Form 1 NATIONAL RAL1-JR0:A-D ADSUSTr-:~,i.T2 BOARD Award :To. 8264
SECOND DIVISION Docket i;o. 8160
2-SIT-CM-' 80
The Second Division consisted of the regular members and
in addition Referee Kay Mci.~array when award was rendered.
( System Federation No. 162, Railway Employes'
( Department, A. F. of L. - C. I. 0.
Parties to Dispute: ( (Carmen)

( Southern Pacific Transportation Company

Disyute: Claim of ~'~n:~7..oyes:

1. That the Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Teas and Louisiana, .

Lines) violated F;v.le 34 of the contro31i:1>a-reenent T.rhen the;r unjustly

withheld Carl-:=an ~;obert 1~-endo~-,.a -ror sei-,r;.ce starz-Inj DccembeL 8, 19i"i

and subs eauentl,r dismissed i~.~from serva_ce on J - :Inuax~r 20, 1978,

fU~.~..O~l~n.`_r'~ lnvesivir'-at, oni held cJ~''nuary J, 1J7V.

2. That accor ding? `y , the Soather n .`,C ific Transpor tatien Company (r-exas

and Louisiana L:-es j be o--c.~^ed ,o reinstate Car~ma.n ;enuozw to service

with senior~ty :. `;L1~6 uni-='Cay..,,'ed and cone-nsat`- 1?.-1l for all t1.?:c: lost

since De C:eaber O,

Findings

The Second Div4.s ion of the Adjustz-ent Board, upon the whole record. and all the evidence , finds th=e t:

The carrier or carriers and the en n1 Oye or ~"~'12nloyes involved in th7_s C.i vpa.te are respectively caj°rier and e.'ploye =ri_-~,rlin the meaning of' the .ail,iwy Ls~bor rot as approved June 21, 193!-r.

This Division cf the Adjustrlent Board has ju risdictyon over the dispute involved herein,

Parties to said disi)ute ;;awed right of appearance at hearing thereon.

The claimant, Carl:kbn Robert Kendoza, is employed by the ca~'rier at Houston, Texas.

On Decexiaer 8, 1977, he ,,ras sent a notice of investigation to be held on December 20, 1977, Nhirh read in pertinent part:

"It is alleged that you. were absent f(Y'.~r, yp'J.r as: i n-,nent

beta-Teen 9·30 ~s.-`. and 3:00 ~'.=". on Dec:~ur 7, lj77 Y;-"ich

may 17O ''.:1 violation of rule e,10 Of t?=O utl`lr1L'rn 1:~.C7.f-iC

Transportation C01'.i),2=r General Y~u_Les and Leq ~:,~_G.t~ioN '4Thich

read ir, part

'I~rnloyees zest rerort for duty cat th,~ I)rescra.b~_d t:v' and place, rc~_:_,'.~'t n ^,1% i~1-;.r rust o-2. d.aT, ,r, .Qid C;_::'ote th~_n'_sc:lves exclusi:'"-lw'' to the-1 - duties di7:.'in- tour of ta,7iy.

Form l Award ITo. 8264
Page 2 Docket No. 8166
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"you also claimed eight hours on your timecard for December 7

and. this nay be in violation of -'s;Le 801...which reads in part:

'Rimloyees will not be retained in the service who are... dishonest... t"

To accommodate the or;aniz~.tion this hearing -v:as postponed and held on Januai-,j j, 1)78'. Althou~:" the U2'E,ani-tiC32 I'Glistf~_.d se*~c:rwl objections to the conduct, of the he a"'i nr. '.t it C'.i Gar f'w om the t-t'~1n:.a:;.^:!''t that u.3.-1 T)arti'es W°re free ly ~.L~.O;'.::d t0 X._ ~.:E:21t ':?~-t?2~.~.Sc:1. C:'G;._ :~..~....:._'Y=a _,.1,::oa^-Ice evidence and .Ca. e statements. Based on N'G.tlltL):.'y reQUirenC:?ItS and past practice., the invest-i'--ation was appropria telly CC)ndvc ted.

The: Carrier bases its case on the fact that the foreman noticed the ciai:n_Lnt

was not at his ~lar_'e of assr<, =-_nt at Q:^0 5.''. 'Te vas unable to locate "Hr.
Mendo2a. After he t '~t%-,:'_3a'~.'.',i. the assa.:.. "ance of tT,;o other suCBrvi sor S and
they jownt2-y'iT~t'° llnr,ble to lccatv h:i_":le ._= GLEI. ?.t??)~r' around. j:d0 Ye:". 'and
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regulations and z;-_-!.-fcm his ~c:J _ as~ s~_~;.a._ ;., ..
u, "., -= ~.ny?~.ZY'ti"ler -tJ:c:iu-r°S SiG:1S nay
result in :lore severe penalty.

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Claimant v"il 1 be xetur -led to the service of the Carrier but vrithout compensation for time lost.

1TATI0'`r:I, RUI.,a;OAD ADJUSTIN2'1T B^-",-RD

By Order of Second Division

Attest: Executive Secretai'v'
TTati o5::~. _t~ i l_'G~twi::~.t~.:~rlt L;oa

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Dated at Ch-l _ca go, !12-inOS, 'this5th day of 1'a.:cch, 1980.

Award No. 8264,
Docket :To. 8166
2-SPT-C1·Z-' 80