The issue in this grievance is whether an employee is entitled to overtime compensation for time spent at a grievance hearing outside of their regular work hours. After further review of this matter, we agreed that there was no national interpretive issue fairly presented as to the meaning and intent of Article 17 of the National Agreement. This is a local dispute over the application of Article 17, Section 4 of the National Agreement. We agree that Article 17 contains no provisions for compensating employees whose attendance at grievance hearings extends beyond their normally scheduled work hours. The parties at Step 3 are to apply the above understanding in order to resolve this case. Accordingly, we agreed to remand this case to Step 3 for further consideration by the parties.
Document Type: Step 4 Agreement
APWU National Grievance Number: H1C5HC17671
Craft: Clerk