Award No. 8874 Docket No. TE-10544

NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

THIRD DIVISION

THE ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS

STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the General Committee of The Order of Railroad Telegraphers on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, that:

1. Carrier violated the Agreement between the parties hereto when, during the period July 14, 1957, to and including October 27, 1957, to meet a temporary condition, it declared abolished the Relief Wire Chief position in its Liberal, Kansas relay office;

2. Carrier shall now be required to compensate P. R. McDonald, regular incumbent of the Liberal, Kansas, Relief Wire Chief position, under appropriate rules of the said Agreement, for each hour or day, during the aforementioned period, he was required to work outside the hours of his regular assignment.

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 the complainant party; and

That hearing thereon has been held and concluded. Under date of June 29, 1959, 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.

AWARD