Arbitrator Gary Axon has rejected an effort by the Douglas
County Colorado School District seeking reimbursement for salaries paid to
several union officials. The contracts in issue provided that the cost of
compensation and benefits for the Union president would be paid proportionally
by the District and the Union “according to an agreed upon percentage of 50/50”,
and other representatives were also subject to a negotiated proportional
payment. The District maintained that it became concerned that it was not able
to demonstrate appropriate accountability for the costs and asserted that the
Union president orally agreed to assume payment of 100% of the costs rather
than have the affected individuals report to a District building. Arbitrator
Axon concluded that the contract language was clear and unambiguous regarding
the sharing of compensation costs, and that the claimed oral agreement was
never reduced to writing and submitted through the contractually required
approval process. Arbitrator Axon’s award is available here.
Illinois Inmate transfer on hold pending arbitration
AFSCME Council 31 has won a temporary stay of transfers of
prisoners in facilities targeted for closure while it arbitrates it grievances
relating to the planned closure. Illinois
inmate transfers halted; union and state to arbitrate closures.
Employees improperly laid off, backpay awarded to employees
with increased work loadsAccording to a report in the Boston Globe, Arbitrator Michael Stutz has issued an award finding the Boston Public Schools violated its contract with the Boston Teachers Union when it cut the number of special education clerks in half, resulting in special education coordinators working hours of unpaid overtime each week. While finding that ordering the school to reinstate the clerks was beyond his authority, the Arbitrator found the coordinators were entitled to split half of the combined salaries of the clerks who were laid off. Boston special education cuts found to be wrongful.
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