Local Issues | APWU - South Jersey Area Local 0526

Maximum Work Hours: Work Day/Work Week

We’re seeing issues in the field with offices working their PSEs/PTFs over a 12-hour span as outlined in the ELM 432.32. I have at least one active grievance on the issue. With a second office I’m waiting on the clock rings. Personally, I will be asking for 50% premium for the employee(s) on all hours worked outside the 12-hour window with progressive remedies for future violations. I will also be filing a second grievance on offices where it happens again under safety (Article 14). Please advise the field to follow the guidelines of the contract.

Mike Wright
Director of Associate Offices

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE EDITOR

ELM 432.32: Maximum Hours Allowed
Except as designated in labor agreements for bargaining unit employees or in emergency situations as determined by the postmaster general (or designee), employees may not be required to work more than 12 hours in 1 service day. In addition, the total hours of daily service, including scheduled workhours, overtime, and mealtime, may not be extended over a period longer than 12 consecutive hours. Postmasters and exempt employees are excluded from these provisions.

Download this document to assist in understanding the 12/60 Work Limitation.

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Eastern Regional Coordinator Update: Event Cancellations

Sisters and Brothers, in this article, you’ll find an updated Regional Notification on the SJ District events. I am pleased to see because of our push back there are quite a number of cancelled events. In the Eastern Region they are:

OFFICE Original Impact

Atlantic City 5

Cherry Hill 1

Claymont, DE 1 PTF

Clayton, DE 1

Clementon 2

Dover, DE 2

Mount Laurel 1

Newark, DE 1

Wenonah 1 PTF

Frankford, DE 1

Camden 4

Mickleton 1 PTF

Middletown 1

New Castle 1

Riverside 1

Haddonfield 1 PTF

For the continuing events I will separately update Work hour Impact Reports for those offices and the date, time and call in number info for those events. Below is a viewable/downloadable of the cancellation from Eastern Area Labor Relations.

Mike Gallagher
Eastern Region Coordinator

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Recent Update From Your Director of Associate Offices

I took a phone call from a steward in the field who asked about crossing crafts in their office. The fellow clerks made them aware, unfortunately, almost a month after the fact. For the stewards out there and the members in general, the rule is 14 days to notify the union. The CBA clearly states:

“Any employee who feels aggrieved must discuss the grievance with the employee’s immediate supervisor within fourteen (14) days of the date on which the employee or the Union first learned or may reasonably have been expected to have learned of its cause.”

This is further defined by the JCIM:

“The grievant or the union must discuss the grievance with the employee’s immediate supervisor within fourteen days of when the grievant or the union first learned, or may reasonably have been expected to learn, of the alleged violation.”

I’m currently chasing down a clerk in another office who called me last week stating they received a letter of warning who still hasn’t faxed me a copy.

Being a steward is a hard, thankless job. We need to educate our membership to help us (the stewards) to our jobs to the best of our ability.

I also found some basic Q and A on mileage. The original source is found on the Postal Clerk website. Below, is the viewable/downloadable document. All credits to this information goes to the Post Clerk website for putting this information together.

Michael J Wright
Director of Associate Offices

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