Foam 1 NATIONAL RAl:GROAD !`-~DJL~)'^1MFA'I' BOARD Award No. 7817
SECOTu"D DIVI STOiv Docket !To. 7786
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The Second Division consisted of the rc,,,ular Yrembers and in addition Referee "Herbert Z. Marx, Jr. ,hen award was rendered.

( System Federation No. 2, R ai lwa:;yr Employer'

Department, A. I'. of L. - C. 1. 0.

Parties to Di~xna.te : ( ~ (Electrical Z^lox'>ex~s )

( Missouri. Pacific TRaeload Cor._pany

Dispute- C laim of iL2layes

1. That the j Missouri re~ci1'ic Raa lfciad Company is v5_olative of Rule

32 (a) and (b) and has unjustlsr dealt with arid aama-ed Divi sicn

T~;7_ectrician 1). J. ~ ostar ;, 1.e:l they denied h~_w the x im'n't ',c a

fair and ~~w._^..rt ia.l hea', vn,cn I:;vi x·ch 11r/ . l G7i'. vrscauenu.?_y

dismissing ?~`a f',L"C:.~ ''i.~".i: I,e,tIvI,.ce 01_ the Carrier b;>r T'Ot1Ce _:'~71:7bE`Y·

rv;~Ia-c~3 7-:~:i ci.:,ted T.:a=cu 1,3 1S"77.

That, aCC01'dllgly, the l~=isSOl1Y"i ''t'_C:Lf7 C 1-11a11 t'v Nd ~%O'.:"p=~t~y be oxdercci to coy,=penst,te l.r. D. u. Foster as fa_'I1o~s:

(a) Car:=pelsate =or all tinie 7_ocsv plus a,~ a.Yllua.al intefes""

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(b ) Return to service with seneari'Ly ,r5.-irts unimpaired;

(c) Made ~ri2ole for a17_ vacation rights;

(d) Made i~.rhole for all health and welfare and insurance benefits;

(e) P~Iad.e :~r:no1e fox Pens'-Ion benefits includingy railroad Rot:ireeaent and Ure_n,:1lo~^newt ~:nsura.nce;

(f ) Made whole fox any other benefits that he ,,.,ou2-CL have earned d.urin';,-, the tire withhold froam service;

and, further, any record of this disciplina.ry action be reir.oved fxom his record.

Findings:

The Second I;iv:~s_on of the Adjustment Board. upon the :whole record and all the evidence,, finds that:

The carrier or c~wr tiers and the ezn~plolre ox employes involved in this dispute are respectively ca..rr':i.er send ern7ploye within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act 2,s <:l.:pprovc:d Jutie~ 21 , 1934 .

This :,iva.s-_Lc;n of the I'_cijustr:.,~nt T'.oarci has jv_x'isd:let:i_on over the disYate involved herein.
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Pax'tie to said dispute waived, right of appearance at hearing thereon.

Claimant ,,,-as d:!S1-!11.5`.C:d from S(!):71ce or 1'1x'C 11 19, 1977, 1'1n connection -t'rith your bc::~_nr absent from your acs:iCn:nent bcto,een 8:15 Arl'J. and e:.`jG P,M:' 011 JF)·:127aY'y ','_v, ,l977, and :lC..'1_S1f1.CC)·'LiCL? of time slip ? n that you rC'.p01'"GCC~ h%vzng perlonled eig1t hours- work o1 what date ...."

.Rules 32 (a.) and (L), of which the Origatiiz;.vii.on G7_:,.:<<.m violation by

tile Carrier, pro-,,ride in -wai't t1'.afi 4:Y3. e.:ylo~,re "shall-1. not be disciplined. or
dismissed 'L9aJGl-:Ol:t first O:.__nZ .`n,1VrP G. -fair ` B,n.C1 ~_::11.:.Y"L~ a.l. , i 1VC'S'~1~a'~:j_Gil'e.'_1C~'1
that "tile e:?i'J_L(7ye x7111 be apprised O. 11P precise C1_ct:i~;'`. a.i ISt
IEVeZOf l1C1CCOra1a the parties' ll~li~t ,
arguments in connection therewith
show that the Claimant dQ_ receive _, f'17.:O., fair and 7.:`_Iy·x'vlebl he2..YlYi;,,y `;;a5
afforded full Y'ip.CE't'C.'iL-l.a... Cin t0 defend his position, and no doubt w-...5 .1_C:? a -_.
before and d1.71:':L'ii,S the hearing -·tiLt the issue at hand u.3 the C1:1e1lt S
activities on January 26, 19773 and his account for such day through his
time recording.

The hearing record O.C)i.p indeed disclose direct conflicts ?n tt'.St:L==:9n;,Te

There was testimony as tO i-%;0 different MAIM= reports :";;.u.t? ill t~.'G early
morning ,·,-· y,,~ e,-w~ L,`y't.'.'s by ''G!r. M1 "\ ;,hi.' y ~ ~~^M advivel

'~j `!- ut E.,,' the MOM ad;'1'_;CCl

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these WPO C'.;'_:~=..'_O;;~cS in a conflicting .._a,!1nc1^ or the testimony of one or both
Of the employes was inaccurate was not, or could not be, i:`,zh;T :.'COlVcd.
the Claimant's n , e` s'i y f .~.( - .:e ..~,I 11=.
There is t,hE. 'i;~.~;:i,:~n.;; , s r.zpnox't d_ b T n a ~'c~:G~. nts, ~Gr'.
ST)C.11'ti the daT~ of cT:.Lil'U_`<r'~- c`'°)J, l'~-~7(~ on ~';'::Y'SO=1r',l l)u21.LiE,'SCi 1:i =.sa..`s~'>9 TC:·:,.q
and aL'paY'C'I1t:~z,r Contrary by- t)iTO Carrier in'PF.'.St:LJ'.-.'L_..vc agents tV=:.t
Claimant's p":Oleh vehicle vas Obs e'ced elsewhere during the middle of the
day, These questions -vi-ere 11G fully resolved, but -the iOa.Yh finds they are
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not, central to the single :issue at hand. Cs_a,ma nv makes no claim that he pE:'.1.^:f'Ox"TiLed work for '1u112 Carrier On J~-`1Y:u1a1"t,[ 2(' regardless Of his particular location that day.

Claijr:ant also readily aciT:Li unit=.ally cla:i:rdTlgor eight hours t pay for the day on his time slip. His claim, however, was that this was a simple exxGx and th?v, when it v;las called to his attention by the Carrier, he prGnrptly returned ti=e pa.y for that clay.

Claim fox' pay for time riot worked and not other;rise cov:aensable is a serious matter, going :U the heart of the GTi?.'iWC1-y:~.C.'nt Y'E:le;;~,:i OL1Sh:ipif the claim for p:fit 'L,''~c.<s S1).'1C?I'~T a m_. S uali C: , the C"^T)7 Off; W I::J.i::i~; ~).!G' ex'.'-"O ~' ::u St be prepared to offer proof and logical reasons Zoo the E:L:tt:iv otherwise, any .false claim, upon its cL:~_sC0'J~:. ;,r, cuo_ld be d~.='en.ded by c7.ar:rarlg _ra.;.stake", The ?oard _:.rLd.s no s-aclat~conv:i.L1G5.ng, pt'GOf nor ulzmsa?a.l cir.GUtrat<..ucE:.;
1.n this case. `-'' ~maa~'_defense :1.s not C'.n7'.'.nCCd in c LCi1ti On, by the

-i the Cla._..i.~C'i:.

unclear account Of events Of the day as referred to herein. C:)_S.:1-TT;),nv° S
par. ts.cua..ar 110* :L't7.On of 'sl0~riCy.ns; from day to ~ d,-),j7 V;:!..'i~1.lOl'ii. F~.a_ x°iC'G super 0,
enhances 11:L^ responsibility for =:.^.G;1_ 4tC= tine reporting.
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By O.rde e c~ L, Second :DJ vision

Attest: ExcCi)t1°v' ~,.'CL'C:~c~

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.'2:ua'ii,t'~.,.:~ .'~' _.;~5~ ° ~w~,??'iDat; .d at Cni_cz?.; :05 ;~ :05 T17irois, this lQh dayof January, 1O791.

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