AFSCME—Local 1025 Sioux Falls School Maintenance & Custodial Workers v. Sioux Falls School District 49-5

[¶ 1.] This appeal arises from a decision by Sioux Falls School District 49-5 to close all its facilities in response to a severe winter storm. Custodial workers, who by contract were required to work in inclement weather, were ordered not to come in. Some custodians received notice and stayed home; others received no notice, came to work, and then left; still others remained on duty. The Union brought a grievance claiming the District violated the contract by calling off work. Following a hearing, the Department of Labor found for the Union. On appeal, the circuit court reversed, holding…