STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the General Committee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen on the Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company:
EMPLOYES' STATEMENT OF FACTS: There is an agreement in effect between the parties to this dispute, bearing an effective date of October 1, 1965, as amended, which is by reference thereto made a part of the record in this dispute.
As a result of derailment of a Southern Pacific Railroad train, certain signal facilities of the Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company were damaged and put out of commission at or near Clinton Drive,
In connection with restoring the signals to operation, Signal Maintainer W. H. Guinn commenced work at his regular starting time, 8:00 A. M. on January I5, 1970, and worked continuously, without rest, for 171/2 hours or until 1:30 A. M., January 16.
Signal Maintainer Guinn is paid on the basis of a monthly salary. Mr. Guinn submitted a time slip for 1Vz hours overtime pay because he had worked 1i/z hours in excess of 16 continuous hours in a 24 hour period.
Carrier's Assistant Engineer-Designer declined the claim under date of January 19, 1970.
Under date of February 3, 1970, the Brotherhood's General Chairman filed the instant claim with Carrier's Assistant Engineer-Designer for 1=,z hours' pay at double claimant's straight time hourly rate of pay. The General Chairman quoted Rule 304 of the Signalmen's Agreement as support of the claim.
Carrier's Assistant Engineer-Designcr declined the claim under date of February 11, 1970, and stated that Mr. Guinn is a monthly rated employe and the claim is declined under Rule 602 (bl of the Signalmen's Agreement. system interruption at the monthly rate of pay as provided in Rule 600 of the Agreement. Rule 304 does not apply to monthly rated employes in these circumstances. Therefore, we must deny the claim.