The question in this grievance is whether management violated Article 19 of the National Agreement, when local management cancelled training for the grievant, thus, rescinding a temporary schedule change. The grievant's schedule was temporarily changed so that he may attend a recognized training session. The aforementioned situation is an exception to the obligation to pay "out-of-schedule" overtime to a full-time employee for work performed outside of schedule. After receiving one (1) day of training, the training was cancelled for legitimate reasons and the grievant returned to his regular schedule. It is our position that the employee is not guaranteed a temporary schedule, especially when the reasons for that schedule are no longer existent. Continuation in the temporary schedule, for non-legitimate reasons, would create an "out-of-schedule" overtime situation on a tour where the grievant's services are not needed since the schedule change was for training and not operational needs.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: H1C4JC1220
Craft: Clerk