PUBLIC IA97 BOARD NO. 5383
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS )
VS.
) Parties to Dispute
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY )
STATEMENT Of ChA.IM:
Claim in behalf of Engineer J. S. Marusarz, Union
Pacific Railroad former Chicago and North Western
Transportation Company, for compensation.for all
lost time including time spent at the investigation
and that this incident be removed from Claimant's
personal record when he was investigated on the
_fnllowing charge:
'Your responsibility for your failure to
protect your assignment'as pool engineer,
when you failed to
be
available when called
for 8606 West (KSNAX 016) on duty 0730 at
South Morrill on December 17, 1993."
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
Board is duly constituted by agreement and has jurisdiction of
the parties and of the subject matter.
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Clai-ant was found res:casibl=_ fcr failure to protect
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called.
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was disciplined with ten (10) days suspension.
The record in this cases shows that the crew caller
attempted to telephone Claimant one time. Phone usage records
submitted by the Employees, and not disputed by the Carrier,
do not indicate that Claimant's number was called on date in
question.
Under the circumstances stated above, the Board finds that
the discipline assessed was without adequate foundation. The
claim has merit.
ATDOZ
Claim is sustained.
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The Carrier is ordered to make this Award effective within
thirty (30) days from the date shown below.
Employee Member Carrier Memb
' Chairm and N Itral Member
Dated:
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