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CASE NO. 11
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THE ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS
VS.
THE DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CLAIM:
CLAIM N0. 1
Carrier violated the rules of the Telegraphers' Agreement when and
because on August 3, 1953, it required or permitted employes outside
of the said Agreement at Bangor and Hoboken to transmit and receive
an accident report at a time neither the agent-operator at Bangor
nor the operator-clerk at Hoboken was on duty; in consequence thereof
each, the agent-operator at Bangor and the operator-clerk at Hoboken
shall
be allowed
a "call" payment in the amount of $6.04 and $5.90,
respectively.
CLAIM N0. 2
Carrier violated and continued to violate the Telegraphers' Agreement when and because backward 90 days, from September 12, 1953,
through October 25, 1953, it required or permitted an assistant
chief train dispatcher at Hoboken to copy train No. 44's consist
from East End Tower, Scranton, at or about 6:30 pm each day at
times the first trick operator-clerk at Hoboken was off duty. Carrier further violated the terms of the Telegraphers' Agreement when
it failed to render a decision within the agreed-to time limits;
in consequence thereof the incumbent of the first trick operatorclerk position at Hoboken shall be allowed a "call" payment each date
from a date 90 days
backward from
September 12, 1953 and forward
through October 25, 1953.
OPINION OF BOARD:
Claim 1 protests the action of a Trainmaster at Bangor in sending information by telephone concerning the derailment and retracking of two cars
at Martin's Creek, Pa. This report was received at the Train Dispatcher's
Office at Hoboken for the information of the Superintendent, Morris and Essex
Division.
This was not a communication of record dealing with the movement of
trains, such as a train order or a lineup. We therefore conclude that the
action complained of was not a violation of the Telegraphers' Agreement.
Claim 2 protests the action of an Assistant Chief Train Dispatcher at
Hoboken in copying a consist received from East End Tower, Scranton. This
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Board has previously held that the transmission and/or receipt of consists by
non-schedule .employees is not a violation of the Agreement. With respect to
the procedural question raised, we find there was confusion on the part of
both parties concerning the file numbers applicable to the claims being
progressed.
A WARD:
Claims denied.
/s/ Lloyd H. Bailer
Lloyd H. Bailer, Neutral Member
Dissenting /s/, F. Diegtel
W. I. Christopher, Employee Member F. Diegtel, Carrier Member
New York, New York
July 8, 1959
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