Case: Labor Arbitration/Safety and Health (Arb.)

Arbitrator John A. Obee ruled that the Michigan Department of Corrections did not violate its CBA when it failed to provide personal protective equipment to all corrections officers, but it did violate the agreement by requiring them to use sick/annual leave when they had to quarantine due to the Covid-19 pandemic. MDOC had the right under the CBA’s health and safety and management rights articles to determine that officers working in the general population did not need the full range of ppe beyond masks, as their risk was not as great as officers who were in direct contact with inmates, ...