Case: Labor Arbitration/Wages (Arb.)

Arbitrator Jeffrey B. Winton found that the Chicago Department of Public Health didn’t violate the terms of the collective bargaining agreement with the union by failing to pay the grievant data base analyst “acting up” pay for performing work that was part of a job considered higher up than his. AFSCME argued that while many of the grievant’s job responsibilities overlapped with the higher position’s, it was clear that he was taking on enough responsibilities from the higher position to be paid as such. However, Arbitrator Winton ruled that the contract language was clear that in order to be eligible ...