PARTIES ) Erie Lackawanna Railroad Company
 TO THE ) and
 DISPUTE ) Transportation-Communication Employees Union

 QUESTION
 AT ISSUE: Does the Carrier violate Article IV,
 Section 1 when it refuses to include
 compensation for overtime regularly
 worked by a protected employee on his
 position as of October 1, 1964 as a
 part of his normal rate of compensation?
 OPINION
 OF BOARD: This is another in the series of cases in which
 it is claimed that the regular performance of over
 time for a period up to October 1, 1964, requires
 that such pay be computed in the guaranteed compensation of
 protected employees.

 In various Awards, most recently Award No. 227, it has been held that overtime which was worked as needed, and could be discontinued at will, was not intended by the February 7 Agreement to be so included. The frequency or duration of such additional earnings did not bring them within the definition of "normal rate of compensation" as used in Article IV.

              The answer to the Question is No.


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                          Milton Friedman

                          Neutral Member


Dated: July ~, 1971
        Washington, D. C.