Merger Implementing agreement
(Salina hub)
A G R E E MEN T
between
UNION PACIFIC/MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
and the
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION
between
UNION PACIFIC/MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
and the
UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION
In Finance Docket No. 32760, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Surface Transportation Board ("STB") approved the merger of the Union Pacific Corporation ("UPC"), Union Pacific Railroad Company/Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (collectively referred to as "UP") and Southern Pacific Rail Corporation, Southern Pacific Transportation Company ("SP"), St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company ("SSW"), SPCSL Corp., and The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company ("DRGW") (collectively referred to as "SP"). In approving this transaction, the STB imposed New York Dock labor protective conditions.
Subsequent to the filing of UP's application, but prior to the STB's decision, the Parties engaged in certain discussions which focused upon the Carrier's request that the United Transportation Union support the merger of UP and SP. These discussions resulted in the exchange of certain commitments between the Parties which were outlined in letters dated February 26, 1996 and March 26, 1996. Copies of these letters are attached collectively as Attachment "A" to this Agreement.
In order to achieve the benefits of operational changes made possible by the transaction, to consolidate the seniority of all employees working in the territory covered by this Agreement into one common seniority district covered under a single, common collective bargaining agreement,
IT IS AGREED:
Subsequent to the filing of UP's application, but prior to the STB's decision, the Parties engaged in certain discussions which focused upon the Carrier's request that the United Transportation Union support the merger of UP and SP. These discussions resulted in the exchange of certain commitments between the Parties which were outlined in letters dated February 26, 1996 and March 26, 1996. Copies of these letters are attached collectively as Attachment "A" to this Agreement.
In order to achieve the benefits of operational changes made possible by the transaction, to consolidate the seniority of all employees working in the territory covered by this Agreement into one common seniority district covered under a single, common collective bargaining agreement,
IT IS AGREED:
This agreement is entered into this 27th day of June, 1997.
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For the Organization:
G A Eickman R D Hogan Jr For the Carrier: R D Meredith WS Hinckley C J Andrews |
