The issue in this National Level Arbitration was whether the Postal Service violated Article 19 by rescinding Handbook AS-707 F and replacing it with Publication 156. The Union asserted that the case also presented the issue of whether the Postal Service violated the prohibition of unilateral action contained in Article 5 of the National Agreement by replacing the definition of a CPU as a "contractor-owned and operated facility" contained in the 2007 Settlement Agreement (as well as in Handbook AS-707 F) with the Publication 156 definition of a CPU as "a supplier or supplier-leased site operated by the supplier".
Award Summary: Arbitrator Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service did not violate Article 19 by rescinding Handbook AS-707 F, Contracting for Contract Postal Units/ and replacing it with Publication 156, Postal Employees Guide to Contract Postal Units.
Document Type: National Arbitration
APWU National Grievance Number: Q06C4QC10033773
Arbitrator Name: Stephen Goldberg