ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS

and

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY


Claim of the General Committee of The Order of Railroad Telegraphers on the Missnuri Pacific Railroad that:
        1. Carrier violated the terms of the agreement between the parties when it arbitrarily reclassified the position of Agent-Telegrapher at Arms, Kansas, to that of Agent-Restricted Operator, effective, March 26, 1954, without agreement between the parties.


    2. Carrier violated the agreement when effective March 26, 1954, it re-

        duced the 'rate of pay of the Agent-Telegrapher. at Arma, Kansas, from

        $1.75 to $7..63 per hour without agreement between, the parties.


    3. Carrier shall restore classification of Agent-Telegrapher to the

        position at Arma, Kansas, effective March 26, 1954.


    4'. Carrier shall pay J. W. Humble, or the incumbent at Arma, Kansas,

        the difference between the amount paid since March 26, 1954, and

        the agreed rate of Agent-Telegrapher to which he was entitled.


                          CASE 2

    1. Carrier violated the terms of the agreement between the parties

        ` when'it arbitrarily reclassified the position of Agent=Telegrapher at Edna, Kansas, to that of Agent-Restricted Operator, effective March 26, 1954, without agreement between the parties.


    2. Carrier violated the agreement when effective March 26, 1954, it re-

        due6dthe rate of pay of the 'Agent-Telegrapher.at,Edna, Kansas, from

        $1.835 to $1.63 per hour without agreement between the parties.


        3. Carrier shall restore classification of Agent-Telegrapher to the position at Edna, Kansas, effective March 26, 1954.


        4. Carrier shall pay William H. Owings, or the incumbent at Edna; Kansas, the difference between the amount paid since March 26, 1954, and the ggreed upon rate of Agent-Telegrapher to which he was entitled.


                          CASE 3

    1. Carrier violated the terms of the agreement between the parties when

        it arbitrarily reclassified the position of Agent-Telegrapher at

        Bronough, Missouri, to that of Agent-Restricted operator, effective

        March 26, 1954, without agreement between the parties.

                                          Award No. 5

                                          Docket No. 6


        2, Carrier violated the agreement when effective March 26, 1954, it reduced the rate of pay of the Agent-Telegrapher at Bronough, Missouri, from $1.75 to $1.63 per hour without agreement between the parties.


        3. Carrier shall restore classification of Agent-Telegrapher to the position at Bronough, Missouri, effective March 26, 1954.


        4. Carrier shall pay S. P. Linn: or the incumbent at Bronough, Missouri, the difference between the amount paid since March 26, 1954, and the agreed upon rate of Agent-Telegrapher to which he was entitled.


                          CASE 4

        1. Carrier violated the terms of the agreement between the parties when . it arbitrarily reclassified the position of Agent-Telegrapher at Liberal, Missouri, to that of Agent-Restricted operator, effective March 26, 1954, without agreement between the parties,


    2. Carrier violated the agreement when effective March 26, 1954, it re- -

        duced the rate of pay of the Agent-Telegrapher at Liberal, Missouri,

        from $1.75 to $1.63 per hour without agreement between the parties.


        3. Carrier'shall restore classification of Agent-Telegrapher to the position at Liberal, Missouri, effective March 26, 1954.


        4. Carrier shall pay W. S. Weaver, or the incumbent at Liberal, Missouri,, the difference between the amount paid since March 26, 1954, and the agreed upon rate of Agent-Telegrapher to which he was entitled.


OPINION OF BOARD: While existing facts in these claims are not identical with ,those
 present in Docket No. 1, said claims under consideration here
 involve the same parties and the same rules as were present in Docket No, 1, Award
 No. 1, previously considered by this Board.

 ' It is the opinion of the Board that the controlling factual.situation here present, when considered in the light of the cited rules, is comparable to that considered and applied in the aforesaid award. For the reasons stated and to the extent indicated in Award No. 1, these claims are denied.

 FINDINGS: The Special Board of Adjustment No. 117, upon the whole record end all the
    ' evidence, finds' and holds:


That the Carrier and the Employes involved in this dispute are respectively Carrier and Employes within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act as approved June 21, 1934.

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                                        Award No. 5

                                        Docket Mo. 6


That this Special Board of Adjustment has ,jurisdiction over the dispute involved herein; and that the Carrier did not violate the effective agre3ment.

                          E 'ARD


        Claims denied.


                  SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT N0. 117


                  Livingston Srd"ch -- Chairman


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 St. Louis, Missouri
 May 29, 1956

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