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:
The operation of hand operated switches at the following locations, Crethersville-switch a6 west end siding, Atterbury-switch at
east end siding, Greenwood-switch at east end siding, Burr-switch at
west end siding, Lebanon-switch at west end siding, Burr-switch at
west end siding, and Bringhurst-crossover switches at block station,
is a part of the operator's duties at the points shown, and were negotiated into the Agreement. The transfer of these switches to others
not covered by the Scope Rule of the Agreement is a violation of
such Agreement and is supported by N. R. A. B: Award 4042. Claim
is made for a day's pay for an idle extra man, or a day's pay for a
regular idle man, if no extra men available, for each time an employe
not covered by our Scope Rule operates these switches.
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.
AWARD
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.
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