Montana trooper reinstated with back pay after arbitrator ruled she rightly shared climate survey.

Montana Highway Patrol trooper Alicia Bragg, suspended for sharing a workplace climate survey critical of leadership with union staff, has been ordered by an arbitrator to be reinstated with back pay. The survey revealed low morale and other issues within the department. The arbitrator ruled that Bragg acted within her role as union president, upholding her labor grievance against wrongful termination.