C-34685 Barrett Just Cause EP Investigation

Just Cause #4: Was a thorough investigation completed?

Arbitrator Barrett finds no Just Cause for the Emergency Placement (EP) of a Letter Carrier involved in a loud altercation on the workroom floor with a fellow Letter Carrier. Management failed to produce any evidence that the grievant had done anything beyond raising her voice. A thorough investigation would have produced evidence of some violation, therefore, no just cause.