This USPS Step 4 Decision outlines Management's position on the relevant language of Article 17, Section 3.C: "While serving as a steward or chief steward, an employee may not be involuntarily transferred to another shift or to another facility unless there is no job for which he is qualified on his shift or in his facility..." The Postal Service believed that the identical language of the 1971 and 1973 Agreements was clear that the provision refers only to shifts, otherwise known as tours, and to facilities, otherwise known as stations and branches.
Document Type: USPS Position Letter
APWU National Grievance Number: ABNAT1741