The United States Postal Service [USPS herein], by letter from Ricky R. Dean, Manager, Contract Administration (APWU), to Lynn Pallas-Barber, Assistant Craft Director, Clerk Craft, American Postal Workers Union [APWU herein], acknowledged the receipt of the letter, dated August 2, 2019, from the APWU, raising a jurisdictional dispute "related to the craft determination issued by the PostalService, by letter dated July 12, on the Automated Delivery Unit Sorter (ADUS)." The National Disputes Resolution Committee [NDRC herein], on January 8, 2020, issued a Disposition Form, which states, in relevant part: "Issue: There is no resolution. No party is precluded from raising additional issues prior to or during national arbitration." On January 13, 2020, an appeal was submitted to the National RI-399 Arbitration of the USPS 's craft determination on the ADUS by NDRC Member Ron Suslak, APWU, to NDRC Members Ricky Dean, USPS, and Kevin Fletcher, National Postal Mail Handlers Union [NPMHU].
The RI-399 Jurisdictional Arbitration Hearing was held on February 17, 2021, using remote technology. The Arbitrator received a transcript of the hearing. The Parties submitted post-Arbitration hearing briefs electronically to the Arbitrator on
Document Type: Award
Craft: Clerk
Arbitrator Name: Joseph Sharnoff