SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT N0.
285
BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYES
Vs.
READINQ COMPANY
STATE' OF CLAIM:
1. The Carrier violated the effective Agreement when it assigned or
otherwise permitted Motive Power Department employees to install
about
2,000
feet of air line from the Power House to outlets in
the yard at Port Reading, N. J., to supply air to the trains being
made up during September,
1963.
2.
Plumbers W. Nicholson and Robert May be now compensated
8
hours pay
each at their respective rates for each day of the
8
days during
the period of September
16
to
27, 1963,
when this violation of the
Agreement occurred.
OPINION OF BOARD:
The record herein shows that the original. air line in Port Reading Yard
for the charging of trains had been installed and maintained by shop craft
employees assigned at that point. Thus the installation of the presently
disputed additional six line in the subject yard for the charging of trains
was assigned to shop craft employees in accordance with past practice at that
point.
The record also shows that air lines in yards for the charging of trains
at all other points on Carrier's property have been installed and maintained
by Carrier's B&B forces covered by the M. of W. Agreement. Since said Agreement is system-wide, its interpretation and application cannot be allowed to
vary from one location to another. We, therefore, are of the opinion that the
installation and maintenance of such air lines at Port Reading should be
assigned to Carrier's B&B forces. But the subject claim having been filed
only after air line installation and maintenance work at Port Reading had been
performed by shop craft employees over a number of years, we are unwilling to
sustain a request for retroactive monetary compensation.
AWARD: The award is as stated in above Opinion of Board.
/s/ Lloyd H. Bailer
Lloyd H. Bailer, Chairman
/a/ A. J. Cunningham !s/ V. W. Bigelow
A. J. Cunningham, Employee Member V. W. Bigelow, Carrier Member
Philadelphia, Pa.
June
28, 1966.