VA,RTIES Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employer
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TATEMEPJT "1. That the Carrier's decision to dismiss -
 CAF. CL,t.~7_f·TJ· Trackman R.W. CampboII without: firmf
 according a fair arid impartini investigation
 was in violation of the a agreement, unduly
 harsh. and in abuse of discretion.
 2. The Carrier will now be required to
 reinstate Claimant Campbell to hi=s former -'
 po<-anon with seniority and all other
 rights restored, unimpaired, and compensate
 him for all wage loss suffered.

 FINDINSs: Upon fhre whole record, after hearing, the Board finds that. the parties herein are Carrier.-__gand Employees within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, and that this Board i= duly - constituted under Public Law 89-456 and has jurisdiction of theparties and the subject matter.

 Claimant was employed by Carrier as a Trackman on August: 20,iQ84. On January 2·`L, 1.987 arid thereafter he was absent and hard no authority for that absence. As a result of this action taco was; notified by certified letter by Carrier (letter dated February 1985) of tare termination of his seniority and employment pursuantlo the Letter of Understanding dated -July 1;:·,. 1976. The- Claimant-
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Aopealou for am investigation which waEl hr_ld on February y 1-1 1 198;1. I--ollowinn the investigation, Carrier uphold its prior. d"turznaatirn Lo terminate him.


The Petitioner inuistathat they Qlajniaqt,y,st,ort--term empt,·oyrv,
 not too Tamilaar with Carrier', rules and was ill, causing
 his abwon_cQ·. Furthermare, _Cla.mant insists that he attempted to -
 call the Roadmaster but without success during his absence.
 Wino Claimant was incapacitated, and unable to work, Ltre
 Oraan.izacion believer:. that he should and that: tae
 should not have been terminated.

 ~arr.ier notes that Claimant during his short tenure had been
 Aseiplined twice for beig absent without authority, in addition
 to which in this instance, at the hearing )-r .'freely admit: t.-·i his
 "rbsenror and .indicated that. he hard been a.ll. B"t the ovxdunev opt
 north ravo.ted that. he did not week; a doctor's attention Until
 ,.,ftee· the lettor of termination was received. The Crrier
 believes that it acted appropriately in deciding to terminate .
 M"Im"r,v in tha.a ca=_e. -

 rr<- the Hoard views it, harrier accorded Claimant an anvc:!5tIcj"tion-
 :·.t hips ronurrst and properly found him quiltyof the v_olatione-
 ' .~ ~1-153._

 ~llonod. lit: was clearIY absent wjAhuutauthorily Fur a For.iod
 henxnnxnn nanUary 24 ixp to thrtimp that he 4Jas notified that tie
 Was terminated VI ithoul any contact whatever being made to
 Carrier. His rationale -for the absence and his short tenure do _
 no l: rnii:i(iato that eirc(AmWtanee. Carrier,' s decision was
 «ppropriatc. The claim must- be denied.

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C. I-'. ~e~nplember Garmon, Carrier Membe=r~-
 Chicaqo, Illinois