Article 27 Article 27
Article 27
Called and Not Used
Section 1
Trainmen in pool service who are called and report and, for any reason other than their own acts, are released before leaving the terminal
within three hours after the time called to register on duty, they will be paid for four hours and remain first-out; if released after three hours
from the time called to register on duty, they will be paid a minimum day's wages in class of service for which called and be placed last-out;
no pay shall be allowed if they are notified before leaving place of residence that they are not needed.
Section 2
Yardmen or switchtenders who are required to report for duty and are not used will be allowed one day the same as though service was
performed. When this involves extra men they will go to the foot of the list.
Section 3
When a yardman or switchtender reports for duty on an assignment and finds that account of an error, and through no fault of his own, he
was not notified of displacement or was not marked up on the assignment as requested, the senior yardman involved will be given the
preference of working the assignment or relinquishing it to the junior yardman. In either case the yardman relieved from duty will be paid
one day.