Stanley v. American Federation of State & Municipal Employees Local No. 553

This appeal has its genesis in a union’s refusal to arbitrate a member’s grievance with his employer. In 2000, Ramon Stanley, appellant, was terminated from his employment with the City of Cumberland after a urine sample he submitted to the Allegany County Health Department (the “Health Department”) tested positive for the presence of marijuana. That result was appellant’s second positive test result in approximately one year.

Appellant, a member of the American Federation of State & Municipal Employees Local No. 553 (the “Union”), sought the Union’s assistance in pursuing a grievance on his…