SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NO. 310
The Order of Railroad Telegraphers
and
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
STATEMENT OF CLAIM: "Claim of the General Committee of the Order of Railroad
Telegraphers, dated July 2, 1952, relative to restoring
third trick 'Q' Office, Toledo, Ohio, and reimbursing employes who were improperly displaced by closing third trick at this point and transferring of the
work formerly performed by Operators on this trick to employes not covered by
the Scope Rule of the Agreement." (Eastern Division Case No_T-32 - System
Docket No. 195)
FINDINGS:
The main point of Organization's argument here is that the third trick
Telegrapher position at "Q" office, abolished by the Carrier April 20, 1952 "was
not abolished in fact since the work could not be abolished. xxx It can readily
be seen that if this work remained to be performed by the Morse or Telephone, it
could not have been handled during the absence of a Telegrapher who would have
been required to handle it. It, therefore, amounts to an unattended Relay Office,
where the work is being performed by others not covered by the Agreement."
There are in this record five general areas in which the organization
alleges rules violations as a result of its action. A Joint Study was made and
signed. It appears in this record, although the Organization Member signed it
with certain reservations.
We have reviewed this report, Organization Member's comments thereon and
Carrier's answer thereto. We do not think it need be repeated in detail here.
One violation is proven: "prior to closing "Q" office on third trick, the
MP26B report was telephoned by the third trick Assistant Enginehouse Foreman
each Friday morning to the third trick operator in "Q" office, who in turn sent
it in message from a teletypewriter to PGO", Pittsburgh. At present the information contained on Form MP26B is telephoned by Clerk, R. Henderson to the power
desk in General Supt. Motive Power Office, Pittsburgh, between 8:00 a.m. and
8:30 a.m. each Friday morning."
From abolition of third trick at "Q" April 20, 1952 to July 1, 1953 when
the change was made, Carrier did violate the Agreement. To this extent and for
this period a violation is sustained for each Friday this report was sent by the
clerk in Outer Yard office. Other than this, there is no proof of any messages
being sent by the Clerk at Outer Yard office on third trick.
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AWARD,
Claim sustained onlyto the extent stated in findings.
Signed this 10th day of April, 1961.
/s/ E. A. Lynch
E. A. Lynch, Chairman
/s/ C. E. Alexander /s/ R. J. Woodman
C. E. Alexander, Carrier Member R. J. Woodman, Employe Member
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