NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

THIRD DIVISION

BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP CLERKS,

FREIGHT HANDLERS, EXPRESS AND STATION EMPLOYES

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the System Committee of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes that the Carrier violated the rules of the current Agreement, effective September 1, 1950,

1. When on August 12, 1954 the Carrier abolished three roundhouse positions at Kelly Lake and the work in its entirety was turned over to and performed by roundhouse foremen.

2. That the Carrier now be required to compensate Margaret Busha, an employe whose position was abolished, working 3 P. M. to 11 P. M., Donald Forrest working il P. M. to 7 A. M. and Mabel Johnson whose relief position was abolished working four days per week 3 P. M. to 11 P. M. and 11 P. M. to 7 A. M. covering the relief days of the two positions referred to above, for eight hours at the straight time rate of the positions for August 12, 1954 and each and every day thereafter as long as this violation continues.

3. That all other employes adversely affected by reason of this violation be compensated for wage loss suffered.

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

That hearing thereon has been held and concluded. Under date of January 9, 1957, the parties jointly advised the Secretary of the Third Division

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