Carricrts File: D-6757 AWARD 70. 116
 Organization's File: ti-2I-McArthur (Case No. 19'1)

 BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY`', AIRLINE' AND STLA\RSI-11P CLERKS,
 FRE'IG13T HANDLERS, EXPRESS AND STI%TIC\ rMPLOYES



STATF:A-IE\T OF CLAIM:

 Cltl.irYZ of the; System Con-imittee of thu Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Stri-r-tnship ~lt·.r~:;, 'P*7-ci.c,l,,t 13audlars, Eapres p and Station i:.m. ploycs on the St. Louis-Scan Francisco Railway Company, that:









JUIUSDICTIO\ OF ta.i



jtlri:1.·'ta.ir » 1 :.:1.·' t a.ir»1·'ta. i r»1r»1 o /~c'.Ir .
 That statclr)cnt is incorpor;1tctl ht':'r i.l by r~rfr:rence ti:c:rrrto.

 OPINION Olt" BOAKD:




                    AWA121a NCB, 116 P7.F;C: 2

                    (Gaffe No. 194)


the UTU announced selactivo strikes a, ainst three railroads included in tlalo notices, and did so strike.

 The U'TU further annotlnccd strike dates for other railroads, including Aug;ttst 11, 1071, for the 1'risco. Others were scheduled for such action July 24, July 30 arid Au~,-u=:t 6. .

 With the announcerncntti, j>atrons began finding; other means of transportatiolz for goods, When the initial strike was effected, this; Carrier's claily car'loading; and transit husincss; was curtailed. Six of Carrier's scheduled trains were annulled acid t"·o consolidated by July 30, 1971.

 We are told that 32 Switch Engineers wcrc. cut off, five 1-lostlers, 159 Firemen and 35 Clerks.

 Clairrlants .ere included in this group. Nationally, agrer-mcnt was reached at 12;01 a.ln., Aogust. L, 1971, with operatiol'ls thoreaftcr returning; to normal.

 The Orgariization contends that Rule 21, Section (a) of tile: Agrecrncttt sil;2lJcrts it; po::ition that ,I)c-. Claimants lle:rcilz were not properly notified:

          "Whelt fOrCe5 ;tl'c rc·clucrrJ ol- positinlls r<re . abolished serlial'ity right;; shall govern. When a re(;ulax position i:; abolislled riot lc:s than five working clay,,' advance wrUtc>.ll noti.cc shall he given to the inctirrlbcnt. of the: po,,ition tvhich is to 1>c abolishad, .w>d copy furni::hed Gcncral Chair. nocln tend Local Chairlnall cxcc-pt thrlt riot mor.u than sixteen hair::' suc:l advance notice: will he redtiil'ed tlrlClel- elzterg;cl:c~· <:onditiclns .·,11.^h ai: floor'., ::now Storm, Iltirl'S[';1ne, C~1rtl,ritl:llCf', firc or tit,rikc:, provided tile GarriQrls <zl:cratiotl·'. ar<; rltl:; >clldcd its ,vllolo or ill fr:ri'1. :illcl )n'e\ill,:!1 furtl:t·'r that 1)ccall sr: of :.uch clr1c·Vf;enc:y tliu work vAlich wot,ild he pcrfoY·;rl,:ct by tic: il:rur;ili~:l:t : of ta;r: floaif'irrn'B to ho :,boli:a:od or ti;e: wwr'e vA,:ch lvo_lo he porforlrl~wl l~-; llvr· w::·:.l_~.t.:; lnwc,lvi:ut in t!.u: fr>rc.t·

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                    AWARE) NO. 116 Page 3

                    (Ga::n No. 194)


The February ZS, 1971, National Agrcemunt, Articln VII, is also cited:
      "(a) pules, arcoments or practices, how

      ever established, that. require; advance notice to

      employees before abolishing positions or making

      force reductions care hereby modified to clirrlittate

      any roquirenlent for such notices tinder omergency

      conditions, such as flood, snow storm, hurricanes,

      tornado, earthquake, firs: or labor disputes other

      than as covered by paragraph (b) below, provided

      that such conditions result in suspcn-ion of a

      carrier's operations in whole or in part. It is

      undcrr,tood and agreod that such force reductions

      · will be con lined solely to those. work locations

      directly raffccted by any :suspension of operations

      '1(b) Rules, i,-rcQ.rncnts or practice.:, however

      estrblishe:d, that require.advancc police before:

      positions arr· aboli::herl or forrce: are r cducod are

      hereby moclifiod s,o aF: rot to r~·.nt:ir.e_c:.<'v:·.;:_r:e; notice

          _wh_cro a_su,ner;s'.on or n ca:rir_._~< <:~;<:,..·t_;on~:: in


          added_ ._ ._ __ _-_,_.._ .__.-.._.........


WC are convincr-d that tae Carrier": oparatiorts ,,.ore stic;;;endc:d trig part. `t Granted, this C: arrior «·:: s n(-:ver acauc,lly ill ;t. situation of h;;v.. int; its UT U C:rnploycs off their jobs on stxilw, but it wa:: jur:t as; dirc:c'Jy affected. BeCau·;c of a lcibor dispute but%vc:c·n thc· Carricir arrcl it t: cin;rlovc:t:, parties to .-; national dis;Juto, it.: operation Nv,·i : ctlriailc:cl, snspclldcd in part:.
We arc: not cotwi.nc:cd that the wor:, to wl'ricb Cauitnant:> w,-:rt; ;r ·:::it~ne:d did sexist, but, r::.tl;c:r, di·.a;~)rn.crcc' i~c:c;:u::e: of llle; 1:a,or 0if"hute: 1:11'1 fosultattt .~17Si%t;n::ii~tl.
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                                          _ PLQ LID


AWARD :'0. 116 1?age 4
 ' (Case 1\'o. 194)

                  1. That Carricr ,and l'mployes involved in this I

                  dispute are rc:pc:ctfvely Carrier and Employc:s

                  within the rncaning of the Railway Labor Act,

                  as approved Juno 7.1, 1934;


                    2, That this Board hasJurisdiction over the dispute involved herein; and


                  3. That the. Agreement was not violated.


                              AWAlk17


                  Claim denied,


                        John Griswcii, Chairman

                                            ·

                            Neutral Monibcr


        -!:'A. Thornf>son,/i;arz·ii·r Mczr;hcr Y,Z" . U. NciMon, Employ& MonYIher


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        Dated at Sp'rinl;iaarl, Mi ,sc.uri, this(_s__ day ofd(1..~`:~:....,._..._._.:_. 19P3·