The issue in this grievance is whether management violated the National Agreement by permitting employees to work for a period less than the applicable call-in guarantee on a non scheduled day. The facts of this case indicate that three (3) PSDS Technicians volunteered to work four (4) hours overtime on March 16, 1985 (from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.). Included in the grievance file are separate PS Forms 3971 (Request for, or Notification of Absence) for each employee. Those forms reflect dates of submission prior to March 16, 1985, and were approved by management. The union contends that management solicited those leave applications and in effect negotiated with those employees to circumvent the call-in guarantees under Article 8, Section 4. It is the position of the Postal Service that there are situations where employees "clock out" and terminate their duty prior to the end of an applicable guarantee period and such employees will not be compensated for the remaining hours. In this particular case, the employees involved requested to leave postal premises before the end of the guarantee period, thus negating the call-in guarantee. This document contains two Article 8 related issues; a USPS Position Letter on Page 1 and a USPS Position Letter on Page 2.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: H1C4DC3256, H4C4DC3256
Craft: Maintenance