Sunday, September 29, 2013

Arbitrator's finding of improper subcontracting sufficient to support award of monetary damages

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The United Mine Workers filed a grievance against Consolidated Coal, alleging that the Company had breached its cba by subcontracting certai...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

Failure to provide Loudermill hearing "fatal" to claim of just cause for dismissal

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Grievant was employed by Mount Joy (PA) Borough. At approximately 4 a.m.on the morning of November 6, 2010, he and another officer were disp...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Union wins reinstatement but challenges Last Chance provision of Award

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Grievant was employed as a police officer by the Borough of Fountain Hill, PA. On June 4, 2012 he was involved in an incident with an indivi...
Sunday, September 8, 2013

Arbitration, Management Rights and Public Policy

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 Lawrence, Mass. Firefighters, Local 146 grieved the actions of the City of Lawrence in laying off a  dispatcher while retaining a mechanic ...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

Acquitted of criminal charges, but just cause for dismissal

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Grievant was employed as a middle school teacher. In addition to his teaching duties he performed  a number of advisory and extracurricular ...
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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Two APWU Awards

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Arbitrators have recently issued awards in two USPS/APWU cases. In the first, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg interpreted the language of the ...
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Sunday, August 18, 2013

Off duty conduct, credibility and progressive discipline

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Arbitrator Clarence Rogers has upheld the dismissal of a police officer who had allegedly attempted to report to work under the influence of...