Discipline struck down for correctional officers who didn’t return vehicle

Officers left secure vehicle for colleagues to use to transport inmate despite orders to the contrary

The interest of public safety and security was reasonable motivation for two Nova Scotia correctional officers who disobeyed orders in leaving a secure vehicle at a hospital to transport an inmate, a federal labour board has ruled in overturning discipline against the officers for not returning the vehicle to their institution.

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