PUBLIC LAW BOARD NO. 7566


BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE ) OF WAY EMPLOYES DIVISION )

IBT RAIL CONFERENCE ) Case No. 53

) Award No. 53

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CANADIAN NATIONAL/WISCONSIN )

ENTRAL LTD. ) Claimant: M. Broman


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


  1. The Carrier’s decision to discipline Mr. M. Broman by issuing a letter of instruction on April 5, 2013 for an alleged unexcused absence on

    March 19, 2013 was arbitrary, unwarranted and in violation of the Agreement (Carrier’s File WC-BMWED-2013-00012 WCR).


  2. As a consequence of the violation referred to in Part 1 above, the letter of instruction issued to the Claimant shall now be removed from Claimant Broman’s file.”


Findings:

The carrier or carriers and the employee or employees involved in this dispute are respectively carrier or employee within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act as approved June 21, 1934.

Public Law Board 7566 has jurisdiction over the parties and the dispute involved herein. Parties to said dispute were given due notice of hearing thereon.

The Carrier and Organization resolved the matter at the hearing.


PLB No. 7566

Case No. 53

Award No. 53



Award:

The claim is dismissed.


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Brian Clauss, Chairman


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Cathy Cortez, Carrier Member Ryan Hidalgo, Organization Member


Signed on July 24, 2018


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