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How do I contact our Union?
2. How long do I have to file a grievance?
3. What is the normal procedure to address a dispute at work?
4. Can I file my own grievance?
5. How far in advance does management have to post a schedule before
a holiday?
6. When do the vacation picks have to be finalized?
7. What is the maximum annual leave carry over?
8. If I retire what is the maximum annual leave I can have on my
terminal (last) check?
9. Where can I get information on FMLA?
10.
If I feel a supervisor is
harassing me, should I file a
grievance or an EEO complaint? (A
co-worker?)
11.
How do I get a schedule change?
12.
What is a non-pay status?
13.
What is the difference between
abolishment and reversion of a duty
assignment?
14. What is meant by the term
"currently qualified?"
15.
What do I do if a Postal
Inspector approaches me?
16. Who do I contact if I think
something illegal is being done at
my post office?
17. What form do I use to report an
unsafe working condition?
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How do I contact our Union?
Call (800) 522-5228
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How long do
I have to file a grievance?
You have fourteen days from the
incident-- the date that you think
your rights were violated. Because
the Union has only 14 days to file a
grievance, it's important that you
see a Union steward as quickly as
possible. This gives the Union
steward time to investigate,
prepare, and present the grievance
to management.
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What is the
normal procedure to address a
dispute at work?
You should request a union steward
from your supervisor so when you
address the dispute your union
steward is with you.
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Can I file
my own grievance?
Yes at Step 1 only. If denied the
union must represent you and appeal
the grievances to other Steps of the
grievance procedure.
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How far in
advance does management have to post
a schedule before a holiday?
Schedule shall be posted as of the
Tuesday preceding the service week
in which the holiday falls.
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When do the
vacation picks have to be finalized?
Sign up procedures are in your Local
Memorandum of Understanding.
Or if there is no local memorandum,
then the normal procedure would be
what was done the year before.
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What is the
maximum annual leave carry over?
440 hours
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If I retire
what is the maximum annual leave I
can have on my terminal (last)
check?
440 hours.
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Where can I
get information on FMLA?
Ask your supervisor, your steward or
check the FMLA pamphlet mailed to
your home by the National APWU.
Another source is the Department of
Labor.
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If I feel a
supervisor is harassing me, should I
file a grievance or an EEO
complaint? (A co-worker?)
If you feel a supervisor is
harassing you, file a grievance and
an EEO complaint against him or her.
If you feel a co-worker is harassing
you, file an EEO against management
for allowing the situation and file
a grievance against management for
allowing the situation.
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How do I
get a schedule change?
Ask your supervisor for Form 3189,
Request for Temporary Schedule
Change, complete the form and give
it to your steward.
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What is a
non-pay status?
A non-pay status is leave without
pay (LWOP).
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What is the
difference between abolishment and
reversion of a duty assignment?
Reversion means doing away with a
vacant bid. Abolishment means doing
away with an occupied bid, which
results in a full-time regular
becoming unassigned.
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What is
meant by the term "currently
qualified?"
"Currently Qualified" means
possessing a live record on all of
the qualifications for a posted duty
assignment, including scheme and/or
ability to key at the appropriate
speed and accuracy on the
appropriate keyboard, such that the
employee can assume the posted
duties of the duty assignment
without the need for a deferment
period.
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What do I
do if a Postal Inspector approaches
me?
You should immediately ask for a
Union representative.
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Who do I
contact if I think something illegal
is being done at my post office?
Contact:
Inspector General's Office
1735 N. Lynn St.
Arlington, VA 22209
(888) 877-7644
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What form
do I use to report an unsafe working
condition?
Use form 1767 to report unsafe
working conditions and equipment.
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