The Order of Railroad Telegraphers

and

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company


STATEMENT OF CLAIM -. "Claim of the General Committee of the O.R.T. that the Car
 rier violated the Rules of the Agreement, Rule 4-G-1,
 4-H-1 (b), 5-G-1 (a), (b), (c), (f) and Decision No. 2 of the Forty-Hour-Week
 Committee by blanking the leverman positions at the following locations on Dec
 ember 25, 1958 and January 1, 1959 and required the Block operators to absorb
 and perform the work of the levermen which is performed by the levermen during
 their work week-.








            'C' Tower - 1st trick - J. E. Burke

            2nd trick - I. White

            'KN' Tower - 1st trick - J. P. Short

            2nd trick - M. McCormack

            'Hudson' - 1st trick - J. E. Stryker

            2nd trick - A. Dick

            'Union' - 1st trick - J. McCue

            2nd trick - E. Schultz

            'Fair' - 1st trick - P. Lewis

            2nd trick - W. Hanusofski


Same violation occurring at 'A' Tower when the Assistant Train Directors' positions were blanked on the first and second tricks on December 25, 1958 and January 1, 1959 and required the Train Directors to absorb and perform the work of the Asst. Train Directors which is performed by them daily during their work week. The incumbent on the first trick J. L. Smith and J. Wall on the second trick.
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"Claim is made in accordance with Article 5 (a) of the August 21, 1954 Agreement on behalf of the above named employes for a day's pay at the overtime rate of pay account being suspended from working on a day of their regular assigned work week while the work remained to be performed as on other days of their work week. Further, claim is made on behalf of the above named employes or incumbents for all subsequent holidays when the positions are allegedly blanked." (New York Region Case No. 5/59 - System Docket No. 657)

 FINDINGS*
Carrier's action here is specifically permissible under Regulation 4-H-1 (a) and supported by Awards 8705 and 8706.

      Claim will be denied.


AWARD.

      Claim denied.


      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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