Sunday, February 25, 2018

Quick Hits: A "toxic" employee, a teacher and a traffic stop, and correcting a mistake

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Termination of "toxic" employee upheld Arbitrator Craig Allen denied the grievance filed on behalf of an employee of the Ohio D...
Sunday, February 18, 2018

Termination of police officer for dishonesty overturned, disparate treatment renders discipline excessive

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Arbitrator Bruce McIntosh reduced a termination to a six month suspension for a police officer who was alleged to have intentionally deface...
Sunday, February 4, 2018

Teacher improperly allowed "teachable moment" to include discussion of student's discipline with other students

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During Thanksgiving week 2016, students at Stoughton, MA High School were engaged in a school project decorating a Spirit Wall. While this a...
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Sunday, January 28, 2018

Pyramiding overtime - Employer challenges arbitrator's award

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The cba between Armstrong Memorial Hospital and Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals provides, in relevant part...
Sunday, January 21, 2018

Arbitrator rejects permanent disciplinary demotion, upholds one year before restored to former position

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Grievant was employed as a Lieutenant with the City of Waterloo, IA Police Department. Over twenty years he had risen through the ranks and...
Sunday, January 14, 2018

A sleeping ferry engineer and a state trooper without a weapon

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Two recent cases address issues created when an initial disciplinary action has not been fully thought through or the basis for it is not cl...
Sunday, January 7, 2018

Conflicting awards arising from same event are not "arbitrary and capricious" - arbitrator's finding of no just cause upheld

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A Cleveland police chase ultimately resulting in the fatal shooting of two civilians resulted in the discipline of a significant number of...