(Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen PARTIES TO DISPUTE: (Missouri Pacific Railroad Company ( (Former Chicago & Eastern Illinois R.R.)

 STATEiyN'=' OF CL97M; "Claim of the General Committee of the Brotherhood
 1 of Railroad Signalmen on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad:
On behalf of Signal Maintainer Ronald Allsbury, headquartered at Yard Center, for transfer allowance benefits provided under Sections 10 and 11 of the ATashington Job Protection Agreement and under the November 16, 1971 Proreement, for his move from Sedalia, Mo., to Yard Center during September 1975. $400 transfer allowance, 5 days pay, $520.79 moving expenses."

OPINION OF BOARD: Article VIII of the 1971 National Agreement
result of " ..technological, operational, or organizational change..."
 entitle employes to benefits. of Sections 10 and 11 of the Washington
 Job Protection Agreement, as altered by the Agreement.

 The Organization cites certain Interstate Commerce Cotzaission activity and history pertinent to this dispute; as well as various asserted Carrier interrelationships.

 As a result of certain position abolishments, and claims by . other interests, Claimant was required to exercise seniority to a Signal Maintainer position at a location near Chicago, and he submitted a request for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred in his move from Sedalia, Missouri.

 The employes assert that Carrier action of changes of positions at Sedalia were of a nature covered by the phrase "change" in the Agreement.
In addition to its assertion that the claim was not submitted in the proper manner on the property, Carrier asserts that the Claimant was assigned to the Sedalia Signal Shop is accordance with a January 21, 1970 agreement, and his position was abolished pursuant to that agreement.
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                    Award Number 22200 Page 2

                    Docket Number SG-21930


The Claimant has the burden of.proving its contention of a violation and we are unable to find that it has submitted such proof. Our conclusion is not diminished by recent Award 22012.

        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 herein; and

        That the claim be dismissed.


                    A W A R D


        Claim dismissed.


                          NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

                          By Order of Third Division


        ATTEST:'~.s.l~.J Executive Secretary i

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        Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 13th day of October 1973.


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