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1 NATIOTTAL RUL.T;OAD ADJUCTI.r.~,'AI't' DOA1;D 
Award YTo. 7760
 
SECOND DIVISION 
Docket No. 
7691+
  
2-YIP-C14-78
The Second Division consisted of the regular members and in
addition Referee Abraham Weiss when award was rendered.
( System Federation No. 2, Rai:Luay Employes'
( Deps.rtnierit, A. F. of h. - C I. 0.
Parties to T)i.srsate: (  (Ca1:r~j.e n )
( Missouri Pacific Fa:eC--o,,d Corpa.iyr
Dispute: Clain, of 7421ye
(1) shat the M:esscur'a Pacific Railroad Company violated Memorandum of
Agreervtlnt of iarma.ry 31_, 
1973, 
October 
>, 1.976, 
and continuous
from said Me, ,'Then they tran2lorrud Fainter 
Helper Curtis
Blanks -rr_-'ar his job w:> %inter :11y:r to Carnan Apprentice and
failed to pay him 9 n line with T."_ ..,_ox'at2d;:m A~,x'.:e:.ent of i".nuary,
3i-, 197 .
(2) That the 
Missouri Pacific Railroad 
Company be ordered to cc,.,ipensate
Car An.preriG:ioe Curtis Karks the d_f Terer;<:e in rate of pay
between 
1aa. 
n';;or Helper and Canan Apprentice iron Cctobc::' 
5,
..
19'x'6 
and continuous from said date until the violation is
corrected.
Findings:
The Second Division of tine Adjustment Board, upon the whole 
record 
anti
all the evidence, finds that:
The carrier or carriers and she emplt>Sre or urployes involved :i n this
dispute are respectively carrier and employe iich_n the meaning of the
Rail;-ay Tabor Act as ~;.;pproved June 21, 
193?
This Division of the Adjustzerzt Board has jurisdiction over the dispute
involved herein.
Parties %o said dispute z:o.ivcd r:i_gl-~t of appearance au hearing thereon.
Claimant 1S a fOx':?C'.f Carman, Painter whose 
~,tCLtl)S 
was subject totl-,a
I`Zernorancivzn of Apreean-~-iat of T::ur,-aa~,er 15, 1y'73, whel^ebyl;ne classes of the
Carmen's cx'wf-c were dovetailed into a conv::ot? seniority roster.
accepted accepted a position as
t0 
that date C:.La:1.::M'.:nt -vas 
.1.1:~'i.::C, 
as a 
CcLlaiZ 
I!E.'lTW.'r,
On !^ -' October ], 
.1976, 
r ~ ~ . ·.
 
·L:,C? ,i,a' 
~,  m 1; 
~i':;YIG 
accepted C~.:.°. a position .t~,7_O:~ as
Cax':T:eTl ~~`,' ..,-.?.1~='!C. 
under 'fli_. provisions of Section L Of the 
~~_?J1'..':Yl:i?w.:i U
Ag1'C,'c.1T1C i1t 
."d`'ted 
!`:L'. nC'tl 
.i_9y 1973 
tp become effective April 1
Form Z
Page 2
 
Award No. 7760
Docket No. 
'I'CGy
 
2_Mp_CM-' 
78
This dispute involves Claimant's contention that, although currently
employed as a Carman Apprentice, he should retain the higher rate o1.' pay
of the position he held at the time he entered the apprcntice-training
program. 
Claimant 
relies on the Letter o' Understanding dated Jartaw.ny 31,
3.973 
as authority.
Ca.x'x'_LF_r, on the other hand., alleges C;lairant was still a Carman
Painter Helper and by accepting . a ,T"o.Sl.t'w.0;1 
G.: 
Carman (O'GCl;;r Carmen)
Appx'entice, he c1,rngc:d his class and cxaft. Carrier &02 Second Division
Awards 
69~-ip 7015 
8.;':d 
701) involving Carrier and other crafts party 
'r,0
the Qxeelnen-(; to suppork its position.
We do not agree with Carrier's position in this; dispute. It is clearly
d:L:ainfvu2.:h":b.Zv from the disputes 
'1.i; 
the above cited. rds. In those
d~n Aatn~,  C:Lav _ . .~,n ' c.. 
r - ' s.-: ~  rO 1 ~  tU 
`a. 
Z 
~t1,
_,~_L 'iii:-. v_..~,n'c.. 
~. .. 
clearly transferred from 
·"1 
... on.-, c_ 
.A.C·,:_ 
f:._~, 
rr  cr
craft where thcy would. have had no opportunity to become helper appvantices
had that cla:s of apprentice been retained in the agre.e.ment. The
in this dispute accepted a. position as apprentice in his o,m ex`a~.:4b. Ha
~ S ~
was on a 
co~Y~iY_. 
~-0_1 
seniority J.'c;,t=ar for Carmen Helpers a.t the time ne voo>
the apprentice position. We will, therefore, sustain the claim.
Claim sustained.
Attest: Ex(-cutive Secretary
 
National Railroad Adjustment Board
 
1\AT'-J'0; ,Y-',h iv!i.1LP,nL1.Ii lzD'J1J2,J"i.^P i',, T B0,-Ui.1)
 
By Order of Second. Division
 
By 
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B;C'i:sC:2 -- sCjn2r1is'iil-._i.~1Ve 
Assistant
Dated ~at Chicago, Illinois, this 29th day o~." i;avember, 
1978.