Form 1 IUATIOITAZ RAILM^.:D ADJUST·Ti'1P BOARD Award No. 
8267
  
SECOiTD DIVISION Docket No: 
8232
  
2-S`j-T-Ci~l ' 80
The Second Division consisted of the regalar raeAaers and in
addition Referee Herbert Z. Tiar:r, Jr. ,,ahen a:aard was rendered.
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,
agreement V,,-hen Red; J_,n'wld _? 
t''?r`_2::..e_E. DlCa=~laS :7~,s L1n,jt:St.L;J S'1:iS 
C.ended on
April 
g, 1978, 
them sttbseauen;~lz; dis.nissed 
on i'9.y- 
2, 
1978.
 
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I_-·P 
w 
nr-'ny 
be oihat accos^~.i n~;1~T, 
t~4 . ,...~t _ -o~ 
_ rVva 
t: 
1 Co_.:z=vi~, 
.~:~ 
oi'~. '~d to '°er_.,~..,..te
 
Cla3..=C.;,t'tt 
i~o i'i. 
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with ,zr 
:na't_C7i1 
nd 
5e~
111.O;Cvt; '1 ~r~hi.S "Lw!'''_."'T;''z__r·E'.:L
and cG:nnensated flor aLL ~i==a 
Most 
since An,-,'iI 
Q, lj7U.
F
12 
L~.4.1"t 
f °~:>
The S?C0:1d Division of the ACLjti.u tY:'.t'i'lt B-ou.rd, upon th.e whole record ~T:d a
'Vthe evidence, 
f1ndS '~Ilc:r.'G;
`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:
4 _  _
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 
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517.'I~jeCt 
t0 
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on the 
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ItIo 
FalSlf`,y;i.n 
yDl:vr 
c`'  nyJ11c._`~.7_Gr':, for ::='.E7].u;,7"^`-=nt with 
'!i2
1 t  f:
Vio1ation of ., ~.'L ._art o_ 
COneVal 
,.~?a 0 
, Io
E?^,T)a..CiJe 
Will bE. absent 
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VThE~n G11 
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191(81
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1: 
115 
p.m. , -.,,TGZl 
-.-ere off i hl° T''_^C)~1;:'_'tT?' 
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the v 
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t1 O .>"iLv`.:°~ 
en-i:''=snCe 
t0 the`  
~'~iO:lcl ij i.S'.%Or:
e_ the
Cent°ar.'t
2.
Essential 
to 
the 
L".~-^.SClilt'! 
O'.'1 
Of 
Ghi,S 
CL''_ST'ru1;° 
is an 
?Ai?Q°x'St 
yr:''_jirl 
a 
of ti'::
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
durin r
'JI13 C,"
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
2-z1T-Cl,i~- · 80
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
  
~. ':''l_0~. 
..._~l~
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
 
q  r T'n~.s _ ~
re uir:in4, him to cl t~J.n ~zm ~.  
~~::, uoy.
'7. ` c 
?;~:~5 `! 
n ~~? 
r rC;::c`_S ~I
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.
l~  .w..nt  
S_ J'_'.: t1O,`i 
_. _ ~ '
 
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
Foxes! 1
Page 
3
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
2-1-IT-CM-'80
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