The employer subcontracted maintenance work. 7 of 14 maintenance support utility workers
had retired and the employer had not filled the vacancies. When the employer
could not muster enough MSUs for a job, they brought in contractors. There is no
language in the CBA limiting the employer’s right to subcontract. Two prior
arbitration awards informed the employer that failing to fill vacancies did not
allow them to subcontract other positions.

Award: grievance sustained.