PARTIES TO THE DISPUTE:

              Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Company (System Lines)


                    STATEMENT OF CLAIM- "Claim of the System Committee of the Brotherhood that:


      (1) The carrier violated the Agreement when, without

      benefit of 'mutual agreement between the General Chairman

      and designated Representative of Management', it

      assigned or otherwise permitted 'outside parties' to

      construct roadbed subgrade and to place rip-rap between

      Mile Posts 187 and 188 near Paterson, Washington.


      (2) Machine Operators R. Shimmin and W. Kent each be

      allowed pay at their respective straight time rates

      for an equal proportionate share of the total number

      of man hours consumed by the contractor's forces during

      the claimants' regular assigned hours and pay at their

      respective time and one-half rates for an equal proportion

      ate share of the total number of man hours consumed by

      the contractor's forces outside the claimants' regular

      assigned hours in the performance of the work referred

      to in Part (1) of this claim."


FINDINGS.

 The Board, upon the whole record and all the evidence finds that:

 In view of the facts and circumstances in this particular case and without construing the rules of agreement relied upon by the parties as they might apply to any other case involving the same or similiar set of circumstances, each claimant will be allowed
 four hours' pay
 AWARD- As per Findings.

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. P. W 's ri, Employee Member H. J ierney, Ca.rier Member
 Portland, Oregon
 August 10, 1967