Form I NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD
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e Third Division consisted of the regular members and in addition Refere
Francis . Quinn when award was rendered.

(Brotherhood of Railroad ignl en PARTIES TO DISPUTE:


STATEMENT OF CLAIM:















FINDINGS:

The Tit Division t Adjustment Board, n t hole recor a all the evidence, finds that:

The carrier or carriers and the employee or employees involve i this to are respectively carrier and employee within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as rove a 21,193 .

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This Division of the Adjustment Board has jurisdiction over t dispute involved herein.




The claim alleges that the Carrier violated the current t Signalmen's
greement, particularly Rule 54, hen it failed o provide a fair and impartial
Investigation. The record indicates otherwise. The once of Investigation with
s ecilc charges was sent registered mail. Two attempts ere made deliver the
notice. Prior to te Investigation, recess was called to allte Claimant's
representative to try to locate him. The parties a every reasonable attempt to
locate the Claimant. The record indicates that the Claimant receive a fair and
i artil Investigation. See Second Division Awards 126 and 13677.

The record indicates that the Claimant had received explicit instructions on items that require repair and how and wen the repairs were t e performed. The repairs were not attempted. This s not the first time that the Claimant faile

to comply wit is Supervisor's instructions to a necessary crossi repairs.
Progressive discipline and failure to explai his absence fro a led to
termination. See Public Law oar o. 651 , Award 13.

AWARD

Claim denied.

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This Board, after consideration of the dispute identifled above, hereby orders
t Award favorable t the Claim a s) t made.

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ate t Chicago, Illinois, this 27t y October.