NALC BRANCH 100
The following is an assortment of arbitration synopsis of grievances from Branch 100, Toledo, Ohio. For more detail and grievance Reference No’s, follow links provided. For complete arbitration decisions, contact National Headquarters.
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1. Management sent a limited duty carrier from one installation to another when work was available at the first installation. Arbitrator ruled management vilated ELM Section 546.1.4. The service was directed to pay grievant one half time for each hour she worked from June 14, 1997 until September 13, 1997.
2. Management had carriers curtail mail on their routes to pivot on other routes. All within 8 hours. Arbitrator ruled management violated art 41.1.c.4. He gave a cease and desist order and awarded 1 hour of pay for each day they were forced off their bid assignments.
3. Routes at 5 stations were inspected and changes were held up because the Hempstead Award. Branch 100 filed grievances because once Hempstead was completed and the joint team formed the route changes were not implemented. The Arbitrator ruled that because of no answer at Step 2 and a brief generic answer at Step 3 that only remedy was in question. He awarded each Regular letter carrier at five stations be paid one additional hour of overtime pay for each day he/she worked overtime from the period of 14 days prior to October 12, 1993. He put a limit of $1000.00 per person.
4.Management failed to adjust routes within the required 52 days of the inspection. Arbitrator ruled management violated the contract and M-39 handbook. He paid all regular carriers 1 hour of pay at the regular rate for each day they worked overtime, between 2/2/89 and 9/23/89 or $1000.00 whichever is less.
5. Management failed to adjust routes within the required 52 days of the inspection. Arbitrator ruled management violated art 19 and the M-39 and awarded all regular carriers 1 hour of overtime for every day from June 13, 1994 to October 24, 1994.
6. Management failed to create Router positions after router time was established on numerous routes. Arbitrator ruled management violated the 1998 joint statement on Router Assignments. Awarded 1 hour of pay at the regular rate for each day the carriers worked overtime 14 days prior to May 18, 1991 and ending July 30, 1992.
7. Management employed casuals in lieu of full or part time employees. Arbitrator ruled management violated Art. 7.1.B.1 and that they had 45 days to give the work to PTF’s and stated casual employees will be used only in circumstances which do not occur on a routine or consistent basis, but one of a temporary and or exigent nature.
8. Management issued a letter of demand for #1372.34 for an anomaly overpayment. Arbitrator ruled that management failed to provide relevant salary history documents to explain debt. The payment was waived
9. Management failed to make the required adjustments within the 60 days review after the DPS adjustments were made. Arbitrator found management in violation of Memorandum. Awarded $100.00 a week beginning August 26, 1997 until adjustments were implemented. This money then divided among the full time carriers who held a bid there. There were 5 routes in this zone.
10 Management worked non OTDL carriers when OTDL carriers were available. Although management paid the OTDL carriers in another grievance, this grievance was for those non OTDL carriers who were forced to work when they shouldn’t have. The Arbitrator ruled that the non OTDL carriers would receive administrative leave for the time they worked.
11. Management failed to perform and implement a 60 day review within the required 60 days after the DPS changes had been implemented. Arbitrator ruled management violated the Memorandum and awarded 1 hour of overtime for every day they worked during the 60 day review period.
12. Management failed to process a CA-7 for 51 days. Arbitrator stated management violated ELM 545.14 and Art 19 and awarded interest payment made.
13. Union and Management signed an agreement that DPS could be started using the old data and management would inspect the routes no later than November of 1997. Management started DPS but failed to inspect until 3/12/98. Arbitrator ruled management had violated the Memo of Understanding dated 2/27/97 between the parties and awarded 1 hour of overtime for each day that the carriers worked from 12/97 to 3/12/98
14. Management failed to live up to two signed agreements to retain grievant on auxiliary route 526 on light duty till disposition of his OWCP case. Management failed to answer the grievance at Step 2 and a generic answer at Step 3. Arbitrator ruled because of managements failure to give an answer, the grievant was awarded back pay from 4/7/97 till 3/98 minus amount earned, which was minor.
15. Management reverted 3 collector routes and gave the duties to PTF’s. Arbitrator stated the hours still existed and forced management to repost the positions.
NALC BRANCH 100 - 4437 Woodville Rd. - Northwood, Ohio 43619
