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_
t
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
B .,
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Da;Led at Chicago, Illinois, this 23rC= day of June, 1)78.