The Third Division of the Adjustment Board, upon the whole record and all the evidence, finds that:
The carrier or carriers and the employee or employees involved in this dispute are respectively carrier and employee within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as approved June 21, 1934.
This Division of the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over the dispute involved herein.
his shift scheduled for the following day at 3:00 P.M. For whatever reasons, the Carrier did not attempt to rill that position until approximately ten minutes before that shift began on March 4, 1994.
Claimant was on his rest day on March 4, 1994. One call was made to Claimant's house approximately eight minutes before the start of the shift. The caller was advised that Claimant was out playing golf. Claimant states that he was home on March 4, 1994 until 2:20 P.M. at which time he left for approximately two hours. An employee junior to Claimant was then used to rill the vacancy.
In these situations, the Carrier "has the obligation to make a reasonable effort to communicate with employes ...." Third Division Award 21222. Calling an employee eight minutes before the scheduled shift when the Carrier was aware of the vacancy approximately 16 hours beforehand is not reasonable, particularly when the record demonstrates, as here, that the employee was at home during any reasonable period that the call should have been made. :1s a result, Claimant lost a work opportunity. He shall be compensated for that loss.
This Board, after consideration of the dispute identified above, hereby orders that an award favorable to the Claimant(s) be made. The Carrier is ordered to make the Award effective on or before 30 days following the postmark date the Award is transmitted to the parties.