UFADBA, 16 OCB2d 23 (BCB 2023)
The Union claimed that the FDNY violated NYCCBL § 12-306(a)(1) and (4) by discontinuing a practice of paying a time and a half rate to bargaining unit members engaged in mandatory trainings. The City argued that the FDNY’s actions were within its management rights and that there was no such past practice. The Board found that paying bargaining unit members their standard wage while engaged in mandatory training during regular work hours was not a departure from existing policy or practice. Accordingly, the petition was denied.