Holiday Pay.

 

 

Labor Relations' stand on Holiday Pay is as follows:

Under the 1964, and 1969 National Agreement, an extra engineer must have 11 yard starts, or qualifying starts of 100 miles or less in the previous 30 days, in order to qualify for the 100 mile holiday pay on a holiday. They further insist that even if you work a qualifying job on the holiday, but do not have the 11 qualifying starts in the previous 30 days, you will be paid straight time for that shift on the holiday. This is because he carrier is also taking the stand that if you do not qualify for the holiday, you do not qualify for the time and one-half either. Thus, straight time only. This means, that while the rest of the crew is receiving time and one-half, plus the 100 mile holiday allowance, you, dear extra engineer, will be working for straight 100 mile time. 


This will also apply to any engineer who works the following:


Their basis for this interpretation is:

The reason why we will prevail is:


 

VICTORY

 

In March, 2000, AVP Labor Relations Milton II. Siegele and the BLE General Chairmen agreed that when an engineer works on the holiday, he/she would be entitled to overtime (time and one half) for the time worked whether he/she qualifies for Holiday Pay (additional 100 miles) or not.

Instructions have been sent out to timekeepers.