NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
THE ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS
THE DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CLAIM:
Claim of the General Committee of The
Order of Railroad Telegraphers on The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad, that:
1. The Carrier violated and continues to violate the provisions
of the Agreement between the parties signatory thereto, when it
abolished the position of Agent at Belfast Jet., Pennsylvania, without
in fact abolishing the work of said position; and,
2. If the Carrier elects to continue the performance of the work
formerly embraced by the Agent's position at Belfast Jet., at this
location, it shall be performed by, and be assigned to, employes coming under the Agreement; and,
3. The Carrier shall, by an appropriate order of your Board,
commencing June 9, 1953 and each subsequent day or until all of the
work formerly performed by the agent at Belfast Jet., is returned
to the Telegraphers' class and craft, pay to the senior idle employes,
extra in preference, a day's pay of 8 hours at the former rate of the
abolished position at Belfast Jet., such payee to be determined by
joint check of the Carrier's records; and,
4. Any other employe under the Agreement who was adversely
affected by Carrier's improper abolishment of the Agent's position at
Belfast Jet., shall be compensated for any loss in wages and/or expenses incurred by reason of Carrier's violative action.
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 the complainant party; and
That hearing thereon has been held and concluded. Under date of December 5, 1958, the parties jointly addressed a formal communication to the
Secretary of the Third Division requesting withdrawal of this case from further consideration by the Division, which request is hereby granted.
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AWARD
Claim dismissed.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
By Order of THIRD DIVISION
ATTEST: A. Ivan Tummon
Executive Secretary
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 18th day of December, 1958.