Court_Case

Court Case I. ISSUES Grievance called in sick prior to the time that his shift was to start. Approximately 10:30 a.m., his wife called in and asked to speak to him. When told that he had reported in sick, the wife complained that he must be running around with some girl and the wife suggested that the supervisor see if he was at his girl friend’s house and gave the supervisor an address. The supervisor notified personnel and personnel sent a visiting nurse to the grievance’s house and an investigator to the girlfriend’s address. The nurse found an empty house. The investigator found the grievance and girlfriend together at the girl friend’s house. The company terminated the grievance who had a poor attendance record but who had no prior warnings or final warnings. II. APPLICABLE CONTRACT CLAUSES ARTICLE 3 DISIPLINE AND TERMINATION Section C. When it becomes necessary to discharge, give final warnings and suspensions against an Employee, the Company will notify a Union Steward and will have one present to hear the formal charge made against the Employee. If no Union Steward is present, the Employee involved may name any Employee then at work in grievance, union, sick, management, wife, employee, work, house, documentation, proper, called, witnesses, investigator, evidence, day, company, against, whiskey, terminated, supervisor, storage, prior, present, poor, order, must, key, having, girlfriend, girl, fun, drinking, doctor, divorce, department, case, argues, absent, warnings, very, time, steward, section, return, restraining, reported, rental, receipts, position, petition