PUBLIC LAW BOARD NO. 7544
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AwardN0.76
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Back1rounct
onOctober 14, 2016, thecarrier Issuedto Oatmant L Radsek a notice of formal lnvestfgatfon anc:1
hearing. The notice stated, In part, thetolfowlng:
"TIie purposeof the Investigation and hearing Is to develop all facts and circumstances, andplace responsibility, lfany, In connectlonwithyoutallegeduseof'aBlueTocath device to accept and take part In a phoneconversatfortwhlfe operatinga hlrail vehfcle as wellas using partially pre-flltedTraclundTime formson the River SUbdMslon on October 11, 2016. This indtcates a possJbr. vlolatfon of, butls not Hrnttedto, the following rules:
Polley on Use of Efectronlc Oevtcu, Policy H&S 4320
GCOR 2.14 Copylrt9Track Warrants"
On November '1, 2016,. thetnvestlgatlor\ and hearing convened wherein Claimantand his representative were affordedtheopportunity to present testimony and other evidence andexamine the Carrier's witness and nine (9) exhibits. ·
on November 21. 2010, the AsslstantChief l!rlgjneer-St..Paul Issued a.decision letter statfns that the record of theproceeding est;Jbllshed Clal11u1nt's vlolatlons of the foltowfnat
GCOR 2.21Part CEIRtronlc
Based on theevtdentfary record, severity of the Incident, and Clalmant'sdlsdpllnaryhlstory,theCarrier dl$mlssed Claimantfrom service effective Immediately.
on December 20, 2016, the Organization and the Carrier agreed to progrest Claimant's dtsdpllne dispute for resolutton before this Board using the abbreviated procedure provided far In Paragraph (IC} of the P Agreement.
Findings
PL&No. 7544
Case No. 76
AwardNo,76
Public Law Board No.7544, upon the whole record and all the evidence; findsthat thepartl.es herein are Carrier and Emploves within themeaningohha RaUwaylabor A¢. asamended; thatthe Boardhas• Jurisdlctton over the dispute herein: and thatthepartre to the dispute were given duenotice ofthe hearing and did partfclpatethereln.
Consistent withthe PLB ABf'l'rnent forthis Board; theevldenttarv record entftfs proceedingIs comprised of thefollowln(A• no of lnvestfptlon, (B) transcript offnvestlptlon and allrelated exhibits, (C) dlsclpllne assessment letter and (D) on-property correspondencerelated toprogressionofthe claim.
Folfowtn1the Investigative hearfngand the Carrier's rssu1nce of a decision letter. the Organization and Carrier resolved this ckiim. GJven that flndln& the ardwill dismiss the dalm..
Clalm dtsmlssed.
Patrlck Halter
Ntutra(Member
. .P Anthony MQSSQ
carrier Member
Ryan HfdalgQ
Organization Member
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Dated onthis day of
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