THIRD DIVISION
(Supplemental)
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP CLERKS, FREIGHT HANDLERS, EXPRESS AND STATION EMPLOYES CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the System Committee of the Brotherhood (GL-5291) that:
EMPLOYES' STATEMENT OF FACTS: This case is a follow up of a dispute now before the Third Division, National Railroad Adjustment Board with Mr. Bayless Knodel as Claimant, docketed by the Board as CL-12125, and is necessitated due to change in Claimant and Carrier's refusal to agree to hold in abeyance pending the rendering of an Award in that case. Practically all facts and evidence presented in support of Claimant's position in Docket CL-12125 are applicable here.
From the time Piggy-Back service first started at Carrier's Wansford Yard located at Evansville, Indiana, the regular assigned position of Car Clerk at this yard handled all orders for trailer or "Piggy-Back" loading, was required to obtain all empty trailers to protect such loading, i.e., the loading of empties on hand, the ordering of empties from Chicago to protect prospective loading, or obtain empty trailers from designated trucking firms at Evansville to protect loadings. The foregoing necessitated the keeping of records by the Car Clerk of all inbound and outbound trailer movements, both loaded and
Obviously the railroad cannot entirely control the actions of a shipper and not infrequently shippers will call the president of the railroad on problems of service and car supply. When this happens the president does not direct the shipper to call someone else. Instead he handles the problem and either calls the shipper back, or has some other responsible person handle with the shipper. The important point is that the needs and wants of the shipper must be taken care of and we cannot shift him from pillar to post if we are to maintain his good will.
The record does not support the allegation that clerical work has been shifted from Carrier's station forces at Evansville to the piggyback contractor and a denial award is therefore required.
OPINION OF BOARD: This claim is a follow-up of the claim presented in Award 12497 (CL-12125) and is governed by the decision in that case.
FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board, upon the whole record and all the evidence, finds and holds:
That the Carrier and the 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; and