This USPS Step 4 Denial outlines Management's position on whether the use of the Scheduled Airlines Ticket Office (SATO) violates the National Agreement. The facts in this case indicated that the Postal Service schedules bargaining-unit employees' travel through the SATO. The union contended that the use of SATO violates the provisions of the Postal Bulletin 21415 (8/4/83) and that all airlines that fly small planes are unsafe airlines. It was the position of the Postal Service that SATO was not a travel agency and its use was not prohibited by the cited article. It was further their viewpoint that the FAA determines whether an airline is unsafe.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: H1N4AC27091
Craft: Maintenance