The issue in this grievance is whether the official policy issued by the local office violated Article 37. During discussion, the following was agreed upon:
1. If a PTF is assigned a scheme, and while in training for that scheme expresses a preference for a duty assignment which requires qualification on the same scheme, the PTF does not receive additional training time.
2. If a PTF is in training for an assigned scheme, s/he may still state a preference, however, s/he must qualify on either the stated preference or the assignment by the due date of the assignment.
3. An employee who has failed to qualify on an assigned scheme and has been issued a notice of removal or proposed removal, but has previously expressed a preference for an assignment with a different scheme requirement, may continue to train on the preference during the advance notice period of the removal, if there is training time remaining.
Document Type: National Pre-Arbitration Settlement
APWU National Grievance Number: H4C3TC33547