Parties to Dispute:





STATEMENT OF CLAIM :

      Claim on behalf of R. D. Hill, R. D. Cash, Jr., J. A. Wilson, R. A. Layne, A. L. Wilson and R. H. Reynolds requesting that they each be paid 288 hours straight time and 72 hours overtime in that, from October 12, 1997 through December 2, 1997, a contractor was used to repair substructure of bridge at mile post V-200.0, in the vicinity of Altavista, Virginia.


              [Carrier file MW-ROAN-97-156-BB-696]


Upon the whole record and all the evidence, after hearing, the Board finds that the parties herein are carrierand employee within the meaning of the Railway LaborAct, as amended, and this board is duly constituted by agreement under Public Law 89456 and has jurisdiction of the parties and subject matter.

                        AWARD


After thoroughly reviewing and considering the transcript and the parties' presentations, the Board finds that the claim should be disposed of as follows:

5aA Joyg CGL5G C/'~ The claim arises out of Carriers subcontracting of bridge repair work. The record reflects that, although Carrier gave the General Chairman notice of its intent to subcontract the work, the notice did not include the replacement of defective steel shims. Accordingly, we will order Carrier to compensate each Claimant eight hours pay at the straight time rate for the portion of the work not encompassed within the notice.


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R. A. Lau
 Organization Member

 M. H. Malin

 Issued at Chicago, IL on December 21, 1999

 D. L. Kerby~
 Carrier Member