SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NO. 605
PARTIES) Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks,
TO THE ) Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes
DISPUTE) and
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
QUESTIONS (1) Did those certain changes which Carrier made at East
AT ISSUE: St. Louis, Illinois, effective February 21, 1966, con
stitute technological, operational and/or organizational
changes under the provisions of Article III of the Febru
ary 7, 1965 Agreement?
(2) Did the Carrier violate the provisions of the Febru
ary 7, 1965 Agreement, particularly Articles III and VIII
thereof, when, it instituted those certain changes at East
St. Louis, Illinois, without the giving of proper notice
and negotiation of appropriate implementing Agreement?
(3) Did the Carrier violate the provisions of the Febru
ary 7, 1965 Agreement, particularly Articles III and VIII
thereof, when, in instituting those certain changes at
East St. Louis, Illinois, it transferred certain clerical
work, service, duties and operations to employes of another
craft, represented by another labor organization?
(4) Shall the Carrier be required to return the clerical
work at East St. Louis, Illinois to employes within the
Clerks' Agreement?
(5) Shall the Carrier be required to compensate each and
every employe involved in or affected by the transfer of
work across craft lines, instituted at East St. Louis,
Illinois effective February 21, 1966, and each day there
after, the wage losses they have suffered on and after
February 21, 1966? The employes involved or affected by
the technological, operational and organizational changes
are shown on a separate statement attached hereto as
Employes' Exhibit No. 1.
OPINION
OF BOARD: The carrier installed IBM equipment and allegedly transferred
certain clerical work to telegraphers. A claim was filed with
this Disputes Committee contending that work had been transferred across craft
lines in violation of Article III, Section 1, of the February 7, 1965 Agreement.
The same dispute insofar as it alleged a violation of the scope
rule was the subject of a claim before the Third Division, National Railroad
AWARD N0. 392
Case No. CL-43-W
Adjustment Board and was disposed of by Third Division Award 20217. It was
held in that decision that the evidence involved did not establish a violation
of the scope rule. Also see recent Third Division Award 20477 between these
parties on the same issue.
After careful analysis of the docket and the cited awards we
conclude that no crossing of craft lines occurred. Accordingly, the issue before us in this case has been disposed of by our Awards 2, 19 and 204.
AWARD
The answer to the questions is in the negative.
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Murfay Iii. Robman
Neutral Member
Dated: Washington, D. C.
May 21, 1975
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