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Case No. 52
PUBLIC LATsI BOARD P'0. 1582
PARTIES) ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA 1·G PLAILUAY CONLVAIYY
TO )
DIS?UTE) BROT'ITERHOQD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY 71-SPLGYEd?S
S
TAT~-Td;NT OF Ci 1IM: Claim in behalf of 
former 
Tracl=an 
a 
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for <einstatement to his former position of trackman on the Valley ^
DV7-1Sion trith oeniority, 
vacation and all 
other. rights unimpaired
and compensate him for wage loss beginning November 15, 1974, con
tinuing f
on;ard to date that he is restored to service.
F;s?Di1TGS: This _'ublic Law Board No. 1.582 finds that tl:a partica
e=ai.^. are Carrier and Employee Within the 
meaning 
of 
r_ha Pailva
Labor Act, as c::wnded, and that this -oard bas jurisdiction.
TV 
'H 
disnu.=_: tae Organization . nCC; ".Des 
-^y.L 
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a_..-is _con--^u ti-:o . =~J~_G~e
port tile charf^Cs ma chat claimant should :'.e :'3=n~tatCC~ 
~i~t_ .^>C=:._:_::~
a-
nd all oth__r =_';!--^unimpaired and 
with 
?a 
v __.. 
tii:?? 
_JSyt.~
The claimant i-rls charged aith being absent ~-_rri duty -.,i;_hout
_'.`.7 -=as V.OLL:i_'_=s-: 
.ii Rule 1J. 
Tiles 
C_a·3C:V,nt :;~-;i 
in Ji:e-:'_CO CJ 
care=-i _c-i
m54.1- of the 4_::'~Ls-igation 
but 
failed to appear. :':s a result of 
t'l-
Mas-i-aticr, -_-.ie ciaimant was 'cund ::esPcns-_"J1'c 
i7o~ 
violation c_~
 
.,
i'u:.s ~_5 ~n%i . _ .'-char-ed from 
t`2 
cer-:Jicc '.._ 
^=l1i'. 
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i'ov eber 15, '' 7A. On December 10, 1.974 the ^ i.a=nan=: ____1ec=` a c? 
_.'.r.
 
for ~ei_nstat:_~:c::t on the basis that the -_nvesrigat:Ga crzs not pr c:~;~tly
 
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Lleld^:Jithin u.:c 
_i:Ce 
limits in aCCO_d'~ai1C?7^^_._·'1 :--he 
C3_C,~_.^.7.Ci1.^. G__
Ar(:i-ie 
5.
"e '-g zb'aent duty is a ^cnti: u'_-:g v-_c?.a:=ica eZcil 
L. 
;c 
eve r^J d:_-.=
the c?aployeec ._ absent from duty.- Clair_snt last wor1:ed du--e 24~
ca:d ;as absenz^_Cereafter. Therefore 3t 
is _eeciiiy appa_ent 
thw__ ~s
no vi olaticn e~ ',7-r4Cle S. The Carrier gave t~·· c? :i -ra ant Cnoie .c-,^--
tuni t·7 to reror t hack to work. The transcript 
or 
the _n vestigatic:l .~--~'
reveals thor_ ;:.,s a provision made for the clain11aat to -equiest tll=
recaening of th;:> 'nvestigation in order :_o Present his case 
and ~.=i:e
-.7_i~_.-.=eit ~;i-'.:-._ 
..., do 
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