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QUESTION AT ISSUE:

OPINION OF B0.k2D:

SPECIAL BOLRD 0_, G:njUS-Q~;;T No. e0s

Hotel ~~-_._.. ,
and Restaurant Employees and ~.:.~::rc.srs International Union and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific =.aiicoad Company

Whether or not in determinin-- base pe_-iod e~_..under Section 2 of Article IV, compensation e=.1--'rby waiters as Business Car Attendants is to ba included.

Claimants, protected enployees, performed service as attendants on private business cars assi2:·itd to high Carrier Officials. Positions on these ca=s a__ not

covered by the Scope Rule of the Agreement between tl=a parties. Compensation earned while working on these cars is used in making up Cia-_-ants' mo:-~thly guarantee under the terms of the Febru-ry 7 Agree-ent, bu;: such compensation is not used in determining that guarantee, =.e., such compensation is not included in the computation of base period earnL:~s.

The Organization contends that Claimantc that wc_.. ~.. business car attendants was work in another craft, and chat under ci.e November 24 Interpretations 1/ such wore: is to be includsd in deter::inin g base period compens^ztion due under the February 7 Agrae::ent.


attendants were of a separate craft or of any craft at ail. Tiler- is not'ning
in the February 7 Agreement or the Interpretations thereof which would re-Quire
that service outside the craft is to be included in determi ring bas-- period
compensation due under the Agreement.

Question and Answer ::o. 9 of Section 1, Ex tide I, and Quest:io n a..,: : ,saver No. 1 of Section 2 of- Article IV.
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This finding is consistent with Award No. 183
(:I-3`I':3 wherein we bald that Carrier could not deduct cz c r~._1-

for work outside tile cra-t.



Compensation earned by waiters as business car attendants is not to be included in deterriining base pe_iod earnings.

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Dated: Washington, D. C
January 7, 1970