BEFORE ARBITRATOR MICHAEL F. NAUYOKAS

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

UNITED PUBLIC WORKERS,          )    RE:  GRIEVANCE OF
                                )          ARTHUR SALAS
                Union,          )          CZ/01/33
     and                        )
                                )    ARBITRATION DECISION AND
DEPARTMENT OF FACILITY          )    AWARD
MAINTENANCE, CITY AND COUNTY    )
OF HONOLULU,                    )
                                )
                Employer.       )
                                )

 

ARBITRATION DECISION AND AWARD

 

           The United Public Workers, hereafter, "UPW" or "Union", and the City of County of Honolulu, hereafter "City" or "Employer", selected the undersigned Arbitrator under Section 15 of the Unit 1 collective bargaining agreement to consider a grievance filed in case number CZ/01/33 filed on August 30, 2001 challenging the Employer’s suspension of Arthur Salas, hereafter "Grieving Party", for five working days.

           Dennis Neufeld and Fay Yamamoto of the Department of Human Resources represent the Employer and David M. Hagino represents the Union.  A hearing was held before this Arbitrator on November 5, 2001.  The parties have entered certain stipulations and agreed to the issuance of a decision and award upon terms set forth herein.  Accordingly, the Arbitrator, being fully advised of the premises, hereby enters the following decision and award:  

           1.    The UPW and the City and County of Honolulu at all relevant times herein are parties to the Unit 1 Agreement.

           2.    The current Unit 1 Agreement is for the duration of July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2003.

           3.   Sections of the Unit 1 Agreement that are relevant to this Grievance are Sections 11. and 58.

           4.   The grievance filed by the UPW in CZ/01/33 is hereby resolved as herein provided.

           5.   The Employer shall reduce the five (5) working    day suspension to three (3) working days and reimburse the Grieving Party lost wages and benefits for two (2) working days.

     DATED:  Honolulu, Hawaii,                  , 2002.

 

                                                               
                           MICHAEL F. NAUYOKAS, Arbitrator

    

STATE OF HAWAII                 )
                                )    SS.
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU     )

 

           On this          day of              , 2002,   before   me personally appeared Michael F. Nauyokas, to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that he executed the same as her free act and will.

 

                               
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