City of Highland Park v. Teamster Local Union No. 714

Plaintiff, the City of Highland Park (the City), terminated Martin Stumpf, a police officer, after a jury found him guilty of one count of criminal trespass to a vehicle (720 ILCS 5/21 — 2 (West 2000)), a Class A misdemeanor. Defendant, Teamster Local Union No. 714 (the Union), filed a grievance on Stumpf s behalf. An arbitrator held that the firing violated the parties’ collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and he reinstated Stumpf. The trial court vacated the arbitrator’s decision, holding that it violated public policy. The Union appeals. We reverse the trial court and reinstate the…