The issue in this grievance is whether management properly settled the adverse action in question at a lower stage in the grievance-arbitration procedure. After further review of this matter, we mutually agreed that there was no national interpretive issue fairly presented in this case. Whether the union, in this instance, was a participant in grievance discussions at Step 1 is a local factual dispute. Should a union representative participate in a Step 1 grievance discussion, at the request of the aggrieved employee, the union representative shall also participate in reaching a settlement of the case. If the employee does not request union representation, however, management has no contractual obligation to include the union in any settlement of the said grievance at Step 1. Accordingly, as we further agreed, this case is hereby remanded to Step 3 for application of the above provisions.
Document Type: Step 4 Agreement
APWU National Grievance Number: H1C3WD40253
Craft: Clerk