I=OK I AW "rotner hroud-ra'r Maintenance o'1 Wav L:muloves _
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t~i:..;l-'i.11C burlxnutor; Nlurthcrn Railroad LomDa"v

-li',TE:.IIL_I~II ... 7h,o worrier violated tnru Agreement Januarv 25.
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            Up ~L_A;1Mz: . ._.. .. ..c . and .... . W'82 who" assianina B.&b forces: to _Wa;, 'snow -from tf'ouPs mt A,i roue_ and ;uoerior. Wa sscon s in .


          ._. Inert Claimants J. I='. IMcWinnis. I·I. f>. Johnson,

              I·i Nettleton. D. H. Paulson. M. A. Lees, _

            c·I. .Bir.It;'arn.. f. 6. Van alstxne. Ft. I-. Lassen.

            -r._. W. Hev2pr. I-'.- H. Hel'lerud. 1M. C_. polkarska.

            ,.. H. btutr-ids. F. D. Tessier. W. L_. Hawk. r·. I-i

            I·tcLan"e:ll anti F:. J. Nnffsinaer now ate allowed equal

            uruuurtxon-·to share o9 the 4ua stra.nht time hou,-

            worked ti.. lid<b 'rprCPs.r'


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Ill,: ;:r~ ,:h,c; r j;,._)ra vrord. eri La_·r hearinU, Lhe-Tc wrd - fi.ndc-, tl;,,;~ +..i~--·

.,>r tso-. Pmripttn Ole Gorrter and Empl:oveen within the meaninn of

Ow r"Uiwa_, uai:r,r ACLL.. .a_. amended_ and tnaL this vu.,,di i·_ du1;,

Cc01_,t.it·_rtaau under FuL,lic Law 8cf-1Sb and tyas-iurasclia.ction of the

1:0 the cJA3m .dates in this di.oute.: the _l.aiman is n,amc-·d

nh.r t..: o, i o: wRIW rrJ I t-:r J ouuhed Sect_r.onmen · rom tl,(

    .i ~. -,.0~rr·: IUr ..-W J l lrl_ ,rwLn&j. ! he r swura wnd1Lctew that r,"


.,rjrIriGrA ..._ and 2'4 <a ....:;re winter storm struck the area dumoino

... :: treme amounts at rSnOc. o·, the Wr srrWa i t_ tOS WU the access roads

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to mos>t. are,:ve=. r-~t Lt. vard -.-. Well ass the terminal itse7 T arro
bro"ont ooprationa to a near standstill. Because of this
circumstance, i_;orrier declared a -snow erfreroencv tooother with
m_,_°.t 01 the other antivxtsuo and bus3nPsses in the area. Record
in", t ai s=s that Carrier in attemotino to re=store oiler ations used
all f0icRc. from all c-rafts in an attempt to clean the switches
and =shovel snow from the terminal and, as well, recal led .:.,_
1rr· A,vonc-d WeLUoirmen to assist tin rpuular 'forces in me r formino
twee wmorowncv arrow removal. work. I-lowevek -the 15 Glaimanta
hu·rr·i" were- not:. recalled. The snow removal.- activity continued
for all, the dav-..indicated in the claim. The dispute herein was
hanrv·J on Fwiitanner alleu.inc:t that the Claimants mould have= bewrr' .
racaI led to clean snow from switches, which-, was:- solely Tract::

"uhdeoartment work and the B&B force=c should riot have been used.

Tho claim herein is cioselv related to that- dealt with in award No. n5 or this Board. In this dispute as in the prior one the Jroan.tzation taken the position that snow removal work: ryas restrauino arid r-evarved to empjtovews in thrc~ -i-rac.k:s-trtdet~ariirnerrt.


Aside from the question of t-he snow eM&rqbncy. which is A-11 AMc,Ortant l onsi,deration_ the Board nag already ruled on the priircaple issue-_:: involved in this matter. It is clear- that there was no soer=ailc rule -support for Petitioner 5 position. rhere I.'_


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r,a trI_tr10 in the rules dealina with the exclusive rioht to snow r pmo~ajl work bezrro reserved to Track subdepartment employees. Historically. Carrier has used many crafts, includinq operatino c_e-r<sonnel sand cler-Mal personnel to assist. in snow removal.

activities. )There is nothina either- histaricallv or customarily. _.° wan ir"dxcatwd in Award No. 65. which-, supports the position of Petitioner with respect:- to this work.


Jn ndd?t-fun to tlw oun=i ,on o9 whether indeed snow removal work: ,.s reserved exclu=srivel,v to the craft and subdepartment from which l"P·t.3tzonc·rs; Lame, the question of the applicability crt Rule 9 is 4,.i r_;.,;, ..:= well, f-;s in Case and Award No. 5;:7. ~Larrier

oblioa.ted to rvcaii employees for a temporary vacancy. 1n this dispute Carrier did opt to recall certain section employees to a, vast in snow removal work,. 7:t did not.. reouire the Claimants h"r,-_n. howover, to worP dur.ina that same Mur day period. 'here nutninq in the rules which requires-, Carrier to recall emolovees who have been furlounhcd for short term temporary V.UQ"rLJer.-. Urrch as': for the relatively br:i<el live day per-300 o11 snow removal lnvoJved in thus dispute-.


Iho Board conclude=·. a_ i.H Award No. C;_;., that the claim is without merit acrd must be denied.


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