This letter supersedes my decision of November 24, 1981.
The question in this grievance is whether or not management violates Article XIV of the National Agreement with regard to employee safety and health as may be affected by LSM chair positioning. The Union contends that management will only allow the chairs to be adjusted once and that adjustment is to be made at the beginning of the tour if the chair is unusually high or unusually low. We find no prohibition against an operator making a reasonable and necessary adjustment of the LSM chair. The instructions of the P-24 Handbook, Appendix F state the following in part: Remember, during a tour your chair will be used by several people, all requiring a setting that will give them the most comfortable and least fatiguing position. This document contains two related issues; a USPS Position Letter on Page 1 and a Step 4 Agreement on Page 2.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: H8C3WC34217
Craft: Clerk