The question in this grievance is whether or not management violates Article XVII of the National Agreement with regard to how much time is to be allotted for investigating and processing a grievance. Stewards are entitled to reasonable investigative time on-the-clock for handling grievances and such investigative time inconceivably include mechanics of copying, logging or converting information from original documents to graph, notes, etc. The problem here appears to be one of application rather than interpretation. We cannot determine at this level whether the amount of time for investigation requested by the steward was unreasonable nor can we determine whether the time allotted by local management was unreasonable. If you agree with the above, we can remand this case back to Step 3 for final disposition at that level.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: H8C3DC21690
Craft: Clerk