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AT ISSUE: To what cor:·.uenr,c,t:ic n nc: c: ; -.:: ~~ u.: Si ;:' · '. r




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              cove i:C:C: Ly the t. )l.i,;1a11::=1iY ., L?~i .....:nt, CJ_v.!...._.t. u.__ . ,...;C;

              the incu,.:.cnt cf t:·. Lot.~po=a::y S J", -;n.·: I 2,_.:..a:_...,.__ ~>:;~_

at' GCI1C:Se0, Illinois O':1 April C;, 1905. Cialr:;3rit CliCI nGt ..,uV~: Ia.:: 11y t0
 Ge21es_o; instc<ad he re. ted <. sicehing rconl at CcnoZ;;:o and co::.,~..,. or. I!e~..
 CIIdS t0 117.5 YeSi.d`_11CC at Cedar Rapids, a di:taiicc: Of Si'1~ _ 1)0 n:il~.`.::. CJ.c'.l.:;t
 ant rcturllcd to his foznlar position .,^,t Cedar Rapids on Junc 5, 1965.
Claim was filed on Lcha 1f of Cla,·1ant for $x;00 <.nd 5 days pay as provided in Article V of the February 7 Atzeem:nt. 1'n:: pert:inen t portion of Article V stated:
              "If t112 enplcyce elects to transfer to tl-,..^ ncte point of elnplcyl^ent requiring <. ci:ar~P of l:esi_~'encc, such transfer and chanL<. of resid'ance.,..^1 i be sub,ject to the Lanefits coataincd Li Sccti.clts IO a d 1.1 of the 4lashin,tcn A,1reev;2nt notcrithstnnd:L;l- anything to the contrary contained in ..aid provisions al-:d in addition to such benef it.^, ,hall receive a transfer allowance of four hundred dollars (S!:00) and five working days instead of "two working days" provided by Section 10 (a) of said

                                A;;reer::::nt."


In further support of the claim, the OrSan-:2.Ltion refers to a Latter of Understanding dated February 7, 1;65 orl:ich rc<.ds:
              "The followi_n- will confirm t.:-r_ unde-tst-'ing we had in connection with the 2g-reer..ent s.,.::& today.

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              officials, supcrvis~i°y or fully c;:·:cI/;:cc_

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              ,, craft or cJ_a;iS of c:.,ployecproi~ct:_c. s·:%e;::c

              said l1Urucm':nt, thC·.'n, du-r).n ; t:l-;:. I%~:,:i_~C: M`.C-

              ,· seniority is exerci.;ed, :;u":: offic:ia7s, ., _v1.e:cy or. J.uJ.J.;' e:c;:c.pted _;:r:~o:~,-.;:~_ :.h:.la. :,·.

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It 1s agreed by tae partics that tbcrC ~'.'~S,^. .:o C.Ii'I:Va a.. residence frail Cedar Rapids to G°anc-sco dllrinlo the p~;riod invo'lvc(l.

 Unless, ih-rcforc, the T,etter of ~ndcr~t,.:din~ of i` CbrU.:.i:y 7, 1965 enlarges, I:odified, or changes Article \% of tl:e Fcbruory 7 l.;;recl-.z-:t, reirrioursenp-nt for travel and living ex;pens-'s is not a11o."Cd. A:aards :'o. 5 and 143.

 It is clear th<.t t1:C Il_tter of UnderstanC''in-, was net it: tendad to and did not, in fact, deroZatc any riL,·,hus under =be scl:=dula agreen-:nt; its effect is limited, end relates only to tile February 7 :".gr:cment. What was granted by th: February 7 Agreer= nt was not erq)n.:J:d by the Letter of Understanding. The Later o,. Undarste_ndi.r:g c.::::c7.y reiterated ti:. rights- of protected employes in a situation involvin- tea return to tl:c ranks of Carrier officials and supervisory or excepted porsoanal. TJ;e Letter of Understanding, provides that "no employee subject to said _h~::-e~,z~nt= shall be adversely affected with respect to com?ensati.on, rules, workir.-:~ conditions, fringe benefits, or rights and privileges L_r~ai-.ia, _r'.:-:ret:o, ." (Underscoring added.)

 Thus, what is not available und·ar the 1'ebruary 7 ._~reer:, nt (namely a transfer allowance where there was no ci:aagc of residence) is not available by the Letter of Understanding.

                          AWARD


                      The claim is den iyd.


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Dated: F;achi_nl;con, D.C.
      November 12, 1969