This Step 4 Settlement Agreement addresses whether management violated Article 17 of the National Agreement by involuntarily transferring the grievant, a PTF carrier who was converted to a full-time position, to the St. Johns Station. During the discussion, it was mutually agreed that under Article 17, Section 3, of the National Agreement, a certified steward "may not be involuntarily transferred to another branch, unless..." The parties further agreed that if the grievant had been serving as a steward in the Lents Station, and he was qualified for an assignment in that office, he should not be transferred involuntarily to another station. Management may, however, take whatever action was appropriate and necessary, e.g., excessing of the junior full-time carrier, in order to provide the grievant with an assignment at the Lents Station.
Document Type: Step 4 Agreement
APWU National Grievance Number: H1N5DC17847, H1N5DC23138
Craft: Clerk