NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
THE ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the General Committee of the Order
of Railroad Telegraphers on the Pennsylvania Railroad Company that,
General Order No. 409 dated July 27, 1953, changing the
Springfield Branch from Main track operation to Secondary Track
operation, effective August 3, 1953, does not abolish the Block
Operator's work formerly performed by Agent L. L. Wysong, at
Yellow Springs, since the only change that has occurred is the substitution of verbal permission for written train orders for freight
train operation and written permission in lieu of written train orders
for passenger train operation to avoid penalty under Arbitration
Award No. 153, and under National Railroad Adjustment Board
Award No. 6097. Claim is made for L. L. Wysong, incumbent of the
position, for each Saturday this violation continues and on each
Monday through Friday for an idle extra Block Operator or, if none
available, a call for each verbal permission granted, in lieu of a train
order, formerly handled by the Agent at Yellow Springs, to be paid
to the oldest idle regular man available that date. This claim is
supplemental claim to Case No. 103 filed under main track operation
and to continue the claim when changed to secondary track operation.
Yellow Springs is an open Block Station closed since May 1, 1938 on
first trick.
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 August
13, 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.
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Claim dismissed.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
By Order of THIRD DIVISION
ATTEST: F. P. Morse
Acting Secretary
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 15th day of September, 1959,