SPECIAL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NO. 1048

Award NO. 62

Parties to Dispute:

Statement of Claim:

BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYES

AND

Norfolk and Western Railway

Claim on behalf of D. A. Flynn requesting that he be reinstated to

service with his seniority and paid for all time lost as a result of his

dismissal from service following investigation held on May 31, 1995, for

violations of Rules GR-5, GR-6, L, and Rule 1 of Form HV-1, all

pertaining to his conduct unbecoming an employee in that, on May 12,

1995, while on duty and under pay by the Carrier, he used his assigned

Company vehicle and Company material and supplies without

authorization to perform work on equipment not belonging to the Carrier.

[Carrier File: MW-CHAR-95-04]


Upon the whole record and all the evidence, after hearing, the Board finds that the parties herein are carrier and employee within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, and this board is duly constituted by agreement under Public Law 89456 and has jurisdiction of the parties and subject matter.

This award is based on the facts and circumstances of this particular case and shall not serve as a precedent in any other case.

AWARD

After thoroughly reviewing and considering the transcript and the parties' pr se tatms,

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Issued at Norfolk, VA on October 1~', 1996