(James A. Murphy PARTIES TO DISPUTE:


STATEMENT OF CLAIM:

"1. That the carrier violated the agreement in not assigning proper seniority date;

2. That the carrier violated the agreement in not answering my claim within the time limits;



OPINION OF BOARD: The record shows that the issues before the Board in the
present case were settled by agreement on the property
between the designated representative of the collective bargaining unit repre
senting the craft in which Claimant was employed at the time of the occurrence
involved and an appropriate appeals officer of the Carrier. The adjustment of
the dispute on the property by the designated representative of the Organiza
tion and the appropriate appeals officer is binding on all parties and leaves
nothing for the Board to decide. (Third Division Awards Nos. 22458, 11563,
7061; First Division Award No. 23083). The Claim will be dismissed.





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



                        Docket Number MS-25945

                        A W A R D


        Claim dismissed.


                            NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

                            By Order of Third Division


Attest: ~z r
Nancy J. or - Executive Secretary

Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 8th day of June 1987.