The question raised in this grievance involves whether letter carriers are permitted to remove their names from the overtime desired list during the quarter. After further review of this matter, we mutually agreed that no national interpretive issue is fairly presented in the particulars evidenced in this case. The parties at Step 4 agree that when a letter carrier requests that his/her name be removed from the overtime desired list, the request will be granted. However, management does not have to immediately honor the request if the employee is needed for overtime work on the day the request was made or scheduled for overtime in the immediate future. Further, once a carrier is removed from the overtime desired list, he/she will only be permitted to place their name back on the list in accordance with Article 8, Section 5.A., of the National Agreement. Accordingly, as we further agreed, this case is hereby remanded to the parties at Step 3 for application of the above agreement.
Document Type: Step 4 Agreement
APWU National Grievance Number: H1N2DC5524