Step 4 Settlement Agreement: Article 19; Handbooks and Manuals (1985)

This decision supersedes my letter of March 7, 1985. On March 1, 1985, we met to discuss the above captioned case at the fourth step of our contractual grievance procedure. The issue in this grievance is whether the local notice “Absence Due to Work Related Injury or Illness” violates the National Agreement. After further review of this matter we mutually agreed that there was no national interpretive issue fairly presented in this case. This is a local dispute suitable for regional determination by application of Section 513.332 of the ELM and Section 142.22 of the F-21 Time and Attendance Handbook. The parties further agreed that there should not be a blanket instruction to issue discipline, each disciplinary action must stand the test of “just cause”. Accordingly, as we further agreed, this case is hereby remanded to Step 3 for further consideration by the parties. This document contains two Article 19 related issues; a Maintenance Craft Step 4 Agreement on Page 1 and a Maintenance Craft Step 4 Agreement on Page 2.