Sunday, February 22, 2015

Reinstatement of teacher who required autistic student to wear sign not contrary to public policy

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So held the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in  Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 v. Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 Education Association . ...
Sunday, February 15, 2015

NLRB General Counsel issues Guideline Memo on deferral to arbitration

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In its decision in Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co. the NLRB revisited the issue of deferral of unfair labor practice charges to arbitr...
Sunday, February 8, 2015

3M succesfully terminated a past practice but contract language supported grievance

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The Steelworkers union represents a unit of production employees at 3M's Cottage Grove, MN facility. The facility is fueled by natural g...
Sunday, February 1, 2015

Last chance agreement doesn't bar arbitration when union is not a party

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An employee of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company represented by the Communication Workers of America filed a grievance over her terminatio...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Arbitrator: Homicide detective's inattention to cases provides just cause for termination

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Grievant was employed as a detective in the Houston Police Department, employed in the homicide division. Upon his transfer out of that divi...
Sunday, January 18, 2015

"Functus officio" precludes arbitrator from substituting new award for an earlier one

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Ruling on cross motions for summary judgment, the District Court for the Middle District of Florida addressed the "unique question...
Sunday, January 11, 2015

Retroactive cba makes post expiration grievance arbitrable

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  The cba between the City of Beverly, MA and AFSCME Council 93 had a term from 1992-2002. The agreement also contained an evergreen clause ...