PE - Penalty Day claim is a catch all claim when there are no available claims that cover your situation,
or the current ones just don't fit. Always claim 8 hour pay and when filling out the remarks
section put in as complete information you can to explain the claim. Try and use dates, times,
engine numbers if available, and names of anyone involved so PAYROLL can look it up.
Try and Call NS PAYROLL at 800-624-4193 before it get denied so that you can verbally talk to them, sometimes
this helps on getting it paid.
When all else fail print out the claim and let your prepresentative prosess the claim !!
INCIDENTAL WORK
ARTICLE 16
Road Crews
Incidental Work
2. Road and yard employees in engine service and qualified ground service
employees in engine service and qualified ground service employees
may perform the following items of work in connection with their own assignments
without additional compensation:
(a) Handle switches
(b) Move, turn, spot and fuel locomotives
(c) Supply locomotives except for heavy equipment and supplies generally placed
on locomotives by employees of other crafts
(d) Inspect locomotives
(e) Start or shutdown locomotives
(f) Make ahead-end air tests
(g) Prepare reports while under pay
(h) Use communication devices; copy and handle train orders, clearances
and/or other messages.
(i) Any duties formerly performed by firemen
Note: This refers to Article VIII - Road, yard and Incidental work - of the Agreement of
this date.
This confirms the understanding that the provision in Section 3 thereof, concerning incidental work, are intended to remove existing restrictions upon the use of
employees represented by the BLE to perform the described categories of work
and to remove any existing requirements that such employees, if used to perform
the work, be paid an arbitrary or penalty amount over and above the normal
compensation for their assignment. Such provisions are not intended to infringe
upon the work rights of another craft as established on any railroad.
It is further understood that paragraphs 2(a) and 2(c) of Section 3 (incidental work)
do not contemplate that the engineer will perform such incidental work when other
members of the crew are present and available.