The question raised in this grievance is whether Management violated the National Agreement by denying the union's request involving a probationary employee's performance evaluation and termination. In this grievance, on April 13, 1984, a probationary employee approached a union representative because she had been refused grievance time. On the same date, she had been given a notice of removal to become effective on April 18, 1984. The union representative asked the supervisor about the situation and was told that probationary employees have no rights under the grievance procedure. The union representative then requested time to investigate the circumstances surrounding the probationary employees recent performance evaluation. The request was denied. It is the position of the Postal Service that under the circumstances described in this grievance, denial of the union's request was appropriate. Article 12 specifically excludes probationary period employees from coverage under the grievance procedure when termination is involved. In our view, the sequence of events which led to this grievance.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: H1C5LC25010
Craft: Clerk