AWARD NO. 374

Case No. 374

Organization File No.

Carrier File No. 2017-229721

PUBLIC LAW BOARD NO. 7163

PARTIES TO DISPUTE

) BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYES DIVISION,

) INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS

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) CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.

STATEMENT OF CLAIM: "Claim of the System Committee of the Brotherhood that:

1. The Carrier's discipline [thirty (30) daysactual suspension] of Mr. D. Robin­ son, by letter dated November 20, 2017, in connection with allegations that he violated CSX Transportation Operating Rules 704.6 and 2002.1 was arbitrary, unsupported, unwarranted and in violation of the Agreement (Carrier's File 2017- 229721 CSX).

   
   

2. As a consequence of the violation referred to in Part I above, Claimant D. Robinson shall now be immediately reinstated with all rights and privileges unim­ paired, be paid for all lost time (including holidays, overtime, etc.), have all charges expunged from his record and receive a written apology addressed to him and his family for the charging officer's forcing them into a hardship that was certainly uncalled for."

FINDINGS:

The Board, upon consideration of the entire record and all of the evidence, finds that the parties are Carrier and Employee within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, that this Board is duly constituted by Agreement dated March 20, 2008, this Board has jurisdiction over the dispute involved herein, and that the parties were given due notice of the hearing held.

07/15/19