Form 1 NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD Award No. 28100
THIRD DIVISION Docket No. SG-27245
89-3-86-3-334
The Third Division consisted of the regular members and in
addition Referee Martin F. Scheinman when award was rendered.
(Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
(National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
STATEMENT OF CLAIM: "Claim on behalf of the General Committee of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen on the National
Rail Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK):
Case No. 1
Claim on behalf of E. R. Sherrod. Mr. Sherrod is a Maintainer C&S
headquartered at the Odenton M of W Base. His regularly assigned hours are
2300-0700 Sunday thru Thursday, with relief days on Friday and Saturday.
(a) claim that the Carrier violated Article 2 (sect. 23, para. h) of
the agreement between the Carrier and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen,
effective June 1, 1943. The agreement was violated by the Carrier when Mr. J.
C. Cary was used for the Biddle St. signal cut over from 0530 through 1730
hours on December 2, 1984.
(b) claim that Mr. Sherrod be paid twelve hours at the time and one
half rate of pay for the hours worked by Mr. Cary from 0530 thru 1730 hours on
December 2, 1984. Mr. Sherrod was available for the above mentioned overtime,
and he was not asked to work. Mr. Sherrod is the senior employee, and he
should have been used ahead of Mr. Cary. Carrier file NEC-BRS-SD-220.
Case No. 2
Claim on behalf of E. R. Sherrod. Mr. Sherrod is a Maintainer C&S
headquartered at the Odenton M of W Base. His regularly assigned hours are
2300-0700 Sunday thru Thursday, with relief days on Friday and Saturday.
(a) claim that the Carrier violated Article 2 (sect. 23, para. h) of
the agreement between the Carrier and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen,
effective June 1, 1943. The agreement was violated by the carrier when Mr. W.
R. Shultz was used for the Biddle St. signal cut over from 1630 thru 2300
hours on December 9, 1984.
(b) claim that Mr. Sherrod be paid six and one half hours at the time
and one half rate of pay for the hours worked by Mr. Shultz from 1630 thru
2300 hours on December 9, 1984. Mr. Sherrod was available for the above
mentioned overtime, and he was not asked to work. Mr. Sherrod is the senior
employee and he should have been used ahead of Mr. Shultz." Carrier file
NEC-BRS-SD-221.
Form 1 Award No. 28100
Page 2 Docket No. SG-27245
89-3-86-3-334
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.
Carrier maintains that the practice on the property has been to consider an employee unavailable
A W A R D
Claim denied.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
By Order of Third Division
Attest:
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-Executive Secretary
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 11th day of September 1989.