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Parties Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
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 Dispute Union Pacific Railroad Company
 (Former Missouri Pacific Railroad

 Statement
 of Claim: Claim of Work Equipment Mechanic R. S. Spinler, SSN 516-74
 7232 for eight (8) hours each work day, including applicable
 overtime and holidays, that would have accrued to him during
 the period of May 14-June 12, 1990.

        Findings: The Board has jurisdiction of this case by reason of the parties Agreement establishing this Board therefor.


        The Claimant was notified to attend a formal investigation on the charges:


            "...that you were allegedly insubordinate when you failed to comply with instructions given to you by Program Engineer of Track W. E. Smith on March 10, 1990 to report for work on Monday, March 19, 1990. In addition, you have allegedly been absent without authority since March 12, 1990 and continuing..."


        As a result thereof, Carrier concluded him culpable and he was assessed the discipline here appealed.


        The Board finds that Agreement Rule 12 was complied with.


        There was sufficient evidence adduced to support the Carrier's conclusion of Claimant's culpability. Clearly, the Claimant understood the instructions given to him by telephone on March 10, 1990. Those instructions were the testimony of the Maintenance Engineer Smith as corroborated by Mr. Brossette. Maintenance Engineer Smith further contacted the Claimant on April 2. He chose not to comply with either set of instructions. The Claimant failed to contact any one in supervision to secure authority for his being absent. The defense offered was just not credible.


        The discipline is deemed to be reasonable. This claim will be denied.

                        -2- Award No. 490


Award: Claim denied.

 S. . Hammons, Jr., mpl ee~Member b. A. Ring, C rier ember

                  Arthur T. Van Van Wart, Chairman

                  and Neutral Member


Issued October 26, 1991.