NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
VUBLLCLAW BOARD N(>. ?#)48
SWARD No. 87, (Case No. 87)
BROL'IIERII()OB OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY
EMPLOYES DIVISION - IBT RAIL CONFERENCE
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
William R_ 1lillrr. Chairman & Neutral Member
Samantha Rogers. Carrier Member
David I). Tanner, Irnployee Member
STATEMENT ()F CLAIM:
"Claim of the System Comittee of the Brotherhood that:
The Carrier violated the Agreement commencing.lanuarry 19, 2(111,
when Claimant, Brian Bruce (6532774), was Dismissed for violence
in the workplace with employees on November 22, 2010. 'L°he Carrier
alleged violation of VIOWOR 1.6 Conduct.
As
a consequence of the violation referred to in part I the Carrier
shall remove from the Claimant's record this discipline and he tie
reinstated with seniority, vacation, all rights unimpaired and pay for
wage loss commencing when Claimant was withheld from serv=ice and
continuing forward andlor otherwise made whole."
(Carrier File No. 14-l 1-0087) (Organization File Rio. l60-13A2-Itl5.CA.At)
2.
FtNDINCS:
Public Law Board Into. 7048, upon the whole record and all the evidence, finds and holds
that lxmplrsyee anti C'trrric,r arc. employee and carrier within the meaning of the Railway Labor
Act. as amended; arid that the Board has Jurisdiction aver the dispute herein: and that the parties
t« the: dispute have participated in accordance to the Agreement that established the Board.
<)n December ?. 2010, Claimant was directed to attend a t«rrr~al Investioati«n «o
December
1),
?Etl(), whsch was mutually postponed until
January
19, 2011, conceminp, in
pertinent part the 1`61lowins, charge:
the purpose of ascertaining the facts and determining your rcsponsibilitv,
if anv, in connection with your alleged violence in the work pyre with employees
on M<>nclav, November 22, 2010, while working ax a Track supervisor on the
Gallup Subdivision.
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This investigation will determine possible violation of MONVOR 1.6 Conduct."
On February I I. ?()1 1. Clairnant was non licd that he had been IMlnd guittv as charged
and leas dismissed fromsci-vicc.
This is the second in a series of two dismissal cases betore the Board involving the same
Claimant. The skillful arguments of the respective parties need not
he:
reiterated in this instance
Gas the question ofCtaimant's alleged guilt has become academic because in Award No, tier this
Board found that Carrier's decision to dismiss C'laimant was appropriate. -t heretore, the Board
linds and holds that the dismissal in Award No. 86 cannot be overridden arid the issue raised in
the instant case is no" moot, thus, the claim is dismissed. I towrvrr, w°e would add that a rcvicw
of the transcript and record substantiated that the Carrier met its burden of proof that Claimant
was guilty as charged.
AWARD
Claim dismissed.
Wilhan n . Miller, Chairman Neutral Mcniber
Samantha Rogers. Catric~rrnber
Award Date:
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David I). `Manner, Employee Mcmhcr