H. C. CROTTY
 PRESIDENT B. L. SORAH, JR.





                          GRAND LODGE


                    12080 WOODWARD AVE.. DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48209


                            OFFICE OF


                            PRESIDENT


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                      FILE SBA #605

                      January 20, 1971


        Mr. John J. Berta

        Assistant to President

        704-06 Consumers Building

        220 South State Street

        Chicago, Illinois 60604


        Dear Brother Berta:


                Enclosed are copies of Awards Nos. 231 and


        232 of Special Board of Adjustment No. 605, which were


        signed by Referee Friedman on November 16, 1970.


                With best wishes, I am


                            Sincerely and fraternally


                                    e et'o-5--

                                    President


        Enclosures 2

        CC: Mr. H. G. Harper-w/enclosures 2

        Mr. A. J. Cunningham-W/enclosures 2

                                              Award No. Z31

                                              Case No. T'CU-12-W


              SPECIAL, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NO. 605


PARTIES ) Transportation-Communication Division
 TO ) Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks
 DISPUTE ) Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes
 and
 Texas-Mexican Railway Company
 QUESTION E. N. Rivas, who has a seniority date of April 24, 1934, in
 AT ISSUE: the telegrapher craft, was displaced from his regular assign
 ment on August 24, 1.964. Account no work available to him in
 the telegrapher craft he was granted leave of absence September
 24, 1964 to December 22, 1964, from the craft, for the purpose
 of performing work in other crafts. Mr. Rivas performed ser
 vice in other crafts October 1, 1964 through January 9, 1965,
 retaining his seniority in the telegrapher craft. Mr. Rivas
 then was available for service in his craft (telegrapher) and
 performed the first work available to him which occurred on
 February 15, 1965.
 Does E. N. Rivas qualify as a protected employee under Article
 I, Section 1 and therefore is entitled to the compensation
 guarantee provided in Article IV, Section 2?

 OPINION After full consideration of the particular facts in this
 OF BOARD: record the Disputes Committee holds that the claimant would
 qualify as a protected employe.
 Because of the unique facts and circumstances of this docket,
 there is no intent to establish a precedent on this or any
 other carrier.
 AWARD

            The answer to the question is in the affirmative.


.r' Milton Friedman
 ' Neutral Member
 )

 DATED: Washington, D. C.
      November /60 1970