MEMPHIS REGION CLERK NBA'S, BILLY & JERRY
New Grievance Forms on the Links Tab (updated 1/5/12)
NEW INFORMATION ON THE UPCOMING TRI-STATE ON THE TRI-STATE LINK TO THE LEFT
Go to the below link to find the level of small offices in your state (in Excel format)
Memphis Region Small Office Levels.xls
When making direct appeals for removals place DISCIPLINARY REMOVAL on the outside of the envelope in large bold letters!!!
TO: All Local and State Presidents, National Business Agents, and Regional
Coordinators
FROM: Rob Strunk, Clerk Craft Director, Pat Williams, Lamont Brooks and Lyle Krueth Assistant Directors
DATE: April 18, 2011
SUBJECT: Step 3 Appeals, Direct Appeals and Appeals to Arbitration
Beginning May 15, 2011, Direct Appeals, Step 3 Appeals and Appeals to Arbitration from Step 3 or Employee Claims will be sent to a single National Grievance/Arbitration Processing Center. They will be processed there and forwarded electronically to the appropriate Area/District office for further discussion and/or scheduling as applicable.
Please change your records accordingly:
Collective Bargaining and Arbitration
ATTN: Appeals/LR Service Center
United States Postal Service
P.O. Box 23788
Washington, DC 20026-3788
The USPS has assured us that any appeals inadvertently mailed to the closed Area Grievance/Arbitration Processing Centers will be dated stamped and forwarded. However, we strongly advise all locals and NBA offices to correct their records accordingly in preparation.
We are still in discussion with the USPS regarding piloting the electronic submission by email of the Step 3 appeal or direct appeal, along with appropriate moving papers. Before this can be accomplished the USPS must establish appropriate email address(es) and we have insisted that the system must have notification of receipt capability. If any locals wish to participate in such a pilot please notify your National Business Agent so they can pass that information on to your Clerk Craft Officers. You will then receive appropriate notification when/if that becomes possible.
Continue to send your NBAs their copy of your file when you appeal your grievance as usual.
APWU-USPS Tentative Agreement 2010-2015.pdf
Current Post Office Levels are found on each State Link in anticipation of the tenative Collective Bargaining Agreement being ratified!!!
ALABAMA REPRESENTATIVES CAN FIND UPDATED INFORMATIVE EMAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ALABAMA INFORMATION TAB!!
Updated-7/20/10
Alabama Convention Information updated 3/1/11 on the Alabama Link!
Mississippi Convention Information updated 3/18/11 on the Mississippi Link!
Tennessee Information concerning Stacked Discipline is on the Tennessee link
Updated 8/11/10
Tennessee Convention Information on the Tennessee Link Updated 2/9/11
Word Format Grievance Forms available on the Links page!
Current withholding and residual information updated 4/6/11
Small Office Issues Page updated 12/20/10!!
Link to Deems Desirable Checklist Below!
MEMPHIS REGION STATE PRESIDENTS
Sara Tolbert-Witherspoon, Alabama State President-Phone
205-788-8775Sundrenia (Sunny) Thigpen, Mississippi State President-Phone 601-351-7079
Mike Mingo, Tennessee State President-Phone 615-824-8890
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E-mail Billy at
bwapwu@att.net E-mail Jerry at
jmcilvain@apwu.org Secretary-Barbara Lewis; E-mail at
blewis@apwu.org
Phone 205-940-6293; FAX 205-940-6294
CONTRACT LANGUAGE ON APPEALS TO STEP 3 AND ARBITRATION--Pursuant to the new language in Article 15 of the National Agreement, locals now must appeal certain issues directly from Step 2 to arbitration. All discipline and expedited contract issues must now be appealed directly to arbitration by the local. The local must still send a copy of the file and the appeal to arbitration to the NBA's for determination whether the National Union will pay the expense of arbitration. Do not use the step 3 appeal form for these grievances. As NBA's we will have the following options concerning these grievances.
(1) Determine that the National Union will pay for the arbitration.
(2) Settle the case prior to arbitration.
(3) Withdraw any case that is not worthy of arbitration.
Below is a list of those type grievances filed at Direct Appeal.
(1) All discipline including Removals
(2) Individual Overtime
(3) Withholding of Step Increase
(4) Individual Leave Requests Concerning:
a. Annual leave
b. Sick leave
c. Leave without pay
d. Court leave
e. Restricted sick leave
f. Requests for medical certification
(5) AWOL
(6) Individual Holiday Scheduling
(7) Article 25, Higher Level Assignments
(8) Employee Claims
(9) Letters of Demand of Less than $2,000.00
(10) Individual Clerk Craft Senority Disputes
(11) Temporary Light Duty Assignments
(12) Information Requests (Steward Time)
(13) Investigation Time
(14) Suspension of Driving Privileges
(15) Attendance
(16) Violation of LMOU
(17) Craft Promotions
(18) Best Qualified Selections
If your grievance does not fit into these 18 topics then send it to Step 3.
You must appeal these issues to arbitration WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE STEP 2 ANSWER. Your appeal to arbitration goes to the same place as your Step 3 appeal. The local does not have to send the entire file to the Region, just the arbitration appeal sheet, the standard grievance form, the Employer's written Step 2 decision, and, if filed, the Union corrections or additions to the Step 2 decision. The arbitration appeal sheet should also be sent to your Postmaster or his/her designee.
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
HUMAN RESOURCES
U.S.POSTAL SERVICE, SE/SW AREA
225 N. HUMPHREYS BLVD.
MEMPHIS, TN. 38166
A copy of the appeal and file should be sent to our office at:
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION
140 Oxmoor Blvd Suite 170
BIRMINGHAM, AL. 35209
It is highly recommended that the USPS appeal be mailed return receipt requested.
TIME LIMITS
To start the grievance at Step 1. . . . . . . . . . . . .14 days from the date of incident
Supervisor’s answer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 days from Step 1 discussion
To file Step 2 Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 days from Step 1 answer
Step 2 designee to meet with Union . . . . . . . . . . 7 days from Step 2 Appeal filing
Step 2 designee’s answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 days from Step 2 meeting
To file Corrections and Additions .. . . . . ……..10 days from receipt of Step 2 answer
To file Step 3 Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 days from receipt of Step 2 answer
To file Appeal to Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 days from receipt of Step 2 answer
ARTICLE 15.4.C
FAILURE TO SCHEDULE A MEETING/ISSUE A DECISION
If management fails to schedule a timely meeting or issue a timely decision (unless the parties mutually agree to an extension) the union must appeal the case to the next step within the prescribed time limits, if it wishes to pursue the grievance.
In cases where management fails to issue a timely decision, the time limits for appeal to the next step are counted from the date the decision was due. In cases where management fails to schedule a timely meeting, the time limits for appeal to the next step are counted from the last date a timely meeting could have been scheduled.
If management fails to issue a Step 2 decision within ten days of a Step 2 meeting, the union must make any appeal to Step 3 within fifteen days of the date the Step 2 decision was due.