PARTIES TO DISPUTE:

BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP CLERKS, FREIGHT HANDLERS, EXPRESS AND STATION EMPLOYES


HOUSTON BELT & TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY

STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the System Committee of the Brotherhood that:


(a) The Carrier is violating the Clerks' Agreement, effective November 16, 1940, by refusing to reduce the annual assignment of the Chief Clerk at the Local Freight Office from 365 days to 306 days without any change in the monthly rate of pay. Also

 (b) Claim that the Chief Clerk be paid an additional day's pay at the rate of time and one-half for each Sunday and holiday from November 16, 1940, until correct assignment and rate of pay is made effective.

 FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board finds:

That the dispute was certified to the Third Division of the Adjustment Board ex parte by complainant party;


That this Division of the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the dispute involved herein; and


That hearing thereon has been held and concluded. Under date of August 20, 1942, the parties jointly addressed a formal communication to the Secretary of the Third Division requesting withdrawal of this dispute, which request is hereby granted.




Case dismissed.