COBA, 14 OCB2d 25 (BCB 2021)
The Union claimed that the City and the DOC violated NYCCBL § 12-306(a)(1) and (3) by admonishing a union delegate for emailing the warden, requiring him to submit a written report explaining why he had done so, telling him he had to follow the chain of command to address complaints, threatening him with an administrative transfer, and removing him from a roll call. The City denied that the union delegate had been threatened with an administrative transfer and argued that his removal from roll call and statements ordering him to follow the chain of command were motivated by legitimate business reasons. The Board found that the City and the DOC violated NYCCBL § 12-306(a)(1) by requiring the union delegate to submit a written report about why he had emailed the warden and threatening him with administrative transfer, and it dismissed all other claims. Accordingly, the petition was granted in part and denied in part.