PARTIES TO
THE DISPUTE: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
Division - IBT Rail Conference
vs.



ARBITRATOR: Gerald E. Wallin

DECISION: Claim denied.

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

      I . The dismissal imposed upon Mr. D. Gaskins for his alleged conduct

        unbecoming a CSX Transportation employe, unauthorized use of a company

        credit card, dishonesty, fraud, theft, as well as possible violations of, but not

        limited to, CSX Operating Rules - General Rules A, General Regulations

        GR-2, as well as CSX Code of Ethics and CSX Policy on Expense Reporting,

        in unjust, unwarranted, excessive, based on unproven charges and in violation

        of the Agreement (System File D70121409/2008-044108)


      2. As a consequence of the violation referred to in Part I above, Claimant D.

        Gaskms shall be immediately reinstated with all seniority and benefits intact

        and further that he be compensated for any and all straight time and overtime

        hours he could have performed service for the Barrier beginning February 3,

        2009 and continuing until such time as the Claimant is fully reinstated."


FINDINGS OF THE BOARD:

The Board, upon the whole record and on the evidence, finds that the parties herein are Carrier and Employees within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as amended; that this Board is duly constituted by agreement of the parties; that the Board has jurisdiction over the dispute, and that the parties were given due notice of the hearing.


Claimant was dismissed from his management position as a Roadmaster for the reasons expressed in the above Statement of Claim. Thereafter, the instant proceeding was initiated to deal with any rights he held under the applicable Agreement.


    The significant background facts may be summarized beginning with April of 2008.

Claimant had been a Roadmaster for some six years at that time. His position equipped him with a Carrier-supplied credit card for authorized business-related purchases. One of the staff engineers who was charged with monitoring the division budget came across some suspect credit card purchases made by claimant. The staff engineer was not claimant's supervisor and had not been reviewing his expense reports when they were submitted. On May 13, 2008, the staff engineer brought her concerns to the attention of the Carrier's internal auditors. The Internal Auditing

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