NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

THIRD DIVISION

THE PULLMAN COMPANY

STATEMENT OF CLAIM: The Order of Railway Conductors, Pullman System, claims for and in behalf of Conductor J. W, Burk, Chicago Central District, that:

1. Rules 38(b), including (Question and Answer 1), 13, and 23 of the Agreement between the Pullman Company and its Conductors were violated on February 20-21, 1951, when the Company improperly annulled an assignment held by Conductor Burk, subsequently failed to release him at Kansas City, and later improperly paid him on the basis of continuous service Junction City to Chicago.

2. Conductor Burk be credited and paid the additional amount of five hours due him in keeping with the applicable rules of the Agreement.

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; and

That no hearing thereon has been held, and under date of March 31, 1953 the complainant party addressed a formal communication to the Secretary of the Third Division withdrawing this case, which request is hereby granted.

AWARD