Alcoholic reinstated under strict conditions

The grievor had already had one last-chance agreement and had survived it. He was found drunk at work on several occasions and was finally fired. The arbitrator decided that his alcoholism required accommodation and that his efforts at rehabilitation were more serious than in the past. He was reinstated with zero tolerance for intoxication at work.

Discovered drunk on the job, a worker in a safety-sensitive job was fired.

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