Case: Labor Arbitration/Discipline (Arb.)

Arbitrator Amy L. Sergent sustained the SEIU’s grievance over the school district’s decision to give the grievant a five-day suspension for allegedly engaging in improper and unprofessional conduct toward a co-worker. Specifically, the grievant was accused of a verbal altercation with the co-worker, during which bad language was used, which was overheard by several students. However, the school district failed to present any evidence to back up the allegations, and none of the school district’s witnesses at the hearing even saw the incident in question. Further, the school district’s witnesses even admitted that a proper investigation wasn’t conducted before discipline ...