Sunday, December 27, 2015

Moral turpitude, just cause and an arbitrator's authority

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The New Hampshire Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court's decision vacating an arbitrator's award overturning the termination of ...
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Sunday, December 20, 2015

Arbitrator upholds discipline of E-911 dispatcher for delayed dispatch

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Grievant was employed for eighteen years with the County of Onondaga's Department of Emergency Communications. On the morning of Novembe...
Sunday, November 22, 2015

"Subject to discharge" and progressive discipline

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An earlier post (" subject to termination" does not equal automatic termination )  noted a decision of the Sixth Circuit confirmin...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

Desire to avoid overtime is not an "operating need" justifying denial of leave

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The cba between the Town of Bethlehem NY and the Bethlehem Police Association provides:  All members [of the bargaining unit] shall  r...
Sunday, November 8, 2015

Just cause, progressive discipline and zero tolerance

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These topics are addressed in two recent arbitration awards. In M i nnesota Teamsters Public and Law Enforcement Union, Local No. 320 and...
Sunday, November 1, 2015

Arbitrator: Misconduct between initial termination and reinstatement no basis for post reinstatement termination

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A Sheriff's Deputy for the Sagamon County Sheriff's Department was dismissed for alleged theft of two plants form a City park. That ...
Sunday, October 25, 2015

Termination of police officer for Facebook post overturned - City prematurely released information to media

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During the disruption following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, a police officer in Elgin, Illinois posted two entries ...