Archived

Collective Agreement Language

 

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference

Locomotive Engineers

Thunder Bay and West

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preamble

 

 

 

 

 

The language contained in the previous Collective Agreement, Method of Pay Change Document and Memorandum of Agreements signed over the years will prevail over the language in this archived document, in the event of any discrepancy between them.  

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Article 1 – Rates of Pay.. 1

1.01         Passenger Service. 1

1.02         Freight Service. 2

1.03         Conductor-only Operations in Freight Service. 3

1.04         Short Run Passenger Service – Article 2. 3

1.05         Self-Propelled Passenger Service. 4

1.06         Yard Service – Article 4 (a) 4

1.08         Way freight Service – Article 7. 5

1.09         Road Switcher Service – Article 7A.. 6

1.10         Work Train Service – Article 8. 6

1.11         (b) Minimum day in Passenger Service. 7

Article 2 – Road Service.. 7

2.01         (Formerly (a)(1) 7

(Formerly (a)(2) 7

2.04         (Formerly (d) 7

2.07         (Formerly (g) 8

2.08         (Formerly (h) 8

2.09         (Formerly (i) 8

2.10         (Formerly (j) 8

2.11         (Formerly (k) 8

2.12         (Formerly (l) 8

2.13         (Formerly (m) 8

2.14         (Formerly (n) 8

2.15         (Formerly (o) 8

2.19         (Formerly (s) 9

2.20         (Formerly (t) 9

Article 3 – Preparatory, initial and final time.. 9

3.01         Passenger Service [Formerly (a)] 9

Article 4 – Yard service.. 10

Letter Re:    Condition of Rest houses and Yardmen’s Lunch Rooms. 10

Article 5 – Miscellaneous Service.. 11

5.02(17)      Formerly (b)(17) Special Hardship. 11

5.03         Watching Engine (Formerly (b) (17) (c) 11

5.07(2)     Formerly (g)(2) Periodic rules examinations. 11

Letter Re:    Employees forced to outpost terminals using private autos to and from home. 12

Letter Re:    Wages lost to attend medical or rules examinations. 13

Letter Re:    TCS and having crews in and off duty in 12 hours. 14

Article 7 – Way Freight Service.. 15

7.02 (Formerly (b) 15

Article 12 (Formerly 11) – Electric locomotive, diesel-electric, either multiple unit or single, gasoline or other service.. 15

Article 12A (Formerly 11A) – Second engineer in passenger service.. 15

Article 21 (Formerly 17) – Seniority.. 17

Article 23 – (formerly 19) – Investigations & Discipline.. 18

Letter Re:    Local Officers handling grievances, July 1989. 18

Article 24 (Formerly 20) – Complaints of Engineers. 19

Article 25 (Formerly 21) - Calling.. 19

Letter Re:  Calling of crews by telephone only. 19

Article 27 (Formerly 23) - Rest.. 20

Letter Re:    Having Locomotive Engineer off duty in 10 hours. 20

Letter Re:    24 Hours’ Rest at home terminal, July 1985. 21

Article 28 (Formerly 24) - Meals. 21

28.01 (Formerly first paragraph) 21

Article 30 (Formerly 26) – Handling of Locomotive Engineers (Formerly Handling Men) 22

30.06 (Formerly (f)(2) 22

30.08 (Formerly (h) 22

30.11 (Formerly (k)(1) 22

30.12 (Formerly (l) 22

30.16 (Formerly (p) 22

Article 33 (formerly 29) – Mileage Regulations. 22

33.01 (Formerly (a) 22

33.02 (Formerly (b) 22

33.05 (Formerly (e) 23

33.07 (Formerly (g) 23

33.10 (2) (Formerly (j)(2) 23

Local Rules – Prairie Region.. 24

Local Rules – Pacific region.. 26

Miscellaneous Letters. 28

Letter Re:    Crewmembers in passenger service delayed at initial or final terminal, Nov. 1985. 28

Letter Re:    Procedures for handling claims when short paid. 29

Letter Re:    Condition of Rest houses and Yardmen’s lunchrooms, November 1992. 30

Letter Re:    Inter-divisional runs. 31

Letter Re:    Locomotive Engineers restricted for medical reasons, November 1992. 32

Letter re:  Problems with the Collection of Union Dues and collecting dues on percentage of wages. 33

Letter Re:    Consultation in revising the Engineers Training Program, November 1992. 34

Letter Re:    Deadheading, November 1992. 35

Letter Re:    Health and Safety, November 1995. 36

Letter Re:    Fixed Mileage for assigned through freight and combination service. 37

Letter Re:    Internal Detour Agreements. 38

Letter Re:    CANALERT ‘95. 39

Letter  Re:    Benefits (General), May 1999. 40

Locomotive Engineer Training.. 41

I.             Locomotive Engineer Training. 41

Letter Re:  Advanced Locomotive Engineer Training, November 2004. 43

II.  Locomotive Engineer Extra Board. 44

III.           Training for promotion to Conductor/Yard Foreman and Payment for Trainers. 44

IV.           Minimum Qualification Training & Examination. 44

V.            Payment to Trainees. 45

VI.           Yardmasters. 45

VII.         Familiarization Trips. 45

Changes to Archived Collective Agreement Language. 47

 

1.01          Passenger Service

Rate of pay per day of 100 miles:

Effective January 1, 2003

Power

100%

85%

90%

95%

 
1 Unit

$131.70

$111.95

$118.53

$125.12

2 Units

$133.41

$113.40

$120.07

$126.74

3 Units

$135.10

$114.84

$121.59

$128.35

4 Units

$136.45

$115.98

$122.81

$129.63

1 Unit of 3000 H.P. or over

$131.98

$112.18

$118.78

$125.38

Add for each additional unit

$1.37

$1.16

$1.23

$1.30

Minimum rate where applicable

$130.68

$111.08

$117.61

$124.15

 

Effective January 1, 2004

Power

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

1 Unit

$135.65

$115.30

$122.09

$128.87

2 Units

$137.41

$116.80

$123.67

$130.54

3 Units

$139.15

$118.28

$125.24

$132.19

4 Units

$140.54

$119.46

$126.49

$133.51

1 Unit of 3000 H.P. or over

$135.94

$115.55

$122.35

$129.14

Add for each additional unit

$1.37

$1.16

$1.23

$1.30

Minimum rate where applicable

$134.60

$114.41

$121.14

$127.87

 

Effective January 1, 2005

Power

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

1 Unit

$139.04

$118.18

$125.14

$132.09

2 Units

$140.85

$119.72

$126.77

$133.81

3 Units

$142.63

$121.24

$128.37

$135.50

4 Units

$144.05

$122.44

$129.65

$136.85

1 Unit of 3000 H.P. or over

$139.34

$118.44

$125.41

$132.37

Add for each additional unit

$1.37

$1.16

$1.23

$1.30

Minimum rate where applicable

$137.97

$117.27

$124.17

$131.07

 

Effective January 1, 2006

Power

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

1 Unit

$143.21

$121.73

$128.89

$136.05

2 Units

$145.08

$123.32

$130.57

$137.83

3 Units

$146.91

$124.87

$132.22

$139.56

4 Units

$148.37

$126.11

$133.53

$140.95

1 Unit of 3000 H.P. or over

$143.52

$121.99

$129.17

$136.34

Add for each additional unit

$1.37

$1.16

$1.23

$1.30

Minimum rate where applicable

$142.11

$120.79

$127.90

$135.00

1.02     Freight Service

Rates of pay per day of 100 miles

Effective January 1, 2003

Power

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

1 Unit

$152.45

$129.58

$137.21

$144.83

2 Units

$156.09

$132.68

$140.48

$148.29

3 Units

$159.77

$135.80

$143.79

$151.78

4 Units

$162.79

$138.37

$146.51

$154.65

1 Unit of 3000 H.P. or over

$153.04

$130.08

$137.74

$145.39

Add for each additional unit

$2.94

$2.50

$2.65

$2.79

Minimum rate where applicable

$149.57

$127.13

$134.61

$142.09

 

Effective January 1, 2004

Power

100%

85%

90%

95%

 
1 Unit

$157.02

$133.47

$141.32

$149.17

2 Units

$160.77

$136.65

$144.69

$152.73

3 Units

$164.56

$139.88

$148.10

$156.33

4 Units

$167.67

$142.52

$150.90

$159.29

1 Unit of 3000 H.P. or over

$157.63

$133.99

$141.87

$149.75

Add for each additional unit

$2.94

$2.50

$2.65

$2.79

Minimum rate where applicable

$154.06

$130.95

$138.65

$146.36

 

Effective January 1, 2005

Power

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

1 Unit

$160.95

$136.81

$144.86

$152.90

2 Units

$164.79

$140.07

$148.31

$156.55

3 Units

$168.67

$143.37

$151.80

$160.24

4 Units

$171.86

$146.08

$154.67

$163.27

1 Unit of 3000 H.P. or over

$161.57

$137.33

$145.41

$153.49

Add for each additional unit

$2.94

$2.50

$2.65

$2.79

Minimum rate where applicable

$157.91

$134.22

$142.12

$150.01

 

Effective January 1, 2006

Power

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

1 Unit

$165.78

$140.91

$149.20

$157.49

2 Units

$169.73

$144.27

$152.76

$161.24

3 Units

$173.73

$147.67

$156.36

$165.04

4 Units

$177.02

$150.47

$159.32

$168.17

1 Unit of 3000 H.P. or over

$166.42

$141.46

$149.78

$158.10

Add for each additional unit

$2.94

$2.50

$2.65

$2.79

Minimum rate where applicable

$162.65

$138.25

$146.39

$154.52

 

1.03     Conductor-only Operations in Freight Service

On territories on which Conductor-only train operations have been implemented, the following rates will be applicable in lieu of those quoted above:

Effective January 1, 2003

 

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

 

$159.02

$135.17

$143.12

$151.07

Minimum rate where applicable

$149.57

$127.13

$134.61

$142.09

 

Effective January 1, 2004

 

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

 

$163.79

$139.22

$147.41

$155.60

Minimum rate where applicable

$154.06

$130.95

$138.65

$146.36

 

Effective January 1, 2005

 

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

 

$167.88

$142.70

$151.09

$159.49

Minimum rate where applicable

$157.91

$134.22

$142.12

$150.01

 

Effective January 1, 2006

 

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

 

$172.92

$146.98

$155.63

$164.27

Minimum rate where applicable

$162.65

$138.25

$146.39

$154.52

 

1.04          Short Run Passenger Service – Article 2

The rate per day of 100 miles of 8 hours or less for engineers in short run passenger service is:

Effective January 1, 2003

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$133.89

$113.81

$120.50

$127.20

 

Effective January 1, 2004

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$137.91

$117.22

$124.12

$131.01

 

Effective January 1, 2005

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$141.36

$120.16

$127.22

$134.29

 

Effective January 1, 2006

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$145.60

$123.76

$131.04

$138.32

 

1.05     Self-Propelled Passenger Service

The rate for self-propelled cars of a type used in passenger service either single or multiple unit, regardless of whether operated by gasoline, electricity or other motive power shall be:

Effective January 1, 2003

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$130.86

$111.23

$117.77

$124.32

 

Effective January 1, 2004

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$134.79

$114.57

$121.31

$128.05

 

Effective January 1, 2005

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$138.16

$117.44

$124.34

$131.25

 

Effective January 1, 2006

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$142.30

$120.96

$128.07

$135.19

 

1.06     Yard Service – Article 4 (a)

The rate per day of eight hours of less in yard service is:

Effective January 1, 2003

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$194.45

$165.28

$175.01

$184.73

 

Effective January 1, 2004

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$200.28

$170.24

$180.25

$190.27

 

Effective December 31, 2004

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$202.28

$171.94

$182.05

$192.17

 

 

Effective January 1, 2005

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$207.34

$176.24

$186.61

$196.97

 

Effective December 31, 2005

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$209.34

$177.94

$188.41

$198.87

 

Effective January 1, 2006

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$215.62

$183.28

$194.06

$204.84

 

A Locomotive Engineer in charge of and responsible for more than one unit operated in his/her locomotive consist at any time during a shift will, in addition to other earnings for such shift, be paid as follows:

 

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

For 2nd unit

$2.75

$2.34

$2.48

$2.61

For 3 or more units

$5.52

$4.69

$4.97

$5.24

 

1.08          Way freight Service – Article 7

A Locomotive Engineer on regularly assigned way freight or switch train will receive:

Effective January 1, 2003

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$5.84

$4.96

$5.26

$5.55

 

Effective January 1, 2004

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$6.02

$5.12

$5.42

$5.72

 

Effective January 1, 2005

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$6.17

$5.24

$5.55

$5.86

 

Effective January 1, 2006

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$6.36

$5.41

$5.72

$6.04

 

1.09     Road Switcher Service – Article 7A

Locomotive Engineers operating road switcher runs will be paid:

Effective January 1, 2003

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$26.16

$22.24

$23.54

$24.85

 

Effective January 1, 2004

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$26.94

$22.90

$24.25

$25.59

 

Effective January 1, 2005

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$27.61

$23.47

$24.85

$26.23

 

Effective January 1, 2006

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$28.44

$24.17

$25.60

$27.02

 

Per day of eight hours or less above way freight rates.

1.10     Work Train Service – Article 8

Locomotive Engineers in assigned or unassigned work train service will be paid:

Effective January 1, 2003

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$10.68

$9.08

$9.61

$10.15

 

Effective January 1, 2004

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$11.00

$9.35

$9.90

$10.45

 

Effective January 1, 2005

100%

85%

90%

95%

 

$11.28

$9.59

$10.15