In re the Claim of Painter

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 23, 2012, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant, a union member, had worked for the employer for many years and was a member of the union’s collective bargaining team involved in contract negotiations with the employer. Following a negotiating session in April 2009 that claimant found frustrating, he, without authorization, called and left messages with numerous stock analysts that included false and…