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Expanded Crew Change Point Training –
MacTier North/South Territory Mandatory Familiarization Trips Parry
Sound Subdivision/MacTier Subdivision: ECCP Running Trade employees will be
responsible for ensuring they make arrangements for
familiarization trip(s) onto the Parry Sound and MacTier
Subdivisions , as follows: • Familiarization under the ECCP will
commence May 1, 2006. • A minimum of 2 trips (one in each
direction) and a maximum of 3 trips will be allowed for
MacTier/Toronto crews on the applicable subdivisions between
Reynolds and Mile 103.7 MacTier Subdivision, as per the local
agreement on familiarization trips. All employees, while
working a tour of duty will require 1.5 hours remaining on
their clock to complete this familiarization. It is suggested
that these familiarization trips be completed during daylight
hours to best familiarize the employee but will be left up to
the individual employee. • Employees may decide to undertake this
familiarization at their discretion, but should take the
daylight and possible fatigue issues into consideration. All
Mactier Running Trades employees must accomplish this
familiarization before July 1, 2006. Regular (Toronto – North
Pool) employees must accomplish their familiarization by July
1, 2006. For all effected employees, at either location, who
have not made the familiarization trips by July 1, 2006, they
will be removed from the working list at the Company’s
discretion and will be required to undergo this
familiarization under the direction of a Manager. • All employees will be expected to take
familiarization to Reynolds on the Parry Sound and on the
Mactier Subdivision to the crossing at Mile 103.87(for
familiarization purposes only). RTE’s will be required to
communicate with the RTC/NMC Operations Manager or Montreal
Operations Centre when they are making these trips, to
determine the likelihood of the train will be delayed for
meets or switching operations. If the train has work at , or
will be delayed for meets prior to the limits of the ECCP, it
may not be prudent to remain on this particular train for
familiarization. • The employee will be required to
advise the applicable RTC to ensure that they are aware that
he/she is on the train so the RTC can arrange for a taxi to
meet them at the predetermined location. Employee board
placement will be as per Local Agreements. • Employees that have taken the
familiarization will be required to advise the designated
manager when they have taken the trips for record keeping
purposes. A form will be developed to capture this
information and upon completion of each familiarization trip,
must be placed in the designated location. • It is recommended that the Locomotive
Engineer should operate the train during their
familiarization trips. • All employees must remain in the cab
of the lead locomotive, and are responsible for the
observance of operating rules, special instructions and other
regulations. Payment for training/familiarization
trips Employees that run long for
familiarization purposes will be paid 4 hours at “other than
RQ rates” per familiarization trip. Employees who fail to familiarize prior
to July 1, 2006 and are removed from the working list in
order to accomplish the required familiarization, will be
paid 4 hours at “other than RQ rates” per familiarization
trip. Under these circumstances, employees will not be
entitled deadheads from Toronto to Mactier and return. The
Company will provide transportation to Mactier (for Toronto
North Pool employees) or a mileage allowance may be arranged. Training allowance for the crew members
providing the familiarization will be paid according to the
collective agreement, under training. All other applications of the ECCP will
be governed by the terms and conditions contained within the
Collective Agreement. This agreement is signed this 20th day
of April, 2006. For the Company:
For the Union: (Signed)_____________________
(Signed)__________________ T.L. Glad
J. Campbell Manager, Road Operations
Local Chairman, TCRC-LE (Signed)_____________________
(Signed)__________________ D. Purdon
B. Hiller Road Manager
Local Chairman, TCRC-T (Signed)_____________________
(Signed)___________________ J. Poeta
K. Knight Road Manager
Local Chairman, TCRC-LE
(Signed)___________________
N. Morden
Local Chairman, TCRC-T |