Form 1 NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD Award No. 26926
THIRD DIVISION Docket No. MW-26639
88-3-85-3-643
The Third Division consisted of the regular members and in
addition Referee Herbert L. Marx, Jr. when award was rendered.
(Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
(Southern Pacific Transportation Company
(Eastern Lines)
STATEMENT OF CLAIM: "Claim of the System Committee of the Brotherhood that:
(1) The Agreement was violated when the Carrier called and used
junior employes to perform overtime service on October 27, 1984 and November
3, 1984 instead of Track Foreman R. G. Gonzalez, Laborer-Driver A. Maldonado
and Track Laborers R. S. Perez and M. Castillo (System File MW-85-28).
(2) The claimants shall each be allowed twelve (12) hours of pay at
their respective time and one-half overtime rates as a consequence of the
violation referred to in Part (1) hereof."
FINDINGS:
The Third Division of the Adjustment Board upon the whole record
and all the evidence, finds that:
The carrier or carriers and the employe or employes involved in this
dispute are respectively carrier and employes within the meaning of the
Railway Labor Act as approved June 21, 1934.
This Division of the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the
dispute involved herein.
Parties to said dispute waived right of appearance at hearing thereon.
In this dispute, a Track Foreman, a Laborer-Driver and two Laborers
claim pay for overtime work performed on two separate occasions by Foreman
Rayna, two Laborers and a Machine Operator.
There is no dispute that Foreman Rayna and the three employees
utilized in overtime service were junior to the Claimants. Further, there
appears to be no dispute as to the general application of the seniority rules
cited by the Organization.
Form 1 Award No. 26926
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88-3-85-3-643
As far as can be determined from the record, however, the Board finds
no seniority violation in the Carrier's actions. According to the Carrier's
uncontested statement, Rayna was used on the two occasions in his regularly
assigned duties as Inspection and Repair Foreman. Upon determining the necessary work required, Rayn
work. The Organization raises no questions concerning the assignment of
Cortez. Cortez in turn called senior members of his gang to perform the work.
Confusion seems to have developed by the apparent contention that the
work was performed by Foreman Rayna and Laborers junior to the Claimants. As
best as can be determined from the record, what actually occurred is that
Rayna acted in his capacity as Inspection and Repair Foreman, and the work was
assigned to the senior Foreman (Cortez) and his gang.
The Carrier contends that this is regular practice under such circumstances and that there is no
seeking out senior Laborers from among the seniority district. The Board
finds no evidence that the Carrier failed to follow seniority as regularly
interpreted under such circumstances.
A W A R D
Claim denied.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
By Order of Third Division
Attest:
Ngncy J. D r Executive Secretary
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 30th day of March 1988.