Form 1 NATIONAL RAILROAD !'~h;~Uc~`_~r.~i'~ )',OA1ZV A~rald No. 7761
SECOND D1~rISION Docket Pro. 770?_
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The Second Division consisted of the regular r::sibers and in addition Referee Abraham Weiss when award was rendered.

( SySt<:?Il Foderat.ior No. P, Railway Employes'

( :Ur~t a.x~men ~ , u , r' . of L . - C . I . 0 .

Parties to Di;;rnate.; ( (Electrical ldox~l:e'rs)

( hczsvc~n Belt arid Termina.1. Railway CcYfL'pa1Ty

Distol?ve· Claim of Fria)l.^~-

1. That u.r. Dale Cray tress utrjv_s v:~5- dealt with -,-hen he t'T~,s asses;>ed

with fifteen (.1.5,) days Sl2:,ho_.`:;1?ail from the service of the:

IiG1Z(u`i;0:'i h^l.:ls and Terminal r`R9Railway Company , effective j~ 3C P.M.,

`" ''a~Company ~~ 'r effective 4: ~ Septe=:ue'x' 24, 1970

2. That the Carrier violated Vie time limit provisions of Article

V(a) of the _';rzC'z.zt a:L 10`4 I`:;;r;.e:=enL; 'f;lnuU, the~ - -.; ~ , F,

~ _1in snoL.d b~ a.1.7.oc':f.c~_ ,s -cL;:s~entad.

3 . That, ac°, co;°d:i n S1y . she Fov s'i.ot'i Belt and TeY: _^vr_a1 Fail z; a:Y Con; parl~y

l)E. ordeped to compensate Mr. Dale Gray, as follows:

(a) COl?'t4'1G':;SS1Un far all time lost plus 6;/o annual interest;

Q Return to service w-itn seniority rights unimpaired;

(c) bade whole for alb. vacation rights;

(d) Nad.c whole for x.11 heal_tt and frclfarn and insuva.nee benefits;

(e) uadc: vrhoZe fogy p`n;ian b.naits in::lt;.dinc, Railroad Retiremen't

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and tJaEinyJ_a';;i:.::aG insurance;

(f) Mad: whole for any other benefits that he would have earned during the time withheld from service;

and; :C'ux"crier, any ?'ccord of this disciplinary action be removed from his personal rccot:d. Findings:

The ,S't?Co."ia D7.t'j_;:i .On of the AdJL'..St.1'1c:Yit Board, upon the '4?170 whole recoid and
all the evidence, finds that:

he caS,°ier at' c, ~ ~ ~ Y'~., ,xd `1;r · V = ' ~Iay~ , us iwc1 r ~~ x' 1

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dispute are respectively ca,r?'°. er and el::janvre ,,;;~.,~in the rnea.t:i, a:1.' the

T~ailwa,y Labor Act a; approved jfune R1, 1534.
Form 1 Award No. 7751
Page 2 Docket No. 7702
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This Division of the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the dispute involved. herein.

Parties to said. dispute waived right of appearance at hearing ':,hereon.

This is a fifteen (15) day disciplinary suspension assessed as a result of Clazn:ait' a alleged failure to carry out instructions given to him by his super'visor to repair ma:I_filnctsoning lard speakers in Settegast Yard on July 26, 1x75.

Both parties 'have alleged a violation of the t0e limit rule; the
Crier charging 5 T e c1
ar. a1^g~ it~, tIlaf; there was no timely -y~ ._Veal of th a.i m by't:i:
Local Chairman to the Superintendent and the OrgaIZiza'La.Up n;ainta,?}Wnq that

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the Local .'.;L_aixman hand dG:Livet'ed his acpou:L of this case to Me S;spa!'ini,cn:eu-c On TTOh'E:;:?b°x' 22, ~~lb, and that Carrier did not t1'ti::ltJ LE'.>nOnCi. tG j'1-:7_u
',t'' 'C: are thus left with ' tOt'.ll-y conflicting C..Y' ~o_i.oLitS on this 2sSU.n,
1.(.1,Pr, j, ,
a.nd note that the Local Chairman had oriCiwe.ll.y i;lfie2;dcd to send his letter
certified nail, r otlz','n receipt; requested, but opted for the personal.
delivery to avos.ci -:is:.~.ndiiry bar the .pos';,«.l sez'%rice. .~.~ the
;;i;....1 Cliaix^.lvan z'ollov:e-? 'cn:eav~nh with his plans, anal a return receipt fo'.:,. issued, there wo'uicl be no dE;uat that we v';(Ya:Ld find. for the Org~;.nlyation. sub, since neither side Can produce eZr1dE:=iC'C supportinj their allegations regarding

there was n0 violation Of the t1 limits by either part;. We would point
out that the use Of return receipt requested, certified .::x,1.1 by bo~t,f.
parties, (:^Y' x'eqL10ut1Y?_' signed. aC.:'.1a'vT.~:'_d.tL.:iEI:t, 01: hand. df-211.VE:1'°d Ti:c._,A F'.,:;
well as expedient handling of grievances by both, would eliminate such
quarrels i n the future.

Tux'ninn to the inerits, we do find more than substantial evidence establishing thav Claimant had failed to follow through with the instructions of ruffs supervisor. At about 10:50 a.m. on the day of the incident, he was instructed t0 ?'cL-.off i the £ g`aZ:eX' system at a point in Sn'Gte;aS t lard. TKe testimony of G"15,l_"_:C.nv, and his fellow Ca..:~,i!1.ti1:i.CatiOI1S tecImician, indicated that they did Lr,srec'c the deficient and inoperative speakers buts or the basis that they did not have a.r~y ecDa'inmerzt in the txacl: z;ith them to T;2ake pex".:u.?lent x'E?,%~;_~?.': g simply left the speaker system and proceeded tU engage 7n other V':C>2:'i.'. !his was Ce,L''l.',-~..1.F:.l;j aII ek':'Gr 1n ;Iudt,meYlu, which was compounded by the fact, that Clairr:nt did not even report back to his supervisor on the status of
_1;C.,-~: ',.s assigned project. C1a'w°:ant supposed teat train and yard : °x^T:i .CE. -ue2SOIlnc^-.1 could find other ways. 't0 CO:"r:~un1.Ca_''l.G and then proceeded t!? Y':. _ form OtI:eY' duties c`1.?'!C1 it!t''_vit:'.L.jr 1Gtv the

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I'?:LS nOY:,__.'a C: L7:3.a.1,~ iilg t.',~??'W without tu.'>121 atlzr action either t0 repair 1~.1r'.

,_ situation or ::a i'epO_~ the _._ a:- to his s:a7 :N'V1SOr. in 0. matter .·U

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:L)";._.01'tcLiu . ., , ·_.c .~.C?2'1 N .. .._ train WCii:: .... , ,

o._ z. "supposition" SIZOla.ld t1 '.'.vE:1k2,' 0:T22 Pied on u > experience, =i~. `Gl: 1'-v" - hardly

an excuse for no;afe:4A v:.qrce of ruvy.
Form 1 Award 1.U. 7'l6l
Page 3 I)ochet I`?o. 7702
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Based an the circumstances we find the discipline assessed, 1j days, was a fair measure of' C:Lairrant' s responsibility and we will deny the claim.

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G7_aLn d.enied.

NA~l'~0~`L'L7a RA_iT~ZOr~ A:v"1TST=VT ~30h_'-.1)

Iy Or dcr of Second :!)Ivisiorl

Attest: Executive Secretary
r,,ational Adjusv~-ment Board

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Da,tedfat Chicago, 1:L'htoi s, this 29th day of ~;o~emhei, 19'(B.

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