Yardmasters Awards

• Absence due to illness or injury not voluntary absence (126)
• Absenteeism (77)
• Absenteeism – In Jail (77-A)
• Adjustment Board does not have jurisdiction cases involving non agreement employees (45)
• Adjustment Board has no jurisdiction disputes not growing out of grievances or interpretation of agreements (55)
• Adjustment Board has right to assess penalty (130)
• Admission of guilt overrides procedural errors (159)
• Affirmative defense by carrier (176)
• Agreement must be applied as written (10)
• Agreement rules always before Board (131)
• Altercation (dismissal set aside) (175)
• Appointment (132)
• Assertions vs. Facts (133)
• Attend Carrier Classes – Paid Time and One-Half (64)
• Attendance at carrier classes not considered work (107)
• Attendance at carrier required hearing test not considered work (108)
• Attend Investigation as Company Witness (203)

• Bereavement leave claimed while on vacation – Denied (188)
• Bereavement leave denied while on vacation (115)
• Board cannot consider issues or arguments not handled on property (43)
• Board cannot rule on what is equitable or fair – Board rules only on contract interpretation (135)
• Board does not have authority to order reestablishment of jobs (140)
• Board does not resolve issues of creditability (136)
• Board has no authority to go beyond statement of claim (134)
• Board of doctors (34)
• Board must resolve procedural issues before it has the right to reach the merits (137)
• Burden of Proof on Petitioner (138)

• Call more than once (139)
• Carman promoted to Yardmaster not required to forfeit seniority in Carmen craft (143)
• Carrier changed vacation (142)
• Carrier decides how much supervision needed (125)
• Carrier failed to allow employee to leave work (167)
• Carrier fails burden of proof – Rule G (68)
• Carrier fails to file ex parte submission to Board (75)
• Carrier fails to provide Board with copy of transcript (74)
• Carrier has right to establish medical standards for employees (145)
• Carrier held employee out of service after Carrier medical examiner certified him O.K. for duty (146)
• Carrier held employee out of service for medical or stress reasons – not considered discipline (147)
• Carrier liability for continuing claims expires when claim is denied (148)
• Carrier may hold employee out of service more than 5 days after medical O.K. to return if Carrier requests more medical information (144)
• Carrier medically disqualifies employee without giving reason or proof of disability (99)
• Carrier must meet burden of proof – Rule G (160)
• Carrier not obligated to leave message on answering machine unless prior arrangements have been made (141)
• Carrier official as judge, jury and hangman (8)
• Carrier’s operating rules assigned duties to craft (48)
• Carrier refused conferences on property (66)
• Carrier should call witness from testing lab in drug cases (23-A)
• Carrier would not return to work after release (173)
• Chain of custody (51)
• Circumstantial Evidence (120)
• Claim handled to wrong carrier official (165)
• Claim injury or sickness to avoid work (168)
• Claim must be paid at current rate (172)
• Claim not made within time limits of agreement (114)
• Claim not properly handled by Carrier (202)
• Claim withdrawn cannot be resubmitted (161)
• Carrier can’t blank position (191)
• Claimant denied – Employes on Strike (158)
• Claimant did not receive a fair and impartial investigation (199)
• Claimant dies – Award pays estate (162)
• Carrier has witness on telephone (Investigation) (190)
• Claimant must be available for claim on Holiday & Other (195)
• Claimant not named (40)
• Claimant permanently disabled then makes claim for not being returned to work — denied (89)
• Claims paid for agreement violation, though claimant was fully employed and lost no time (70)
• Claims progressed in compliance with applicable agreement (37)
• Coached and counseling (174)
• Compliance with the agreement (25)
• Concealing facts not also reasons for discipline (171)
• Conduct unbecoming an employee – No damage to carrier (83)
• Convicted of serious crime carrier has right to dismiss (78)
• Crossing craft boundaries (6)
• Credibility reserved to hearing officer, hearing officer should render decision(12)

• DE MINIMUS (182)
• Denied representation of choice (124)

DISCIPLINE

• Apply discipline evenly to all (17)
• Carrier has Burden of proof in discipline (22)
• Dismissal – Sexual Harassment (164)
• Dismissed for sending vulgar faxes (189)
• Discipline cases settled on procedural errors alone (59)
• Discipline prejudged (170)
• Discipline should be progressive and corrective (71)
• Discipline unjust and unwarranted (20)
• Discipline without hearing (1)
• Dismissal is excessive discipline (57)
• Disqualification is discipline (18)
• Double jeopardy in discipline cases (65)
• Past record cannot be used to access discipline when carrier fails burden of proof (56)
• Untimely discipline notice (11)
• Useless for organization to progress discipline claim to Board where carrier has sustained the burden of proof or accused admits responsibility unless there are substantial procedural errors (80)

• Dispatchers run road – not yard (118)
• Doctrine of Laches (149)

• EAP – Voluntary enter EAP program – then file claim for time lost – denied(97)
• Eight Hours constitutes a calendar day (150)
• Employee fails to provide negative drug screen results within time limits set by carrier (88)
• Employee reinstated under carrier drug policy – then tested positive for drugs within probation period — DENIED (82)
• Employee refuses direct order to give breath test (86)
• Employee refused to work on religious Sabbath – dismissed – denied (106)
• Employee signs hearing waiver then appeals discipline assessed to Board — Denied (109)
• Employees use of carrier computer without authority tantamount to theft(110)
• Excessive discipline (186)
• Establish seniority under 60 day rule (60)
• Extra Yardmaster cannot be relieved early in basic craft to work as Yardmaster (183)
• Extra Yardmaster working on Holiday is entitled to Holiday Pay (90)

• Failure to answer questions on injury report form (95-A)
• Failure to attach exhibits to transcript, missing testimony, no transcript supplied, untimely transcript  (49)
• Failure to comply with conditions of reinstatement agreement in Rule G case(129)
• Failure to maintain safe operations (200)
• Failure to notify authorized representative (15)
• Failure to report injury promptly (95)
• Failure to supply medical report when requested by carrier – claim denied(7-A)
• Failure to supply carrier with medical records when requested (98)
• Falsification of injury report (95-B)
• Falsification of records (185)

• Guilty plea in court of law grounds for dismissal by Carrier (193)

• H&W/Vacation benefits for disciplined employee (196)
• Hearing held in absentia (94)
• Hearing notice sent certified mail – carrier held hearing in absentia before accused had a chance to pick up mail at post office (11-A)
• Hearing officer should render decision (12)
• Hearsay evidence or evidence taken after hearing (24)
• Held off position after being awarded by bulletined (128)
• Held over on regular job  (166)
• Held out of service prior to hearing (14)

• In jail – missed hearing (93)
• In jail – fail to report for duty (187)
• Independent consideration each level of appeal (29)
• Individuals cannot enter into special agreement with carrier (69)
• Insubordination (85)
• Issues discussed in conference on property and not documented and exchanged between parties not properly before Board (116)

• Job abolished without 10 days notice (178)
• Jurisdictional issues may be raised at any stage of handling (121)

• Laches – Doctrine of Laches (149)
• Lack of due process (33)
• Late transcript (194)
• Long time employee reinstated (192)
• Loss of work opportunity (44)
• Lost Compensation (9)
• Lunch period (169)

• Make whole doctrine (112)
• “May” is permissive (104)
• Multiplicity of roles by carrier officials (19)
• Merger cases not properly before Adjustment Board when agreement contains specific provisions requiring Arbitration to settle disputes (46)

• New evidence not admissible at board (39)
• No calling time specified in agreement (127)
• No conference requested or held on property (66-A)
• No mutual agreement to postpone investigation (67)
• No precedent value if agreement language differs (32)
• No probable cause (52)
• No notice or late notice of job abolishment to General Chairperson (76)
• Not under influence while on duty (50)
• Notice of Intent to Board must be within time limits of agreement (117)

• Obey now – grieve later (101)
• Officer specified to receive claim should be officer to reply (54)
• One person make decision to test (53)
• Organization claim not fatal if procedural issues are not in statement of claim (36)
• Organization claim not fatal if procedural issues are cited in Notice of Intent to N.R.A.B. (36-A)
• Organization fails to prove that a specific agreement rules was violated – denied (102)
• Organization must prove exclusivity system-wide in scope cases  (63)

• Past practice doesn’t supersede an unambiguous rule (5)
• Past record can be considered when carrier proves guilt (56)
• Penalty for contract violation (41)
• Physical exam – awaiting results of (7)
• Planned overtime – denied (119)
• Prejudgment (26)
• Prejudice hearing officer (Predisposition) (62)
• promotion seniority (181)
• Programming (113)
• Proof of mailing (42)
• Proper or improper claimant (28)

• Real Estate Benefits (197)
• Reason must be given for denial (3)
• Refuse physical examination (urinalysis) (drug test) (84)
• Resignation and release by employee relieves carrier of Claims (87)
• Res Judicata (30)
• Right to face accuser (81)
• Right to see carrier records after claim filed (47)
• Rule G – Second time (184)

• SADIE HAWKINS Day (179)
• Seniority valuable asset (73)
• Seniority rules (163)
• Settlement of claims by authorized representatives are final and binding(103)
• Scope awards – exclusivity (21)
• Shall is mandatory (Blacks Law Dictionary) (105)
• Sick Pay (180)
• Specific charges (2)
• Stare Decisis (31)
• Submitting a false urine specimen (201)
• Submitting payroll sheet requesting pay for hours not worked – THEFT (92)
• Supervising crews in more than one yard (122)
• Supervisor not responsible for negligence of others (16)
• Survivor or Estate entitled to payment if claim sustained (72)
• Suspicion and surmise (13)

• Theft of carrier property (91)
• Time limitations (4)
• Time limits to hold hearing (27)

• Unchallenged statements made on property must be accepted as fact (38)
• Untimely discipline notice (11)
• Useless for organization to file claim on issue contained in a pending Section 6 Notice (79)
• Usual manner in handling claims on property (35)

• Witness attend carrier hearing – paid (96)
• Witness meet with hearing officer prior to hearing (61)
• Witnesses with relevant information should testify at hearing (23)
• Working conditions (123)

• Yardmaster cannot be held responsible for what did not know (58)
• Yardmaster forced into Engineer Training – forfeit Yardmaster seniority(198)
• Yardmasters required to service locomotives, place/remove rear end markers on trains (100)
• Yardmaster required to work outside seniority district (111)