SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT N0. 605
PARTIES) Brotherhood of Railroad Signalman
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DISPUTE:) The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
QUESTION Is D. R. Nome a protected employe under the provisions
AT ISSUE: of the February 7, 1965 Mediation Agreement, and the
Interpretations of November 24, 1965 of the February
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1965 Mediation Agreement? (Carrier's file SG-1724-A-J
OPINION Horne was s regularly assigned employee in active
OF BOARD: service on October 1, 1964. He met all of the prescribed
requirements in Section 1 of Article I of the February 79
1965 Mediation Agreement. The here fact that he was
furloughed on November 30, 1964 and performed no further
service until March 15, 1965 does not place him in a
different category than any other employee in active
service who worked continuously after October 1, 1964.
He was not a furloughed employee on October 1, 1964.
AWARD
The answer to the question submitted is in the affirmative.
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Washington, D. C. - December 19, 1967