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SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT N0. 327
THE ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS
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OF CLAIM:
"Claim of the General Committee of The Order of Railroad Telegraphers on
the Reading Lines (Reading Company), that:
1. Carrier violated the Agreement between the parties when, effective
July 28, 1958, it declared 'abolished' the positions of Agent-Telegrapher at Shippensburg and Carlisle, Pa., when in fact the work of such
positions remained and was required to be performed daily thereafter.
2. Carrier violated the Agreement between the parties when commencing
July 28, 1958, and continuing thereafter, it merged, combined and consolidated the work, services and duties of the position of Agent-Telegrapher at Shippensburg, Pa., with the work, services and duties of the
position of Agent-Telegrapher at Carlisle, Pa., and required the AgentTelegrapher to divide his time between the two stations located 8 miles
apart.
3. Carrier shall be required to restore the full time agency positions
at Shippensburg and Carlisle, Pa., to a minimum eight hour daily basis
as each existed prior to July 28, 1958.
4. The regularly assigned occupant of Shippensburg agency, J. P. Brubaker and Mr. R. S. Miller at Carlisle, who were thus improperly removed from their assigned positions, shall be restored thereto and be
compensated in full for all monetary loss resulting from the Carrier's
improper action in removing them from their regular assignments, and
also paid for all expenses incurred as well as travel and waiting time
while working on other positions.
5. All other employes displaced as a result of violations hereinbefore
set out, shall be compensated in the same manner as outlined in paragraph 4.
6. The senior idle employe, extra in preference, shall be paid one
day's pay at the applicable rate of Shippensburg and Carlisle agencies
on each and every day beginning July 28, 1958 and continuing thereafter
until such violation is corrected.
7. Joint check of Carrier's records be ordered to ascertain and verify
the names and amounts due employes as set forth herein."
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FILINGS:
This case is similar to Case No. 1. By notice dated July 15, 1958
the positions of Agent-Telegrapher at Shippensburg and Carlisle were
abolished effective July 28, 1958. At the same time a dual agency position was advertised by bulletin effective the same date. There was a
clerical position maintained at Carlisle before and after the change.
Shippensburg was a one ;man agency.
Hence the findings and award in Case No. 1 govern the disposition
of this claim.
AWARD: Claim sustained to the extent stated in the findings in Case No. 1
before this Board
SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NO. 327
/s/ Dudley E. Whiting
DUDLEY E. WHITING, REFEREE
/s/ R. J. Woodman /s/ H. F. Wyatt
R. J. WOODMAN, Employe Member. H. F. WYATT,JR., Carrier Member
Philadelphia, Pa.
October 7, 1960
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