NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
THIRD DIVISION Docket Number SG-23979
(Brotherhood of Railroad Signalman
PARTIES TO DISPLITS:
(The national Railroad Passenger Corporation
STATEMENT Cg' CLAN!!: "Claim of the General Camatttee of the Brotherhood of i,~l.-
road Signalmen on the National Railroad Passenger Corporati.:)r:
1EC-HBS-SD-IUD-Appeal of discipline of C. W. Thompson, Maintainer
OPINION OF HOARD: The claimant herein w- assigned. by the Carrier as a
04.9 Maintainer at Wilmington, Delaware.
On March
4, 1980,
elaimant wan notified in writing that he was removed
frog service. On March 6,
1980,
he was notified to attend a trial on March 13,
1980,
on the charge:
"Violation of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Rules of Conduct, General Rule 'I', reading:
'Employees will not be retained in the am-vice who are insubordinate, dishonest, immoral, quarre
vicious, or who do not conduct themselves in such a manner
that the Ouspany will not be subjected to criticism and loss
of good will'. Is that as March
4, 1980,
at
approximately
q:45
AM in Wilmington, DE, at H&H Arco
gas
station, you
used Amtrak gasoline credit card
#0059700005,
to purchase
gasoline for private vehicle license #642366DEL.'
The trial was held as scheduled. The claimant was present throughout
and was represented. A copy of the transcript of the trial has been made a
part of the record. On review of the transcript, we find that none of claimant's substantive procedu
31, 1980.
In the
trial, or investigation, substantial evidence, including
the claimant's own statement, was adduced in support of the charge.
There is no proper basis for the Board to interfere with the
discipline imposed by the (terrier.
Award Nutaber 23529 Page 2
Docket Number 9G-23979
FINDMS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board, upon the whole
reward and all the evidence, finds and holds:
That the parties waived oral hearing;
That the Carrier and the Employes involved in this dispute
are respectively Carrier and Employes within the meaning of the Psilvay
IAbor Act, as approved June 21,
1934;
That this Division of the Adjustment Beard has jurisdiction over
the dispute involved herein; and
That the Agreement was not violated.
A W A R D
Claim denied.
NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJU99(UT BOARD
By Order of Tird Division
ATTEST:
autive Secretary
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, this 26th day of February
1982.