NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
THIRD DIVISION Docket Number SC-25421
Eckehard Muessig, Referee
(Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
(Central Vermont Railway, Inc.
STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Claim of the General Committee of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Signalmen on the Central Vermont Railway, Inc. that:
(a) The Central Vermont Ry., Inc. has violated Article VIII - November
16, 1971 agreement, as amended January 8, 1982 of the National Agreement, between
the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen and the Central Vermont Ry., Inc.
(b) That C. S. Manning be reimbursed his moving expense of $353.15 for
moving hosuehold goods from Randolph, VT to Monson, MA on November 29 and 30,
1982, and shall be allowed transfer allowance of $400. Claimant was forced to
move his residence due to abolishment of his position as Leading Maintainer,
Randolph, VT on July 17, 1982. (Carrier's file #8385-6j
OPINION OF BOARD: This claim for reimbursement for the expense of moving household
goods arose after the Claimant's position had been abolished,
and he moved his household goods to another residence.
While the Board is not unaware of certain procedural issues brought
forth in this dispute, under the circumstances herein, we will address the substantive
issues of record. Accordingly, in that regard, the Carrier's
contentions that
the abolishment of the Claimant's position came about as a result of a reductionin-force, und
reasonable and supported by the evidence. Therefore, reimbursement of moving
expenses was not required and the claim must fail.
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 11, 1934;
That this Division of the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the
dispute involved herein; and
That the Agreement was not violated.
A W A R D
Claim denied.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
By Order of Third Division
Attest:
Nancy J e r - Executive Secretary
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 19th day of March 1985.