Form 1 NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD Award No. 11420
SECOND DIVISION Docket No. 11360-T
88-2-87-2-16
The Second Division consisted of the regular members and in
addition Referee Marty E. Zusman when award was rendered.
(Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States
( and Canada
PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
(Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
STATEMENT OF CLAIM:
1. Carmen Wrecker Groundmen J. Chanin, M. Broderick, M. Retondo, D.
Gavrilovic, B. Pavlica, M. Smith and R. Harden, Proviso, Illinois, were
deprived of work and wages to which they were entitled when the Chicago &
North Western Transportation Company failed to call them for a major derailment on November 8, 1985 at Franklin Gove (sic), Illinois where a contractor
and its employes were utilized at the wreck site.
2. The Chicago & North Western Transportation violated the controlling agreement when they assigned five Mechanics-in-Charge and one Cayman
to assist in rerailing operations, rather than the seven Carmen Claimants.
3. Accordingly, Carmen J. Chanin, M. Broderick, M. Retondo, D.
Gavrilovic, B. Pavlica, M. Smith and R. Harden are entitled to be compensated
in the amount of sixteen (16) hours pay at the time and one-half rate, plus
eight (8) hours pay at the double time rate.
FINDINGS:
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 employees 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.
As Third Party in interest, the United Transportation Union was
advised of the pendency of this dispute, but chose not to file a submission
with the Division.
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The instant dispute was the result of Carrier assignment of personnel
to derailment site at Franklin Grove, Illinois on November 8, 1985. The
Carrier employed outside emergency forces and equipment to clear the derailment. In addition, Carrier assigned other employes including Mechanics-inCharge to the site. The Organization argues that seven (7) Claimants of the
Proviso, Illinois wrecking crew were entitled to the work and deprived
thereof, in violation of numerous Rules including Agreement Rule 60. It
further argues that the use of Mechanics-in-Charge was in violation as they
were "not part of the regular assigned wrecking crews."
The Carrier, in its denial of Claim, noted that it had ten (10) Carmen on duty including five (5) from the Clinton Iowa Wrecking Crew, two (2)
from West Chicago, two (2) from Sterling and one (1) from Rochelle, where only
six (6) were required. Carrier denied any Agreement violation.
As a preliminary point, there are numerous discrepancies and additions found in the record between lines of arguments presented on property and
those presented to this Board. All Ex Parte Submissions to this Board come
too late for consideration. The locations of the Carmen called to the derailment are not a part of the facts this Board may consider. On property, the
Organization's argument that Claimants were reasonably accessible was not
rebutted. On property, the Carrier did not contest the compensatory part of
this Claim which also stands unrefuted.
A careful review of the record indicates that the Organization has
failed to demonstrate that there were six Carmen at the site as claimed. The
Organization in its March 28th letter states that three were Mechanics-inCharge. In its letter of April 12, it claims that five were Mechanics-inCharge and one was a Carman, which is the Claim at bar. Carrier maintains
that there were ten (10) Carmen at the derailment including five (5) from
Clinton. A review of the record finds that the Organization has shown that
the five groundmen from the wrecking crew at Clinton, Iowa never reached the
derailment. It has failed to identify the other Carmen at the site. This
Board concludes that the Organization has only shown five (5) Carmen at the
derailment. The Carrier has not rebutted that they were Mechanics-in-Charge.
The Organization argues that Carrier is precluded from using
Mechanics-in-Charge. The Carrier on property denies any violation thereof.
Our review fails to find a violation in the use of Mechanics-in-Charge at the
derailment. While there are differences in circumstances, we agree with the
logic of Award 9974 which stated:
"There is no demonstrated basis to show that wrecking service should, as an exception, preclude the
use of Mechanics-in-Charge to fulfill the required
complement of Carmen."
The Board therefore finds in the instant case no violation shown by
the Organization with regard to the use of Mechanics-in-Charge (Second
Division Awards 9974, 9976, 10494).
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Our reading of Rule 60 and these factual circumstances are that the
Carrier was not precluded from using other than a regular assigned wrecking
crew in the instant case. Further as per Rule 60, Paragraph 2(a) and (b),
where Carrier deems it necessary to employ outside contractors, specific numbers of Carmen are thereby contractually mandated to be called. Nothing in
the record at bar obligates Carrier to call the entire wrecking crew as Organization claims herein. The record indicates that the contractor had twelve
non-operator personnel and that Rule 60(2)(b) requires the Carrier to provide
six Carmen. The record indicates that only five were at the scene. Therefore
the Carrier has violated the Agreement.
Claim of the Organization for the right of the Proviso wrecking crew
is denied only in that there were five Carmen at the site. The record
indicates that Carrier erred in assignment of Agreement provided number of
Carmen. Finding no dispute on property as to the legitimacy of the Claimants,
proximity, or excessive Claim, this Board will allow the one senior Claimant
to be compensated as requested in Part (3) of the Claim.
A W A R D
Claim sustained in accordance with the Findings.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
By Order of Second Division
Attest:
, 0~'e~
Nancy J. e r - Executive Secretary
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 20th day of January 1988.