NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

SECOND DIVISION

The Second Division consisted of the regular members and in

addition Referee Gene T. Ritter when award was rendered.

SYSTEM FEDERATION NO. 2, RAILWAY EMPLOYES' DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO (Carmen)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

DISPUTE: CLAIM OF EMPLOYES:

1. That the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company violated the controlling agreement when they arbitrarily assigned other than carmen (electricians) to remove and replace water cooler in diesel unit No. 498 at the Greater Little Rock Terminal on July 10, 1968.

2. That accordingly, the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company be ordered to compensate Locomotive Carpenter T. C. Antonacci in the amount of two hours, forty minutes (2' 40") at the punitive rate for July 10, 1968, as he was available and should have been called to perform this work.

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 waived right of appearance at hearing thereon.

The issue contained in this dispute is identical to the dispute decided in Award No. 6008. Therefore, this claim will be denied for the same reasons as outlined in said Award No. 6008.

AWARD Claim denied.

NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

By Order of SECOND DIVISION

Executive Secretary