Use the Safety Gloves case on p. 334-336 of the Budd text to
answer the following questions. Using
the facts in the case, is the following a logical management/union position?

1.Yes or No:
Management will say the employee refused to obey the policy. The union
will claim the employee did not have a proper understanding since the policy
was not posted according to the contract stipulations.

2.Yes or No:
Management will say the union did not contest the October 28
suspension. The union will say it did
not see a written warning, so it didn’t file a grievance.

3.Yes
or No: Management will say it used
progressive discipline, so the dismissal is appropriate. The union will say a dismissal for such an
alleged infraction is too harsh, especially for a person with 20 years of
seniority.

4.Yes
or No: Management will say that safety
concerns were the motivations for the discharge. The union will say that age discrimination
may have been a factor since it isn’t clear that others who did not use gloves
were treated in the same manner.

5.Yes
or No: Management will say that Article
XX, Section 1 must be used in conjunction with Section 2. The union will say that each section can be
used separately.

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