Form 1
NATIOTd.U, RAILROP.D ADJUSTl1~E7.L' .POARD Award No . 7575
 
SECOND DIVISION Docket 17o. 
7464
 
2-SIFT'-CSI- ' 78
The Second Division consisted of the regular members and in
addition Referee Walter C. Wallace when award was rendered.
Syotem Federation No. 162, Railway Employes'
  
Dep,irtment, A . F . of L . - C . I . 0 .
Forties to Disrute: (   (Caxmen)
Dis,,7ate: Claim of 
Finployes-.
( Southern Pacific Transportation Company
7_. That one 
Sautimrl:t =e~ci'I'ic irarz;vpo.rl:atiorl Co:;ps,r~;r (f2:L 
Lines)
violated 
the 
con'i;rollil7~, a~ree_T_;.^.nt, pa.wi,icul:~,:~°J..y'I:u1e 
341, Nri1e1
they uri;justl-y dismissed Carton A. R. 1--ic:'ccr soil, from service
March 55 
1976.
2. 
That accoY°dz_ll!;Iy, the 
Southern 
:°ac:iiic 
I'rrr15 
portwcioll Co?p=,1-~Y
(I&L Lines) be 
ordered. 
to reinstate Caznrara 
111C1:C_-'?°5012 'LO SCY'Vic'e
with 02 seniority ?.':LE11''t.S and be 
CO::1pC12Sa''tW:.''~1~. 
for all tillie lost
cooaL»;erc.i.lm; I,'(a~rch 
5, 1976.
F i n
d.:i.1:1S;s
The Second. DiVi.s:ion o;° the Acs justtner.W Board, upon the Kole record apA
all the evidence, finds that:
'. The carrier or carriers and Vie emp.'Lcaye or e=n~lo~ef.=.°s involved -in 
th:3.s
dispute are res~r~oE;ive7_y carx:I.er and. e~.:y?a_oye within the 
Taeal-_:i.11; 
of the
Railway 
Labor .Ac'(; as 
a:x°;.p 
noved June 21., l~ Ik.
This Division of the Aa.justr:ent Board has ju:`:i.;>eiic:tiorz over the di:yute
involved herein.
Pal-ties to said dispute waived ri;h-U of 
appearance 
at heaY-inthe.reoll.
Claimant'a 
r 
llousvon Ya.r d, Was discharged f ollotr= rz:;
, a C:~._~._~. 
n._~.n at 
G°r~a,<~ier_
a 11Eje;,r:1r1g 'W~1P.r a 1. appeared under the CL1.dY'ge of devoting tine 
tO 
other fir'oA
his assigned 
ClhtiE'.,S 
by being absent fro^2 1115 aSS1,~;Linel.lt and being f011`M1d 
:117,
the 1och.er room ch~a~c;:;.1~; clothes at 3: 10 p.m., Friday, February 20, 
19;'6.
We find more than 
u'ub::t~:rri;ial 
era.cie·nce 
establishing 
the charge a,-.ainst
claimant. There :Is no 
Cll7.ea Vi.o?1 
'but t12C,1r 
Llca'I1C,11't. 
left 11-I's ass:I`r1rc-nt 
Ca4r."j-y
8,nd was in the process Of 
Cilnlit 
7 
rW 
clothes 
i17 
the KC:1>er room, planning ail
early departure from z,-oY°1:., 
inl=c_11 
he z.us c:au,,;ht.
Forr, 1 Award No. 
7575
Page 2 Dochet Rio. 
746).1
 
2_sTl1_CM_ 
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78
Employes should be cautioned that they are expected to report on. time
fox their assignment and :;ork all the hours 
tltiereof unless, 
validly excused.
Cl;limant' ~: previous record indicates that 
he had 
been 
warned 
and d sci_pIi_ned,
fox.' 
similar 
infxzi.eta.ons in the past ~,;nd that coi:1-equently, he 'Kne~,r 
or _
should leave hno:rn the consecquences 
oI'. 
such repeated conduct.
We do note that in the, past year prior to Claimant'S discharge, his
behav-jor has :1.1'.?j?roved 
and 
1.'G 
seemed i.hUt 1o'!" 
a 
co,-xsid~.'a.ble T)eriod, he vas
t,,~OkAng his em.Plot,mient 
resi-onsi.bil-ities more sexio-.)Sly. Cn th:Ls basis,
we believe 
that the dicc-ipline assesse,:1 here has now served 
-its 
and
we will 
aceordin'ly reir-`-:te bi~c~, i;ithcut pay for time 1_cs-c, ho~;ir:ct?za:t
he 1-las nor 
:LE~;L~ed 
a Va?XU'::ble lesson. i,Te em.r,h-asi-a to C1a.':,~3nt ti-lac 
~~-ri,,r
such repeated con-duct, if .p2:,oven, cou3_d be ~ro~:.r~c':s fore pc::rr- unenc
inca we 
belid:i,^:;r'.w~ ;,
~a 
t~"at C,sir 
~F',r' S 
record 
of)YC);Y'C., ..:1.1rE' d`1.sC:;i t~ :Li1~ 
:las about
s .ev:_ _ ~r: ..
run 
its eoux 
Se.
A W A R D
Claimant reinstated vithout pay for time :LoA.
DRT:COTVIL 
FA.11i;JP.I) 
,b.DJC~'5~.:~-;;7.' BOATO
 
By Order of Secoad Pjvision
Attest: 
Executive 
Sec:rctary
.7.. .L  ,L
1Va.~.iona,:f. '.~a,ilroaci I?.djus~mc:n~ Board
 
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Da;Led at Chicago, Illinois, this 23rC= day of June, 1)78.