Fo3.~n 1 NATIONAL P,AILaRO)AD ADJUS7"-'ft._:'7 BOA-1-J) Award No,
',78:1.8
SI;uOiuD D:L'VI;3IG_i Docket
iro. 'j'TG6
2-B1,rI-},,~'T_
'79
The Second. Division consisted of the regular nekbers and in
addition Referee ,.,_
I:r
a
rit
T:. I:`a..:r,
Jr.
;; ter1 am~ra,rCz s"a:.s tendered.
( Sys'te?,u Federation Xo.
7,
LZaiis'ra.y f,my7:Loyes'
( DepaktanoYxt, A. F. of L. - C. I. 0.
Parties
t0
1)iscnz'te: ( (:~1ec'L~'.c='.I '_o;eliexs) `
,_._....~
_~..V____~_.___.._.:._
( ~':z~':! :i_n_;iiail ~:';o1'tx1e~'n
:Ca1O..
D7_S17U.'te:
C.LE.j;:2 of
~'il'.r;~.C;iC:S:
Z. `.I'1::1t in
V1G`a_~.~Li_O'_1
of
ti,n
C-u2'y'eP't Crew
1irlexman
Trainee D. _. 1,_
. t _.~ unjustly
Maimed
:f.'x'aYn the service of
__:a`_.;,G_
~~,,~.., ,
Burlington ~ .Oi:'
laiE,i~Yl
:LY1C . ;, 011
J7~.:':i: ~ ~ o
1.9`l7.
That
2.CCa='d.'1;;_y'ti'1C' B'.':.'l3_):1·'tCI1
Northern
MC.,
be ordered to
return Crew UYic'Iaan
`1''1'-~:.~:LLCn
L. . `i_::u__:.E.'n
'GEC
its' service, that
the record of : l:i`.reSta.F:atil::"1 ai);j. dismissal be rcvnved
from .CiY'.
'n.
_....w. u.;E:r,1cc:ciR. ';1.K he bo cm pensat;e:ci. for :ail.
t7.Iae:
lost,,
._:1 :..,M_'tn:'_.i.%i2~"tio . ..siiU~"'
.wt'-oia of my
1.C.i.`.,`u
seniority,
vacation vacation
_1_,e'f
a?' Sic::. days, hoop! tali
2C1'i;: a.1
vacation vacation
tine,
lost
'l~r;;~t,
.... _ ,; , ., ~,
benefits;
_.<`~.~:L.H::.._.L .';R,_._,...~i:i.LO :'~.'i~f~_..._~e~.. 'aL1;:. ~.:~,~r
f.·'rl'_^^.~ Y'iE~Itsi
privileges
r a1'
benefits to which
Y'
.. Je entitled under
~ ~i:'...iaL'::~.i~".,
~·'tJ.~_t'.Sor !a-,,,,o.
Findings:
The
Second
I):i.visiaal of the AdjlzstmeI1't Doaxd, upon tho -wliole record and
,_
all
the
evidence, fends that:
The canz':i_ex or v:zvr. iers and the eAy~loy: or ~ ~'~c~loljes involved in
cha.s
dispute
are
L':. 3pE'Ci;';vC''L',,'
carrier and
t,:TlUz:G
';,`i'th:1.11 the
I.W
.at11ng of the
Railway
Lobar:
respectively as approved June <_'1_,
1934.
This
Division
of
the
Adjustment
Board
has
jurisdiction over the dispute
involved herein.
Parties
to
said
dispu'i;e
-~',a.ived r-ignt of appearance
at hearing thereon.
Cla7x:!as1t Yv%~.S da Y''?CUCd. to attend an ?n'I;_,.i'i;'t,_'2'.1: iOa "for the :ya_Y'Vt?;u? 'al
a:pCeY''tw!-Y?:1.I``" facts and dc'G::L'Y:1:LY':LYlZ your ~'i~:;,)~.'i:·_,_L)~ ~..'~.'t~, .._n not rep0:·`."t:., ' to
. _
M1. 11. T,,e Tea:"iT,.'st- at Bl'c:,7it.u·'-,'d, i`::L21'E'.sGtc`:., .:'.S 1:;.a"'.iL't1C_'.tCd 7.11 I:iy /Asst. Di,1'eE'.i.J:
Ca.:iman:ica'tiai;s/'JZ.etter to you cf VA y 12, 1j`'?''.
Investigation ~ ~ a7 e.red YI.I_'lrhO7 nt a xerne: enta.--
W:~. My ' held, ''..., and ~'.!3.YiG ~.,Zi~.:L:
t:i.ve of the organization
.
2aLlOT1"r; the .~t~l'crf~', ,'~..~ci~:! :)n, aa June c~?, 1977, C ~.~=,:~?'n:·?2'G YTaS d1I..-!-S SGd
fr011 SEXViCE "for V1.01°a7.On of .1'tUlF:w `102 ,tna '('~i'._=`.''n) O.'-' -,:,he E.-ales of 't:1C
I:rt,W ntenance of V;~ar Dip? :°1?:,Cx:, Ferri (~= '~'- (1." f'.fiSi:'1't:1?I<: yOU,CSEZf from) fLLy
_.~1..._~;
Form 1 Award No.
7818
Page 2 Doel:.e-G No.
7796
2--BTi:I:-wJ-'79
without aathox:ity, and- by not ca:ipl.yinJ
T';itTl
instl'ucL:i_Gns fxo:ra
the, proper
authox3_'cy as a re su_? t of your not xepor't-ia~ < . . on
i:a:y 15, a
9 I"('~ .
The
Organization
vaults the procedu!'e followed by the Ca).-rier en two
counts:
l_o
Claimant vas not represented by the Organization at the
hearing,,
nor vas a sped-.yc .rau'i;~r 1:~d.~ o'=' ha_z at the hear:in., as to
v;a:tr.;X'
he
wished s'u_eh xe.c;xese:-utw'rien.
2. The notice of made no Eiention of Pules '(02 and
7G2(h),
although reference to t;l'.:_..
1:`3,S ._*ci,:)_G
1n the
Y!: ,_':i_Y1aY?d
reliance
Ot:'i',=._=:;_
was made in the notice of dinnissal.
-Rule 30(c) J)"rovides as follows:
,
Za`_'aCa .('~1.:tre
(]r)
ClaY.~, .` advance written notice 01 the
:L11VG''S'G .. F-at ~_C7'1
shall
!-:t'.'.
t;iVci1
the
E:?` T?_!.O~Ji,L'
and the a,y_'_7';)T'::"atC:
local
O ';;C,Ii.~;~:.'~;.CII.
1:'e;x'e
Setl.ta-G:L-:
a, ''?_.a
O1'C~;._
tl~.=·.u
the
E'.~ . ,_O~
..c:c
:a'<xy `c'.f~'c..'.1,'';
for
rCJ
U?'c'_ s.2`ad.'G7 v;
:1
t-'s,' <%.
M,`1' ..;ist'.hOf7L'.C.'Ci
x _. = `=..entat-LVC_ and :ic?' presence of neCi.'s,`.' '_lyj
T,',''!..tYiC:.`-.':>eS l,:`'.'. 1:.
dt.H,..
_.`C.
The notice
%7-is-t
specify the Margo for ?,'._:LCil
:inV GS'v'!g1.ewp,1
tt
1S b0?_`1
; held.''
, . r n
The notice of 1.n1%'.`''.StJ.gc~7.On also advised the ~ 7..a1:t''.a:1-1-
v O'1'
his
rights
to xeprc':r.,ta.tion, and the Organization received a coY of the notice. !''^!.e
Board r
the , . Carrier is not ia violstion of the applicable rule Y
fplCc.'t.~_t_:.. rule 1Y:
f'ail_iW:; to do more than inquire of
the
C.-! a.__,.ant at the hearing if he had
a representative; the rule calls for no more than this.
As to reference to rules in the hearing and in the dismissal notice,
the xwl:.°s cited are as follovL, in part:
Rule 702: "i..npl.o;Tes nust roport for duty at the
.
de:;a.gn_vte;i ti:::e and .1.1 ace. ,
):
tn'r::1Jl.0yE:S
must
C:O:?'!7l,`yr
with instructions
S
...
from the proper authority."
the Board f7I?dS the citation of the. rules of ermloye conduct entirely
in consonance ii.L'Gtl the specific charge _.. the notice of
:i.11VC':ut1`a..`i.i011.
-.
the cited
x1'lC'-S' Z7°fE fO:C `C.~.eil.`iC:S :i.1_i__C'xci>:i
from those
cited
in the notice,
the organization, have -1r_. 'ro,,i.nd
^'.1
which tO
GbyjPC'G.
Any
1'fa.,:.3tlu.`~TC.'
reading -<._.zat:i_Otl.
~^~O
-a
cited ~ shows, however,
~-`n Nt
they
c`1.2°-l..'
d1rcv:Gl_T%
On
paint
.reading
O-
the
Y'_..f:S
,"~f 'i.._
...
to the na'~ure of ti?e offense o:_' which the Clai_natzt vi-as told he would be
j.1:VGSt:izatC::3. Ms &':W
'_'?SC: 'PT.-.15
not, impaired
111:df1'
these
C:i_rCi)a'!Sta:'1CC:n_
a'.'?.;.~
the Bound finds n0
pi."C~C::Lut'
al irregularity.
I''
OxMri
1
Pale
3
Award
1v0.
·( 8~..J
"
Docket :'.a.
1790
A5 to the
merits
of the is:·.'ac_., the C1.wi.·r·..nt freely c:,(-1-v:itted
ta..,;.t
he
did not
x'E~:,,r~f: fo?" aorlk on the
0'-4.te
and 1.t1 thn manner indicated. 'J'a,vn by
itself,
tl,__.
-Board
z';oiz'!.e"_ find no reason to disturb
the Carrier's disciplinary
action. In
t~=as
instance, there .~.;e c~ rw~_~:~1;~.,~ce' which .:.it_gate 'Ll_t~' ~;?'avi_ty
_..~
, t y,. , , .n.~
Uf the offense. ThC record shows that the
C'_l,.LCB.I'lt
v,-a> . suffering
1:r'r'."I_'c`L,
psychological
d0;,'JY'P;;;" X0:1,
as evidenced by letters from his doctor.
Ve
vas
going th,tUut,h
~'B.CLLCYi'.:~:;C_',~r
.. :'OCGCdi_
;:8.
i''u:x'1..-.', and
4?:!'~1.~7,C17'ii L'e~e3,l;d
t0
'F?L1C'?'E
the
,Y'eu~_I~iJ'_l:.a_l..`1.~_1.~;r
.t.._. . h;^
:r"-.-t.t'i
th_
sGllyiaC'.C,
(''·._ c- first
without
fJf-'C1'::f'!_'v
of
C.':'e;','1CnC'-ed <,,i%i:::i:'.:`1CE.' uf'.<::':`v.'.:L.'1.
No record of prcYous
disciplinary action w .... introducej, Mile the hearing officer cannot be
expected to be
E:'.t?:...1'
a medical expert or a
i'-., n:'.i1Cial
expert, these factors
are nevertheless zro ru'vy of can; id,-.rat ion.
.,_
Under ~l,e c1 , nu. e;;es, c_.hcaid will therefore find the penalty of
d7r1155eL
_.::;'',C',' ; 1t
~t0;XaGC c.:t1
1'l1:jL.;2t' ln
?:2ulGT.
HC
TCil3:Ct'.
1117Ch
will be ordered,
1C:'vCY,
is subject to :Clhi_a.,fLl!I:;:
t1
the
Carrier medical assurnnce, that he is able to resume his full
duties.
Claim sustained to the extent that the Clainant shall be reinstated to
d?oty with
S8Y17-o=_.'(:, L'i = _:GC
2ni:'',
red but 'ot1CLG
L°G!( y or
ptlc?1CtYaaCi?V:
bGlOi~it: , sWbject
to
the condition as indicated in the Findings.
1`Tn:=0..PJJ H&Wl OA-T-) EsT0;'.'
Till
~~`':u'7'1-~TL P)sli.TD
By Order of Second Division
Attest:
Executive Secretary
1:wt:ionw:L Railroad i",djustnient
Board
l~a;·'J -- ~ !Ji
.'l3.iJ·C-I _~-
.'1L L
:i:nnistrnnve Assistant
Dated
at
f Chicago, Illinois, t':u..s -!-Oth day of janua.ry, 107Q.