Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers Union, Local 996,petitioner-Appellant v. United Parcel Service

The only issue in this ease is whether the arbitrator’s award in favor of UPS is based on a plausible interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement. The parties agree that Harris did not commit one of the seven cardinal infractions listed in Article 28, Section 2(A) of the Western Supplement. They also agree that Harris did not receive a warning notice in the nine-month period preceding his dismissal. Thus, the issue is whether the CBA may be plausibly interpreted as permitting UPS to discharge an employee who has not committed one of the seven specified cardinal infractions (1) if…