Form 1 IUATIOITAZ RAILM^.:D ADJUST·Ti'1P BOARD Award No. 8267
SECOiTD DIVISION Docket No: 8232
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System Federation No. 106, Railway -~:iployes'

Department, _ , ii`, of L. - C. I. 0.
Parties to Disnute: ( (Carren)

Dispute: Cla~.M of F mn'' cues

The V;ashington Term, Compwr~y

1. That the I;Tashinaon o'errfmal CG::_rany %riolated Rule 2C of th-e cent oJ_-Ln,








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`I'hE: Carrier or carriers i_.Y'tE:~. the ...'^!~Cr?r'~ Or ::Yflr)l0''r`eS JixV03.Vt'..`1_ in 'f:Ii-IEi a..^.r'N.~t~ are resnective:!1T c~-wi'rrier ~n:1 e::-:nloYe ~,r~_-i,i~- _~ -:.e r:;w, a:a_~.nv of the I ,z~.:ih:TaSw L=~aboi' __~t:

as annrwveii ju.ne 2 3 , 193 .

T-L1.S Division of the .^"~dj17StJGC'.Tlt I?O'rQ has jurisdiction ove.r the involved herein.

    F'cr:!eS to said diSLlte V<' cd rM~}t of apnnirn Yae at hearing fh >r n

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ItIo FalSlf`,y;i.n yDl:vr c`' nyJ11c._`~.7_Gr':, for ::='.E7].u;,7"^`-=nt with '!i2

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Vio1ation of ., ~.'L ._art o_ COneVal ,.~?a 0 , Io

E?^,T)a..CiJe Will bE. absent :C?'Cci C1'i'~"' .i:lt::^'.:~:. ?`e1":Y'_l_: S?.Gn,
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SE,CI_ue?":,.e 01' E:Ven'i:S .~_:'1vClVG,-f! thE:1'%:1':. s..':1 ~.r,r'13. 6-., 1C/`%v. ._on to the

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later, hl'-.ie1fE'r, ~i:~a.;,rcl ~~_c,. ...;.5 Ir--'!-11,zd _n an c^..C(.."?(L`:riL.y zind tile t::,.L'Y'J_i?r
Form 1 Award. T,To. 82067
Page 2 Docket =11o. 8232
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because of this, that the charges against the Claimant could not effectively r;o forward. The Carrier thereafter attempted to return the Claix:lant to duty. ,Then the Clainant appeared several days later for other purposes, he was --- accordin to the Carrier -- advised that he would be returned to duty (although the Claimant denies that he was so informed). As D'art ref the processing, Clair_ant vas advised to obtain a Criminal Arrest History from tile :°;-,Sh7.n.GOn -,etropol'?.tan 11'oll'1'Ce. According to the Carri er, this was do'ae' because Claimant had originally bean hired during a one-year perilo-c'; CI.Ln°in;,; Wtli C.-1 Such reCOids were rot being pro:3'eSSea by the Metropolitan Police, so that this later cc:p_aetion of employnent records w'~s "routine" in such circa~.:stances.

Up to this noint, the :3owr d finds no basis to quest ion the Carrier 's actions. The suspension was not in:^roper for su^ reeted =~o::ing of nn_ari juana darin,) duty hours and the absence o?' the employe from duty, even thou-h the propritT f t~ yO}le

          ' a°' °1 3 -.. '; n~,;:.` 'n disci '·t T,n never brOUmlt to an

suspension and any e... il~,''.:'_ pe n~.n~, bl4_ne ,,ra. _,__
inve,>tz~ative hr-:ar-I no -~i~s period o'' suspens_on, in any event, is nor. the dispute
for review by tile Board.
Cla -_I:=ant did. obtain tie Cr i.`""n_l Arrest Hi stoxy-y (and, dl',.ri 1^ag a later,
investiE,;at 1ve il.earin,'', ;~:.> pei.T:-`,ted to ver'.if,' the I.nfor::ati on therein Con i.aine~.''.~,

This record : h oU:7S a t:f'e~.' ~~ :.5 Conv-7.C t-.Cn a--n~J. s-n-,ence.On h-LS
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application, tae C~.~.._-.wi1~ -.d anmreL'~·d in t.he nerative to 'he quest_on, _.:~,e°ol
ever be--n convicted IC-±n c^^, G "7."`'' n..l Cif C_'ne O t:ic r `Vi?::.n :-nor traffic
The appl icat i0?1 'Includes t,:1e T,v-arnin,:

        "I further underztand that the Alrnishinof false info (':la ti on '?_n connec ti on ,TLth ry -.prices t10n for E:nrl Ci:nent is good cause fo" rejection or dl~a_.'.SS;Ll frG-_ sere=cc-.1r.


Based on this , n 'invests fa,t jve :i ~.ry:':~ Zient ' orY?ard based on ti? all a ed
false anS,i^r on the t^!=:l,r_`l~rc nt ' YlJ1.C:'G U L:nd the abserice from duty. _

The h`arin- 1'I'S conducted ii: a fair nanner. The Board does not aree vlith
the Organ:! .`~=:` onf s a.2 1_::;.^- U-on that.t"e C`!,L'~.C`.'_' ?.:17 ed, out :ale C L2.i"::ari'~_Y1
~rre::t h-- .t · ;;.; m ht hwV
                                          e, been done by the

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re uir:in4, him to cl t~J.n ~zm ~. ~~::, uoy.

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Carrier at amp mint, &Itioo;?h it: Chose to do so vt"Ilen ~.t a :J_
retur niIl tile C l ^ L '::Mnt -i'rom t,. suz y C 11S io:? ;'Ti'li~h, on its o;:m initia t=. ve . tile Carr _=' c
was revo.·.in . '-Tor is tile Board cony-.':C·d t'tt the Clai-ant -~*as U3i`.;i'.'-':... t:^_'t liss
previous cOnrt ap nre2rance 'SOS otoer ;;i1`;,n a co-nr~_Ct=on. Oil "'::e second charge,
the Cair'", T,. .; "' .V .L'i t0 Il aIs. 5 ' been :'_L?Yu'ororav,r absent fro--'7 duty.
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    Award !'To. P1't'2 (ccear ce) is in-Iti" active _n that 1. t Si::i l -.' r

den,ls i~ri.th circa"-st_,.nces of the da_sco'very of a cri-In_l %'ecoi d wiic?n til.. emnl oye 5::x.5 being processed for r-°_-E'_'Y~_i)',~=1C'.:1v. ' in addao'i, :~_a~:.~'f. 1;0. C_31 (I!'ieber-'^n), ~at~1011;i_ dealing lrith aCC7 dent h'is tot7,r r atiner ta';.?i Cr ",_._Lr::l recur d, ofy ;.n S I'';?,:~":::eY.' Y' e'.>r::' . :; as to the pr 0!)r icty of ua..`;:'i.i SSa,l for false :i iO;': i.':,t:i on on a:: ~...apl0~)" :Ylt i::?J~:! C :. t:! o-.?

        "The emmloy:rent °,pp1.~.c~;.tio~ is a tool .;Iaich t-h-e Carrier r,,.g-,y

        c'.?'~r~l'L~:1; .... ~C~l'V -n:_-,e in his C'", ...:~'',..;^:1'~ d-cisiion for (~.'Gi~.:=...

        r ~~f;C ~7 Cn, L7'. :L-.z ~h~r ..:'_11~3~,-L_`;: ..:i..0.3 iii'.:__.':- tl'.~ .~,_.. _ -a deesl.Un.

        .TIT this case an accurate =.?lw':~E:3" 1 :o ~'L~,'~tion !!;- voa_~d at, mininaLa

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Claim denied.

Attest: ExecutJ_ve Secretary
iTatione..l Railrud Adjus anent Board

"have given the Carrier the option of fl.zrther investigation.
This . Eoard has consistently
held til~t.°_pl ogees w'_-_.r.; falsify applications for emo?oy,Tnent are su:oject to disc':_, -°e regardless of the tune lapse bet?:Oen the date of %r)nlication and the date of di.-Coven a (Second :)4ti isi on A',7°aL"d ~ 544 and Third Division ?1aards 113'8, 14274, 18103 and others

A V,r A R D

Award -',,To. 82t67
Docket '-"To,, 8232
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iTATIO~T!1L RiTIuTZO_1D a:)JU`Ci''.,-TIT 8a~RD

By Order of Second Division


.n~zrie i~aa;;ch - _`_~.~: ~i .·~atr,~:uve `~ssi s,<.L ;,

                    Dated, at Chi cr-,-;os Illinois, this >t'=1 d~:,zr of