YARDMASTER DEPARTMENT AWARDS

CLAIMANT MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR CLAIM ON HOLIDAY AND OTHER (195)
 
AWARD # REFEREE RAILROAD
Third Division Award No. 30076 Eischen BMWE/Union Pacific
Third Division Award No. 30097 Fletcher BRS/Norfolk Southern
Fourth Division Award No. 2663 Weston RYA/Lehigh Valley RR

Third Division Award No. 30076 (Eischen) (BMWE/Union Pacific)

"Based upon all of the foregoing, we must sustain this claim. In doing so, however, we note that it was unrefuted that J. A. Landers was observing vacation on the claim dates, and thus, would have been unavailable to perform the disputed work in any event."

Third Division Award No. 30097 (Fletcher) (BRS/Norfolk Southern)

"There is other evidence that Claimant was not at his telephone at the times of the calls on the two dates involved."

Fourth Division Award No. 2663 (Weston) (RYA/Lehigh Valley RR)

"He obviously could not insist upon performing the work unless he could be contacted and was available."


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