PARTIES TO DISPUTE:

          St. Louis - Southwestern Railway


          and

          Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees


STATEMENT OF CLAIM:

              "I. Carrier violated the Maintenance of Way Agreement, especially but not limited to Rule 2-2 - Seniority, Rule 5-1(a) and (b) - Pro motions and Transfers, Rule 5-4(a), and Rule 5-5, and Addendum No. 7, when it assigned position of Foreman to M. A. Zimmerman which' should have been assigned to Mr- L. D. Nelson on Extra Gang No. 40, on September 9, 1975.


          "II. Assistant Track Foreman L. D. Nelson be

          allowed the difference in pay rate allowed as

          Assistant Foreman and rate applicable to Fore

          man's position beginning September 9, 1975,

          until date that he is assigned as Track Foreman."


FINDINGS:

This is a companion case to that in our Award No. 122 where the Board sustained the claim on the grounds and for the reason that Carrier failed to show that Claimant had insufficient ability to perform the work of Assistant Foreman.

On the basis of our finding in Award No. 122, this claim must be sustained.

                      AWARD


Claim sustained. Carrier is directed to make payment within 30 days of this award.

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