National Pre-Arbitration Agreement (NALC): Article 2:  Religious accommodations and conversion of PTF (1986)

This National Level Pre-Arbitration Settlement Agreement was on whether part-time flexible employees who are to be converted to full-time positions in accordance with Article 41.2.B,6.b., can request to be passed over to accommodate their employee’s religious practices.  In full and final settlement of this grievance, the parties agreed that part-time flexible employees should not have been passed over in order to accommodate their religious practices.  The part-time flexible in this case was to be converted to the next full-time position of the same designation and PS salary level.  This settlement does not express the position of the parties as to how full-time positions may be filled through means other than conversions of part-time flexible employees.