The grievor was angry over a proposed change in his shift schedule and felt that it would cause him hardship. In a fit of frustration, he destroyed a piece of equipment. The arbitrator considered the action as intentional and did not reverse the termination.
A worker at a fruit drink manufacturing company was fired after he was observed in the spare parts room smashing an electric motor by throwing it to the ground two or three times. The union said that the worker’s actions were not premeditated.
