SYSTEM FEDERATION NO. 41, RAILWAY EMPLOYES'

DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO (Sheet Metal Workers)

THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY

(Southern Region)

DISPUTE: CLAIM OF EMPLOYES:

1. That the Carrier violated the current agreement, particularly Rule 126A, when other than sheet metal workers were utilized to connect air pipe lines on stationary air compressor.

2. That accordingly, the Carrier be ordered to compensate Sheet Metal Worker Carl Parker, two hours and forty minutes pay at punitive rate for March 28, 1965 and for the aforesaid violation.

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.

Parties to said dispute -%vere given due notice of hearing thereon.

In repairing the governor valve of a stationary air compressor which supplies air used in servicing trains, a machinist reconnected six air lines leading to that valve. The employes claim that the work of reconnecting these air lines belongs exclusively to the sheet metal workers.

This claim is governed by Award 2-5495, in which we held that the work of disconnecting these air lines does not belong exclusively to the sheet metal workers.

AWARD

Claim denied.

NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD By Order of SECOND DIVISION