Form 1 NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD Award No. 10272
SECOND DIVISION Docket No. 9330-T
2-BN-MA-185
The Second Division consisted of the regular members and in
addition Referee Robert M. O'Brien when award was rendered.
( International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Parties to Dispute:
( Burlington Northern, Incorporated
Dispute: Claim of Employes:
1. That under the current agreement, Carrier improperly assigned to Employes
other than Machinists, at its Roadway Work Equipment Shop, Livingston,
Montana, the work of laying out, aligning and drilling of holes necessary
for the attachment of the snubber guides and work head to the telescopic
frame weldment of Electromatic No. 54061. This work was performed by
members of the Boilermakers craft on or about March 21, 1980, at the
Carrier's direction.
2. That the Carrier accordingly compensate Machinist J. A. Lawellin for one
hour of work at the regular rate of pay for failure to assign to him the
aforementioned work reserved to Machinists by the controlling Agreement.
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 employes 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.
On March 21, 1980, members of the Boilermakers' Craft at Carrier's Roadway
Work Equipment Shop located in Livingston, Montana, were assigned the work of
laying out, aligning and drilling holes for the attachment of the snubber guides
and work head to the telescopic frame weldment of Electromatic No. 54061. The
actual installation of the guides and work head was performed by Machinists.
It is the Employes'
contention that
this work belonged to members of the
Machinists' Craft by virtue of Rule 51, the Machinists' Classification of Work
Rule. The Carrier took exception to this and claimed that the work was properly
assigned to Boilermakers pursuant to Rule 57, the Boilermakers' Classification of
Work Rule.
Form 1 Award No. 10272
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Rule 51 provides, in pertinent part, that:
"Machinists' work shall consist of laying out, fitting,
adjusting, boring slotting, milling and grinding of metals
used in building, dismantling and installing machinery...
and all other work generally recognized as Machinists' work."
This Division agrees with the Employes that the work of laying out and drilling
of holes for snubber guides and the work head on devices installed on the Electromatic
machine belonged to Machinists by Rule 51. In our view, the work did not inure
to Boilermakers by Rule 57 since it was not performed in connection with Boilermakers'
work. Rather, it was an integral part of attachment of the snubber guides and
the work head to the telescopic frame weldment of the Electromatic machine which
installation was completed by Machinists. In the light of this the work was
improperly assigned to Boilermakers and the instant claim must be sustained as a
result.
A W A R D
Claim sustained.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BARD
By Order of Second Division
Attest: ryd~/~
Nancy ~~er - Executive Secretary
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 27th day of February 1985.