CASE N0. 20
BU-4779
SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT N0. 306
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THE ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS
VS.
THE NEW YORK, NEW
HAVEN & HARTFORD
RAILROAD COMPANY
STATEMENT
OF CLAIM: "Claim o£ the General Committee of The Order of Railroad Telegraphers
on The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad that:
1. The prevailing Agreement between the parties was violated and
continues to be violated when and because Carrier removed the work
of preparing waybills and duties incident to the billing of freight
at Pontiac, Rhode Island, from the Scope of the Agreement and from
employer entitled to the work.
2. The Agreement was further violated when the Carrier improperly
assigned to clerical forces at Providence, Rhode Island, the duties
of preparing waybills, such employer not being under the coverage
of the Telegraphers' Agreement.
3. The Carrier shall return to the agent at Pontiac and to the
Scope of the Agreement at Pontiac agency the duty of preparing waybills and any other duties that should be performed at that point.
4. Mr. J. F. Sheridan, or Mr. J. Serpa, or such other extra employe
or idle employe as may be available, shall be compensated the equivalent of one day°s pay (eight hours) at the prevailing rate of the
position of agent, Pontiac, each and every day until violative condition is corrected."
FINDINGS., This claim is based upon the preparation of waybills for outbound
Pontiac freight at a billing bureau at Providence. Such method of
handling commenced in 1943. The employer contend that some of such
billing has been performed by the agent at Pontiac during some subsequent periods of time_ but a determination of that contention is
not essential to decision.
The work involved is clerical work which is not the exclusive work
of employer under the telegraphers agreement. There is no question
that the carrier may provide clerical assistance to an agent for
the performance of such work and it appears to be immaterial whether
such assistance is provided at his station or elsewhere.
The assignment of this work to the billing bureau did not result
from abolishment of the agent's position nor is there any evidence
that such position was adversely affected thereby, so there is no
violation of the agreement.
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AWARD: Claim denied.
SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT N0. 306
/s/ Dudley E. Whiting
DUDLEY E. WHITING, REFEREE
/s/ Russell J. Woodman /s/ J. J. Gaherin
RUSSELL J. WOODMAN, Employe Member J. J. GAHERIN, Carrier Member
DATED: October 7, 1960.
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