Case: Labor Arbitration/Discharge (Arb.)

Arbitrator S. Douglas Bonney found that Foster Farms had just cause to discharge the grievant dock worker for leaving work before his shift was over without permission from a supervisor. The union argued that the grievant was merely removing himself from a volatile situation with his immediate supervisor in order to avoid a more serious incident. However, Arbitrator Bonney ruled that there was insufficient evidence that the situation between the grievant and his supervisor was so volatile that he needed to remove himself entirely from the workplace, and that the employer had just cause to impose disciplinary measures for the ...