NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

Award Number 20903

THIRD DIVISION Docket Number SG-20952

Francis X. Quinn, Referee

(Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen PARTIES TO DISPUTE: (Chicago and North Western Transportation Company

STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the General Committee of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Signalmen on the Chicago and North
Western Transportation Company:

(a) On May 20, 1973 the Carrier violated the current Signalmen's Agreement particular rule 16(a) assigned Ldr. Sig. Mtnr. at Lake Bluff, I11. for signal trouble at Dunes Park.

(b) Carrier now be required to compensate Mr. Hodge for 2 hours and 40 minutes (a call) for the above violation. fc-arrier's File: 79-8-139

OPINION OF BOARD: The employees have failed to support their burden
of proof in this case. We find no violation of
the Agreement. Therefore, we will deny the 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 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 hereins and

That the Agreement was not violated. '

A W A R D

Claim denied.

NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

By Order of Third Division

ATPES. T :__zi. Ly 1 Executive Secretary

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