(Brotherhood of Rail-road Signalmen PARTIES TO DISPUTE: (Southern Pacific Transportation Company ( (Pacific Lines)

STATEMENT OF CLADI: Claim of the General Committee of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Signalmen on the Southern Pacific
Transportation Company:

(a) The Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Pacific Lines), violated or failed to apply the provisions of the Agreement between the Company and the Employes of the Signal Department represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, effective April 1, 1947 (reprinted April 1, 1958 including Revisions) and particularly rule 16 which resulted in violation of Rule 70.<
(b) Mr. R. G. Poulson be compensated for three (3) hours at his overtime rate of pay for January 20, 1973. farrier's File: SIG 148-22)

OPINION OF BOARD: It is axiomatic that seniority rights are prescribed
in and derive from the collective bargaining agree
ment. The record before us does not establish that the Agreement was
violated. Therefore, we will deny the claim.





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










        ATTEST: Executive Secretary


        Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 12th day of December 1975.