The question in this grievance is whether or not management violated Article 17 of the National Agreement when management would not allow a local Union steward time to write up a grievance on the Union's standard grievance outline worksheet. Local management's position was that no form should be completed until the employee and supervisor have discussed the grievance. Article 15., Section 2, of the National Agreement entitles an employee to discuss a grievance with his immediate supervisor. It also entitles the employee to be accompanied and represented by the employee's steward or a union representative. Article 17, Section 3, of the National Agreement entitles the steward to investigate and adjust grievances or to investigate a specific problem to determine whether to file a grievance.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: H1C3PC6922
Craft: Clerk