WGCA Discipline Cases
Key Words	Synopsis	Railroad	Result	Decision	Organization Submission	Organization Exhibits	Carrier Submission	Carrier Exhibits	Miscellaneous Doc
1.6 Conduct insubordination	Failure to comply with instructions on medical information -Carrier failed to prove charges - reinstated with full back pay	UPWL	Won	Decision	Organization Submission
Absenteeism	Claimant was an absentee problem - returned to service with out pay on second chance	UPWL	In Part	Decision
Absenteeism - FMLA	Multiple offense Level 5 - decision reinstatement with 9 months back pay	UPWL	In Part	Decision
Absenteeism Level 2	Laid off 2/7 to 5/11 refused to answer Carrier's telephone calls	UPWL	Lost	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Absenteeism Level 2	Carrier continued Part Time Employee Neutral agreed	UPWL	Lost	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Absenteeism Level 3	Carrier continued Part Time Employee Neutral Agreed	UPWL	Lost	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Brake Test	Claimant failed to make a standing engine break test Level 4 1/2 reduced to 4	UPWL	In Part	Decision	Organization Submission
Dark Signal - Efficiency test	Exceed restricted speed & failed to report light out	UPWL	Won	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Decertification - engineer allowed to exercise trainman's seniority	Claimant was decertified as engineer but no compnay discipline as assessed and he was denied the opportunity to exercise his trainman's seniority.  Referee Cluster ruled that this practice was permissable under the agreement.	BNSF	Won	Decision
Decertification - engineer allowed to exercise trainman's seniority	Claimant waived discipline in case but his engineer certificate was suspended for 6 months.  Carrier did not allow him to work as trainman during the certificate suspension and was required to pay back pay.	ATSF	Won	Decision	Organization Submission	Organization Exhibits	Carrier Submission	Carrier Exhibits
Derailment - Switching Level 2	Kicking cars failed to hear stop	UPWL	Lost	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Derailment on spring switch Level 4	Two man crew switching missed spring switch and derailed  Board reduced to Level 3	UPWL	Sus in part	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Drugs - Alcohol	Letter to Carrier requesting litigation package regarding a charge of adulteration	UPSR			Organization Submission
Drugs - Alcohol	Claimant was returned to work without back pay on second chance	UPWL		Decision
Drugs - Alcohol	Rule G - Claimant reinstated without back pay	UPWL	In Part
Drugs - Alcohol	2nd rule G within 10 years - Bench Decision - returned to work W/O back pay	UPWL	In Part	Decision	Organization Submission
Drugs - Alcohol	Claimant was arrested for manufactering drugs and charged by Carrier for insubordination - reinstated under companion agreement	UPWL	In Part	Decision	Organization Submission
Drugs - Alcohol	Claimant was reinstated without back pay	UPWL	In Part	Decision
EEO Sexual Harassment	Claimant was charged with telling sexually explicit story to hotel desk clerk involving allegedly masturbating a cat	UPSR	Pending	Pending	Organization Submission
EEO Sexual Harassment	Claimant was charged with making statements of a sexual nature to van transport driver and showing her a weapon	UPWR	Pending	Pending	Organization Submission
EEO Sexual Harassment	Claimant was accused of Sexual Harrasment at the AHT - Reinstated reduced to Level 3 with over $100,000 back pay	UPWL	In Part	Decision	Organization Submission
EEO Violation	Level 5 1.6 EEO Policy reduced to Level 3 Offensive language, expletives in front of female trainer	UPWL	Lost	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Fraud	Claimant was accused of creating UP Payroll checks	UPWL	In Part	Decision	Organization Submission
Giving Fales Testimony	Claimant was accused of giving false testimony to claim agent - heartbreaker - appealed to ID for assistance	UPWL	Lost	Decision	Organization Submission
Hearing protection - failure to wear	Carrier claimed no hearing protection in right ear with window open	UPWL	Won	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Instructions - Failure to comply with - dishonesty	Claiming O/T for late meal at end of shift	UPWL	Won	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Occupied Main Track without authority	Red block violation released brakes and rolled back into circuit	UPWL	Won	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Red signal violation	suspended signal territory passed first stop signal at end of limits	UPWL	Lost	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Restricted Speed	Sideswipe standing locomotive while switching Failing to stop within 1/2  the distance specified	UPWL	Won	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Run thru switch Level 4	Long hood forward switching move run thru derailment	UPWL	Won	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Speeding	Progressive offense dismissal - Claimant received back to back level 4's discipline guilty of charges but given last chance reinstatement	UPWL	In Part	Decision
Speeding	Unforeseen 10mph observed by officers taped showed 46 mph	UPWL	Lost	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission
Speeding	Event recorder showed exceeded speed B/O over speed device	UPWL	Won	Decision	Expidted Board No Submission