Earned Day Off

For any quarter in which an employee achieves Perfect Attendance (as outlined below), that engineer will receive one unpaid Earned Day Off ("EDO") for use within the next qualifying quarter of eligibility determination. 

Perfect Attendance is defined as marked up on their assignments, working regularly, observing Rest Days, Booked Rest, or other absences that are sanctioned by Agreement ( e.g., vacation, PLD). Engineers will be disqualified from Perfect Attendance status by taking non-compensated time off (i.e., laying off sick, missing a call for service, etc.).

Employees who are out of active service (i.e., furloughed, leave of absence, etc.) for less than thirty (30) days will retain credit for previous months worked. Any employee who is absent from active service in excess of thirty (30) days would not retain credit for prior months worked.

Key Points

• An EDO is an unpaid day off. Taking an EDO while assigned to the engineer's extra board (Mandatory 6/3 Rest Cycle) will deduct one day's guarantee and will not forfeit the entire guarantee like other unpaid layoffs.

• EDOs will start at 0900 and end at 0859 on the scheduled day but will be removed at the advanced call time for the terminal, 0700 for Needles and 0730 for Barstow. Unassigned employees will be laid off PRE the night before.

• Employees who are working or away from their home terminal at the beginning of an authorized EDO, may request to be tied up for 24 hours immediately upon return to their home terminal or rescind their EDO request. You will need to call the crew office to request this.

• An EDO will not disqualify an employee from Perfect Attendance eligibility

• Engineers will notify BNSF at least 5 days in advance of the day that they intend to take an EDO.

• Any EDO that is requested more than five (5) days in advance of desired day off will not be denied by BNSF. Any EDO that is denied by BNSF will result in payment of a basic day at the rate of the last service performed above and beyond all earnings without deduction therefrom and the employee will retain the EDO to be used at a later date in the next qualifying quarter.

• If an EDO is earned it will show up on the WFHUB under Entitlement Overview.

Earned Day Off Agreement

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