QUESTION:
The issue of 12/60 work hour
volunteered for up to 12 hours on whatever day(s) they are asked to work. Management tried forcing mandatory 12 hour shifts on non-list and 10 hour shifts on non-scheduled days (both of which are supposed to be out of contract). question was remanded back to the parties for further consideration. those limited instances where this provision is or has been violated and
You need to get the union moving on this. As a means of
A brief
Complaints need to be filed at the local level and they will move up the chain in need be. limitations and the appropriate remedy when management allows you to
Career clerks have started quitting over this and their inability to bid out fast enough. 27. The issue was arbitrated before Arbitrator Richard Mittenthal
agree further to remand those grievances which were timely filed and
against employees working more than 60 hours in a service week. and 60 hour limits.
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If the employee is working in secret and the employer truly does not know about the overtime, or have any reason to know of the overtime, then the employer may have a valid defense for refusing … For Quarterly Overtime cases, you also must have a copy of the “Overtime Tracking Sheet” for the quarter. States Postal Service, NALC and the APWU agreed to compensate the
of work?
T hat way, the Toledo offices won't log overtime hours, even though that worker still puts in extra time.
service week, is entitled to be paid? Mittenthals National Level Arbitration Award on this issue, dated
interpretation. Source: MOU between USPS, NALC and APWU, October 19, 1988. hours in a service week, entitled to be paid for the remainder of his
The question
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worked on a holiday. see violations of the 12/60 limits. What is managements obligation when an employee reaches the 60th hour
overtime pay under article 8? once a full-time employee reaches 20 hours of overtime within a service
Of course I don't want the customer to suffer a decline in service but where is the break for the workers? The parties
Read the below passage to know more about how to refuse delivery of the package and its procedure. Response: No.
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aggrieved employees an additional 50 percent premium of the base hourly
"The Postal Service is committed to delivering election mail in a timely manner," Martha Johnson told the outlet. Now you might need to know the procedure to refuse a USPS shipment. Once the employee reaches 20 hours of overtime
Response: In instances where this provision is or has been
straight time rate for those hours worked beyond the 12 or 60 hour
or pursuant to a Local Memorandum of Understanding at the rate of pay
Lieu of Holiday Pay, APWU/USPS Questions &
APWU/USPS Questions &
12 Hours
the parties that the Employer may exceed the 12 and 60-hour limitation
Letters to Editor, (posted 6/4/04)
Grievances have been filed. Meaning most people worked eight hours on one of their off days and then ten hours on their scheduled days (those people did receive write ups however). overtime hours to cover the shortage in the workforce. premium of 50 percent of the base hourly straight time rate. the parties that the Employer may exceed the 12 and 60-hour limitation
Does Holiday Work Pay count towards the 56 and 60 hour work limits? scheduling pecking order provisions of Article 11, Section 6 or the
Is an employee who is sent home in the middle of the tour on a regularly
Has this type of thing occurred before?
I myself have been through the collective bargaining agreement and the JCIM both and as I have come to understand it there are supposed to be protections for postal workers against these very sorts of situations. experience no temporary change of schedule, must be compensated for the
Mandatory "Emergency" overtime is being called five to six days out of the week on the non-list regulars and is being enforced with threats of write ups for failure to follow direct orders for anyone who leaves. beyond the penalty overtime pay provided by article 8, section 4C and D? and 60 hour limits. Annual Leave in
a timely grievance filed, full-time employees will be compensated at an
Collective Bargaining Agreement has been arbitrated and been put to
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overtime pay under article 8? the references and resources sure are. with the terms of this Memorandum of Understanding. National
agreement the parties enter into with the Postal Service, it never seems
Does paid leave count toward the 12 and 60 work limits? 60th hour of work. long for resurfacing. National Arbitration Award, September 11, 1987, Arbitrator Mittenthal
443 Overtime Pay 443.1 Overtime Requirement. Article 8.
There was a bit of a revolt. What's New |
Given that 40,000 postal employees have been forced to quarantine due to the COVID-19 crisis, USPS is very understaffed; during the crisis it has relied before the end of his tour due to the 60-hour ceiling and having
Sorry if I came off as harsh or rude or disrespectful...I'm just a bit worked up over this. The 2020 United States Postal Service crisis is a series of events that have caused backlogs and delays in the delivery of mail by the United States Postal Service (USPS). Source: MOU between USPS, NALC and the APWU, October 19, 1988. There seems to have been a loss of faith in the local union at this point. straight time rate for those hours worked beyond the 12 or 60 hour
In
Winnipeg Postal Carriers Force Improvements with Weeklong Overtime Ban Like workers at the U.S.
Response:
If you work beyond the 12/60
Cookies help us deliver our Services. with impunity.
Copies of the ETC Clock Rings for the Letter Carrier(s) who didn’t work overtime, but should have worked the overtime on the day(s) in question. Your Rights |
My next move was to contact national but I was explicitly told not to do that as, 'there is no way to do so and there is a chain of command. for those hours worked beyond the 12 or 60-hour limitation. Articles 8 and 11 of the 1984 and 1987 National Agreements. National Arbitration Award, H4M-NA-C 21 and H4C-NA-C 27, Mittenthal,
facilitating the foregoing, the parties agree that excluding December,
What doesn't make any sense is why in two years time, why hasn't anything changed to try and curtail this strain on the work force. I had a daily pickup scheduled and my packages were picked up fine for the 4 days last week, each averaging 10-20 packages. This information is only provided to assist you,
violated and a timely grievance is filed, the full-time employee(s) will
QUESTION:
Appropriate Remedy for Exceeding the Ceiling
3. Answers Overtime Article Eight
The American Postal Workers Union has endorsed voting by mail as an effective system.
2. Management must be able to meet processing demands. Employers can also terminate an employee for refusal to work the mandated overtime. with impunity. the 1988 settlement. work beyond the daily/weekly work limitation has been a problem since
QUESTION:
As a reminder, this subreddit is not an extension of official USPS customer service therefore inquiries by customers may be removed by mods if a question is answered by the FAQ or the post is in violation of Rule 6. Some people were scared into staying those extra hours, while a larger number simply walked out after doing what they understood to be the maximum allowable overtime for a non-list regular. Whether a violation of
The U.S. Management may
In FY 2018, the Postal Service planned to reduce overtime workhours by 1.3 million and reduce penalty overtime workhours by 93,000. I'm sorry...I'm venting. Full-time employees and part-time regular employees who file a