NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
 Form 1 THIRD DIVISION
 Award No. 31482
 Docket No. MW-31373
 96-3-93-3-359

 The Third Division consisted of the regular members and in addition Referee Robert L. Hicks when award was rendered.

                  (Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes

PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
                  (National Railroad Passenger Corporation ( (AMTRAK)


STATEMENT OF CLAIM: "Claim of the System Committee of the
 Brotherhood that:

          (1) The Carrier violated the Agreement when it assigned or otherwise allowed outside forces to change locks on all the fire stairwell doors at the 30th Street Station at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8, 1992. (System File NEC-BMWE-SD-3138 AMT).


          (2) The Agreement was further violated when the Carrier failed to give the General Chairman advance written notice of its plans to contract out said work.


          (3) As a consequence of the violations, B&B Mechanics J. Rocco and G. Allman shall each be allowed forty (40) hours' pay at their respective straight time rates."


FINDINGS:
The Third Division of the Adjustment Board, upon the whole record and all the evidence, finds that:

 The carrier or carriers and the employee or employees involved in this dispute are respectively carrier and employee 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.
 Form 1 Award No. 31482
 Page 2 Docket No. MW-31373
                                            96-3-93-3-359


Other than the type and nature of work contracted out at the Carrier's 30th Street Station, the arguments of the parties are the same as in Third Division Award 31481, including a challenge to this Board's authority to resolve the issue.


For the reasons set forth in Third Division Award 31481 this dispute is dismissed.


                          AWARD


      Claim dismissed.


                          ORDER


This Board, after consideration of the dispute identified above, hereby orders that an award favorable to the Claimant(s) not be made.


                            NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD By Order of Third Division


                            Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 23rd day of May 1996.