SPECIAL BOA:7D OF ADJUSTMENT NO. 605
PARTIES ) Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
TO THE ) and
DISPUTE ) Transportation-Communication Employees Union
QUESTIONS
AT ISSUE: 1. Does the transferring of any work performed
by employees covered by the Telegraphers'
Agreement to employees not covered by that
Agreement constitute a violation of Article
III, Section 1?
2. Did Carrier violate the Agreement when it
moved work performed by employees covered
by the Telegraphers' Agreement from one
point to another without first following
the procedure set forth in Article III,
sections 1 and 2?
OPINION
OF BOARD: 1. As the result of the abolition of Telegrapher positions at East Winona, Wisconsin, in November, 1965,
certain clerical work was transferred to individuals
covered by the Clerks' Agreement at Winona, Minnesota. However,
prior awards of the Third Division on this property (14322, 14323)
established that the Telegraphers' Agreement is not violated by
such transfer of work. Consequently, pursuant to those awards
and Award No. 11 of this Committee, which held that this was not
a crossing of craft lines, Article III, Section 1, was not
violated.
2. Every transfer of work from one location to another
does not require an implementing agreement. Page 10 of the
Interpretations dated November 24, 1965, gives the two circum
stances when implementing agreements are required. Neither
appears applicable to Carrier's transfer of Telegrapher work
from East Winona to Lacrosse, since a transfer of employees
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from one seniority district to another was not involved and
there is no showing that the change made could not have been
effectuated without prior conference and agreement.
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The Answer to the QuestiorsO is No.
Milton Friedman
Neutral Member
Dated:
Washington, D. C.
November 16, 1971