PARTIES Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
 TO
 DISPUTE: and
 Seaboard System Railroad, formerly L & N
 STATEMENT 1. The dismissal of Steve Quick, Track Repairman,
 ' OF
 CLAIM: was without just and sufficient cause and was
 excessive.
 2. Claimant shall be restored to service with all
 rights unimpaired and compensated for all wage
 loss.
 FINDINGS: On the morning of July 24, 1984, claimant did not
 answer when Trackman Spalding called the roll of
 the large rail laying gang. Spalding was duly
 assigned '-to perform that function. When Super
 ' visor Williams as well as Spalding and another em
 ployee, Woodward, reached the Camp car where
 Spalding had awakened claimant 30 minutes earlier,
 they found claimant sitting on the edge of 'the bed.
 Williams asked why he was absent for roll call and
 he replied "So what?"
 Supervisor Williams informed claimant that he be
 lieved that he was under the influence of alcohol
 or drugs, and requested him to take an examination
 by the Camp doctor. Claimant declined to do so.
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                ~3~3-Two ~~ Williams then told claimant that he was taking him out of service. According to Williams and Spalding, claimant said to Williams, "I'll take care of you, Big Boy, as soon as you come home to South Carolina." Woodward's testimony was substantially the same. Claimant did not appear at the hearing that was subsequently held in the matter. He was dismissed from Carrier's service. No basis is perceived for setting aside claimant's dismissal. It is an extremely serious offense, one that merits dismissal, for any employee to threaten a supervisor who is discharging his duties. Viewed in its entirety, this record is sufficient to support Carrier's decision to dismiss claimant.


    AWARD: Claim denied.


    Adopted at Jacksonville, Florida 1985.


                    Ha ld M. West n, Chairman


Carrier Member Employee Meffiber