Combining Extraboards

We just had a meeting with Training Coordinator, Doug Hicks, and Assistant Division Superintendent, Rob Sarver.  We were able to get them to hold off on combining the extraboards for 30 days while they take the time to train and qualify the ones on each extraboard that aren’t dual qualified.

There are currently 11 “fast track” employees that were pushed through the training program and qualified only on one territory that have made some trips on both sides. Those will be the first to CQ on the opposite territory because they will require the least amount of time to get fully qualified.

After the 11 “ fast tracked” are qualified, they’ll move on to the more senior extraboard employees that were assigned to their territory before the implementation of dual seniority. The people in this group are likely to change, due to the normal ebb and flow of people moving between regular assignments and extraboard.

They will start off by CQing 3 people at a time, but may add or remove from that, as necessary to maintain an acceptable work force.  They may also call you as a CQ from the extraboard if man-power levels allow them to do so.  Each person will be allowed to CQ for 2 trips on jobs determined by the Local Chairman to be essential for training.

If you are a person that has elected to give up your seniority on the opposite district, nothing should change for you. You hold the same seniority you always have and can’t be forced to go to the opposite side.

If you are someone that chose to keep your seniority on the opposite side, but are holding a regular job, then nothing will change for you unless you chose to exercise your seniority back to the extraboard, at which point, you will fall into the current training plan. If you go back to the board after they are combined, your situation will be handled on a case by case basis, pertaining to man-power levels.