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The union for a former city employee, who allegedly cursed out and assaulted his supervisor, wanted the city to cough up money to compensate for his firing, according to evidence heard in an arbitration hearing where the city’s auditor general gave emotional testimony about this “aggressive bully.”

The arbitrator’s decision this month lays out the city’s case for turfing the employee for a pattern of disturbing behaviour while working for the City of Ottawa. The employee’s name isn’t revealed in the decision.

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Instead of the employee’s reinstatement, CUPE Local 503 wanted the arbitration panel to award a sum of money from the city.

The breaking point for the city was a confrontation between the employee, a 52-year-old water meter reader with 22 years experience working for the city, and his supervisor on Jan. 8, 2010. The employee apparently skipped 100 reads on his route on back-to-back days and snapped at his boss when confronted about it.