Steel Workers Union Arbitrator: Saeed
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Mills Steel Company Grievance:
This brief is being submitted by the Mills Steel Company. The brief is submitted in relation to the following issue filed as a grievance by the Steel Workers Union: "Shall Joe Hosco's employment with Mills Steel company be reinstated?" The clause of the union-management labor contract applicable to the resolution of the issue in question is Article 4 of the collective bargaining agreement. Sub-sections 4.01 and 4.02 are particularly relevant to the resolution of the issue in question.
Joe Hosco, in a fit of pique, threw an 18 inch long steel bar over his shoulder without first ascertaining that such action could be performed without injury to any person and without damage to any property. The bar struck another Mills Steel Company employee, inflicting serious injury (a fractured skull) on said employee in the process. The employment of Joe Hosco with Mills Steel Company was terminated just cause immediately by company supervisor on duty at the time of the occurrence of the incident. Joe Hosco then sought assistance from Local 1000, Steel Workers Union, through the union shop steward. Consultation between the shop steward and the supervisor who terminated Hosco's employment did not result in Hosco's reinstatement, and Local 1000 subsequently filed a formal grievance claiming that Hosco's employment had been terminated without just cause.
Concepts of management rights, workers rights, workers control, and so forth characterize labor-management relations in the United States. The Mills Steel Company recognizes the concept of workers rights, and through the termination of the employment of Joe Hosco, the company is in no way attempting to impinge on the rights of workers at Mills Steel Company.
Occupational safety and health concerns provide a motiva...