NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

THIRD DIVISION

BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD

COMPANY

STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the General Committee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company that:

(a) The Carrier violated the current Signalmen's Agreement, particularly Rule 18, when it failed to compensate Signal Maintainer Henry Shank with assigned headquarters at UD Interlocking, Joliet, Ill., for a minimum call of 2 hours and 40 minutes at the punitive rate of pay for service performed on April 29, 1958, when he was called at 11:10 A. M. and completed his work at about 11 :30 A. M.

(b)' The Carrier further violated Article V of the August 21, 1954 Agreement when it failed to disallow the claim within 60 days of the date that it was presented by the General Chairman to the top officer of the Carrier for consideration.

(c) The Carrier now be required to pay Mr. Henry Shank for a minimum call of 2 hours and 40 minutes at the punitive rate on account of the above violations.

FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board, 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 parte by the complainant party; and

That hearing was waived and under date of July 14, 1961, the parties jointly addressed a formal communication to the Secretary of the Third Division requesting withdrawal of this case, which request is hereby granted.

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