PARTIES) The Order of Railroad Telegraphers

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 DISPUTE) St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company

 STATEMENT OF CLAIM:

 1. Carrier violated the Scope and other rules of the Agreement between the parties hereto when and because it failed or refused to fill the position of Agent at Commerce, Texas, with an employee from the Telegraphers' seniority roster during the period of time, December 23 to 31, both dates inclusive, 1955, when the regular Agent was absent from his station on vacation; but, instead required an employe not covered by the said Agreement to assume the duties and responsibilities of Agent at this station on these days, and that

 2. In consequence of its action in thus violating the Agreement between the parties, Carrier shall be required to make redress in the form of a day's pay at the Commerce agency rate of pay for each of the days involved in the period December 2331, 1955, to the senior employe on the Telegraphers' seniority roster not working on each day or days in the period stated above.

 FINDINGS: The above claim was withdrawn by the Organization.

 AWARD: Claim dismissed.

                    /s/ Frank P. Douglass

                    Frank P, Douglass, Chairman


/s/ 0. C. Jones Is/ L. C. Albert
 0. C. Jones,. Employee Member L. C. Albert, Carrier Member

 Tyler, Texas December 14, 1956.

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