The grievor was responsible for entering production information into a record-keeping program. Finding a supervisor to override the system became a problem, so he found a way to do it himself. The arbitrator overturned his dismissal because he had no intention to be dishonest.
A worker at a highly automated box factory was fired when the employer became convinced that the worker was “massaging” computer production records in order to generate production bonuses for his crew. The union grieved.
