PARTIES TO DISPUTE:

      CHICAGO AND WESTERN INDIANA RAILROAD COMPANY


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      BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY, AIRLINE AND STEAMSHIP CLERKS, FREIGHT HANDLERS, EXPRESS AND STATION EMPLOYES


QUESTIONS AT ISSUE:

        1. Did the Carrier violate the Washington Job Protection Agreement when, on or about November 1, 1983, it effected a transaction with the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company to perform all agency and clerical functions at 81st Street, Chicago, Illinois, without prior Agreement?


        2. If the answer to Question No. 1 is in the affirmative, shall Carrier now be required to allow all benefits provided by the Washington Job Protection Agreement of 1936 to all employees adversely affected thereby and shall Carrier further be required to return to the status quo, unless and until agreement is reached pursuant to the W.J.P.A. to cover the transaction referred to?


OPINION OF THE BOARD:

      Subsequent to the submission of the dispute herein to this Board


and following oral argument, the Board has been informed that the

 parties are withdrawing the dispute from further consideration by the

 Board. The dispute therefore, is dismissed without prejudice.
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AWARD: Case dismissed without prejudice.

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                  I. M. Lieberman, Chairman


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