(Rristopher M. Perdue
 PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
 (Norfolk and Western Railway Company

 STATEMENT OF CLAIM: (A) Discrimination from the Roadmaster.

OPINION OF BOARD: Claimant, an Extra Force laborer, entered Carrier's
 service July 14, 1976. Claimant absented himself
 from assigned duties without proper authorization on April 28 and
 May 2, 1977. His immediate supervisor, by letter dated May 2, 1977,
 advised him that disciplinary action would be taken should claimant's
 current absenteeism trend continue. On May 3 and 4, 1977, claimant
 was again absent without notification to his supervisors. Claimant
 was advised by letter that he was being assessed a thirty (30) day
 deferred suspension which would be terminated by maintaining a clear
 record for one year. On May 17 and 18, 1977, claimant again failed
 to report for duty or to notify his immediate supervisor. Carrier
 then advised claimant, by letter, that he was being assessed thirty
 (30) days' actual suspension. By letter dated August 22, 1977,
 claimant submitted claim to this Board, alleging: (a) discrimination
 by the roadmaster; and (b) suspension without reason for thirty (30)
 days by the assistant roadmaster, who stated that he (claimant) did
 not report off sick.

 The difficulty is that the claim has not been submitted in accordance with the procedures of Rule 35 -- Time Limit on Claims -at the property level. Instead, t the Board.

 Section 3, First (i) of the Railway Labor Act and Circular No. 1 of the National Railroad Adjustment Board require that disputes be processed is the mnwer and according to the steps prescribed in the Parties' Agreement, before they may be submitted to this Board for resolution. Given the fact that these requirements were not fulfilled, we have no choice but to of its merits.


FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board, after giving the
 parties to this dispute due notice of hearing thereon, sad
 upon the whole record and all the evidence, finds and holds:

 That the Carrier and the Employes involved is this dispute are respectively Carrier sad Employes within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as apprwed June 21, 1934;

 That this Division of the Adjustment Board lacks jarisdictiae over the dispute involved herein; sad

 That the claim was not progressed on the property as required by the Railway Labor Act.

                    A W A R D


        Claim dismissed.


                        NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

                        By Order of Third Division


        ATTEST: Executive Secretary


        Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 31st day of duly 1978.