hoY'm 1 1:!:J_'IOT'TAZ T;AI:rj,0,'V) APJ?J.';`E~ Ll'I~' BOARD I~;.r:.Y'd _'o. `1799


    The ecy sion consisted of , tlie m< >?.''- °c and ill

    old Division 1'c:-~s?'1.kx' F ~_~.l

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    ac).cL:il:a.clu h.ciur._e George a. 1,cmY,..'I>is when award was rendered.


                  August C. Kapior


Parties 'i;.n P-i spu.Jee. (

 ___.~._._. _._ ~-.____._.__.~ _____4 .

                ( nC'_Y`CIl ,llbu Despatch Tronsportation Corporation


,)'i S p17tE' ` C' 1 t i r l a F ~''' ~~ ~ ~ r E'. S `

        The Charges of Discriminntion are as Follows:


    1 T-:a )'·'i8.5T IQY1ey 1. was told by Mr. Ton )01Y1;E:r that T had no rights


        :in the _:e%. _:i,_,e o:·:` my' :.,V0?:1i.''Y1 .'.nd that no c;nc brs t__::t ;o:i_·':',

        yet your statement was, That any nya qualified to do the work,

        ~Tob T:a:; 7olely Ilis. Yet J: w"vN 'ia.'';_ that :'_ -,.:.s to do everything, bG;..?,1_'(.: we c._1;'·. all U'i·.t_'.'ECl~ !-!u0 in .LC'.. v.,..n~ u., few men 1.'efU_C·( to 1C1 t1'C? work ''Gii='.t 1·,'_:,, u_,^_-.52=11eQ.'tO _.._ . li1''`l.C> L' 'i:._ ;._ _EWh.i,,


    G.. l'~i ~ iT'_ ~ i `.i_r l '.`.'I:1'.; .~'.,:.i.i;~'a


        Mr. 1;on ;:=,~_r~.·;~1' Z had called you on two dKforent occasions am-1 tried to 8_,(Jlalh:, x,1.1.;1 to t!',Y c--'.r'.Cj. .__ 1:>_ out, L'*'17' u_... hsC)I_).LnS!:!'Ll,. `_=·m^.

        1;'ra,_~k·sarl 1;i.1'(' Df;=I''.?.-_ i.Y_: 1,!-.'. help u=i:':i I n· C'C1_E:'l it (:1..1_l of "_

        :1 )'1`)11'3.°1G`: 7TC'1'__ Ca11. sE:Q a:.._ do to the respect f.`.. u'.. ., giving ...:_ W,


        )7E,-~7 . needed i-,. ,r,C. x': _._rO'1°_ ... ,_:,J_' ~ .. _, J- ~'; < -'_'se __ -

          `~ '~ ~ 'C,1 "~'~L".'> J `'.. ~1'.' ~,v__ r:_:.li`. _'_ ?au

        1_f _1. Co't?..! i',L'1' JG t7.0 t1-_;' 1701:`!' work, I could be sent hone and dismissed,

        01' that _I. ShGL.'_Lu. QZ'..


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        hx your or the company . l ;tul^ Book ra.afod, teed ef1.'._m.~ve Sept. l,


        1951 ?Ti-ales an"a

                  ;^'~:c. il_~, Co: ,:~.;;ions.


        Rule 79, Protection for RepairmeW


        C:'1 Sept. 29., 1975 Z vas told by Mx'. 1'He,Ccol`i to work C:13, a car M,

          ~ . ~, 5

        n , ,. _ - ~. _ i ..

        ,~.~, 1190 on track TJ. '':1 L1 which time aZl this day track a...>


        set up to 1;;. ,;witched. 1_ 1':".S told i..i;::1-, T V'IC'iO1.Ca not ''7.`%.JE ''_'J 7.-a?"Y';!r


        for tiye switch Engine _ ,s not EU:' a':-r to come t.0 the car t':1_,t was working < :QITe i'.r. iKe?.'^c>n saiq that 16l_e ??1 .,- -!~ ."as lYC-z F>;oi:x-,


        to come on this ,>_de of 'L.I.._ crop,.zvf;, North of the crag>_._r:,_ in. Z:rllich .-_.,;c ·'-.t ';r ,j.~ .-.I1 '7~ ,.:. cars l::'U,;t '~.)_';a~;, CL'C)(W~1I".L`Ll,. J

        . cf' .i_ _ _ o:~ 3 ~_c aal:. ~! ica s';r~.>


        U11 cje.i7,'tZQ,~ny" W ;, '1_C~761- hod c'..:_,hEC) Mr. Emerson for thE` use of 'L.i7.E:

        crane to p'LC';i11"../1:hU Si'Ie:JiIr O'. 4::u:l so that wc could place them

        in T.~lal. L: 't,.> i:3u 1)01t<'a. W._ C)11 the j'...CyO'_'. `1 . '.1.._ ant..: oi1 and 1:!y%

        1'C.'Cyul:;;°',~, for ei,..,_.-tv'.3,:; ,._...- CC:.'y).E_t'_'l- WWI, Qs remark I`^t.

        Is;me.,:'.;oli'.. .; o U;i:.,:i; a_': crane was bU-yb2,_i; yet tiu;:. cr'a_lz;_. wca1t


                J.

        right ever 1.v3 u..7.0ttlew" C,_ ~dtf1F?x"`' vGc_ and Charlie Jones Z4`.7.':_ work%,-,

Form a_ rzra.:iri do. 7799
 Page P DocicL -l,o. `l44j__.l
 2-TiI'L'c;=:C-' 79

        and helped them with the lii`Lr_YlE of the , azn:, sheets,) after tryin, to pull a :f't:;·r Bhor'cb;,r myself, T went os __ to Jim Mans and a:,_... _. rla.Yfl to CC~:71E:' Over , '_'!E% . give T^E: o hand with An crane, I had told

        .l_

        Him WA Mn A_:'r':;on ,.:,-id. Fr'a'y. this wt ;_y'.d actionWL had lost


              L

        approx. ~0 t;oX'1:.a_ng a_aN;'..


        Rule 93 1~_111_I1FJ VaC'a"l.(':LeS oX' L.:P1V ~~O:.J_'u:~ ~


        T ,.

        Every job Z c::S and ._ Cv.,.'.CJ~P.s_J~P ~·1j~'. .~.u;t)=_Y1SntR. `,.'1rj -h._ . E .'~".iG!^,_U11 t11CSf'

        men 'f;La;i T promote ~_ 'i0611a1..17.:iC:G , I1c'VBl" ..:',., eL job pit C:?1 the

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        b27_Llt.l·a.Yl .;Card .~.U~ ~J:L.;7_:., byr ~zx,;y <;!.':C_ C:L~;c'.


        once Cl'i7 V:uG1 0t1CtJ this Win n, i=_`)Cl` was told right 017_t :I_3. didn't :T vi J=a:. :i'#; I .;l ~.c~'7:~ ~Lut· .


        Sl-I_- , "( ',~;~ to ,.aW ''°:, after the 1967 7a:;y-nfal T mar found bTr

        ,:.erl . :'c .:Lt:.t_ the CC31 , .:;)DOCiIO'L" _.t hC?71.1fni' A,.1.Cez.L nf'..Wr, to f='w IMAM,


        'fl~?(.'C:'_ :r'x,% at, that %'._ _ , _ 1't ..,aL=. ''ti , :._. y .:0 ~.?J L '):'. 1:'.C',

          ,f4~O ...=.u~·~. v,,l JIi~W .: 'EW l..' L·E:u..'.ji,l_: :r e._i)~ r.;bu.LldiYl'T CL_;,J ,.,'7U.1,..

        I ~. . ,. ~. ..

        for MR 1s , T,r . 3"El:1:3 along with r_.:Lt?_'I'.1. , t_ 'ri0:.l E'. :jllly _l 5QTO

        1';:15 7.;''_`1zE'.`l to we k;; ,:-!t: CO''_:i;`..=7y Doctor, stn. 11; that 1 e'OlJ1.a.

        ~iFY'f'O?'?=: t,,~yr work i3,.5'. long as :L"t'. ,:_ s nut ho%orwous to my health.


        L17 £3C:C:ii:!.li help Tiha_;. .. ''i:,'<iE_r of i:._.. BIPe; .`>_L _ ;i) vas w, always thrown

        up 'GE) r.'. , ~~'.~."''.~ Mn'!' .,.-.._.CI. ii' you can't -.C? t,_e work you can be

        lot go or a.> iT. T'ui?.'..,"C)r. and .i'1... Ymerson would say, tint the

            ` .

        Disease w;,o all in .. head.)


        T~u.le 13 a>?d 1?+


        Absence fi'C1??i work and. Recognition of long ....;d v'a1thi11l Service.


        In tt.'ylot; to ewea°csse these the Rules were completelY

        ignored -kJ"' the SL'1`1Co,'':Lw'C)i'y Staff, w;,:p S1,7b'G=:a. b::f~.,.^?e up until

        .. a.

        Dec. l.97ii ,*.?E:1 I was _'~ i11S;'(~ 3 -%.-,cuts vacatiun by the

        because v'C,oi' WdCtI. - .-.-.`E='1C`1?;'G ~'l! C;11 '1;11C' L1L17_C)il S~,,,,yS 50:._v_ '1',.la!':s E.'.TSc'.


        The 1Til:iotl 1'r'es. of aur Local told me that as long as 1 1:ad 'U worki_:~C1.a`i, ii`!, :L t'12.,_ entitled to the 3 u:u,_· , a_. :LezlZ as Z:t returned 'I,u TnTOA si''l.:C' i' the Wg'0ff that "f-,rlEJl:.. y ccz1 :i counted 'GOO.


        ' ~ Rule .1.7. nC'd.L1C'G:i Gi.', of ~OCCC.


                              a..

        Leo Oyer~v"ides ~.r~ ~ i11 a di:f~c-~'~i~ craft and A a hfher pay than.

        the CJ,Y';..C'il_ CI:LS JOO . :~.5 CLIJO:L._f"f1C:li. ..M ~l~G8, '.a:"d returned t0 .,.

                                    i. .,

        Caril::::'. 2 ~pc..".'.,1t iUx2 and a<'., .'.).^ a3 M:,._i...:LLi this rule Y'u.Z .',C'eCf. a

        cJUY1107. .:n?)'o,>'TC:. - t::.;'v:: , . _i1".;Ei.Ul :i. his si:?1:' `:C':!.'t'.'y over the ?"'(.'t? ,.'=!:i

        Wt~1'_. G.:1ti i~.u,__ to ;'._i'". _ their -,. . ,":i::..,_.s `c..;> C ._meIx, in We. 96`('

        layoff T. Douglas ,m,:i %'·, four yC.:'.1' Cu.t'iI:Ta. W'.-..'C1 1:C'. ZrPl.tl. over to

h'CrIIl Z linra.rd No. r(7crcl
 Page 3 Dbci:Ee No. '(00I
 2-·MD`L'C._.T_ ' y<;
 the paint shop he lost his seniority as a camen, Mr. Robinson
        told everybody '1ih1t once you bid G' !.. " job and you oU from C:i;E:

        C'-:_ ..,1t to '.Yli;t!1C:' you 1UC (:` your seniority 2i: tile craft 5'u,2 lC tt.,

        mad !f you U_C:eW ;t? to cone back, yJu then gO to th.. bUt`vCial of t:L:i ;>t; as a new Tian.


        R:7.1_8 26. The company will not discriminate w;:.;3.~lns'wily C'(n~.u.'EtE,G'

        . time 4?':'1G -?'r'C:T: time to i1r.._e .'!:,.:.;r2;:. _A.. other ! ._,_ ,_ je,`.,.


        O11 two occasions Mr. E:.^C' I';'C7'`I had toll me 8,:> lang us this man does


        ~.. not want to do 'i;LuaA 'VO·.k. __Y'2 you .-_.L3 Lave to do 1'i;; thi_ 7s were tho,_Et men told Mr. _5 hr.=''r:',`-OYC Th,..,. ..._ GUS wouldn't dU a.'G 'C,'t^:di? .r. 'r,'1^_ ~ VR`):a Ltl . ~~: `t1 :, t: 1 l~ .


        Ru.'.!.e 29. Q1,rantice and Conditions of Service.


        had C.iJCSt:1.0'..',:°.!1 tr11C; is".t1.G:::' vLCla try-:ice to Y_..__'i.'1rE;' help how vcme

        you 11;:7,V'C i.'..' , i t=lr'n!2t1n[_ ;.'U:r'tLi_ng Wq-=i;v!=`t'7 t·;1(_ ?:'L...ra.1:k was the

        S.r _._.: ImU7 CfG:1.' `G -'run. ~t11-Ji^_ E..,Jp and :Ci Ica don't _L,. like it ",A".


        ul;'U their r~':: . _ iT~`, ;1--:. w':S lf3; ,. ~ .- .n'?:: 'C,ll;, 'f;Ci^, . you do 't;)a'~

        1 s, ,y also the :lt'i-! i G i.cA .':o that '~12: . ,._..,?.:1t'f, _. ,:ia 'i;c^ 'tr;c3)'_ 1:' _.'l;l?

        yG'm. I21;L''u T·,s12:.'i2 '_ vas tolQ to Lo M K.-_r ;.7 `vh'p,. u: , : a.:!`tE? I'e.". n!^.-'..

        1'JfJ"c then ,.. little C:ii`?:·WJf`::]7t and I:)t)i _. .:a if `G:?.: were bcEJn,,L

        yC)l).


        Rule .34. Protoction of

                        c'~.~.p.'l_oye~:>


        In 1963 U1' 6%'r 1 .;L:_ was shot at -uhile working in the yard and

        reported thin :1 r'_^-:i:1C'.:I`IJ to Mr. RC!Q??::C:.7. who iYI turn told __.. that,

        c`~..5' long as ,L `'7<.',p not hurt don't l·ls,... _ V nb`vl7''C. it, SO c3."V that time

        Z went `~8,T1d 'Gs):i.G. Hr. bu 'nU, rtUitr 111.1:i.Cu':. :"''_p. u'. id C1(_ told Ne that he

        went and told ?, 1 . Whl_f"s Si.)1 and his the -all,2r-" Until

        r.ia:'. Dun Vu', _'r told hiva that that ,..._s )1::_s duties to report these

        Tu'c1,1:'G t: t's.


        In 1971 I was working U?'1 'G.htC-` l'.-'?:.S'. car on track `/ C>11 the south

        end. this was in Nov. the_ z ,?em: hl;__,:cers out .'._r the field and a

        shot I'i4 ;r4 y· ~,y I L.?e~,~ r ~ ~ to ~I'. WonSot d ,

        'nn . C~, ? ~;~.-:i; diI'~tE.lw ~ f P2 and ;I,

        hi::! 01 u·i1;.., .._-the;.' and ha..`. remark ;._, that tL..!..Z_ J_ was 4',`B..^, eN

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        'L Y'°CiublC`. !i.a_s'..E:1:'F'., Y'_.,.. ,._`.`e~ :235 till: ....,':C: aS before, IOTT DID1:~r; ._ O~-

        r Vne'~_J.`':i '~,:1e''a .,LL'-,, 1u..1k2 011 are you 'L1Y'yAS t0 prove, L had ~l,o1._d PA', that !. wC~S ?1.0t about t!`. i)c ,_,_ut; _is. ._. coin- to fr:) home. 1...1: I'c::_'3i!1 wan that 1f you d0 you can CO:22=i_de1' vr,U_Y's,.ls' Fired.


        In 1974 Qn-, i`. c~( ' . 'j « ec;' :~ ; W . ~ ~ r at he

        promises analoud . br:iT _ and . -js.i.__rc,.>.,; I .i~,c


        p1'f-'...._,:F°S aiid after tht.y wank the Co':t;:)'G:. they ·lOt.L;._ "~L~L1 ~ Y't.~..,._

        'Iri.L(' bottles w).>.. over thf: plul.:f;:; n,f:___,_ .. .,.y..`I,<:l' was 'ur<7;.)t' _u up to

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        ,. tir. Emerson 12E: told me .>j~ :_at their was n.;,T7~. i1:1:~hat he could do about :Lt, and then t-,o;=ha,:i right ny,_,,-ind c~tr,a va;l-1; over and told the man that was r3oiL):, this, . k: turn 11E: O'c?:'.W : ..f: 'TtC CZY"LtkL'= oi-1-a_ :' ,`..Y''Ged to t_;1°J C- me a 1; ....d time, ,_.'_I't:-g th:1_: aL"i_ ..ent M?". 1':...·1',.'.FJYI 'Y::.,.;> stand" :1;- by the c..;l..' break shanty i'lcvCio' 2'`> the whole ff-i,-cid;~ut.


        1`~f~1a 17.Y1:IE'x' 'i;i).C' Con Rails Si:.l :"V iS7 C>1) 1 um still denied 'G1° right


        7.Y5 E;wi'Y'.^U_.n;; _ ., S`t.'ki:LO:C'7ty. _.t`.C:E'O."C%~'li; '1:u0 the :,l:c:-O.°. records and

          'L~1.;-'~. ,Y?f .~ L::! '1: Leo Um '.."C'...> 'v`r`:'.'. .:_''v` back '(y0 t-;..'v!'.Yl 7_i1 j'J!;i' 153 )J tO 1C7n1':::ui.l. TV lvl).1(' years .:_ , : made 'l)`1 Out. 30, 1Q.


Findings_
    The Second Division of the .,'j'!1C>'tkT2c1'it Poard, upon the whole record and


all the t:', :i . ,-e!1.:' e, finds '; i7 n.tTC!E; Gt;:W':LC.Y' or C'.t':f'!C:1.~:_ eJ_?1~' 't,t,t' c;:np..f.f?ye or F-.^?X)l_0ye.'S :L1`iOl1'i, L ILli l·Y7:LC:
 Co _ .
 ;.rL1t..Y'C' . t'^?` .~.' i. _~, C'ar?"_c;' <.:. :L C:;7';:~.li: ; t' within the m:...,..:!_ar-~ U1. the P .- . .`~_ .r - - _ .o

 Railway' hloc1:CWiC't:, 2.;7 < -.pI:"UVed as'u.L1c PZ., 1; 0.

 Tt''_..:> 171 `i`1 : '.LOn 17:1' the liC!.?12sU'_` F_y.ll) 1?O<2t'.. ,. _._ jurisdiction over the ;i:_ S27U`G:Ck`?.V'o.Lvt;(2. il:°f'l:J.ki.

    1'a_ t~t::i a: s 'to ;. . e wa1_ ;:L,, ' ! , , %hE'·.

                                                o2:L R _.

            ,wed . dispute ' <retl dug notice notice notice oC' Ys.e.c:!win_- ?- ·.o2:LR


0"r review of the record, :1.:~r'l1:.'_L7._'C-: grievant's lengthy 'LUi:.;'tawY.l;?;.
 ~rac .r-.r-., '' ~e 1_ '~[:·.'(`jr, clearly ' ....:.tC::f .nl..~SY:as th~.t OjL0 !Ll:>}.)ut.. 0:. not,
 been E.~c~l~..a vc '~_
 .. ? ; ;p:=. usual ::Ian2lc'C' an the .;?' .:i"t' .-,e;.s LW q"v7:! Y'C..x Iu', "` Section
 ri'1 ~.`-_:11._,..'n ... .~ .. 'C

 , - (~;' i~:, `I'-;'-w I:4.1'l>Y' Act, ~..s a,..=.:_il.3 ' ropcrty was -i;i1::. F;1':i,i,V2;,;; .. file, 1.
 First ~_.~ o ? 'i,_._. 1<~:.:i...~, , _ , ,., ~ -

 c TlCI pi')t' )'"C c_, ;C'Ci. 1 k7- accordance with the provisions OL01: :'l<~ C' cjH - C:C'a_G:' iCEf1
 - i~-_
 while Oil the I-Y'Opi:t t,;, d

    -H· S D'1~.,' 7.0;7 C',Ol',.1C3. .^,0:.'.or10w-overcome this f;,ur,l jurisdictional

    Even .i this .


CX.Cj'GCt and consider the <,ssc.. tE.'CI ccmplaints on their merits, we
                                              Z'.'':`iU.iCL


Of necessity-, be. CCI:a;_0?_r_j to CuT:, .'L'1.1C1.e 'that 'i;}nE seniority issue, the
 vacation ;up <t,`?:,. U_ a.alleged '.sC_.iY':1,.,a't;i()i: 7_sruU are ,;..-:L'GY10L11: ~L'CJp;1'
        7.C-:> T ,

;'.t`?,1`1tY:Lklt; ._.`1.it=G 't>=lr..'`t'( 'I s 110 ?:7Z'C)Uu:iiiv'.. evidence 1Y:. the i'E.'CO;L':L to wi7b,`('I: a2Ti;1'·W c_tiy cw' 't,hc 2-l
          _OE~;C'd

              '~r-c?~?._ ~...E~t1~>.


      C 'd,YW certainly __.._?`!q`!"1)'!_. of Ci;7rr-'.:z2.L's ¢; a:'_1Y1C concern tO resolve

equitably kin · 'C;rcll`s'C'a.v('. grievances, Ibut i7_..,_. _ _ 7.S n0 tan' AC?..!_E'. evidence :,G

 _ - _ y .a_C t` authority 'to
 consider SU_.l?.~p0 Y"t I7:L ;. ;. l`.:..a O _ '1_ _, . ` . .`. ,'i.W_ _ ...:.l !~1°· ~,: U`G~`_i'm~r ev'`l.~. _r)1~!i=::~
      ! t, 'Y7:4! ti:,_L! `?,..'_ '. . ,aIl'J?'lg and intent of the la:a..:^!e:,;i% Labor Act,

O_C.~x ,__

                        .t_

        must deny ca.se in


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      C' ~.C~.,1:,0 :a.wklil'Cl..

Fox'in 1
 Page 5

 AA't est : ~'~_.~:c'u~:ive S<,. c "etar~r

        T r,

        :~:L'G1CI1al Railroad Adjustment Ward.


Dated at OWN

 rd !,To. 779-)
 Docket !,!o. 7445..

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 -J.rJID'.Tw --1 -

r.:nha=oN__c, R,: TIo.r'_r) . . v <~e~ ~ T _,~,nr Bcr.=:

By Ordul of Second Division


ll:LnUJ.S 3 this~_~i~!~! Ovt.`v