An arbitrator in City of Canton, ruled that Canton Police Sergeants are entitled to have the Patrol Officer’s signing bonus included in the equation when calculating the Sergeant’s contractually, guaranteed rank differential agreement
In Cincinnati State, 130 LA 1205 (Heekin, 2012), a Campus Police Officer was terminated for “very poor judgment” after pursuing a reckless driver on campus, while driving her own private, unmarked vehicle. The Officer disputed the termination, claiming no just cause existed. The arbitrator agreed and directed the Officer’s immediate reinstatement with back pay, seniority, and benefits.
In City of Tulsa, 130 LA 1163 (Williams, 2012), the Tulsa Police Department terminated an officer for bringing a domestic violence victim to his home. The Arbitrator agreed with the Union’s argument, that the termination was too harsh, based on other Department discipline measures and the officer’s good record.
The Employment Relations Board of the State of Oregon (“ERB”) found in UP-023-12 that the City of Portland violated state law by refusing to implement Arbitrator Wilkenson’s award reinstating Officer Ronald Frashour. The ERB ordered the City to comply with the arbitrator’s award and to post notices of its violation due to its “calculated” avoidance.
In Central State University, 130 LA 1351 (Bell, 2012), Arbitrator Langdon Bell was precluded from awarding monetary damages against Central State University for a violation of their collective-bargaining agreement (“CBA”) with their security officers because the union did file a written request for a specific remedy. Thus, although a violation with associated monetary damages was properly alleged, the Arbitrator could only direct the University to adhere to the CBA staffing guidelines in the future.
An arbitrator in State of Iowa, 130 LA 1130 (2012, Jacobs) found the Iowa Department of Corrections has just cause to terminate an Iowa State corrections counselor for failing to do enough interviews with inmates.
In City of Tulsa, 130 LA 1039 (Arb. 2012), a police officer responded to an incident involving an intoxicated person in a parking lot on the Tulsa campus of Oklahoma State University. During the ensuing incident, the officer handcuffed the intoxicated person, and because he was not cooperating, the officer dragged him to a police vehicle. At some point, prior to being placed in the vehicle, the intoxicated person fell and hit either the concrete, or a bumper on the police vehicle.
An arbitrator reduced a 24-year veteran firefighter’s termination for use, despite a previous last chance agreement arising from previous cocaine use in City of Cleveland, 130 LA 1077 (Cohen 2012). Arbitrator Hyman Cohen cited the City’s improper application of the last chance agreement and mitigating factors concerning the recent marijuana use to justify his reinstatement order.
In City of Stillwater,130 LA 913 (Chapdelaine 2012), an arbitrator found continued bad driving constituted just cause for an officer’s termination, citing six previous accidents, the last of which resulted in his discharge that had just been overturned by a previous arbitrator. Arbitrator Chapdelaine concluded ,continued driving procedure violations upon his return was enough to uphold the discharge.
In City and County of San Francisco, 130 LA 1043 (Arb. 2012), Until September 2010, several police officers served in the employer’s Ground Transportation Unit (GTU). Their duties ranged across a number of areas. For example, they had responsibility for enforcing licensing requirements for taxis and limousines that serve the San Francisco airport and for assisting TSA personnel regarding security and terrorism issues.
