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1 NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD Award No.
7156
' SECOND DIVISION Docket No.
6989-I
2-PCT-I-'76
The Second Division consisted of the regular members and in
addition Referee Herbert. L. Marx, Jr. when award was rendered.
( John W. Kowalczyk
Parties to Dispute:
( Penn Central Transportation Company
Dispute: Claim of Employes:
1. Violation of Rule
_53
and
34
fox which I was not given a Hearing, and
am now Unemployed for over a Year.
2. Violation of Rule
29
and
84
for. which I have over
134,
Time Claims
totaling around 80,000.
8.
Discrimination, Harrasment, and Job Suspension for refusing to
do another Crafts Work, in Violation of the Blacksmiths Work Rule
84.
4.
Violation of Rule 7_6 on Bulletin Notices.
5. Violation of Rule
a?3
Pay and Vacations.
6.
Violation of Mr. Moores, 20 Percent System Wide Reduction of
Forces of which No Altoona Blacksmiths were Let Go.
7.
Violation of the Merger Agreement which States that No Protected
Employe.can ask for or be given his:Sevexence Pay Unless His JOB
is and Has been Abolished. Yet my Helper John Giasullo was Forced
to take his Severance Pay by Mr. Higgins when I the Local Chairman
was not there, and was told to either Sign or.Do Not come in the
following Monday as you will. not get Payed. The section that
States if an Employees Job was Posted as Abolished at one Point
and he was Transferred to another Point, and his Job was again
Posted as Abolished He would then be sent back to his Last Place
of Employment, of which I did report to Mr.-Lydon and had him call,
Mr. Higgins, and was told to, go Home.
8.
Violation of the Washington Agreement which--Call for 60 Percent
of your Pay will Full Retirement and Hospitalization Insurance
Credits for
5
Years of which neither My Helper ox I were asked as
we were the last of the New Haven Blacksmiths, and Helpers and
therefore entitled to the Washington Agreement.
Form 1
Page 2
Findings:
Award No.
7156
Docket No.
6989-T.
2-PCT-I-'76
The Second Division of the Adjustment Board, upon the whole record and
all the evidence, finds that:
The carrier or carriers and the employs or employes involved in this
dispute are respectively carrier and employs within the meaning of the
Railway Labor Act as approved June 21,
193+.
This Division of the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the
dispute involved herein.
Parties to said dispute were given due notice of hearing thereon.
Review of the record clearly shows that the claim the Petitioner is
attempting to assert before this Board was not handled on the property of
the Carrier in accordance with the provisions of the applicable collective
bargaining agreement and as required by Section
3,
First (i) of the Railway
Labor Act and Circular No. 1. of the National Railroad Adjustment Board.
Further, certain aspects of the Petitioner's claim are covered for any
applicable remedy under the Merger Protective Agreement exclusively. The
Petitioner's claim is, therefore, barred from consideration by this Board.
A W A R D
Claim dismissed.
Attest: Executive Secretary
National Railroad Adjustment Board
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
By Order of Second Division
By
semarie ~Brasch - Administrative Assistant
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 29th day of October, 1976.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
SECOND DIVISION
Room 2006
220 SOUTH STATE: STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604
December 1,
1976
AWARD N0. 7156
Mr. John W. Kowalczyk
47
Dedham Parkway , ~Dedham, Massachusetts 02026 ~ `~c~
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Dear Six: ~ , `'~ s
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Referee Herbert L. Marx, Jr. has transmitted to this Division of the
National Railroad Adjustment Board, your letter dated November
5 1 6:
also
the National Labor Relations Board has transmitted to this Division your
letter of November
4, 1976,
addressed to President Gerald R. Ford, all in
connection with Second Division Award No.
7156,
Docket No.
6898-I.
The above Award clearly delineates the reasons fox dismissal of your
claim, namely, that it was not handled on the property of the Carrier in
accordance with the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining
agreement and as required by Section
3,
First (i) of the Railway Labor
Act and Circular No. 1 of the National Railroad Adjustment Board.
This Division's letter of August
28, 197+,
addressed to you, outlined
the required procedure in submitting cases fox adjustment. Included therein
was a quotation of Section
3,
First (i) of the Railway Labor Act which
provided that all grievances ":hall be handled in the usual manner up to
and including the chief operating officer of the Carrier." Also attached.
to that letter was a copy of Circular No. 1 for your information and
guidance. That letter also quoted paragraphs outlining how submissions
should be prepared.
Very truly yours,
Executive Secretary
National Railroad Adjustment Board
By Order of Second Division
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By
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Rosemarie Brasch
Administrative Assistant
cc: Referee Herbert L. Marx, ,Jx.
Mr. John C. Truesdale
Executive Secretary
National Labor Relations Board
Washington, D. C.
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SECOND DIVIS1014
November 16, 1976
Mr. E. J. Haesaert
Vice Chairman
National Railroad Adjustment Board
Second Floor, Room 2028
220 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604
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Dear Mr. Haesaert:
s,
The enclosed correspondence from John W. Kowalczyk
was referred to the National Labor Relations Board for con
sideration. A review of the materials submitted by Mr. Kowalczyk
indicates that the matter he complains of does not come under the
jurisdiction of this Agency. In these circumstances, I am
forwarding it to the National Railroad Adjustment Board for its
consideration. Mr. Kowalczyk has not been advised of this
s
referral.
Very truly yours,
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Executive Secretary t
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