This USPS Step 4 Denial outlines Management's position on whether the HVAC system at the Denver BMC must be covered by maintenance craft employees during regularly scheduled tours of mail processing. In this case, the HVAC system was not covered for a two week period in May 1984. The union contended that this created a safety hazard; that qualified personnel was available to cover the system; and that management may have performed bargaining-unit work. It was the position of the Postal Service that management was not obligated to have HVAC maintenance employees in attendance during mail processing operations. They determined that local management's actions in this case were in accordance with that position, and denied the grievance.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: H1T5FC26073
Craft: Maintenance