SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT N0. 287

PARTIES: BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYES
and
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY
AWARD IN DOCIET N0. 9

STATEMENT "Claim of the System Committee of the Brotherhood that:
OF CLAIM:
(1) The Carrier violated the effective Agreement when it assigned track forces instead of B&B forces to assemble and place corrugated steel pipes as the ultimate replacement of Bridge No. 3744 at Bliss, New York.

(2) Carpenters Russell H. Carr, James McGarvey, Martin Zawatski, Lloyd L. Cochran, Floyd R. Conner, Peter R. Brown, Corydon Manning and Carpenter Helpers Harry F. Murphy and Moxie Kryniski each be allowed sixteen (16) hours, pay at their respective straight time rates account of the violation referred to in Part (1) of this claim."

FINDINGS: We have a joint statement of facts, which need not be recited here.

We have read the submissions of the parties, particularly the Awards cited by the Organization in support of its position.

The items of work here involved are:

1. Unloading pipe.

2. Digging trenches.

3. Connecting and placing pipe in a fill.

4. Shoveling dirt, previously removed, around pipes.

We fail completely to see where this is work belonging to B&B forces. On the contrary, it definitely is the kind and type of work customarily performed by track forces.

The claim will be denied.

AWARD

Claim denied.

(s Edward A. Lynch

Chairman

(s) A. J. Cunningham (s) T. S. Woods

Employee Member Carrier Member

Dated at Baltimore, Maryland, this 28th day of March, 1960.