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Y SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTaENm~ 1T N0. 167 (D3rRGI^1)

"Claim of the System Committee of the Brotherhood that:

"(1) The Carrier violated terms of the current Agreement when on December 1, 1955 it abolished the position of Telegraph Clerk, assigned hours 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, with lunch period 12 Noon, until 12:30 PU, coming under the Superintendentos seniority district Group 2 roster, distributing a major portion of the work to employee in another seniority district.

"(2) That the senior furloughed Group 2 employe in Superintendentfs seniority district be paid one day's pay at Telegraph Clerk rate for D:cember 1, 1955 for each and every day until all work removed from the Telegraph Clerk position is restored to Group 2 employes in Superintendent?e seniority district."

Grand Junction, a relay telegraph office was established there and the telegraph office formerly maintained in the passenger depot in the West Yard was closed. Upon the closing of that office, the position of telegraph clerk at the West Yard was abolished since the essential work of the position had disappeared with the closing of the office and like positions had been established in the East Yard where such work was performed in connection with the new telegraph office.

It further appears that-the incidental work of distributing mail and messages, which is here protested, had not previously been limited or assigned to any one-group either before or after the installation of the tube system and that callers, as well as employes not under the Clerks? Agreement, had customarily performed such work.

Mortimer Stone --