One of the safeguards that comes with having a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is that disputes and discipline must follow
due process. One aspect of due process is the concept that disparate treatment is unfair. But what is "disparate treatment"?
Disparate treatment is unfair because it means subjecting people who are in a similar situation to two different standards.
As stated in the "Conference Reporter" from the Labor Arbitration Institute, "How can it be fair to give one employee a different penalty when another employee, similarly situated, received a less severe penalty for the same rule violation?" If the rules apply, shouldn't they apply in the same way for everyone? Wouldn't that be the fair approach?