October 16, 2024
An arbitration board correctly ordered an Alaska Airlines mechanic's reinstatement after he was fired following a positive test for marijuana, a Washington federal judge concluded, upholding the arbitration panel's view of the just cause provision in the labor contract between the airline and the worker's union.
March 08, 2024
An aircraft mechanics union has asked a Washington federal judge to back an arbitration board's decision ordering Alaska Airlines to reinstate a unionized worker who testified positive for marijuana, saying the award was properly based on the parties' labor contract.
October 19, 2023
Alaska Airlines urged a Washington federal judge to nix an arbitration board's decision ordering the airline to reinstate a unionized worker who tested positive for marijuana while on the job, arguing the arbitration award wasn't grounded in the parties' collective bargaining agreement.