The question in this grievance is whether or not management violates Article XIX of the National Agreement when it allows employees from nearby associate offices to work in the MSC office on a voluntary basis without paying them travel cost. In the instant grievance employees from nearby associate offices, on their own initiative have contacted the MSC office to allow them to work additional hours in order to increase their earnings. These employees are not scheduled. They show up on their own and are only used if work is available. The Employee and Labor Relations Manual defines travel time as "authorized and compensable time spent by an eligible employee moving between one work facility, and another or between home and work facility other than the employee's official duty station." Use of associate office employees in this grievance is solely for the purpose of assisting these employees to increase their work hours, most of whom only work 2 to 4 hours per week in their home office. The travel of these employees is neither required nor authorized.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: H8C3QC27337
Craft: Clerk