Tuesday, June 16, 2015

June Update: Police suspensions, striker misconduct, a spitting teacher and a question of notice

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Arbitrator reverses suspensions of police officers involved in fatal chase Arbitrator Dennis Minni has sustained grievances filed on beha...
Sunday, May 31, 2015

Arbitrator rejects grievance but imposes a remedy - Union succeeds in vacating award

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The cba between North Memorial Health Care and The Minnesota Nurses Association provides that an employee with thirty years service cannot b...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

Rhode Island Supreme Court finds arbitrator improperly ignored management-rights clause

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Grievant was an officer for the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. The Department received information that two officers were smoking m...
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Quick Hits - Law Enforcement

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Officer's growing large amount of marijuana doesn't justify immediate dismissal Grievant was employed as a police officer for the ...
Sunday, May 3, 2015

Connecticut Supreme Court clarifies use of public policy in challenges to arbitration awards

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Since first recognizing a public policy exception to the general rule of deference to arbitrator's awards, the Connecticut Supreme Court...
Sunday, April 26, 2015

Arbitrator reinstates police officer - Police Standards Council revokes his police certificate - Alaska Supreme Court affirms both

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Lance Parcell was employed by the Airport Police and Fire Department of the Alaska Department of Transportation. In 2006 he was  investigate...
Sunday, April 19, 2015

Arbitrator finds conduct of Sheriff's deputy in stalking former fiancee provides just cause for dismissal

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Grievant was employed as a deputy on the Anoka County Sheriff's Office. During his employment he began a romantic relationship with anot...