Form 1 HATIONAL R,AIITZ.OAD ADTU;TR4FNT ROAM) Award No. 7576
SECOND DIVIOIOIV Docket No. 7167
2-BRz0-FO-' 78

The Second Division consisted of the re~,u~-~:,r rr.,enbers any? in addition Referee Walter C. Wallace when award was rendered.

( System Federation No. LI, Iailway Enployes'

( Department, A . F. of L. - C . I. 0.

Parties to D~S'pute; ( (Firenen & Oilers

( Baltinore and Ohio P,ailro.ad Company

D LIS- a :- c i a :I : `1 of' F~ T~,',T).~O`;' f' ,~
:1 That under the current a.,~.recr~e.ra~; T,aborer ?~. P% Oer.l-er was
arait'~ and ~ ~ y e ^ ' when to

r~_..~.jvi1r a_.,, .r~ unjustly d°~denied compensation compensation O! t

a e r S Ta n, ' 1- s for hear in` hold on 'I't esdy,

October ':'6, 1976.

2. That accordingly , Carrier ~F to co:ipensate Laborer

laccordingly r.~,accordingly the h.,e ~e ordered ~

Decker four (1). hours cwt the pro rata rate for attending hearin`

held eon October '-O, 1976 which was outside his regular tour Of

duty.

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The Second Division o= the Ad~justmer;t _,oard, upc>n the who'le record all the evidence, f's nds i hat:

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Zhe carrier o~ c.u~rx'ie,4 acn_d the e. :p.._c,-e or c.z....plu.~res i rr,TOl.vea in th `.;

dispute arc. respectively carrier and emp:ioY-e within the meaning of the
Railway Labor Act as aL>aroved June 21., _(_9,j=; .

This Division o' the Adjustm=,nt Board has juMsdiction over the dispatc involved herein.

Parties to ,.aid dz_,p,zte wa:i.ved. right of appearance -t hearing thereon.

The clainarrit 1S Plr!1?.f..0yi'd. 2n. Carrier's South Cui'lberlanfL "lops as a
laborer on the th j,d shii`J with rest days r Friday- and Satui.'day. On
October 22 1976 clzi:r..ant z,°~ceived a letter c:dvlsin,,~,~h';n to attend a
hearing on October ?6. 1976! to deternlnc his r- .ponAbi 1ity as connection
with derai.1?nent that occur,L-ed on Octo7be>° P2, 15^6. 1'h:: he«...._r1; ;.Tay held on
schedule e cant' S norl` ,"L U11-i;',.r hour s and C:,l.t3:7.2':~i,~,t to s'%l --ried
.e at a time to what he cair. namely, he ~:~'cclr;~d the ~_c>co:_._;i-.:iv~ :.p-nroach -the
nd then cur°r~ t~airlc=

off the tAble ut 'Lt!.. o0~oste ena. nU,_'mantn
sole involvement vas fail to 3 'K .. _ _. _ _
sole involvement vas that, of 2', ~rritnc~rs aJ1<.I .._!? ne> SC.:?`!:.:.. did

;~e:~-t; .or he

:in the dcravilr;~e:~-t;'af'~1~7?':.-~.°.

_ s guilty o-f' a "1? :- ~;`; a.J_- :i;,;.~.!t:. or c._!y ·;J_scorduct

r t~° Ire ~;:~, _.

When ,rthe ~ _ ,i, r'r,r· ·i rt LJ-,i,aixt was not ~'.LV1.-.,- .._
n ~ results _ _
the results. M'Cvet", none of the other witnesses indicated Lhi'.t l:~ ~~.'.-....~.,'
was responsible or cmaweted s_th the dernU.._cnt in an;j gay CXCept a,^, ct. witness.
Form 1 Award No. 7>76
FaFe 2 Docket "To. 7i-: 6_7
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Under alb. the circiz,:^.,;`cances here, clai:n-int was not chat-ced with na_le violation nor ~,:,r -there a:ry i:l.a:in t:.a't he ~,~a~ i-riplicatcd in any ~~a~;° excer)t as a 'v'r- tne6 S. The otilim.i. not:! ^.°. Nou;`,`1`~ 'Go de'te?_".'''roe Cla1mCLatt S

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responsilbil:i_'t;,-, bud; zact}i:in~; :ca'F` z;asevc:lc.~p:.,:J be~ondtl!UL noia.ce. I_'
there 1~3,a some evidence indicating cla_man't ~v':as involved or rC~spon-silb-le
i'c)r tile occurvence ~,,nrl ~·:~:,f: 1'cAei" Cle:'",v'-d of Sl~t.'i~e£>Ti0~S:i:b:!1i:jT, ~;e ~T1°_~.~-;'_'1't
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this case, hou~ver, Z~Te do n0'i; find c5. Shred 01 G'V°.dC:nce :;ll~.'L~ i~OY-.`L'eC'. c1 ha,i:i for the 'belie he was res-ronsible `oL thc: cL?°ail-:_~:;:+. _.::re r:o~:,_ce of ihc t7Jpe sent, }ieye d0GS not- S.c~-'Ve i1o deny h1-im CO.:ii~:'.'.~'..:.~'.1Cin as u. '::':.'tnc_'SS. i ;~ a't'tended tile k1F-'3.~`Y! .'.;1;~., :'_'1 el'ec't, F.1c teStL.AJny as C".~,i'Z~eX' Z;Ti'tnC;_ and he should 'be cc~f:penuatcd vadt:r r'v'lc:~,2.

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Cla'i.Tn szzsva.:i.:zcd.

`7-' O),de2' of Second DiviSIL011

Attest: ,xecz<~tive Secre~;a:~y

'~at~ on'w:1 ~;a._i.lro~::3. ir~dju; tmcn t- Boar d

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Dated L Ch:lcw,-Io, Tlli noi.s, this 23rd day of June, ! 978.