Gothenburg NDOT Member Gets Retroactive Pay Raise After Grievance Win

https://napeafscme.org/2024/11/27/gothenburg-ndot-member-gets-retroactive-pay-raise-after-grievance-win/



November 27, 2024

When Justin Morrell, an Automotive/Diesel Mechanic for the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) in Gothenburg, received his less-than-satisfactory performance evaluation for 2023, he knew that something wasn’t right. Justin takes pride in his work and hadn’t heard anything from management throughout the year about areas where his performance was allegedly lacking.

Upon reviewing his evaluation, it was clear that Justin’s goals were not in SMART goal format. Additionally, three of the four annual SMART goals were irrelevant to his position as an Auto/Diesel Mechanic.

“The goals that they rated me low on were more managerial responsibilities like developing the workforce and serving customers,” he said.

NDOT later admitted that three of the four goals were outside the scope of Justin’s job responsibilities but maintained that one goal was relevant and should still be scored. Our union successfully argued that NDOT violated our contract when Justin did not get an opportunity to offset his low score on the remaining goal because he had no other SMART goals relevant to his position.

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