This Step 4 Settlement Agreement addresses whether management violated the National Agreement by not placing the next senior qualified bidder in a position within the prescribed time. The parties mutually agreed that this was a factual dispute suitable for regional determination by application of Article 37.3F(3) to the fact circumstances. The parties further agreed that "immediately after the end of the deferment period, the senior bidder then qualified shall be permanently assigned..." in accordance with Article 37.3F(3). Those employees who were placed in new assignments after the prescribed time limit should be paid out-of-schedule premium for those hours worked between such time and the effective date of the new assignment.
Document Type: Step 4 Agreement
APWU National Grievance Number: H4C5KC3831
Craft: Clerk