Form 1 NATTOi',lAh f Ln_Tl~fOl^~D ;'DaUuTi'~iEi1T BOaR1) Award P3o. 7722
 S~ ~COINT-0 Dl7iIS1:0?'T Docket Tva. 7576-s
 2-C,'~St1W!:'-I'~'_~i-' 73





Parties to Dispute:



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    The Second Division of the Adjustment Board., u~,,~on the whole record arl"i

all the evidence, :T'a?~d, that:

 The carrier of carriers and the employe or employes involved in this dispute are respectively carrier and employe within the n?eaniy; of the Railway Labor Act as approved June 21, 1934.

 ~.~hxs Division of the Adju staent Board has jurisdiction over the d:ispi_zt e involved herein.
    Parties to said. dispute waived ,right of appearance at hearii-.L~ thereon.


Cla_s.mant ar~zes that Carrier violated Agreement when it assigned Machinists to remove, the roof :section of diere1 unit It 150 on May 26, 1976 and replace said section on !.Tay ~)7, 1976. j.t contends that such wool 1 fi not i'iinn:l.it'"E ...': i?.: work and. therefore not sral>ject tc t .ie ,,)rovisions of the Incidental Work hvle.
 Instead, it assents 'LL, ~~ a_
                a~; Agree::,n~ '~. Rur.~ ~ 5~ and 62 are: piicab:Le aT' to the fact

specifics herein.
 Form 1 Award No. 7722
 Pale 2 Docket No. 7576-T
 2-CMStP~;P-BM- ` 78

 Carrier, on the other hand, avers that the nature and duration of this work represents running repair work, which by definition and ,pracvice falls within the coverage parameters of the incidental work rule. It argues that clair.:ant was afforded an opportunity, .pursuant to the incidental work
 rule to determine whether the disputed s~.oz°Y comprised a preponderant part
 of the asszgnrnent.
 The incidental Work Rule and Agreement Rule 62(c) are
 quoted hereinafter:
 IN.CIDE_:TAL ',iCRK RLTI,;s - ruT11,LTC 7.;~^1'.-,' 91_-226
 "At runni n repair work locations which are not designated
 as outlyinc* points -Thrhere a ·.vec~'.ar.ic or mechanics of a
 craft or crafts are Perfor:~.5_n~; a ;?erh assia:,nY^eaa, the
 completion of which calls for tiae performance of
 ' incS denta7_ work' ` a.s r?ereirra.s^'t~-r define- 3) covered by the
 class9.~°-icat-.i_on of wore rules of a,1.-IotLer craft or crafts,
 such mechanic or mechanics may be required, so far as tU:ey
        are capable, to Iterf atv:: such z r?c:i dental vorh. yrov3_ced it dogs

        not cotnpS`i se a prertondorant -!~trt, of the total a,rLuant of

        t.rork ir-ro3_v::d 9_n the assi ~~nment, shall be re-,-ar-ded as

        ':l.nC1C3.e?lt,al' when it involves 't',hC ;'F':'10Val and re'J1a,C1nr, or tree

        d1SCOn:1cCti.11-; and CCnr1CCt-ng of ru,rts ard such

        as wires, Pining, coveps, sl~.el.d~inry and other s_nPUrten:znces

        from or near the main work assigr!:_!ent in order to acco:!NLish

        that ass, z_,nr:~ent. Tnc ;.dental work, shall be considered to

        comprise a preponderant part of t~,e assign:r:ent when the time

        normally rcqvzired to acco:nPlish it exceeds the time noz'?;.a.l.lyr

        required to accomplish the -main worl~ assi grr;nent. In no

        instance will the -work of overhau'1_ing, reca,ir2ng, n)odifyirzg

        or Otherwise improving eaui.r :~ent be re-arded as incidental.


        If there is a dispute as to whether or not work comprises a

        'preponderant cart' of a -work assigrm-ent the carrier may

        nevertheless assign the work as it feels it should be assigned ---nd proceed or continue with the work and assigr]2nent :in question; however, the shop committee may request that the assignment be timed by the parties to determine whether or not the time required to perform the incidental work exceeds the time rec~luirt_d to ,perfoz·rn the main work assignment. If it does, a claim will be honored by the Carrier for the actual time at ,pro rata rates required to pc.xrorm the incidental. work."


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        "(c) Dead work means a11. work on an engine which cannot be handled withi n t,~.enty-.four ( a.'; ) hours by t1!r: regulaf.rly assigned ru_!xai ng reitai r forces mai ntal ned at p~o~? nt where the question <<^zrp s es."

Form 1 Award PT.o. T722
 Page 3 Docket No. 7576-T
 2-CiTtP?_P_D;,1_ ' 72 )
 Ttv:is Board certainly r eco=.;n:i_zes the important d9.ta_2lctions and
 arguments raised In this dispute and accordingly has carefully reviewed
 the events and circv_nstances wi_ttzi.n the con'te$A of the cited A-r'ee2)2ent
 .provisions, the letter and :intent of the incidental Work Rule and .porti2lent
 decisional law.

 We rind, lm>vTever, that desnite di;:clt3,i2rr r s to 11}~c-, contra.x7r, that runn7_n<7 repair work is -perf'or.ned at tii^ T.acc2na Te:.a:'.ina1, :,_nd that the
                                            ' ~, was

assig,n2nent to re!°'ovc= a defectiTre radiator, from ~1iF, °J_ unit r= 1.5. properly .,._'.Ct'11Ii'1.,~'~,:~' .'OrTi. ~~'~_~ ."~,:.`:11~..2'.. ,oCa of ''.~'f_,1v1%:_'"~ and 2'e?''~_'.C: ri-.
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                      'e. '. ' ' r 't of tile :~ro1'h a s s igrr:veljt and

the root' did not cc;?::rise a r;? rc,nderatz~, ^::._ was de facto inci d:_rz';al the :~a,`.-ri nists' .p,.,.:,i, ary assi.~;r~ ~~nt. P.:orc'ovrer, we fend nothing in, t't):i.S WCIr::. c".~iS1~:1:4C2it t'nclt would place 1t with-in %tae Elri?bit of the _LriWi.dental T''C%L'i'> Rule ex~-n,,A"ons.

 WE understand qlaitP G3_CG,1'.I_;tile S1 ;I17 I'1Ca?1C? O?._° Claimant 1 S w:;,r?>>.1:.'_C nt that tt'=C: diesel L2.I1't P:c.,~', out p:%' ,:e.-',ri.CE: for more ti C.n ts:'C:ili.jr i'p'a'_' (~-~?~ hours, but the r;l`_~n J0h) O' rInC3v:C21jtt"_~.. CO'f'CCt1VC-' "«CL7_atOr ';r:~s .(1t3.:.'i1121iSt.S' PTOrii Solely and It L'· ';L11Y'E.d 11.'... ~ ~c'a . '! I1C1:1E-:1t`.'.1 effort's to CO.I2,DlE'tC'. '! t successflrlhr.

 COr'it-f i'::elT,r. 'SP° ;a.0 not halJ'C~· 511.a'i'1.C1C?1t r~i'OJa't1.ve E'V7.d.C?nCf3 that ~,,Tould ably d_e:::oratrrte tiw~,t all ~;roz''., ;_'rr;~;~ t~ec ti ve of dL~.r<~;,'~ cri and c 1'a1`i,
 _ ~_ssi r,.~:.= treat 1S .p.'Y'f0!'I:,('.d on de-- f'.rlb_li.:i.'S 7_S E;?~r'2i?1'G ~r~J:" the Z.I1Ca.U.C"'1~:;'.1 .'dC__: `''t.w0 .. requi.rewerits. '1't'lO ..?: Yl iTOY''K 7I1 t1~7.`.' _.,:5I `orlc'llt belf.)r,7_d S2nlti.cz:.'7_~J ~O `,t:e? I11aCi'tiniSt3 and the. rr°,_:OVal and ?'x:n_uCi21; 07' t'.'!° Y'C?O~' vas 1CaC1W.:iit`a.a.

    W(1'~.t.c'_ preced.cnt cases possess

dl Eti.21~.Zisilin; :..I'~'.'E:Y1_taTil.Ve characteristics Trtnc:h can be cr.e~,tiv=~',r ce2).:,~rued to cover a, rna.l-_ipl.icity of fact s_Ituav,s.ons. pro believe t'a t~o7.din- , and opinion of Second Divis:iQa Award
 I'To. 7010 (Rei'e, z'ee Li_ei:ez'.:;b,n) is ore .point With t~i s case. V; e ~ri:l.l
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    Claim denied.


                          NAfIO'N.AL RiMROAD ADJUST?~iE;-1`rT BOARD

                          13y Order of Second Division


Attest: Executive Secretary
 National Railroad Adjustment Board

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 ri th,-s -Lst day of T'.r_>=rembe,.,. .L978.

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