ARTICLE VIII
CREW CONSIST
A. Upon implementation of this Agreement all crew consist productivity credits that cover employees in the Salina Hub shall be frozen pending payment of the shares to the employees both inside the Hub and outside the Hub. A new productivity fund shall be created on implementation day that will cover those employees in the Salina Hub. The funds that cover employees outside the Hub shall continue for employees who remain
outside the Hub.
B. Payments into the new productivity fund shall be made in compliance with the UPED Crew Consist Agreement. Those employees who would have participated in the shares of productivity funds prior to the merger had they been initially hired on the UPED shall be eligible to participate in the distribution of the new fund.
C. Employees who would have been covered under the UPED special allowance provisions had they been hired originally on the UPED shall be entitled to a special allowance under those provisions.
D. Article V.F. of the June 27, 1997 Salina Hub Merger Implementing Agreement shall be extended to t:-:s additional employees establishing seniority in the expanded Salina Hub under this Agreement, i.e., any employee with a seniority date prior to April 21, 1997, shall be eligible to hold a reserve board position, seniority permitting, as outlined therein.
outside the Hub.
B. Payments into the new productivity fund shall be made in compliance with the UPED Crew Consist Agreement. Those employees who would have participated in the shares of productivity funds prior to the merger had they been initially hired on the UPED shall be eligible to participate in the distribution of the new fund.
C. Employees who would have been covered under the UPED special allowance provisions had they been hired originally on the UPED shall be entitled to a special allowance under those provisions.
D. Article V.F. of the June 27, 1997 Salina Hub Merger Implementing Agreement shall be extended to t:-:s additional employees establishing seniority in the expanded Salina Hub under this Agreement, i.e., any employee with a seniority date prior to April 21, 1997, shall be eligible to hold a reserve board position, seniority permitting, as outlined therein.