Case: Labor Arbitration/Discharge (Arb.)

Sysco Cleveland Inc., a distributor of food products and restaurant equipment, had just cause to discharge the grievant for theft, even though he had 12 years at the company without any relevant discipline, since he admitted most of the basics of the charge and the company recognizes theft as a cardinal infraction for which an employee may be discharged, Arbitrator Michael Paolucci ruled. The grievant ultimately admitted that he took damaged, but salvageable, milk cartons to the employee break room and placed them into his personal lunch box, and he admitted he did not record the damaged product on the ...