Common use of Forced Promotion to Engine Service Clause in Contracts

Forced Promotion to Engine Service. A. Conductors who have established seniority on or subsequent to October 31, 1985 will be required to accept transfer to engine service. If the number of applicants for engine service on the seniority district is insufficient to meet the Company’s needs, such needs shall be met by requiring Conductors who established seniority subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement to transfer to engine service in inverse seniority order. Existing practices regarding instruction and examination in effect prior to the implementation of this agreement will continue. Conductors who voluntarily apply for entrance into engine service, who fail to pass the transfer requirements, shall be permitted to return to Train service. Conductors who are forced to take promotion to engine service due to insufficient applicants, who fail to pass the promotion requirements for engineer, will result in automatic termination of all seniority and rights to work under this Agreement. B. Classes for promotion to engineer shall be bulletined at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the start date of the class. Subject to qualifications and fitness being sufficient and equal, applicants shall be selected in seniority order based on their relative standing on the Conductor Seniority Roster. C. Conductors who fail to successfully pass the required examinations on the first attempt will be afforded a second and final opportunity to complete the examination(s) previously failed. Such attempt must be given in not less than five (5) days and not more than fifteen (15) days.