Award No. 3456 Docket No. CL-3577

NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

THIRD DIVISION

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

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

Guy A. Thompson, Trustee

STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the General Committee of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, that the Carrier violated the Clerks' Agreement:

1. When, on Sunday, July 4, 1943 and continuing thereafter on each Sunday and/or involved designated rest day other than Sunday, as stipulated in claim Statements "A" and "B" made a part hereof, it failed to compensate its telephone switchboard operators at Osawatomie, Kansas for service performed by them in accordance with the provisions of the Clerks' Agreement;

2. That the Carrier be required to compensate each of the claimants, namely, Mrs. Velma Conklin, $284.03; Mrs. E. Haigh, $289.505; Mrs. A. Laird, $10.82 and Mrs. B. Barrett, $16.29

the amount of difference in pro rata rate which they were paid and punitive rate which they were entitled to be paid for services rendered the Carrier under the provisions of Rule 26 of the Clerks' Agreement.

FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board finds

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

That no hearing thereon has been held and under date of March 3, 1947 the complainant party addressed a formal communication to the Secretary of the Third Division requesting withdrawal of this case, which request is hereby granted.

AWARD