Grievance Information Detail

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Contract Articles 24

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Contract Violations

Holding

Grievance GRANTED. The Arbitrator held the Employer acted unfairly by terminating the Grievant when he had good reason to refuse to testify in a Use of Force Committee investigation regarding two other Correction Officers. The Arbitrator felt the Committee acted unreasonably when it did not offer the Grievant use immunity under Garrity and when it reneged on its promise to allow the Grievant to testify on that same day. The Arbitrator agreed that the Grievant had good reason to believe he was the subject of a criminal investigation due to the traumatic events prior to the second investigation. Additionally, the Arbitrator cited the fact that the Grievant was told by his private attorney not to answer any more questions because of the other investigation.