Dispute Over Management's Untimely Step 2 Answers Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's untimely issuance of Step 2 denial letters. The issue in this dispute is whether, in the absence of a mutually agreed to time-limit extension, the Postal Service may issue a Step 2 decision beyond the time limits prescribed in Article 15, Section 2, Step 2(f) of the National Agreement between the APWU and the Postal Service.