NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
THIRD DIVISION Docket Number SG-19252
(Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
PARTIES TO DISPUTE;
(Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Pacific Lines)
STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the General Committee of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Signalmen on the Southern Pacific Transportation Company
(Pacific Lines) that:
(a) The Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Pacific Lines)
violated the Agreement between the Company and the Employes of the Signal Department, represented by
1947 (reprinted April 1, 1958, including revisions) and particularly Rule 16
which resulted in violation of Rule 70.
(b) Mr. D. H. Yancey be compensated for seven (7) hours at his respective overtime rate for Octo
of current agreement called to perform emergency overtime work while Mr. Yancey,
an employe assigned to regular maintenance duties was not called, (Carrier's
File: SIG 152-266)
OPINION OF BOARD: This Board has ruled that an available signal maintainer on
the adjoining district should be called in preference to any
individual who is not covered by Rule 16 of the parties' agreement. See Awards
17248 and 18138. We do not find these decisions to be palpably erroneous and
therefore will sustain the instant claim.
FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board, upon the whole record and
all the evidence, finds and holds:
That the parties waived oral hearing;
That the Carrier and the Employes involved in this dispute arerespectively Carrier and Employes
as approved June 21, 1934;
That this Division of the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the
dispute involved herein; and
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Docket Number SG-19252
That the Agreement was violated.
A W A R D
Claim sustained.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
By Order of Third Division
ATTEST:
Executive Secretary
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 14th day of July 1972.