In re Grievance of Friel

A state employee filed a grievance alleging that his personnel file contained material relating to two prior grievances which he had filed but as to which he had not prevailed. It is his claim that under the applicable collective bargaining agreement any material from past grievances are to be removed to prevent future discrimination. After a hearing in which the grievant was the sole witness the Labor Relations Board sustained the complaint, and ordered the materials removed from the personnel file. The State appeals.

Article XVI, Section 7, of the collective bargaining agreement then in…