Following are Significant Step A, B and Arbitration Decisions Involving our Branch During the Past Several Years

Arbitration Decisions

1. Article 8.5.F, Rockville: March, 2007 decision involving PTF's working over 11.5 hours and non-ODL carriers working over 10 hours.

2. Article 8.5.G, Rockville: August, 2006 decision involving an additional payment of 125% to a non-ODL carrier.

3. Article 16.1, Rockville: July, 2005, Letter of Warning issued for failure to immediately report an injury.

4. May, 2002 decision involving the use of LWOP when an employee has an insufficient AL balance to cover an approved period of AL.

5. Pre-Arbitration decision concerning the use of LWOP when there is an insufficient AL balance. 

Step B Decisions

1. Article 8.5.G, Rockville: February 2, 2007 management agreed there was a violation but would not agree to an additional 175% for non-ODL.  Non-ODL paid an additional 175%.

2. Art. 8.5.G, Rockville: February 8, 2007 non-ODL carriers were worked on their NS day and available ODL carriers were not fully utilized.  Management agreed their was a violation but would not agree to the requested remedy.  Non-ODL paid an additional 175%

3. Article 8 5.G, Rockville: February 9, 2007 non-ODL carriers were worked on their NS day and available ODL carriers were not fully utilized.  Non-ODL paid an additional 175%

4. Art. 8.5.G, Rockville: February 9, 2007 non-ODL carriers were worked overtime off their assignments and available ODL carriers were not fully utilized.  Management agreed their was a violation but would not agree to the requested remedy.  Non-ODL paid an additional 175%

5. Art. 8.5.G, Rockville: February 12, 2007 non-ODL carriers were worked on their NS day and available ODL carriers were not fully utilized.  Management agreed their was a violation but would not agree to the requested remedy.  Non-ODL paid an additional 175%

6. Art. 8.5.G Contentions: Contentions for Art. 8.5.G violations.   Additions and Corrections for Art. 8.5.G violations. 

7. Holiday scheduling: This decision involves the over scheduling of carriers on a designated holiday.

8. Art. 8.5.G, Gathersburg, February 8, 2008.

9. Six (6) step B decisions for violation of Art. 8.5.G, April 2008.  Awarded an additional 150% to the non-ODL carriers.

10. Failure to provide information within 48 hours per a Step A settlement, November 2006, Gaithersburg.

Step A Decisions

1. Management's falsification of clock rings, Rockville, July, 2007: Management personnel who falsify clock rings will be removed.

2. Rural carriers in Gaithersburg were assigned city delivery duties.  This settlement, for over $10,000.00 followed several previous settlements in which the ODL was paid regular overtime.

3. Failure to provide information.

4. Art. 8.5.G, April 2008.  Non-ODL's paid an additional 175%.

5. Administrative leave paid to carrier forced to work designated holiday.

6. A history of agreements and settlements regarding when a carrier may be required to provide medical documentation to support a request for sick leave.

7. Requested information not provided within 24 hours, June 13, 2008.

8. The call back procedures when a carrier is unable to complete their assignment in 8 hours or within the approved overtime period.

Other Decisions

1. Clarification from USPS Labor Relations concerning the submission of FMLA requests.

2. Directive from Potter concerning compliance with arbitration awards.

3. Art. 8.5.G, Fredericksburg, VA, January 4, 2008.

4. Letter from USPS Labor Relations stating that handbook EL-814 is not a manual within the meaning of Art. 19.

5. This Step B decision concerns management's requirement that carriers process undelivered mail, carrier mark-up, while on the street.  This was filed by branch 142 in Friendship station, Washington, D.C..

6. Arbitration decision from Connecticut concerning the failure to comply with Step B decisions.