PARTIES: TI2 ORDER Or RAILROAD TE' ·GRAPI=S

THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY

AWARD IN DOCEET N0. 276

STATEMENT 1. Carrier violated the Agreement between the parties

Oh CLAIM: whom it required or permitted an employee not

covered by said Agreement to wbrk the position bf

Agent at Bloomdale, Ohio on October 17, 18, 19. and

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~0, 1961.

2. Carrier shall compensate an idle Operator in the'

amount of a day's pay (L hours) on each of the dates

set forth above.

FINDINGS: We are here concerned with Carrierts agency at

Bloomdale, Ohio for three weeks commencing October

2, 1961 while the regular agent was on vacation,

Extra Operator R. J. McCullough was assigned to and

filled this vacancy for the first two weeks and the

first worhaay;,of the third week. Carrier asserts

it needed his services at J Tower and assigned him

there October 17 through 21, 1961.

It is Organizationts position that instead o3 per

mitting McCullough to complete his assignment,

Carrier sent him elsewhere and assigned one N. J

wilondek, an employe not covered by the Telegraphers

Agreement, to fill the vacancy. Wilondelk is covered

by the Clorkst agreement;

Carrier argues that Organization handled this case

on its property on the allegation that Extra Open-,

ators Baughman and Roberts were available; however,

'.it asserts, they were not available.

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