~i lr ~~ t-I -', --ie i Bw4 I'D Award -No. 0 577
JCCO1'ID. DIVT·JTMT DOcfat H' o. '41.1
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1.1:'?'_v the ;·11aSOllr 1. P3C1L'IC Railroad CO"p;-~LL''y violated t-2e Agreement Oa






.'' ~L r, - ~ ~° i ~iis:~ouri Pacific Railroad Com~an oe ordered to
in::.., acco_ 3in~"-y, :,._~ y
CO..' r'c_lc,°..tO ?-''c:i:1c`'.e_'' `,t'?:alOrc?ll·O 1.:1 the 'rt',:'C?ini. O_ E.'`;i?.''. -IoIJ.:L'3 (v') av
punitive 2'?.te i0=' April 14, 1971, apd lit 2;7Jiii0·-'1 to the money anount,

C n herein., the Carrier Sh3 ~ ,u^ .~ ~ ~ una :'1

tDp`-5~i 8.phiZm CO:IpOili>>:i.Cd. annually on ti-ne -anniversary date of the claim..

one Second Div'_sion of she Adjustment Board, upon t%1? :aloe record and all tLe e-r idence, winds that:



~isr ,._ ~..~ _ swectiv __;~ c:~rrie_ ._ e:~rioye wi~__i~. ~, _5 o ;.__.f
:Labor Act as ;proved. June 2iy 19?L.

i'hia ~i-V _aion .._' t'_^.e Adjustment hoard his jurisdiction over the dispute invo?ved herein.

_'a-_·-vies to said dispute :,awed right of appearance at- hearing thereon .

'~:1is disn-eze involves the question or vir_o is to fill a vacancy, if the
:?va:iC- l:a t0 ~e Ii--e7 when d:1 E'::'_r:l`>;f°2 has contractual ?"i3^t'°. to t==ie a holiday on
ai s birthd^.v. The a :~i :e::ce d.i sc'! .cse:T the Clai,-nant :1a3 a holiday on
'v <''1qt7 d1sC_O_iOd that D--C::.=C'r -i. :'il l 'J:, V-_S Old bv is


17 .'? P. or 1.~, ~~7_ t0 r°z3Orv to the =°i?'lv sho-.) and work -witb-
'1._.`. _.__~ '~Ial'..a'?t was O=·r on :115 .rli ..__.. ?.

T',e cited, ~r --cle 11, 3eetli.o-a the -Agreement of


l A:rard :e, 6577
'z age 2 Docket °:o. 5411.
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rt~ ._'''_i^fin~ rules :an'a pract-ices there';:'1Qer governin- whot1?er 8n
en ° worIz.-z O:I a i2G`li C3'~ and the =a .^.°=lt' for ;·f'~I':: _.ari r.3Y.med' on
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h_l iCa:; shall a-Pply on his bir thday.
and -the _-Tote to Rule 5 :















:_.- i?O:. -cesse In the ~stsa ...,.inner On the ;ir0_°rt~h° Carriers SC:.SS17n
~iSCl03ed- t~zat a siTDlificd procedure had been aar°ed t3 for handling numerous birthday
C-ai-3. ~Tio-wever, --·ie Carrier distin~:_Llshed beti·Teen t2° .ins.t--ant clai".1 :,.,here a labor°1."
.nea ha t' er n re-" '-. This
_ -e-placed a w..C..,..n1C and Oti!? _. claims -where a ~t<eC. dnl .~ reiaced a ::~echa is s t t. difference GOF.` n0~ a-=^e2 that ..:ere .1S a. "?8 .te'..^?".7 dlmGi2nC° in the types of disputes .
_ ar^v awen of the insta r t , d i sputa, a s it T-ras in the raechani c r eplaciq3 a°chunic
::.ij~)I_~tes! has Who s~JS the
"-roper em^_rofC'e to r2-:,_·'.:.Ce the i:?2C'I8:?_C a-Lid not., as the r`cri=°_:." C01t,ei2ded! Ti-hat 2'.!1i:ir3%·2a replaced . Tn'!e i:eC^.aniC.

her tainly this Beard '.dill ;,igr°e that' facts may be dis-4r-guishable in vacancy _-%riel:?ncasj however in the instant grievance Vie y:Tc-S:io_`L .tzt .._1C.er the proTTi3iaus of .2e _ ~re^e"Ient! Iri?o "r:c2.:: t:1e tU=er e''."'l "'rF?e 't0 'ill ;'ie holiday vacancy O!7 April f! '-il..` Tae Carrie-'s clai:' that the instant z-rielraace iiT3s prOCed:Lr211y incorrect is ,enied .

On the ^nerits of this di s-ute the Carrier ccntended Laborer Wilsoa did not
aerior- any painting 'sdllic='1 is incl -ded i'1 the classification of work stale, Mae
evience disclosed Wilson sand blasted an enjine. Rule 118 relating to the classificationl
cf work for car-nen helpers says, inter alia:








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i!1 the opinion GL' this 'Car!. -the work cf za:2,-' blasting flowed to the mech3IliC3 _a.uqer .,.-n laborers bec".;32 mechanics can d0 all Vie work ::el~)2rs do but laborers can not. `_'_^°_ Carrier ::eaeT, in their subiiission, overcame or refuted T,aborer Wilson's -' a' ama t,,± nn a.: never worked i='1 the paint Si: ' lei--re or after t^e date in question '!rice i-hP1e are :2o laborers ?eor;Cins in the ya.i nt shJO.

The Orsrani ?at ion has made a claim - for interest at the rate of 6' p°r annual: COM00,1ndnd h=u21 ~1.y. 1i_ terej t. is not earned on a cl.3.~-- until after a -21--termination bas been -.'.de o° the ciaL- j therefore interest i 3 denied.



        C_aL"2 i s sustained., but interest i s denied. .

        '_`ATIO_AL ?AI-RC?.D AD.~":~^:-`.` -^A~D.

                                  By Order o° Second Division


:",t-est. EX2cxt1T.·'a Secretary
        1;:L t i onal -a i Lroad. Adjustment Board.


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    aosc-t.-aa=ie Brasc_,- - h-~iaist-ative Assistant


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Dated at C";icago, Illinois, this 10 h day o? OctO:ber? 1~7~.

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