The question in this grievance is whether management violated Article 17 of the National Agreement by denying a union steward's request for a copy of a letter of warning issued to a supervisor. Our·ing our discussion, we agreed that, as provided in Article 17.3, the steward, chief steward, or other union representative may request and shall obtain access through the appropriate supervisor to review the documents, files and other records necessary for processing a grievance or determining if a grievance exists. We agreed that under certain unique circumstances, a letter of warning issued to a supervisor or another employee could become a necessary document. We further agreed that the question of whether the letter of warning in this case is a necessary document, as described above, is not a matter that requires national level interpretation but rather application of Article 17.3 to the fact circumstances. Accordingly, as agreed, this case is hereby remanded to the parties at Step 3 for further processing and arbitration, if necessary.
Document Type: Step 4 Agreement
APWU National Grievance Number: H1C3DC24168
Craft: Clerk