PARTIES Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
 DISPUTE The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
 STATEMENT "Claim that former Illinois Division Trackman
 OF CLAIM T. D. Moore be reinstated to service with seniority,
 vacation, all benefit rights'unimpaired and paid for
 all wage loss and/or otherwise made whole, account
 being unjustly dismissed for alleged theft of company
 material as a result of formal investigation held
 January 18, 1982."
 FINDINGS Upon the whole record the Board finds that the parties
 herein are Carrier and Employes within the meaning of the Railway
 Labor Act, as amended, and that this Board is duly constituted under
 Public Law 89-456 and has jurisdiction of the parties and the subject
 matter.
 The Claimant was employed as Trackman for the Carrier on June 28, 1978. In a letter dated December 15, 1981 Claimant was advised to report for formal investigation to be held December 28, 1981, concerning his alleged theft of Company material in Streator, Illinois, on or about November 20, 1981. At Claimant's request, tide investigation was postponed and was held January 18, 1982.
 The Board has thoroughly scrutinized the entire record of this dispute, including the transcript of the formal investigation. The hearing and investigation record in this case support a finding that the Claimant was guilty of the charges filed.
      Numerous awards of the various Divisions of the National Railroad

                                            Award No. 2 .3308 Page No. 2


Adjustment Hoard have held that the type of behavior displayed by the Claimant in this instance is unacceptable by any standard and is grounds for severe discipline. Carrier need not maintain such individuals in its employ. Therefore, the Hoard holds there is no justification to overrule the decision of the Carrier.
 AWARD Claim denied.
 Clarence H. Herri
 Neutral Member
 /- · ~~ , l_ ~,-L
 Carrier Member Organization Member

Dated at Chicaao

February 22, 1983