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riil.e ii't tI1C Eeh..s 31E'. '.>:Gc_,`,...uL lu.-,_'l.'e.t; .i_.. L`:,_ O_
 sllel'( Ei":-~cz a 1J:.,~V':: Iorc('S, Y)i.L!:Gt: -C
the ~rt;,=i;_.:..^.t: Gn, to project: i%:'GLV:i.r1~ . L _ :.,
 total C:C~ nll~ture o1 '1;207,00:)?

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 OB0.-"iRD: /1S G. 3:G;i~lt O: TM-7.-e. 1)_V-,Ei:: ?.Y!C!t:i: 1:'O. 170"S, this

                                t0 Ci`;tC'_ C'I:C.?',n,-

              dispute is beiGrc: t!v..c hG_ rci ...._,~ . .,. ..

              Carrier wc:s in viol,_t:.oa of A~:ticle 1I., Scctio:: 3 of

              the rebsu-ry 7 A;;recr:2nt which p'rovldec:


                u , ,. ,

                SiY:ei'( a IJrGi:CCteG Ci'.IplGjyi:.^. is enW.t:_,^_i: 1,0 com'pensat'ion unC10z° thi° A~ o..._..., li:_ T-:1y be used in accord-nee wit h~cxicting ;:cn_c::ity rules for vacation rcli,ciy holiday v<:c~_:-:cies, Or sick YeliE:f, G:C %O: e,'ay Ott13r

                        o;!l:.cht:e:'.7;n'it:_~`


                          t .

                zsEigran2rcts !l:.ch do not recuix'c tl:c c:_;,ss:Cn3

                of craft lir.cs. Travelil c;:'1>cl:scs %ii7J. L.--

                paid in ins tlcos where they ~re <J.1o-?ed und-cz:

                caisting rulcs. 4lnerc ~:ast.n~ alrCe'::clas do

                not provide for traveling c:a:cn;:cs, f.n i:'t:O;:e

                r N s

                instances, tit;: rCyrC~nl:c.t:_V;:S O:. vii:: Ort;= :.t

                Zation and tae carrier will 1'6-t;Otintc. ii: all

                endeavor t0 reach ~ai am:cC1mant for this purpose."


Essential to this .::;u%ry iS Wl;etIlc?: the to :~o>:;:~y ut:i_li '.Zatioa of these ~l:~?10;,'.`_S vas consistent with "0x1St inT; :Crio'ri'ty'ruI00". The Organizza tion contends that hulc 21 (b) , an C.`:iSCil:g SCi;ior'lty rule, was violated because the employes were used on a project of less than $200,000.

              Yule 21 (b) provider:


                "RU?T; 21. TES? 01 SLr,;.'1L );z:,)=i-~ °S I''Oi:Ci:S. (b)

                E::oe:.'jt fo= ..,a-gc. ;.y si;:vc__v.o.: s, ,..,_ 4~ _ c` si~-..1

                                  ;_ _. _ _ _

                Cg_....('.r ! S "OTC-- r, y(e'i.ll l:e __._:

                VGi.Vin!,, ? '^i:;'?-n .t,Gf_~,l ^".7· 'll.', 0~;;'=~i `l;v7.

                __ _-_in·._...~:'- _._:._ .- _

                This does riot prccluda tCC use of S7_T;11.^·.i enziilecr s

                                        ,._ . 1 ;:i

                                        G :.'_ ~. L~ J . u ~,..' ~.- _..


              "forces ,C%~::.;ldi.%t:_C G. leas Mn 200, 04)0

                muia:al <.2 _;i: Munc= M

                chnironn rand d chief onginnar,"

                scori,, aC;d; d.)


            l" a r the n.,^_n~ ·, C'::i; . . ,

            ife basis for ~_~i _Z:i.G~ra _, OC_ .C;L?. is ._.~ that i.~_:

            :,000 figure referred tU .ii3n^l U`a y. . ~ .not to - .. t

. ._ ._ c'.:k only .;: J rto S::' .:;:c.::_ :1ci,
 ;. Ofthe project.

 Despite it.. contenta.oa on I:<:o L:: _,1ty 'h= this 1;.:. Cork M..^.'L.' of loss than $200,000" (GndCrccor i';' MY)., the o:'.; Cv!
in the rCCOr d was . Copy of , Work Order Authority, Mod a___ _
 in the exount of $395,850.
In addition, the Oi:a`., ::i.l_'.t~li:i did not Vefute Carrier's letter of October 19, 1966 which _=e6 ix: part:
                ... "It further ... ,.__

                ...Lt is our f:;r,...__ position t1'.,._ Lt-:~ c..;.e

                language of 1ulc 21 (b) is Val! d1firaw in par-

                · r

                C:1:_i;LiZt'`-'; U.:_ of signal ia'tt;i:7s.G::i_u'; forces U_:


                  CC s ~m .:l

                p:.·oj f:.; involving . ri.ns_minimum total _ · nc;-LCli-c·

                of $200,00'0. xa f the hintorJ Q this

                          ~L:: ·C1!'iCV.` of

                            <`· s

                provision develops rat it fast as a

                nogotiableo item for inclusion in the v'vovk gicca··

                cent revised April 1, 1962, that ,..._ origin . end

                intent of the provision is call c?ocu*ncw&t c_:

                the property and that t~ provision was on7_icit

                m"' .: l.n providing a;, ilaini,muL total empeni'tura np'p:i

                cable to the entire total expenditure of the

                project and was to any phase of

                the construction..."


On the basis of the language of Rule ?_1. (b) and the record, the Board concludes that the $7_00,000 figure refers to the total expanditure of the project and not just the cost of the signal work.

                          AG'ART)


The answer to the question submitted to this Eoard is in the affirmative, and the claim is denied.

                                  1.


                                Nicholas ·1. 1.:.:

                                Neutral '

                                  .:.tci 2:=


Dated: Washington, D. C.
      November 12, 1969