. DEC 15 190
 THE ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS

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STATEMENT
 OF CLAIM: "Claim of the General Committee of The Order of Railroad
 Telegraphers on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
 Company that:
 1. The terms of the Agreement between the parties have been
 and are being violated when, effective November 25, 1958, the
 Carrier arbitrarily declared abolished the position of agent,
 Apponaug, Rhode Island, and consolidated said position with the
 position of agent, Hills Grove, Rhode island, under one agent
 who is required to divide his time during his regular tour of
 duty between two agency stations.
 2. The agency position at Apponaug shall be restored and
 Mr. E. L. LaCoste, who held the position of agent at the time
 it was declared abolished, shall be restored thereto and re
 imbursed the difference between that which he earned on other
 positions and what he would have earned on his position as
 agent, Apponaug,
 3. The Carrier shall be required to reimburse M. J. R. Serpa,
 or W. H. Parenteau, or N. G. Desrosiers, all of whom were senior
 extra employes, as their interest may appear, the equivalent of
 one day's pay for each day that the position of Apponaug agent
 was not filled, commencing November 25, 1958. If on any such day
 one of the three named extra employes is found to have been un
 available, such extra employe as may be entitled thereto shall
 be compensated the equivalent of one day's pay at the rate of
 the position of agent, Apponaug.
 4. All other employes who were deprived of work as a result of
 the violative act of the Carrier shall be reimbursed for losses."

 FINDINGS : Effective November 25, 1958 the carrier cancelled LCL rates at
 Apponaug, closed the station, abolished the position of Agent and
 placed the remaining carload business under the jurisdiction of
 the agent at Hillsgrove. Such carload business had then been
 reduced to about one carload per week.
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Thus it appears that the work and duties, for which the position of agent-had been created at Apponaug, were substantially eliminated. Under such circumstances the agreement was not violated by the abolition of such position. See our Award in Case No. 1.

 Claim denied.




/s/ Russell J. Woodman /s/ J. J. Gaherin
 RUSSELL J. WOODMAN, Employe Member J. J. GAHERIN, Carrier Member

 DATED: October 7, 1960.