PARTIES ) Chicago and North Western Railway Company
 TO THE ) and
 DISPUTE ) Brotherhood of maintenance of Way Employees

 QUESTION
 AT ISSUE: Does the attached implementing agree
 ment proposed by the carrier fully
 comply with the provisions of Article
 III of the Agreement, and if not, in
 what respect should it h2 changed
 before transferring employees on the
 basis of these provisions?
 OPINION
 OF BOARD: Since neither of the 'two protected employees
 to be transferred from Subdivision No. 3 to
 Subdivision No. 4 has 1_5 years of seniority, it is unneces
 sary for the Implementing Agrueement to contain a provision
 concerning retention of seniority rights on Subdivision No. 3.

 In other respects the facts are analogous to those in Mvr-20-W.

              The Implementing Agreement proposed by Carrier should be changed before transferring employees in accordance with the opinion herein and Award No. 79 (case No. r.1;1-2o-Trr) .


                          Milton Friedman, Referee


Dated: Washington, D. C.
 June 9, 1969