The Second Division consisted of the regular members and in

addition Referee James P. Carey, Jr., when award was rendered.


PARTIES TO DISPUTE

SYSTEM FEDERATION NO. 97, RAILWAY EMPLOYES'

DEPARTMENT, A. F. of L.-C. I. O. (Carmen)


GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY





EMPLOYES' STATEMENT OF FACTS: The Gulf Coast and Santa Fe System, hereinafter referred to as the carrier, on June 6, 1956 sent Carmen Apprentices B. J. Swan and H. D. Teague, who are regularly employed as carmen apprentices by the carrier at Brownwood along with Carmen B. W. Stanford and J. D. Scott, who are regularly employed as carmen on the carrier's repair track at Brownwood, out on line of road to Goldthwaite, Texas, to apply wheels to A.T.S.F. Car No. 86589. These four (4) employes left Brownwood at 7:30 A. M. and returned at 1 :20 P. M.


Carman A. W. Hodges and Carman Helper T. C. Page, hereinafter referred to as the claimants are regularly employed as such by the carrier on the repair track at Brownwood, Texas. Claimant Hodges is regularly assigned 4:00 P. M. to 12:00 Midnight-Monday through Friday, rest days Saturday and Sunday, and Claimant Page is regularly assigned 7:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M. Monday through Friday, rest days Saturday and Sunday; however, on June 6, 1956 he was working vacation relief for Carman



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FINDINGS: The Second Division of the Adjustment Board, upon the whole record and all the evidence, finds that

The carrier or carriers and the employe or employes involved in this dispute are respectively carrier and employe within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act as approved June 21, 1934.

This Division of the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the dispute involved herein.



The assignment of two carmen to Goldthwaite, Texas, on June 6, 1956, fully satisfied the requirements of Rule 112 and the additional assignment of two apprentices on the same work was not precluded by Rule 112 but was within the spirit of Rules 35(f) and 29(a).










Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 24th day of June 1959.