SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT N0. 525
THE ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS
VS.
THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD
STATEMENT OF CLAIM:
1) The carrier has violated and continues to violate the agreement between the parties when, effective May 1, 1958, it
abolished the second, third and relief positions at DU Denver
without abolishing the work of the above positions, and turned
over the work of these positions to employees not under the
agreement.
2) The duties and work of the above positions shall be restored
to the scope of the agreement and former incumbents (Second
Telegrapher 0. Gaisler, Third Telegrapher B. L.Lynn and Re
lief Telegrapher L. Garton) shall be returned to their assign
ments, and any other employees under the Telegraphers' Agree
ment improperly displaced from their regular assignments as
a result of this violation be restored to their respective
positions and all these employees be compensated for any loss
of wages and expenses incurred, and this claim to continue
until the above violation of the agreement is corrected.
FINDINGS:
This Board, upon the whole record and all of the evidence, finds that:
The Carrier and the Employee and Employees involved in all of the disputes involved in this docket of cases are respectively carrier and employee
within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as approved June 21, 1934, and as
since amended.
This Board has jurisdiction over the disputes involved herein. The
parties to said disputes were given due notice of hearing thereon.
SPECIFIC FINDINGS:
Evidence of record fails to support claim of violations of telegraphers'
scope rule.
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Claims denied.
/s/ J. Glenn Donaldson
J. Glenn Donaldson,-Neutral Member
Chairman
/s/ R. K. Anthis
R. K. Anthis;-Organization-Member--
/s/ J. W. Lovett _
J: W. Lovett;-Carrier-Member-
Denver, Colorado
November 20, 1963