THE FOLLOWING IS A GUIDELINE

TO ASSIST ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN WHEN ENTERING THEIR BID

CHOICES IN S.B.S. (STANDING BID SYSTEM)

ACCESSING YOUR BID CARD

On the field menu, enter option 049 - NEW EMP. BID MAINT. This will take you into the Bulletin Master screen, which would look like this:

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EMP: SMITH 000123456 BULLETIN MASTER SELECTION MENU PSTS33I

START DATE (SELECT ONE)=> OPEN () CLOSE () EFFECT ()

OR SHOW ALL OPEN () (S=SHOW)

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FUN BULL MASTER TY DESCRIPTION STAT --OPEN--- --CLOSE-- ---EFF---

B DIST07COC 1 DISTRICT 11 28-DAY COC OPEN 0607 0001 0621 2359 0627 2202

DIST07746 2 DISTRICT 11 07-DAY 746 OPEN 0626 0001 0702 2359 0704 2202

FUNCTIONS (B=BID; E=EVALUATION RESULTS; L=LIST BULLETINS)

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You can tab/scroll down the left side of the screen until you arrive at the Change of Card (COC) Bulletin Master for your terminal. Once there, you can type in 'B' and press ENTER.

CREATING PERMANENT BID CARD

The system will take you into your BID CARD screen and present you with a blank bid card. It will automatically offer you an option to create your new permanent BID CARD by copying your latest permanent BID CARD (if available). The screen will look like this:

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IL BF EMPLOYEE BID MAINTENANCE PSTS31A

EMP NAME: SMITH PIN: 000123456 PERM/TEMP: P

BULL MSTR/CLOSE: DIST07COC 040621 2359 ROAD/YARD PREF: BLE: UTU:

TYPE : CHNG OF CARD STATUS:

FUNCTIONS (I=INSERT,D=DEL,L=LOCATE): SEL: BULLETIN:

SEL BULLETIN SEL BULLETIN SEL BULLETIN SEL BULLETIN SEL BULLETIN SEL BULLETIN

001 002 003 004 005 006

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019 020 021 022 023 024

BULTN DESCRIPTION SD CC BULTN DESCRIPTION SD CC

ENT=INQ F1=HELP F2=COPY BID CARD F3=EXIT F5=UPD

F7/8=BULTN SCROLL F9/10=BID SCROLL F11=EXTRA WORK F12=NXT CLOSE

PRESS F2 TO ROLL 746 BIDS TO COC; PRESS ENTER TO DECLINE T098-1

Press the F2 key to copy (or roll) your latest permanent BID CARD into your new permanent BID CARD, press the ENTER key to decline. If you declined the copy option, you can manually type in your bid selections. Each screen or page of your BID CARD contains 24 selections. If you enter your bid selections manually, you must press the F5 key, then the F10 key to update after each 24 bids. If you elected to copy (or roll) your BID CARD, all valid bid selections from your previous permanent BID CARD will be copied over. Once you've created your new permanent BID CARD, you can use either the INSERT or DELETE functions to fine-tune your BID CARD. Each employee will have only one permanent BID CARD. If you are qualified to bid for positions in both BLE and UTU crafts, bids for positions in each craft must be blocked together.

CREATING TEMPORARY BID CARD

Once you are finished with your permanent BID CARD, you can proceed to create your temporary BID CARD. On your new permanent BID CARD screen, press the ENTER key to ensure your BID CARD starting at selection 001, then press the HOME key. The system will take you to the PERM/TEMP field where a 'P' is displayed. Change the 'P' to a 'T' and press ENTER. The system will again present you with an option to create your new temporary BID CARD by copying your newly created permanent BID CARD. The screen will look like this:

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IL BF EMPLOYEE BID MAINTENANCE PSTS31A

EMP NAME : SMITH PIN: 000123456 PERM/TEMP: T

BULL MSTR/CLOSE: DIST07COC 040621 2359 ROAD/YARD PREF: BLE: UTU:

TYPE : CHNG OF CARD STATUS:

FUNCTIONS (I=INSERT,D=DEL,L=LOCATE): SEL: BULLETIN:

SEL BULLETIN SEL BULLETIN SEL BULLETIN SEL BULLETIN SEL BULLETIN SEL BULLETIN

001 004231 002 004232 003 004233 004 000615 005 000616 006 000617

007 000613 008 002521 009 000649 010 000650 011 000642 012 000586

013 000585 014 015 016 017 018

019 020 021 022 023 024

BULTN DESCRIPTION SD CC BULTN DESCRIPTION SD CC

000585 ENGINEERS SPAREBOARD VR EN 000610 2200 L/C YRD F/S NR VR EN

000586 EAST SINGLE SUB POOL VR EN 000611 RELIEF #3 (W-T) VR EN

000587 534 ASSIGNMENT VR EN 000613 ROAD SPAREBOARD VR B1

000595 EXT. RUN EAST POOL VR EN 000614 FURLOUGH BOARD #1 VR B2

000598 1555 L/C YRD F3/SX VR EN 000615 EAST SINGLE SUB PL VR CO

000601 1555 LULU YD S/S NR VR EN 000616 534 ASSIGNMENT VR CO

000606 0700 TRAMP YRD S/SNR VR EN 000617 534 ASSIGNMENT VR B1

000607 1500 TH TRAMP T6/F6 VR EN 000624 EXT. RUN EAST POOL VR CO

000608 1905 BRWSVL/FSD(F-S) VR EN 000631 1555 L/C YRD F3/SX VR FO

000609 2300 THN TRMP S6/M6 VR EN 000632 1555 L/C YRD F3/SX VR S1

ENT=INQ F1=HELP F2=COPY BID CARD F3=EXIT F5=UPD

F7/8=BULTN SCROLL F9/10=BID SCROLL F11=EXTRA WORK F12=NXT CLOSE

PRESS F2 TO ROLL PERM BIDS TO TEMP; PRESS ENTER TO DECLINE T216-1

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Press the F2 key to copy (or roll) your permanent BID CARD to your new temporary BID CARD, press the ENTER key to decline. If you elect to decline, you can manually type in your temporary bid selections. Please Note:

Only those temporary Bids that rank higher than the employee’s awarded Permanent position will be considered in the Temporary Vacancy evaluation process. If an Employee has a Temporary Bid Card which does not contain a Bid for his awarded Permanent Position, all Bids on his Temporary Bid Card will be considered as preferred to his Permanent.

All bidding in CATS does not have to be completed at a single sitting. Bids can be entered one day and continued on another. Bids can be entered up to the closing date and time of your Change of Card Bulletin Master. Bids cannot be entered when CATS is taken down for maintenance.

A COPY OF YOUR BID CARD IS TO BE FORWARDED TO THE LOCAL CHAIRPERSON. YOU SHOULD ALSO RETAIN A COPY FOR YOUR RECORD.

Helpful Tips:

Permanents are on a 28-day (four week) cycle; Temporaries are on a 7-day (one week) cycle.

Bid Cards can only be edited/updated (changed) between 0600 Monday and 2359 Friday.

Once you submit your Bid choices, they will remain on your Permanent and Temporary Bid Card until you change them or the assignment is abolished. Please Note: If you do not want an assignment (regular or extra board), do not include it in your Bid Choices. Suggestion: Check your Bid Cards regularly to assure that your Bids Choices are correct. YOU can update your Bid Choices even though you have made no changes. This is done by pressing F2 then F5 while in the T (temporary)/P (permanent) screens.

Your Standing Bid Card can be edited through the CN Extranet web site (internet access required).

Add at least four bulletins less favorable than your current assignment/bulletin in case your assignment/bulletin is abolished or seniority displacement occurs.

It is very helpful to list your bulletin choices on paper prior to submitting in the Bid Card screen.

Always press F5 (update) after editing (making changes) Bid Card.

If you do NOT prefer to work Temporaries, leave the screen BLANK.

Do Engineers that can be reduced to the ranks, as Conductor/Brakeman need to submit Conductor/Brakeman SBS choices? YES

Except for the fourth week of the “28 day period,” the only choices you can enter on your permanent BID CARD yourself are new assignments/bulletins.