PARTIES TO DISPUTE:

                      New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc.


STATEMENT OF CLAIM:
 The discipline of dismissal imposed on Trackman D. L. Cole be rescinded and expunged from the record and he be made whole.

 FINDINGS:
 On February 24 and 27, 1986, claimant was issued formal Notices of Absenteeism. A warning notice was served upon him on August 27, 1986, lwhen he failed to report for scheduled duty. On December 2, 1986, claimant failed to cover his assignment or to notify his supervisor that he would be absent. Shortly therafter, on December 15, 1986, he reported to work forty minutes late and presented no adequate explanation for these failures.
 After a hearing had been held in the matter, claimant was
 dismissed for absenting himself without permission. In
 determining the measure of discipline, it was appropriate for
 Carrier to consider claimants record. That record shows that
 claimant was suspended for 10 days on August 21, 1986 and for
 30 days on November 1, 1986 for absenteeism; while these
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 suspensions were deferred, they were subsequently activated by a later actual suspension.
 This record provides no basis for reversing or modifying Carriers decision to dismiss claimant.

 AWARD: Claim denied.

              Adopted Newark, New sey, 023 , 1988.


              Harold : Weston, Chairman


Car ier Member Employee Member

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