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(I;c;a Yoalc Cont?:,·.I. I,:,:.e:',
QUl6S'fI02; Claim of tha Geao::a1 Co::.::.ittc:e of the _ro;l;r::ao0 of
AT AT ISSUE : ~_,^.ilroad SiCnalnel: an the Doston and r".1.~.ny ;,ailrae,d
(isew Yor.c Ccntral :,ailroc:d Co., Lessee) t1.~:t:
(a) Carrior violated the current
Article
1, Sa.Ci:i.ail
!t, O`'
_ the F(`.1)rtll~ry /, 1965 i,et'iatlGn·
iS`, ::C"'
account"
on I.onday, July 17, LS(7, positions were abclislied witlloutLCi:~ir.`~thc
required sixteen (1G) hours' advance notice.
(b) Carrier
bo
required now to
pay
the folloe;i111;
t,
:ed e;'nl.oye.., one
day's pay at their
1:c
sy active; rates:
F. G. Scl:ultz ;:. 2:. i;urril.l
F. li. I:onte S7. C. L;ne
D. i 0'Eri.en Jr. F. L. Lou-
J. C. Whitman R. J. La PrEmcc
J. Id. Bro%lerick T. 1_. . ^;,r~al:
C. J. Seeley W. V. Byrnez.
T. J. Cahi-11 F. ;. Locke
R. O. Stalker R. F. Hi.C ins
R. D. .Riffelsacher R. J. T::rte
;d. D. Zi.sk R. J. Tmesetti
L. fI. O'Brien J. 1,. An"ell
11. G. Kin
1 ^
h. .,. Garvin
E. B. Bennett J. A. Bra c'y
R. B. Ilansen J. F. i:ess Jr.
G. E. Aunt I:. J. Sne l.l.^,a n _
E. F. ICoski J. It. Guthro
G. A. Ilul.tnlan J. F. Lynch
II. 0. Lahti R. J. O'Donnell
1;. L. Ford Il. D. IIa11
R. A. R.a cette ... E. Fe,-,reus
J. T. Kiley E. A. Daley
11. F. McLnu.,hlin J. F. Garvin
OF Ii:ICi:
OF BOARD: The Organization contends that Section 4, Article I of
the February 7 Agreement was violated because Carrier
allegedly failed to live the 16 hours advance notice
before abolishing positions due to a strike by Shop
Craft employes. Carrier contends that the positions were not
abolished,
but ware temporarily suspended in accordance with prior urderstal:din3s
in the handling of such matters. The prior understandings incluc.ad t11.>
ay ilOt19 a
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:s i,, · cf i:o.>n1.l.c:;:i.n:.n~· >o ;i_ta.m:.; c.:;i.cit v
I ( - ·0.,7.c · 11-.uc low,.
,,.,,., .isiled ;·'
rcc;ui.r<:d if they c,bol.isil edc,-_4 n.ccr rov.^.ncc: nDLic:: rules\,.
Section 4 of Article I of ti::: Pc:>ruary 7 /:1·;-c.c_nt rcrc'c a;;
fol lows
: r
11.,
uotwithst;nic:.i.n~ oti:._·r pl:ovis.i.o;is of tili:,
,., ,_ ,,
A~raanl.nC, a cnrl:ier sh::11 have t.,a ri.gli~ ·to r_:. e
force reductions under el::=.rgoncy c~r,i,:i.;:.oa.^, su,;i:
,
-ir
I -
-. flood, sno;.~s-r~m, hu~:ric~nc, car f~;):C;
or strike, provic'rl that Dl:er,
":.ions are: su;,~loa~'~d
11l \7i101C:. Dr
in p:.':t': a:7C1 prOVi.Ci_d fnrtl:::r (;1:-,i:
fu.CnL:>e Ol:
such
C7:;.1'.~C;i:Ci'S 'i;i... l7e'=i:
Liaiell
\rD',ilCl
b, leer ~:oro.;~d by ti:: incu:.:acnts of the Lo~::i
_.,
to he r-boli_l·.--,ci o:: the tro::'.: trhic:h '.could. b;. l:c:
forr;d by tl:r. eraployce s i_wolved i.:i tha force
reductions no lo:;.,,e-r exists o-r cannot b
Sixteen
hours advance notice will be l;ivcn to th
em: l.oyces a f::ected before such r·_-d:'.cti.ons are r.~ad~.
L:hcn forces have been so reduced and Li:arcaft=r
operations are restored cmlaoyces entitled to pre
servation of ernloy,,:ant
rust:
be recallcc' upon the
termination of the emsrdency. In the event tile
Carrier is required to r,.:.ce force reductions because
of the aforesaid emergency conditions, it is arced
that any decline in gross Gperatina revenue and net
revenue ton miles resulting therefrD:.l shall not be
included in any computation of a decline in tile
carrier's business pursuant to the provisions of
Section 3 of this Article I." (Underscoring added)
The Carrier further .contends that there was a verbal agreement: (by telephone) between Carrier and lion -Cperating· General Chairman as to
procedure for temporary suspension, and pursuant to such a;;Yee,,_-nt posted
notices to
advise the employees as soon as practicable. Tile notices read
as follows:
"In the event of a strike by the Shop Craft
Employees on July 17, 1967, it will be necessary
to reduce our forces consistent with the resultant
curtailment and cessation of our operations.
"Therefore, except as the employees clay be
otherwise notified, all
ex_i::t:irs4
positi_<-n^ will
be tem
por2r. ilv su sL
n3c_d
beginning at 12:01 a .rl. ,
July 17, 1967 for the duration
of the strike.
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II
Undc3:ac:rdi.n',~ hav;: been ic·c.cl::.d ni.t;l el;e
rcl·tc:ent,.Li_v,.. of your Ci::l;;:n::z.aion tL:a cal.
ct;3plo ` cs
t;ho::c'
_? t i_o:3e.
t:e_,in_t-'..::~ ) - r
nor_ i.J.~·_ _._.
en;l·ci vi.17. return to tilei.i: ic:~uJ::-r uo;;i.::i.o::
~,.
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tile ::tart
O7:
1.17C
%1.3:St
full tour or du Lo
11C'.':.
~,
tl!C: tcrillination
0.,
tile
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p0; lti0rl0 i!ei:C
tcl,l:pp;Fi;11y 3U:13;;.ni_Cl a:14
t1i10 C>:·.i'Ci;:^CI
C13,F.111aCG17':.'llt:
to Positions Continli<,d in
will 7.i;:e1915C retilln t0 the pOUii.iOnU ti:'_); held as the
bcUinni.ng of the strike.
"1u the event of a strike, c;:istin~ v..^cation
scl7edul.es will be maintained for a7.1 empl.oyecs."
(Uncl:-.rscoring added).
General Cha:irr;an d=vies hcvin~ a3i:ced to tl:-- p?G;:;:ca:r.~ outlined by Ca:-3:icr, and Particularly denies havir..- yreecl to ti:a waivar of
advance notice requireii:ants.
Section 4 of Article I does not apply in
Situ,_Lio~_
the positions are not "abolished." It is evident in the instant uis;:u::~
that C'Irrier did not abolish the positions but suspended tl·.:.n t<:r
..u^ily.
As such, Ch: 16 hour advance notice was not required. In view ofv this it
is unnecessary to determine whether the General Chairman aUreed to waive
the notice requirements.
At).4P;V
The Claims are dismissed.
,.
~Wc.
,..-~-
',~,'.~ v:.(h~c--
N>,cholas H. Mnas ;
Neutral
Nletyr
Dated: Washinl;Con, D. C.
' N
June 24, 1969