We are told that cleanliness is next to godliness. Nowhere is
that adage taken more seriously than in the food processing and
retailing industries. Just consider any number of food processing
or retailing companies that have had their reputations tainted by
reports of E. coli contamination or rodent infestation. The
following union grievance arbitration decision, anonymously styled
as X vs. Y for what will be seen to be obvious reasons, highlights
the seriousness with which this issue is addressed.
Needless to say, a female employee at a food retailer was
startled when she entered a small janitorial room adjacent to the
bakery at the back of the store, only to discover a male co-worker
standing in front of an open floor sink urinating. The sink was
normally used to drain cleaning compounds. "You taking a
leak?" she asked, to which her co-worker replied
"the boys are bad". After deliberating for
several weeks, the employee decided to bring the matter of the
"bad
