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Opinion and hwaid Page 9 Rationale: The City strongly urges an internal consistency be required in vacations. "Vacation schedules are another bene- fit whi-h arbitrators have traditionally ,:.ed should be con- sist 'vein the various employee groups of an employer." Post_ 4 Brief of the City of Orono, page S. The City cites Arbitrator Larkin McLellan in Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. and County of Goodhue, Case No. 83-PN-515-A, where he said "Vacations (sic) is a fringe benefit such as insurance premium contributions that should be compared internally." Again in Minnesota Teamsters Public and Law Enforcement Employees Union, Local No. 320 and County of Goodhue, Case No. 80-PN-934-A, Arbi- trator McLellan wrote "Fringe benefits such as vacation schedules should be based on internal comparisons with other county em- ployees." In the case of County of Wright and Minnesota Teamsters Public and Law Enforcement Employees Union, Local No. 320, ^ase No. 83-PN-64-A, Arbitrator John Flagler said "The Union's vaca- tion accrual proposal would distrut the internal relationship among the other groups employed by the county.• it in true that ordinarily the vacation benefit would be compared internally with other groups employed by the govern- mental unit. However, the police officers in the City of Orono have a different schedule than the typical employee of the City of Orono. The police officers work a 6-3 schedule, that is six days on and three days off. such a schedule alone may require different considerations concerning vacation. Further, the Union makes a convicing argument that the City of Orono has one of the lesser generous vacation packages com- pLred to "I other Stanton Groupyl_city police departments.