Protecting Clerk Work in Small Offices

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Protecting Clerk Work in Small Offices An overview of supervisors performing bargaining unit work utilization of casuals crossing crafts maximization PMR’s Presented by Robert D. Kessler & Dennis Taff St. Louis Region Clerk Craft NBAs Morline Guillory Dallas Region Clerk Craft NBA

Supervisor Performing Bargaining Unit Work (Article 1.6.B) Impact of Das Award CD content In offices with less than 100 bargaining unit employees, supervisors are prohibited from performing bargaining unit work except as enumerated in Article 1.6.A.1-5 or where the duties are included in the supervisor’s position description.

Position Description Excerpts EAS 11-18 Postmasters “may personally handle window transactions and perform distribution tasks as the work load requires.” Supervisors in such offices “may personally perform certain non-supervisory tasks in order to meet established service standard consistent with Article 1.6…”

Amount of allowable work performed by postmasters and supervisors pursuant to their job description is controlled by the historical practice at each particular installation. Postmasters and supervisors can perform B.U. work on a regular, routine, and daily basis only IF they have done so historically Historical practice sets the baseline.

Clerk hours can be reduced if there is no corresponding increase in the amount of bargaining unit work done by a supervisor or postmaster. Postmasters may only perform B.U. work if it falls within the scope of “window transactions” and “distribution tasks.”

They cannot reduce their budgeted clerk hours by cutting PTF hours and then working in their place. example Postmasters and supervisors cannot increase the amount of B.U. work performed in order to decrease (cut) PTF hours. Postmasters and supervisors cannot shift the type of work being performed in order to decrease (cut) PTF hours.

Post-Das Awards Supporting Our Position E00C-4E-C 06208814 – Prairie City, IA Arbitrator Vonhof In this case the Postmaster took over 2.5 hours of morning distribution and 3 hours of morning window work both of which were inconsistent with historical practice. E00C-4EC 03165881 – Payette, ID Arbitrator Krebs In this case the Postmaster took over window lunch relief which was inconsistent with historical practice.

Post-Das Awards Supporting Our Position E00C-4E-C 07003249 – Brewster, WA Arbitrator Suardi In this case the Postmaster took over window work because she preferred to work the window which was inconsistent with historical practice. G98C-4G-C 0066911 – Green Forest, AR Arbitrator August In this case the Postmaster scheduled herself to report early to distribute mail while non-scheduling at least one PTF Tuesday through Friday.

Post-Das Awards Supporting Our Position C90C-4C-C 95064494 – Coopersburg, PA Arbitrator Vaughn In this case the Postmaster took over entering new address records, deleting old address records, changes in address, etc. into the DPS Data Base File which was inconsistent with historical practice.

Duties Postmasters Should Not Perform Servicing vending machines Assigning and clearing carrier accountable mail Second notices and related tasks Retrieving & disposing of UBBM Loading and unloading trucks

Duties continued Mail Collections Bulk mail acceptance Dispatch duties Spreading mail to carriers Custodian work (if no custodians in the office)

Summary They can do what they’ve always done What they’ve always done establishes what their job description allows They cannot increase that amount by reducing hours for PTF’s They cannot non-schedule PTF’s and work in their place They cannot reduce PTF hours due to “budget cuts”

They CAN reduce PTF hours if operational change justifies it; e. g They CAN reduce PTF hours if operational change justifies it; e.g., decline in mail volume, reduction in window hour operations.

Grievance Documentation Interview current and former supervisors and employees Notices of reversions, abolishments and excessing Clock rings or work hour reports for employees and supervisors Article 1.6.B survey form example

Grievance Documentation Complement reports, both past and present Function 4 reports and WOS Flash Report and/or PS Form 3930 Automation impacts, AMP, etc.

Remedy Cease and desist The bargaining unit work being performed by supervisors in violation of the agreement be returned to the craft The craft be paid for all hours worked by supervisors in violation of the agreement at the applicable rate Cite as a “continuing violation” if ongoing

Remedy A disturbing trend regarding remedy is developing in which Arbitrators are taking into consideration management arguments that there should only be a cease and desist with no (or reduced) monetary remedy in cases where the PTF(s) are sent to other offices to obtain work. ELM 432 permits PTFs to be scheduled up to 12 hours.

Remedy JCIM, Article 1.6, page 2: Where bargaining unit work which would have been assigned to employees is performed by a supervisor and such work hours are not de minimus, the bargaining unit employee(s) whom would have been assigned the work, shall be paid for the time involved at the applicable rate. (This is the agreed to remedy. Make sure you ask for it!)

Any questions?

Information included on CD National Arbitration Awards Das Award – Q98C-4Q-C 01238942 Garrett Award – AC-NAT-5221 Workhour/Workload Equalization (budgets) 25 Regional Arbitration Awards – broken down by topic A booklet dealing specifically with the impact of the Das Award Article 1.6.B survey form