Parties to said dispute were given due notice of hearing thereon.

On the date in question, the Claimant, who held seniority as a Drawbridge Tender, was on furlough due to a reduction in force.

On June 17, 1992, the Carrier recalled the Claimant from furlough and assigned him to Bridge Tender service on a temporary basis. The Claimant worked three hours and filed a work report claiming to be paid at the time and one-half rate pursuant to Rule 53 of the Agreement. The Claimant was notified by the Carrier that he would be paid at the straight time rate instead of the time and one-half rate he claimed. Thus, the instant claim was filed to recover the difference in pay.

The Carrier denied the claim contending that the Claimant was assigned on a temporary basis because the position of Bridge Tender on Bridge 710 had been abolished, and, therefore, he was not entitled to the time and one-half rate of pay. The Carrier also argues that this matter has already been resolved by this Board in previous cases involving the identical situation.

The parties being unable to resolve the issues at hand, this matter came before this Board.

This Board has reviewed the record in this case and we find that the Bridge Tender position at Bridge 710 had been abolished. The record reveals that the bridge was used only on a rare occasion and when it was, a furloughed employee was recalled for the temporary extra work and paid the straight time rate. We agree with the Carrier that this same issue came before this Board on two occasions in the past and this Board denied those claims. See Third Division Awards 29220 and 29222.

This Board desires to maintain a degree of consistency in its rulings. Since these facts are similar to the facts in the earlier cases, this Board finds that a similar award should be issued. Therefore, this claim will be denied.

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