Case: Labor Arbitration/Promotion (Arb.)

Arbitrator Cary Morgen found that MidAmerican Energy didn’t violate the collective bargaining agreement with the union when it didn’t promote the grievant to a senior technician position. Although the union pointed out that the grievant met the job qualifications as explicitly listed on the job positing, the committee in charge of determining qualifications for the position—composed of both management and union personnel—determined that the grievant wasn’t qualified for the position. This committee had been created as a result of a memorandum of understanding between the union and the company. As such, while there were concerns over the adequacy of the ...