Case: Labor Arbitration/Ratification Bonus (Arb.)

Arbitrator William C. Heekin denied a grievance filed by Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers Council of the United Steelworkers Local 32M against Knauf Insulation, Inc. regarding contract ratification bonus payments to former employees present before the last ratification votes were taken. The union claimed former employees who were actively employed at contract ratification should receive all four installments of the $2,500 ratification bonus even after leaving employment, but Arbitrator Heekin ruled the grievance was untimely and not procedurally arbitrable, as it wasn’t filed within the required three working days from the date of discovery, concluding a union steward ...