Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes PARTIES TO DISPUTE: (Robert W. Blanchette, Richard C. Bond and John H. ( McArthur, Trustees-of the Property of Penn Central ( Transportation Company, Debtor



(a) The Carrier violated the Rules Agreement, effective February 1, 1968, particularly Rule 7-A- denied the request for a hearing under the provisions of said rule.

(b) Claimant E. P. Dyson now be awarded appropriate reparations because of the Carrier's denial afforded him by Rule 7-A-1.

OPINION OF BOARD: A review of the Agreement between the parties indicates
that the subject of sick leave allowances is covered
by Rule 4-1-1. Sick leave allowance is not a subject "otherwise than cov
ered by these rules." Accordingly, we find that the Carrier properly re
jected the request for a hearing on appeal under Rule 7-A-1. The lack
of merit in the present claim is further reflected in the fact that the
Employee could have progressed the issue of Claimant's entitlement to a
sick leave allowance for April 27, ;.973, under the proper rules of the
Agreement. They did not process such a claim. 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




                  A W A R D


        Claim denied.


                          NATICRAL RAILRMD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

                          By Order of Third Division


        Executive

      Ex~e'cutive Secretary

Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 15th day of October 1976.