puBLLIC JAW BOARD NO. 5383
BROTHERHOOD OF
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
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VS.
) Parties to Dispute
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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY )
3TAN'r' Of CLAIM:
Claim in behalf of Engineer M. L. Moore, Union
Pacific Railroad former Chicago and North Western
Transportation Company, for compensation for
all time lost including time spent at the
investigation and this incident be removed from
Claimant's personal record when he was investigated
on the following charge:
"Your responsibility in connection
with your failure to be available
for call at approximately 1:00 a.m.
Sunday, April 17, 1988, for Train
DMKAA, on duty at 3:30 a.m. while
you were assigned to the Engineers'
South Pool at Des Moines, Iowa."
FINDINGS
Upon the whole record and all the evidence, the Board
finds that the parties herein are Carrier and Employee within
the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, and that the
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Board is duly constitued by agreement and has jurisdiction of
the parties and of the subject matter..
Claimant Engineer was found responsible for failure to be
available for call from the inactive list.' He was disciplined
with five (5) days suspension.
The transcript of investigation shows that a call rule for
not less than two (2) hours was in effect. Claimant was not
available when called fifteen (15) minutes before the two (2)
hour limit.
The record indicates sufficient effort was made to call
Claimant although it is controversial as to whether the last
attempt was as near to two (2) hours as it should have been.
Of greater concern to the Board is the uncontested statement
by the Employees that a witness, who was a supervisory
employee, told Claimant at the end of the investigation that he
would get five (5) days suspension. A witness should have one
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function only and not perform duties of a judge and jury. The
discipline here must be set aside.
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Claim is sustained.
ORDER
The Carrier is ordered to make this Award effective within
thirty (30) days from the date shown below.
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Employee Member Careier Mem er
Chairman and Neu al Member
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