NW&W - Meals, Lodging and Travel Information

 

Per Diem - Breakfast, $6.75, Lunch $8.50, Dinner $9.75, Total $25.00 (effective January 3, 2005)

 

1.      Camp Cars or Camp Trailers, No cook provided, and no company provided cooking facilities.  Employees are entitled to $25.00 per day; 7 days per week, weekly total $175.00

2.      Camp Cars or Camp Trailers (Non Motel Gangs) Cook Provided Net to four ten hours per day assigned employee per week $37.00 ($49.00- $12.00 [$3.00 x 4 days = $12.00] = $37.00

3.      Camp Cars or Camp Trailers (Non Motel Gangs) No Cook Provided, Company Provided Cooking Facilities $14.25 x 7 days per week = $99.75 food allowance

Camp Car Supplies

Employees staying in camp cars or trailers will receive 30 cents per calendar day for supplies. Example, soap, towels, blankets. This will not apply to employees staying in motels.

Motel Lodging Provided

NS provides motel/hotel room and pays meals per diem of $25.00 per day, but only for each actual day of motel lodging. If you work 4 days, then you receive the per diem for those days worked, not 7 days like camp car and trailer assigned gangs.

 

Travel Allowance

All employees without fixed headquarters are covered by Article 14 Travel Allowance (TA).  This covers the round trip commute from company lodging facility, to home and back.  It is paid at the rate of $25 per 100 miles using the most direct highway route.  TA is paid for the weekends and MH is during the workweek, if a motel/hotel is used and the employee elects to drive home instead of staying in the motel/hotel.  TA and MH are separate benefits and not interchangeable.

 

Reimbursement In lieu of Motel Lodging and Meals Allowance

An employee may elect to to drive his personal vehicle to and from his home and his designated assembly point on his own time and be reimbursed for such mileage at the applicable mileage allowance up to a maximum total per day of 120 actual miles driven between his home and work. In addition employee will be allowed $8.50 per day for lunch only.

120 miles x 40.5-cents = $48.60 + 8.50 = $57.10 maximum allowance in lieu of motels

Note: An employee can elect this option day to day, alternating between motel and the reimbursement in lieu of motel.

Travel Time Payment when Camp Car or Motel relocation results in travel outside of normal work hours to get to new site

Employees paid travel time between camp car or motel points when camp car or motel location is changed. Example, camp car or motel location changes from Youngstown to Pittsburgh. Employee reports to Pittsburgh Monday morning at starting time, he is entitled to actual time as if he drove from Youngstown to Pittsburgh.

Mileage Reimbursement when Camp Car or Motel location Changes

Employees will be allowed mileage reimbursement when camp cars or motel location is changed when new location moves farther away from employee’s residence, and no company transportation is available. Example, employee lives in Canton, camped in Youngstown, camp relocates to Pittsburgh. Employee is allowed mileage between camp car points, in this example, between Youngstown and Pittsburgh. Employee is allowed no mileage reimbursement if camp moves closer to his house. Example, camp in Youngstown, relocates to Alliance, no mileage reimbursement allowed.