PARTIES TO DISPUTE: -

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees)


St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company ) -----------
STATEMENT OF CLAIM: -

1. The Carrier violated the Agreement when on or about May 8, 1961, it allowed Assistant Bridge and Building Inspector Lewis Gassoway to work as welder helper in making repairs to Castor River Bridge instead of recalling a welder helper.

2. Senior furloughed Welder Helper H. C. Cash shall be paid for total number of hours that Assistant Bridge and Building Inspector Gassoway worked as welder helper beginning on or about May 8, 1961.

FINDINGS:

Upon the whole record and all the evidence, after hearing, the Board finds that the parties herein are Carrier and employee within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, and that this Board is duly constituted by agreement and has, jurisdiction of the parties and of the subject matter.

From the evidence of record the Board finds that the organization failed to show what work was performed by the Assistant' Bridge and Building Inspector that was a,WeldersHelper work.




                    - Thomas C. Begley, Chairman


                            /s/ A. J. Cunningham

                            A. J. Cunningham, Employee Member


                            /s/ M. L. Erwin

                            M. L. Erwin, Carrier Member


Issued at Cleveland, Ohio this 3rd day of April, 1968.