SPECIAL, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT N0. 3SS-
Parties: THE ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY
AWARD IN DOCKET NO. 73
STATEMENT
OF CLAIM:
1. Carrier violates the Agreement when it fails and refuses to classify
the agent at Johnstown, Pennsylvania in accordance with service performed.
2. Carrier shall be required to properly classify the position of agent
at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, bulletin and assign the position in accordance with the rules.
FINDINGS:
With respect to the merits of the claim in this docket, it concerns an individual, H. C. Diehl by name, who, the Organization conceded, in Docket No. 72,
was a Yardmaster at Johnstown.
He is in fact a Supervisory Agent-Yardmaster. He holds a position not coming under any Agreement.
There is also located at Johnstown an operator's position from 6:00 a.m.,
to 3:00 p.m., daily. Organization predicated its complaint here on the use by
the Supervisory Agent-Yardmaster of a telephone outside the operator's tour of
duty to discuss matters for which he is responsible with the Yardmaster at
Somerset.
Under the circumstances here present, the Supervisory Agent was not "per-.
forming service in the classes specified" in the telegraphers' agreement.
A W A R D
Claim denied.
/s/ Edward A. Lynch
Edward A. Lynch
Chairman
/s/ B. N. Kinkead /s/ T. S. Woods
B. N. Kinkead (Dissenting) T. S. Woods
Employee Member Carrier Member
Dated at Baltimore, Maryland,
this 20th day of February, 1962.