This USPS Step 4 Denial outlines Management's position on whether local management violated Article 17 of the National Agreement by changing the tour of an alternate union steward. In this case, the grievant, a part-time flexible employee and alternate union steward, was reassigned from tour 2 to tour 1. The union contended that because Article 17 makes no distinction between alternate and regular stewards, the grievant is entitled to out-of-schedule overtime for all time worked on tour 1. It was the decision of the Postal Service that the grievant was a part-time flexible employee whose work hours are governed by Article 7.1.A.2, and that Article 17 contains no provisions which prohibits the reassignment of alternate stewards. Having found no contractual violation, the grievance was denied.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: H1C3WC14358
Craft: Clerk