Form 1 NATIONAL RAILROAD AJ47UST,.' IZT BG"tPLD A,'rard No. 8192
 SECO?1D DIVISION Docket No. z311g



Parties



smote Claim of _m)lc)·r









The Second Divi-ion of the Ad jus'.;:,-:nt Boar:., upon the whole record :~,rd all the evidence, finds -that:

 The carrier or carriers and the er.~l o;;-e or emloyes involved in this dispute are respectively carrier and e::n:I oye within the meaning of the Railvay Labor Act as approved June 21, -10,34.

 This Divsion of the Adjustment Board has s 'iirisOiction over the dis pU4
 involved h erein.

The claimant was cmployed :-As a canman at the t,a·-rder's Potomac Yari facility. u='7. 'arch 2), 1;170,' .:'tie Carrier's iw^Z-f_Ce 1:'---):xtrcnt ','~=:`3 ar:V1sE_1
 (` t T ` .tJ Crrs; '-cry ,j -~'P n
 by t..~ Arlington Count y _=o0,.. c. that a ;.,_ , ~d ~u_,, -1;3 ~~_ r..-:e_.t had been
 issued against I{?e C?u.::;-~Il':, on the char:;s o;.' "attle:.^.p-IIed murder of a
 police officer." Tae C?rrfc,.,I-DOi .ce here?;^Gn arr_ted the Claimant
 and delivered hiiei to tS10 1)cyJl.1C ;)oliC'f.,' F:.Lit~'O:'ltl~'~3,
 Form 1 lorard 1,yo. 83.92
 Page 2 Doe=;et No. 81-LS
 2-RF'~P-CJ'.1-' 7)1

 Subsequent to the events recited above, t::e Claimant Was returned to duty at Potomac Yard. Betaeen the dates of April 4th ;mad July ?, 1977 the Claimant was absent from duty, for various reasons, on 16 occasions. On July 3, 1977 Clai:Iant r.-:arked off sick and remained in this status until July 13, 1977. 1k)n or about that date the Carrier ;:as advised b;; the Claimant's attorney that the Claimant had been sentenced to one 1 ,car in jail a s a result of criminal charges and that he was presently incareera ted .

 On Ju-l.y 26, la'i7 the Carrier charged the Clawr:an` %%~iith failing -to nrotect his c;SSIl::.'?n't at potomAC `I=.3rd and sch?duled 2,n `-nvesti;-at,1Un on t.-a charge for AtLgust 2, 1177 advisin''r the Claimant that his part absentee re-ord would also be re vie'_,ed.


app~ar tix.. invest_:.~,a~icn ~~r~ con~iuc~ed in u~.,~
 investigation, Lie Carrier f ocnd that the Clainnxnt's past absentee record
 justified -ter::dnation and such action was 1,aken. The claim ;vas properly
 appealed through all the steps of the grievance process.
terzilnated in that Ii.': fa-lcd -to 1)ro.'C-L 1ii:. _L.`~si='...n-L Oil all dates Ll
 question. -L,)arther, the Carrier ar£;u:~s -that the CZ2i: ;aa'11, %a10;Yir!_? that
 criminal char-,es had been ')1 aced a~-a:Lns t hi:: dnd also :.'Mare ;,ha"G 11~ was -t0
 be sentenced a.':7 .i:-_^_ rcerated, filed ;,o a:fvise 'ine Carrier of th,,",e faCt:~
 but rather. mar-- o'f si.c. Fund fa~.led -to prot^c~ i~iv assi:_;ru:ent un an,: ~:_~-:L
 the rovestig:'.tion 'riti=L.^.'i'1 concluded 1Z'1 his 'tcr,..anatii~n, it is t-e C.,Crricr's
 position that the ClaiL:L.nt':-, in::arceration could riot excise his non-perfor
 mance of duty. Finally, it i5 the Carrier's- ,)Osition that alti10?'_'n n1s
 absence from service due to his iLi~risor';a:nt ':,ra.s unavoidable, t}'_e GlairPant
 placed hi;:uelf :u-i t.,nis position of C~is~absent from so-_,7-~ce.

 It is the position of the Organization that the Claimant was denied a full and fair hearing and that Rule 34, investigations, which provides that:





Form 1 Award No. 81_12
 Page 3 DoCIie t P1o. 81.10
 2-RF&-C°'af-' ?9
Although arE;u: Lent has been raised that the Claimant was not given sufficient no tiC;? of .h=' Char 'es against, him or proper upportanity to attend the h";wring, t,h'se argurents f=all in the i`ace of the record. I-i: is clear f'r'om reviea of the record, teat the: Carrier took all required and neces:a_ y s tens to :Al-rise ..~h._ C,-air::- ' e ar s a-a ~ s- h.-Im a.-,d
 ;r ~ ., ..o ...lt of -Ci.l,.. Ch . i )=,C.o ~..r~,...,in,.Wr to provide Gyl a=Mcaunt '."i it., 1 the C'03O-°t,'.._.,_ - ; ~.'7 ..."i.'_I'!d ~i.'...;.:Jr_'if '? i::~:'!S t :!2U'°
 charges . I t caII710t u0 all°6?cd ''%Y? , r' t'_'..,''.'.' ·C'lr3'1.C'r naO. ary r.',::>onsi'Cil.-~y for
 the C1a..-Lzantlp failure i.o mu~ OT ,.)r to att,,..!nJ1
 Claimant's 1raba.iitt' to n ;;tend tYie i.73`~°c',-^, ~'1.4"l C'1^.Il ,-:'S C3.;!° to ills, C>;i-:I %'C tioi'L^
 c..r?.d the ~'aY':'.C'."' ,....?1J:"'t.Lf'°C .):,~ _. C. -Prior ~z'7`.'^ilte
. r~ _ r _C' f 0 .0 ' t )` ..~f`S~ii7 tae
 record ~i l::i ~il'.__._:':~.1~;~':S In 'L GduC`.. , t:' .. .7t~. `:E :,`:Sol _. _~i ,
 me"asure oil' C'ti.~Ci').~iC ~."-^vsvd . TL:_''~ rec-orl dc; C; 770 ~. iii' Kate t}`zat. %.il°
 Cl?-Ii:3I'lt uas ti^::ed 011 an'.'^~Cil1 `'"2 Du; tr2 Cl?.~1'; -O Of 2~a7.1 I7>; t0 'protect his
 assignment duril:,-- -.`.1C' 1 i''%7 tim,? f ra :%8.

 Thcre is no indication in the r::`Cord br: f O"-. us wta t the Carrier's action was arbi trary or ttia~; t=1^re '=-,,as riot clc~.r sumocY`ti r- evidence for

          act-ion. 'A`rz~o r ~s ! i ' ''~·:a,'~ -('.)_:-- ` I t ' ,, .,. .z. i and

the Carrier's .. Yz.foa e, «, no._ ~ ~,~ - . . C, . a :~_r wn :, ~,°~ , jus tl ; properly tormir.-ted.

                          « A R 1)


    Claim denied.


                            NATIO.'`K? L R=:ILR& %.D ADOT in7,,L.~TT M'',RD

                            By 0-er of Second Division


Attest: Executive Secretary
 National R3i.1 roa.d Ad justl;:,~nt Board

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 Dated at Chicago, III-1-no-is, this28th day of TTovember, 1979.