes Engine 
 
 Painters). 1.851 2 
 
 Carmen, Painters, Freight. 1.767 2 
 
 Carmen, Upholsterers. 1.851 2 
 
 Carmen, Patternmakers. 
 
 Apprentices—First Period. 1.311 1 
 
 Apprentices—Second Period. 1.341 2 
 
 Apprentices—Third Period. 1.371 2 
 
 Apprentices—Fourth Period. 1.401 2 
 
 Apprentices—Fifth Period. 1.431 2. 
 
 Apprentices—Sixth Period. 1.461 2, 
 
 Apprentices—Seventh Period. 1.521 2. 
 
 Apprentices—Eighth Period. 1.611 2. 
 
 Helper Apprentices—First Period. 1.539 2. 
 
 Helper Apprentices—Second Period. 1.563 2. 
 
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Rates Per Hour 
 
 v Straight Over- 
 
 jsification: Time time 
 
 nen— (Continued) 
 
 |lelper Apprentices—Third Period. 1.587 2.381 
 
 Helper Apprentices—Fourth Period. 1.611 2.417 
 
 •lelper Apprentices—Fifth Period. 1.635 2.453 
 
 ■ lelper Apprentices—Sixth Period. 1.659 2.489 
 
 Helpers. 1.539 2.309 
 
 ■ch Cleaners—Portsmouth & Hermitage. 1.299 1.949 
 
 ■ch Cleaners—All other points. 1.287 1.931 
 
 J jE 147. Revision of Agreement, etc.— 
 
 P Hiese General and Special Rules effective March 10, 
 , revised as shown, are to remain in force until further 
 ; sed. Should any change be desired by either party, 
 ten notice shall be given and a conference held within 
 : fcy (30) days thereafter. 
 
 * 
 
 | the Employees: 
 
 6 1 PIERCE, 
 
 (’resident, System Federation No. 39 
 ! 3 A. HALEY, 
 
 jleneral Chairman, Machinists 
 11. SUITS, 
 
 J General Chairman, Boilermakers 
 
 b. CRAWFORD, 
 
 jleneral Chairman, Blacksmiths 
 
 \ WILLIAMS, 
 
 leneral Chairman, Sheet Metal Workers 
 FLETCHER, 
 
 General Chairman, Electrical Workers 
 . PIERCE, 
 
 General Chairman, Carmen 
 
 For the Carrier: 
 
 H. A. Benton, 
 
 Director of Personnel, 
 
 SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILROAD CO. 
 
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