The question in this grievance is whether or not management violates Article XIV of the National Agreement by allowing supervisors at the St. Louis Post Office to consume beverages on the workroom floor. The Union contends that if employees are prohibited from consuming beverages on the workroom floor, supervisors should have to follow the same rule as their failure to do so creates unsafe, unsanitary, and stressful conditions. It is our position that no National interpretive issue involving the terms and conditions of the National Agreement is fairly presented in this case. Inasmuch as the Union declined mutual agreement in this regard, however, the following represents the decision of the Postal Service on the particular fact circumstances involved. A review of the information provided failed to establish that unsafe or unsanitary working conditions result from supervisors consuming beverages in their work areas.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: H8C4KC20463
Craft: Clerk