The question in this grievance is whether the Postal Service may revert a vacant duty assignment once it has been posted for bid and no bids are received. It was mutually agreed to full settlement as follows:
1. Normally, a duty assignment, once it has been posted for bid, will be filled consistent with 524.1 of the P-11 Handbook.
2. There may be, on occasion, exceptions wherein the Postal Service may leave vacant a duty assignment after it has been posted and no bids were received or there were no successful bidders. However, these exceptions must be operationally justified, and will be limited to changes such as those occurring through mechanization and technological changes, transportation changes, etc.
Document Type: National Pre-Arbitration Settlement
APWU National Grievance Number: H1CNAC81