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





Parties t0 1)iscnz'te: ( (:~1ec'L~'.c='.I '_o;eliexs) `
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Findings:


,_ all the evidence, fends that:


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.


involved herein.



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
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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:


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          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

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        1S b0?_`1 ; held.''


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    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

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        de:;a.gn_vte;i ti:::e and .1.1 ace. ,


                ): tn'r::1Jl.0yE:S must C:O:?'!7l,`yr with instructions

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        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
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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.

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    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.

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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.