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                      Agreement of September 25 1964


                    Chicago. Illinois - Aprij ? . 1966


      PARTIES System Federation No. 6 (Carmen)

      TO Railway Employees' Department - A.F.L.-C.I.O.

      DISPUTE: and

      Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company

      STATEMENT "That under the Agreement of September 25, 1964 the Carrier

      OF DISPUTE; improperly dealt with and thereby damaged Carmen W. J. Stickney,

      N. E. Smith, Jr., and Coach Cleaners E. H. Ufkin and

      D. D. Austin, Minneapolis, Minnesota when the Sleeping Cars

      and Diners on Trains 17 and IS were discontinued and abandoned

      and the above named employes were furloughed."


      FINDINGS: The above-named Claimants had been employed at the Carrier's

      Minneapolis Rocket Track to maintain and clean passenger

      equipment on Trains 17 and 18.

      On June 30, 1965, the Carrier discontinued all Company-owned

      and operated Sleeping Cars on all of their trains on the

      entire system. On July 15, 1965, the Carrier discontinued

      all Company-owned and operated Dining Cars on all of their

      trains on the entire system.

      On July 5, 1'965, Claimants Austin, Smith and Stickney were

      notified by a bulletin that they would be furloughed at the

      close of the shift on July 14, 1965, on account of a reduc

      tion in forces. On July 6, 1965, Claimant Ufkin was notified

      as above.

      The same Parties and factual situations are involved in this

      dispute as in Award No./ Z_. Furthermore, the arguments,

      rules and penalties sought are substantially the same as in

      Award No. 4.

      The Parties agreed that the decision in Award No. /,7- would

      be controlling in this case also. Therefore, the Claimants

      are entitled to the protective provisions of Article I, and,

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inasmuch as the Carrier failed to give the sixty-day notice required by Section 4 of Article I, the Claimants are also entitled to be paid, at
 their proper hourly rate, for all the working days by which the sixty-day .. ,
 notice was abbreviated. Any employment compensation earned by the Claimants
 in other employment during said period is, of course, to be deducted from _
 their compensation entitlemeiet.

                        A W A R D


        Claim sustained in accordance with above Findings.


        Adopted at Chicago, Illinois, Aprila , 1966.


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