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 L. ·.=-._..
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 '7·.
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'. ..._._ Len :J C_~
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
.. .:
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 .^,O. Them.? _,: :7 CV=Cle::~.~ ef rccord ::C CL'1r.=_

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