Participation in slowdown is dereliction

The grievor had been involved, with others, on a work slowdown immediately prior to a production cut-back. He claimed that, as a utility worker, it was not his responsibility to move the product in question. The arbitrator ruled it was, as he relieved the forklift drivers while they went on break.

A Utility Operator at a steel mill was disciplined for dereliction of duty after he failed to follow standard practice and relieve the other forklift operators who were on break.

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