This is in further response to your letter of April 5 regarding whether a dispute exists over the interpretation of Article 8, Section 8.B. It is the interpretation of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU) that once an employee is scheduled for duty on a non scheduled day and that employee reports late, the employee is entitled to wort the remainder of his or her 8-hour guarantee period. The APWU also states that such an interpretation would be consistent with the practice on a regular scheduled day as defined in Article 8, Section 2. While your letter stated that certain practices exist with respect to Article 8, Section 8.B, your letter did not provide the specific facts necessary to conduct an investigation. However, as a general policy matter, an employee who is called in on his or her non scheduled day has the same reporting obligations as an employee on a regularly scheduled day. The guaranteed time under Article 8, Section 8.B, would come into effect after the employee has reported as scheduled. As outlined in the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), Section 432.61, guaranteed time is paid time not worked under the guarantee provision of the collective- bargaining
Document Type: USPS Position Letter