The blue links will take you to an external website link or an external document in pdf format such as an arbitration award, nationallevel settlement, or an nalc publication, for example. V olfl gaedule national association of letter carriers. Arbitrator, to stop the unions abusive attempt to violate the agreement by introducing arguments and evidence for the. Arbitrator nolan did that by affirming that, the apwu is indisputably correct that its agreements, and arbitral authority under them, treat ntft clerks as fulltime employees entitled to all the. You have made the right decision to join with us to work to improve the pay, benefi ts and working conditions for all letter carriers. Local orientation package article 15 dispute resolution. The pdf includes bookmarks and hyperlinks to make navigating the document easier.
Usps challenges nalc arbitration award court sends case. The panel consists of a neutral arbitrator serving as chairperson and two arbitrators representing each party. Jan 10, 20 before the board of interest arbitration in the matter of. Postal reporter nalcscourt, mspb and arbitration cases. Nalc arbitration advocate page 2 volume 2, issue 1 february 1998 the ruling of a national arbitrator is absolute under the postal services arbitration system, mr.
Usps challenges nalc arbitration award court sends case back to arbitrator posted on december 30, 2010 by postal on or before july 23, 2009, nalc filed a grievance alleging that usps violated a local memorandum of understanding and article 8 of the national agreement when scheduling letter carriers to work overtime. Obtain the grievance arbitration tracking system gats. Some employees have major physical restrictions, while others not. The contract had been on track for arbitration when the parties failed to reach a negotiated agreement by the november 20, 2006 deadline. Tjx arbitration agreement arbitration agreement this arbitration agreement is a legal contract and covers important issues relating to your rights. Materials reference system may 2006 introduction the materials reference system or mrs is a collection of contract administration materials assembled by the headquarters contract administration unit. Many of these negotiations concluded successfully with a new agreement, while some went to impasse. A publication of the contract administration unit and education department national association of letter carriers, aflcio volume 8 issue 3 october 2004 nalc rbitration charge. It is your sole responsibility to read it and understand it. We will include each contract individually in the pdf listings on this page as they become completed and available. This agreement was ratified by the voting membership of the national association of letter carriers on august 7, 2017. Does the joint statement on violence and behavior in the workplace constitute an enforceable agreement between. The 20162019 nalcusps national agreement is now available online.
Excerpts from the national agreement are indicated by gray shading. Arbitration agreement this arbitration agreement is a legal. The location of the crossreferences is for the convenience of the reader, and in no way affects the content or intent of the agreement, the memorandums, or the letters of intent. Safety and health national association of letter carriers. Due to past violations of the national agreement and noncompliance with untimely pay adjustments, management hereby agrees to pay nalc branch 3825 a lump sum of one. On october 15, 2012, the postal service and the npmhu entered into a memorandum of agreement regarding interest arbitration procedures executed by counsel for the. The links in blue will take you to an external document in pdf format such as an arbitration award, national level settlement, or article in an nalc publication, for example. Nalc volume 8 issue 1 rbitration february 2004 national association of letter carriers, aflcio a publication of the contract administration unit and education department last chance agreements challenging a removal for violating a last chance agreement ometimes there is only one way to save a letter carriers jobby agreeing to a last chance. Yet another impasse at the postal service as two more labor. One of the best tools to help you make the most of your membership is right in your handsour. Nalc is proud to send you the enclosed july 2014 revised edition of the uspsnalc joint contract administration manual jcam. The jcam represents the definitive interpretation of the 2011 2016 national agreement for both the national association of letter carriers and the united states postal service.
Nalcs director of of safety and health is responsible for following safety and health issues that relate to letter carrier jobs. In the case of an lca removal, the focus of an arbitrator is upon. An arbitration agreement cab be defied as a written contract in which two or more parties agree to setlle their sispuetes outsise of law courts. The database contains over 36,000 awards from national and regional level arbitration which members can download in pdf format. Within the arbitration context it is useful to consider the burden of proof as containing two separate components. The parties remain at impasse and are discussing the selection of a neutral arbitrator. July 2014 edition of the usps nalc joint contract administration manual enclosed is the revised july 2014 edition of the joint contract administration manual jcam for your use as a resource in your local administration of the national agreement. Article 15 grievance arbitration procedure 64 article 16 discipline procedure 77. Nalc rbitration national association of letter carriers. Excerpts from the jcam are indicated by blue shading. If grievance ultimately goes to arbitration, this page must be removed from the file prior to submitting the case to the arbitrator.
To view andor download the document, click the image, or click here. Nalc arbitration national association of letter carriers. Using the database, members are quickly able to locate and read arbitration awards pertinent to the subject. You might ask what an arbitration agreement is and what is its purpose. It has been designed to assist all nalc representatives who enforce and administer the national agreement. Usps and the national postal mail handlers union have agreed to extend talks, though the union said the number of tentative agreements the two sides.
The nalc, the postal service, and other postal unions and management organizations. This agreement meets all three of those objectives, he said. The national association of letter carriers and the united states postal service have agreed at the national level that this is the definitive interpretation of the national agreement. In april, 1975, a settlement agreement was reached with the nalc relative to the remedy for pecking order.
Nalcusps joint contract administration manual july 2014. Postal service labor negotiations fact sheet about usps. Union to arbitration under the grievancearbitration procedure. Agreement or joint contract administration manual are.
The apwu intervened in the nalc arbitration case to protect the interests of apwu members and the integrity of apwu collective bargaining agreement. Excerpts from the 20062011 national agreement are indicated by gray shading. During the local negotiating period in october, negotiations took place for all of the nalc branch 258 associate offices. The negotiating atmosphere is a lot tougher in 2012 than it was years ago. Identifies the document as an arbitration agreement. The neutral arbitrator may be selected by agreement. Joint statement background the joint statement on violence is a 1992 agreement created shortly after the royal oak, michigan shootings, in which a discharged letter carrier shot four postal employees to death. Printed copies will be available in the coming weeks. Note to readers the nalc materials reference system was first published over twentyfive years ago and has been revised and updated many times since. Of course, even after the arbitration gets started, the nalc and usps could still choose to settle on an agreement on their own, sidestepping the binding arbitration process. Some employees are videotaped for a single day, others for many months. Resources national association of letter carriers aflcio.
Cola provisions are rare in private sector bargaining agreements today. Nalc arbitration advocate page 2 january 2007 although the cases share these elements, they require different arguments in arbitration due to varying factual circumstances. Nalc regional arbitration award removing postmaster. Those parts of all handbooks, manuals, and published regulations of the postal service, that directly relate to wages, hours or working conditions, as they apply to employees covered by this agreement, shall contain nothing that conflicts with this agreement, and shall be continued in effect except that the employer shall have the right to make. Nalc formal step a print street, city, state, and zip code note. Excerpts from the national agreement are indented and indicated by text boxes. It provides that, absent resolution of the dispute, nalc may appeal the dispute to nationallevel arbitration. Nalc and management negotiators have reached the end of the 60day mediation period following the sept. Article 15, section 3f allows nalc to initiate at the national level a dispute regarding the interpretation of the cba. The agreement is effective as of november 21, 2001 unless otherwise. The 20162019 nalcusps national agreement is now available online by clicking here.
The nalc arbitration database is for members interested in contractual research. Resources national association of letter carriers aflcio nalc. Nalc arbitration national association of letter carriers aflcio. The monthly journal of the national association of letter. This agreement referred to as the 2001 national agreement is entered into by and between the united states postal service hereinafter referred to as the employer and the national association of letter carriers, aflcio hereinafter referred to as the union.