Form 1 NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
THIRD DIVISION
Award No. 31736
Docket No. SG-32223
96-3-95-3-29
The Third Division consisted
of
the regular members and in addition Referee
Edwin H. Bean when award was rendered.
(Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
(CSX Transportation, Inc. (former
( Louisville & Nashville Railroad)
STATEMENT OF CLAIM:
"Claims on behalf
of
the General Committee
of
the Brotherhood of
Railroad Signalmen on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad:
CASE NO. 1
Claim on behalf of C. E. Stewart for payment of 10 hours at the time and
one-half rate, account Carrier violated the current Signalmen's
Agreement, particularly Appendix `HH' and Rule 29, when it did not
compensate the Claimant for his travel time on October 17, 1993, in
connection with attendance at a training program. Carrier's File No.
15(94.0006). General Chairman's File No. 93-137-01. BRS File Case No.
9441-L&N.
CASE NO. 2
Claim on behalf of W. E. Hinton Jr. for payment of 10 hours at the time
and one-half rate, account Carrier violated the current Signalmen's
Agreement, particularly Appendix `HH' and Rule 29, when it did not
compensate the Claimant for his travel time on October 17, 1993 in
connection with attendance at a training program. Carrier's File No.
15(94-0007). General Chairman's File No. 93-137-02. BRS File Case No.
9442-L&N."
FINDINGS:
The Third Division of the Adjustment Board, upon the whole record and all the
evidence, fords that:
Form I :ward No. 31736
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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 .pct. as
approved June 21, 1934.
This Division
of
the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the dispute involved
herein.
Parties to said dispute were given due notice
of
hearing thereon.
The claims in this matter seek compensation for travel time in connection with
Claimants' attendance at a training program.
While the Rules cited by the Organization provide for reimbursement of expenses.
there is no rule support for the Organization's position that time spent in travel to and
from training sessions must be similarly compensated. The burden is on the
Organization to demonstrate a violation of the Agreement. That burden has not been
met. The claims must therefore be denied.
AWARD
Claim denied.
DE R
This Board, after consideration of the dispute identified above, hereby orders that
au award favorable to the Claimant(s) not be made.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
By Order of Third Division
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 24th day of October 1996.