Award No. 3440 Docket No. 3388 2-PFE-CM '60

NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

SECOND DIVISION

BROTHERHOOD RAILWAY CARMEN OF AMERICA,

RAILWAY EMPLOYES' DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO

PACIFIC FRUIT EXPRESS COMPANY

DISPUTE: CLAIM OF CARRIER:

1. Claim of the Pacific Fruit Express Company (hereinafter referred to as the carrier) that its assignment of car repair forces in 1'ght repair yard it maintains at Po--atello, Idaho cr, a staggered work week basis being essential to its operations is clearly permissible under applicable rules and ag:eements with employes concerned represented by the Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America -Ra'lway Employes' Department, AFL-CIO (hereinafter referred to as the organization).

2. That accordingly claims which will be included in attachments to carrier's submission and wherein said organization requests that certain of its members at Pocatello receive pay at time and onehalf wages for service performed on Saturdays and Sundays falling within the duration of such assignment are without merit.

STATEMENT: The above question was submitted to the Second Division of the National Railroad Adjustment Board by the above referred to Carrier in ex parte form, hearing thereon was waived, and the Division is now in receipt of a request from the parties that the case be withdrawn.

AWARD