NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

THIRD DIVISION

ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY

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

(1) The Carrier violated the terms of the currently effective agreement between the parties when on February 22, 1955, Washington's Birthday, it refused to pay the incumbents of positions No. 205, 187, 203 and 196 in the office of the Assistant AuditorDisbursements, SSpringfield, Missouri, the pro rata hourly rate of the positions to wich assigned or the rate of the compensation paid to those employes on the last work day prior to and the first work day after the holiday as holiday pay.

(2) That Mr. L. A. Wright, M. R Renshaw, Edythe Williams and Willean England now be aid the difference between the amount allowed as holiday pay on February 22, 1955 and 8 hours at pro rata hourly rate of the position to which assigned on February 22, 1955.

FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board, after giving the parties to this dispute due notice of hearing thereon and upon the whole record and all the evidence, finds and holds:

That carrier and employes involved in this dispute are respectively carrier and employes within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act. as approved June 21, 1934;

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

That hearing thereon has been held and concluded. Under date of September 4, 1956, the parties jointly advised the Secretary of the Third Division of their desire to withdraw this case from further consideration by the Division, which request is hereby granted.

AWARD