The matters presented by you as well as the applicable contractual provisions have been reviewed and given careful consideration. Information received from our regional office indicates that local officials did not anticipate working the grievant forty (40) hours during the week in question. Accordingly, assigning the referenced casual employee on the day in question was inappropriate. The grievant, a part-time flexible letter carrier was qualified and available and could have been assigned at the straight-time rate prior to assigning such work to the casual employee. To this extent, the grievance is sustained. In addition, the provisions of Article VII 1B(1) apply even though a holiday schedule is included in the course of a service week. By copy of this decision, local officials are notified to ensure that misassignments of this nature do not reoccur.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: NCC559, NC13, 5C1N73