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

 Statement
 of Claim: (1) Carrier violated the Agreement, especially Rule 12,
 when J. E. Martinez was assessed a 5 days actual
 suspension.

        (2) Claim in behalf of Mr. Martinez for wage loss suffered October 21 - 25, 1991.


Findings: The Board has jurisdiction of this dispute by reason
 of the Parties Agreement establishing this Board therefor.
 The Claimant Trackman was notified to attend a formal
 investigation to be held on October 8, 1991, on the charge:
 "You failed to properly protect your job assignment of
 Trackman, Gang 2821, on Friday, October 4, 1991, and that
 you failed to obtain permission to be absent this date.
 This investigation will include a review of your work
 record."
 The Carrier concluded therefrom that the Claimant was
 culpable in that he failed to obtain authority to be absent.
 A five days actual suspension was imposed as discipline
 thereof.
 The Board finds that the Claimant was accorded the due
 process to which entitled.
 There was sufficient evidence adduced to support the
 conclusions of the Carrier.
 The discipline assessed in light of the offense is not
 deemed unreasonable.
 This claim will be denied.

 Awar D aim denied. is- 1d1J.11111 All

        mss'


S. A. ammons, r., Employee Member (thy anger, Carrier Member

                            d",r

                    Arthur T. Van Wart, Chairman and Neutral Member


Issued May 22, 1993.