A federal arbitrator has upheld the firing of a railway worker who was charged with serious crimes while on disability leave and failed to tell the employer.
The worker was a conductor for Canadian National Railway (CNR) since June 2021.
On Aug. 10, 2022, he booked off sick but didn’t return to work. CNR didn’t hear anything from him for one month, despite attempts to contact him. The worker finally reached out on Sept. 14 about medical information to support his absence.
