The issue in these grievances is whether management is in violation of the provisions of Article 8 when limiting an employee's overtime hours so as not to incur penalty overtime liability when the employee is compensated for scheme study time. During our discussion we agreed that as per our April 16, 1985 agreement, scheme study hours used by an employee pursuant to a voluntary bid are to be counted towards the daily and weekly work hour limitations. For example, if an overtime desired list employee who would otherwise be available for 12 hours work on a particular day is brought in for 1 hour scheme study before tour, that employee would be considered to be available for 11 additional work hours that particular day. If the employee ultimately qualifies and is placed in the assignment, compensation for that hour would be as if the employee had worked that hour. If this "work hour" is in excess of the restrictions in Article 8, section 5F, the compensation would be at the penalty rate. This document contains two Article 8 related issues; a NALC Step 4 Agreement on Page 1 and a Step 4 Agreement on Page 2.
Document Type: Step 4 Agreement
APWU National Grievance Number: H4C3SC49772, H4C3SC49773
Craft: Maintenance