Discussion:
Minicases: An employee refusal to work overtime
The labor agreement stipulates that " changes in the work schedule" must be "mutually agreeable to both the company and the union." Gryzmisk, who has refused to do by his supervisor, is given a 1-day suspension for his action.
The union supports Gryzmisk all the way to arbitration on the grounds that the relevant overtime constituted a "change in the work schedule" that it had not approved. The management argues before the arbitrator that the 6 hours in no way could be considered a change that needed union acceptance since it was for a "limited and specified" duration.
As the arbitrator in this case, what would you have decided?