SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUST:-IENT NO. 605
PARTIES ) Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Cc;npany
TO Tile ) and
DISPUT3 ) Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
QUESTION
Should the compensation guarantee of
AT ISSUE: 2·Sessr s. J. A. mraughan, J. C. Oxin~r,
W. S. Hitt and Belton Phillips include
the amount of house rent allo^?anCe stipu
lated within Rule 18 of the
working agree
ment.
OPINION
An allowance payable under specific conditions,
OF BOARD: and not payable under other conditions, is not part
of "the normal rate of
compensation" whose continu
ation is guaranteed to protected employees. Both Rule 18 of
the working agreement, and Award
No.
14859 of the Third Division
between these parties, make '-.hat clear.
A W A R D
The answer to the Question is
No.
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Mil on Fried nan, Neutral mamber
Dated: Washington, D. C.
September/0, 1969