USPS Position Letter: Article 8; Hours of Work (1981)

The question in this grievance is whether or not management violated Article VIII and XIX of the National Agreement by revising An employee's schedule in advance, as per the F-21 Handbook, Part 233.13, and limiting him/her to 8 hours. In our opinion, the issue in this grievance does not fairly present an interpretive issue. Part 233 ot the F-21 Handbook is clear and unambiguous. Management may revise an employee's work schedule on a Wednesday preceding the workweek involved and limit him/her to eight (8) hours for the service day. Accordingly, as we find no violation of the National Agreement, this grievance is denied.

Tags: Hours of Work , Training , Out-of-Schedule Premium , OOS , OSP , Out-of-Schedule , Overtime , Schedule Change , Change of Schedule , Temporary Change of Schedule

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