Opinion ID: 1009510
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The June Que Pasa Grievance

Text: On June 28, 2000, the Union filed a grievance claiming that Media General violated the Agreement when, on June 21, 2000, it had used non-bargaining-unit employees to perform bargaining-unit work on company property. Specifically, the work involved labeling, placing inserts in, and the mailing of an edition of the Que Pasa newspaper, an independently-owned Spanish language publication printed by Media General on a contract basis. Que Pasa wanted to add an insert to the June 21, 2000, edition of its paper, and it asked Media General to allow it to use its own employees to place those inserts into Que Pasa on Media General property (outside of the Mailroom) in Winston-Salem. Media General maintains that it agreed, [a]s a courtesy to a valued customer. Media General responded to the June Que Pasa grievance on July 10, 2000, contending that the grievance was not substantively arbitrable; however, Media General this time offered to meet with the Union to discuss the matter further. The Union asserts that, in this meeting, Media General agreed to arbitrate the grievance, but that it later reneged. Media General maintains that it refused to arbitrate because the Agreement contains no provision compelling arbitration of work assignments that Que Pasa gives to its own employees.