Das ruled that Article 8.5.H, which requires full-time employees on the overtime desired list (OTDL) to be given priority scheduling for overtime work over casual employees includes priority scheduling for penalty overtime prior to casuals doing overtime work. The dispute arose over the Postal Service position that they were not required to work OTDL on penalty overtime prior to using Casuals on overtime. NOTE: Although Casuals no longer exist in the APWU CBA, this award should be similarly applied to disputes over the interaction between OTDL penalty overtime and PSEs being used over 8 hours in a service day as referenced in Article 8.4.G.
Document Type: National Arbitration
GATS Number: Q06C-4Q-C 08031764
Arbitrator Name: Shyam Das