(Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen PARTIES TO DISPUTE:

STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the General Commiceee of the Brotherhood of Rail-
 road Signalmen on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company:

 On behalf of the two senior employes in the Sir-gal Repair Shop for 80 hours each at their overtime rates account Signal Testers performing shop work in the field.

OPINION OF BOARD: Between August 11 and August 19, 1970, two Signal Testers
 (employes within the coverage of the Agreement between the parties) performed the work of adding copper slugs to certain electromagnetic relays in the Carrier's signal system.

 Petitioner contends that the work performed by the Testers was so performed in violation of Rule 2 and Appendix "L" of the parties` Agreement and, moreover, was vi.·lative of the general practice nn the property. The Carrier counters that the work in dispute is not exchisively reserved to employes of the Signal Repa
After careful .^onsideration "f the record, we find that neither the Agreement provisions relied upon nor e-:idence of practice on the property indicates that the part9. the Louisville Repair :hop to the exclusion "f other Signal Department employes in the Carrier's service. We will dismiss the claim.



That the Carrier and the Emplo~·es 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

        That the claim should be dismissed.


                      A W A R D


        Claim dismissed.


                            NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

                            By Order of Third Division


ATTEST:
        Executive Secretary


Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 30th day of November 1973.