PARTIES Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
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 DISPUTE: Consolidated Rail Corporation

 STATEMENT OF CLAIM: Appeal by Trackman James Dean to have
 twenty (20) days actual suspension removed.

 FINDINGS: Subsequent to an investigation, the Claimant was found guilty of the charge of leaving his job on two separate occasions after four hours of duty to go to a credit union. The Carrier concluded that the Claimant's failure to cover his assignment, when considered in the light of past infractions of the same nature, warranted the assessment of twenty (20) days suspension for being excessively absent.
 This Board, as well as many others, has found that the Carrier is not unreasonable when it expects regularity of work attendance in order that it may manage its operations. The Claimant here acknowledged that he did not properly cover his work assignment as initially charged. Accordingly, the Carrier, in consideration of the Claimant's past record, cannot be said to have been arbitrary or capricious in assessing the penalty.

.i omz4· s i Eckehard Muessig J. P. Cassese _
 Carrier Dumber Neutral Member mployee member

 JAN 23 1986