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C. Regular assigned runs may operate over two, or more Seniority Districts. These runsmay be assigned to district Engineers on an equity basis as mutually agreed betweenthe respective Local Chairmen and the Superintendent.The parties recognize that Article 7 Section 8 A, B 8s C and Side Letter No. 5 of the agreement issomewhat ambiguous in the application of job equity and prior rights equity. Althoughevery question of equity is not addressed herein, it is agreed that there was never anyintent to provide equity sharing on assignments operating, as an example from F alton toBluford and from Bluford to Fulton.Examples of when Article 7, Section 7. C, on the Bluford District is correctly applied are asfollows:An assignment that originates between Bluford and Maxon, and operates to or by Fulton, or;An assignment that originates at or beyond Fulton and terminates or turns in-betweenBluford and Maxon.(Explanation per Circular Letter 13/2003, March 2003)Section 9Seniority RosterA. Engineers will be placed on a new District Seniority Roster in accordance with theirformer relative seniority standing on the applicable Illinois Central ConsolidatedSeniority Roster that was in effect prior to the implementation date of thisAgreement. Engineers’ placement to their new seniority roster will be determined bythe working location of each Engineer thirty (30) days after the implementation dateof this Agreement.B. Seniority rosters are attached as “Attachment C” for each Seniority District outlinedin Section 7 herein, and will continue to be compiled by the Company and posted on orbefore January 1 of each year with copies furnished to the General Chairman andLocal Chairmen. Rosters will show each employee’s name, employee number, date ofbirth, date of seniority, status and prior rights code if applicable. A seniority date notprotested within 90 days from its first posting will be considered permanentlyestablished, and future requests for changes will not be considered except to correcttypographical errors.C. Employees establishing seniority on or after the effective date of this Agreement will beplaced at the bottom of the appropriate Engineers Seniority District in the order inwhich they establish a seniority date as an Engineer.ARTICLE 8 - JOB VACANCIES AND BIDDINGSection 1Regular Assignments and Extra BoardsA. Subject to the requirements of service, the overall proportion of regularly assignedpositions will not be reduced, and the Company will endeavor to increase the numberof regular assignments as a percentage of work.18