The company was able to show sufficient reasons to terminate probationary employee. Union was unable to show evidence of a reprisal.
Fired four months into his six-month probationary period, an installation worker was terminated soon after uncovering asbestos insulation during a retrofit. The union alleged that the worker was improperly discharged for raising health and safety concerns. The employer said it was entitled to dismiss an unsuitable worker during the probationary period.