Bashford v. City of Portsmouth

We are asked to determine in this case whether appellant was, at the time of his termination from appellee’s employ, a probationary employee. If so, we must then determine whether the manner of his termination was governed by state and local law rather than the just cause termination procedures of the collective bargaining agreement in force at the time of his termination. We answer both queries in the affirmative, for the reasons which follow, and thus affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

We begin our discussion by observing that, “on matters of wages, hours or terms and conditions of…