Form 1 NATIONAL RAILROAD AJUSTMENT BOARD Award No. 10715
SECOND DIVISION Docket No. 10095
2-L&N-CM-'86
The Second Division consisted of the regular members and in
addition Referee George S. Roukis when award was rendered.
(Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States
(and Canada
Parties to Dispute:
(Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Dispute: Claim of Employes:
1. That the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company improperly
allowed the employes of the Southeast Coal Car Company to perform the work of
closing hopper doors and related repair work on freight cars on the Camp
Branch Spur of the Carrier's property on March 3, 5, 9, 10, 13, 16, 21, 23,
24, 26, 28, 30, 31, April 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9,.13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20 21, 22 23,
24, and 25, 1981 and subsequent thereafter.
2. Accordingly, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company should
be ordered to compensate Hazard, Kentucky Carmen J. Chaney and K. A. Akemen
six (6) hours each at the time and one-half rate of pay for Southeast Coal
Company employes performing Carman's work on empty coal cars on March 3, 1981
and compensate each of the following as listed:
J. L. Adkins & C. Hunt March 5, 1981
D. Combs & H. C. Maggard March 10, 1981
F. J. Reeves & J. B. Cornett March 13, 1981
H. C. Maggard & L. Adkins March 16, 1981
G. Hurt & F. J. Couch March 21, 1981
J. L. Adkins & F. L. Couch March 21, 1981
0. G. Gabbard 5 J. D. Cornett March 24, 1981
H. C. Maggard & W. L. Nixon March 26, 1981
G. Hurt & F. J. Couch March 27, 1981
L. L. Henderickson & 0. Gabbard March 28, 1981
W. L. Nixon & L. L. Henderickson March 30, 1981
W. L. Nixon & L. L. Henderickson March 31, 1981
0. G. Gabbard & F. J. Reeves April 1, 1981
W. L. Nixon & L. L. Henderickson April 3, 1981
0. G. Gabbard & F. J. Reeves April 4, 1981
D. Combs & 0. G. Gabbard April 6, 1981
J. D. Cornett & J. Chaney April 7, 1981
W. L. Nixon & J. d. Cornett April 9, 1981
J. Chaney & L. L. Henderickson April 13, 1981
J. Chaney & G. Hunt April 14, 1981
L. L. Henderickson & 0. G. Gabbard April 15, 1981
J. D. Cornett & F. J. Reeves April 17, 1981
J. Chaney & L. L. Henderickson April 18, 1981
H. C. Maggard & W. L. Nixon April 20, 1981
J. D. cornett & L. Jent April 21, 1981
J. Chaney & L. L. Henderickson April 22, 1981
J. L. Adkins & D. Combs April 23, 1981
F. J. Reeves & G. Hunt April 24, 1981
D. Combs & F. J. Reeves April 25, 1981
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3. Also, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company should be
ordered to compensate the first out two (2) Carmen on the Hazard Kentucky,
Repair Track Miscellaneous Overtime Board six (6) hours each at the time and
one-half rate of pay on each date subsequent to April 25, 1981 that the
employes of the Southeast Coal Car Company close and repair hopper doors on
trains on the property of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company.
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.
In this dispute, the Organization argues that Carrier violated the
Controlling Agreement when employees working for the Southeast Coal Company
performed protected Carmen's work on Carrier's property. In particular, it
contends that on March 31, 1981, prior to the departure of a train of mixed
empty hopper cars from Camp Branch Spur, employees from the Southeast Coal
Company crossed over onto Carrier's property and closed all open or unlatched
hopper doors and performed related repairs. The Claim as initially filed on
May 1, 1981 also charged that similar type violations occurred on numerous
other dates following the first asserted violation.
In defense of its Claim, the Organization asserts that Rules 104 and
30(a) unmistakably reserves this work to the Carmen's craft and it was a
breach of these rights when non Carrier employees performed contractually
protected work. It avers that Carmen assigned at Hazard, Kentucky were
readily available to perform this work and should have been called to perform
it. It maintains that contrary to Carrier's contention that the work was
actually performed off the property, Camp Branch Spur is located within the
geographical bounds of Carrier's property.
Carrier denies that employees of the Southeast Coal Company made any
on situs repairs to the hopper cars, and asserts that the Organization has not
established this point. It avers that the coal company employees merely
inspected the train for open hopper doors that were open in order for the cars
to be loaded. It argues that the type of inspections conducted were not for
the purpose of determining whether repairs were needed, but only to insure
that the doors were closed. In effect, it contends that the work did not
require the skills or training possessed by Carmen.
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In our review of this case, we agree with the Organization's
position. From the record, we are convinced that Camp Branch Spur is located
on Carrier's property, and also that the Southeast Coal Company's employees
were performing protected work. To be sure, we are not unmindful that work
performed by the coal company's employees was not of a significant technical
nature, but it was nonetheless inspection work that was not incidental to an
identifiable main function. Minor repairs were evidently necessitated and
even if of limited nature were still covered by Rules 104 and 30(a) of the
Carmen's Agreement. As such, the Agreement was violated.
On the other hand, we do not agree with the compensatory remedy
requested by the Organization since it amounts to a penalty payment and is
inconsistent with prior compensatory awards of this Division. Rather, the
pro-rata rate is the proper rate for work not performed. (See Second Division
Award Nos. 8708, 8161.) We will sustain the Claim at this rate but only for
the dates actually cited in the Employee's Statement of Claim. This means
only for the days cited in March and April, 1981.
AWARD
Claim sustained in accordance with the Findings.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
By Order of Second Division
Attest:
ancy J.,11le~- Executive Secretary
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 22nd day of January 1986.