(a) The CarrierviolatedtheAmtrak-NortheastCorridorClerks'Rules Agreement particularly Rules 1-B-1, 2-A-1, 2-A-5, 3-C-1 and other Rules when it disqualified Claimant Gary Naroff, effective 04-06-94 from position of Ticket Seller located at Springfield Ticket Office.

(b) Claimant Gary Naroffnow be allowed 8 hours pay at the pro-rata rate commencing 04-07-94 and continuing for each and every day thereinafter on account of this violation.

(c) This claim has been presented in accordance with Rule 7-B-1 and should be allowed."

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

At the time this dispute arose, Claimant had exercised his seniority to an extra board position and began attempting to qualify for the position of Ticket Agent at Springfield, Massachusetts. During his thirty-two (32) days of qualifying, Claimant was tested twice on the Standard Qualifying criteria test and failed to pass each time. On April 7, 1994, Claimant was notified that he was disqualified from working a Ticket/ Agent/Clerk position.

A review of the record in this case indicates that it is unrefuted that at no time during his qualification period was Claimant able to perform his duties without assistance. We find no indication that Carrier was either unreasonable or arbitrary in its decision to disqualify him from the position.

This Board, after consideration of the dispute identified above, hereby orders that an Award favorable to the Claimants) not be made.