PARTIES ) Transportation-Communication Employees Union
 TO ) and
 DISPUTES ) Erie Lackawanna Railroad Company
 QUESTION
 AT ISSUE: Does Article IV, Section 1 contemplate that Carrier
 shall promptly compensate employees due preservation
 of compensation under its terms and thereafter keep
 such preservation of compensation on a current basis?
 OPINION
 OF BOARD: The question is framed in general language and assumes
 the individuals involved are rightfully entitled to
 the continuation of their compensation at the protected
 rate.
 The Carrier has the obligation to keep reasonably current
 in maintaining the protected rate of compensation of a protected employee.
 Whether or not the Carrier is in violation of Article IV, Section 1, in a
 particular case depends upon what is reasonable under the circumstances of that
 case.

The answer to the question submitted is resolved as per Opinion.

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Dated: Washington, D. C.
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