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Article 1 – Management Performing Craft Work
Article 5 & 19 – No Lunch – Improper Denial of Temp Change of Schedule
Article 5 & 19 & 41 – False Editing Clock Rings
Article 7 – Full-Time Flexible – Failure to Create Position and Convert
Article 7.2 – Crossing Crafts
Article 7.3.D – Aux Route Conversion
Article 8.5 – Daily OT Violation
Article 8.5 – Daily Violation – Improperly Forcing Non-ODL and Work Assignment
Article 8.5.F- WA-Non ODL-Weekly-Daily Workhour Violations
Article 8.5.G – 60 Hour Rule
Article 8.5.G-Non-ODL 11.5hr Daily-60hr Week Rules
Article 8.5.G-ODL Work Assignment 12hr Daily-60hr Week Limitations
Article 8.8.B – Guaranteed Time – FTR
Article 10 & 19 & 30 – Annual Leave Request Denied After Career For 90 Days
Article 12 – Excessing – Improper Placement of Clerk
Article 12 – Retreat Rights – Failure to Offer – Comparative Work Hour Report
Article 12 & 15 – Improper Withholding – Carrier Technician Job
Article 12 & 15 – Improper Withholding – Non-Carrier Technician Job
Article 12 & 15 – NTFT Clerk Improperly Excessed to Full-Time Letter Carrier Position
Article 13 – Light Duty – Failure to Provide
Article 14 – Failure to Abate 1767 Hazard
Article 15 – DOIS – M-01664 – Improper Recording of Time Data
Article 15 – DOIS – M-01664 – Volume Not Recorded Accurately
Article 15 – Failure to Comply with Grievance Settlement
Article 15 – Failure to Meet Formal A
Article 15 – Failure to Meet Informal A
Article 15 – Locally Developed or Modified Forms
Article 15 – Non-Compliance – M-01834
Article 15 – Non-Compliance – MOU Full-Time Opportunities – No Withholding
Article 15 – PET – Improper Use
Article 15 – Signing Local Forms
Article 15 – Temp Loan Non Compliance – M-01827
Article-15-19-DPS-Secondary-Address-Mail-Not-in-Delivery-Order.docx
Article 15 & 19 – Unauthorized Overtime Improperly Recorded
Article 16 – Letter of Warning – Unauthorized Overtime
Article 16 – Notice of Removal – Improper Citation of Past Elements – Unsafe Driving Practices
Article 16.7 – Emergency Suspension – Unsafe Driving Practice
Article 17 ELM 715.2 – Failure to Provide Career Orientation
Article 17 – Failure to Provide Steward Time
Article 17 – Weingarten Rights Violation
Article 17 & 31 – Failure to Provide Information or Interviews
Article 19 – Act of God – Denial of Administrative Leave – Generic
Article 19 – Act of God – Denial of Administrative Leave – Hurricane
Article 19 – Failure to Provide 3996 When Requested
Article 19 – PM Office Duties – Improper Instructions to Not Complete
Article 25 – Failure to Award Temp Vacant T-6 Assignment to FT Volunteer
Article 28 – Letter of Demand
Article 29 – Driving Privileges Improperly Revoked
Article 41 – 204b in Excess of 4 Months
Article 41 – Career Improperly Removed from Opt
Article 41 – Career Not Allowed to Opt
Article 41 – Career Not Maintaining Opt Hours
Article 41 – Failure to Post Full-Time Reserve Position
Article 41 – Improper Reversion of Full-Time Assignment
Article 41 – Improper Reversion of Full-Time Reserve Assignment
Article 41 – Working off the Clock
Article 41 & 30 – Failure to Timely Post Vacant Assignment
Article 41.1.A.2 – Failure to Provide 1723 for 204b
Article 41.2.B – Improper Placement on Seniority Roster
CCAs – Appendix B – CCA Separation
CCAs – Article 7.1.C.3 – CCA Term Less Than 360 Days
CCAs – Article 8 – CCA Daily Workhour Limitations
CCAs – Article 8.8.D – CCA Guaranteed Time
CCAs – Article 15 – CCA Assigned Rural Work
CCAs – Article 19 – CCA Loaned – PS Form 1723 Not Provided
CCAs – Article 26 – CCA Uniform Allowance Not Provided Timely
CCAs – Article 41 – CCA Improperly Removed from Opt
CCAs – Article 41 – CCA Not Allowed to Opt
CCAs – Article 41 – CCA Not Maintaining Opt Hours
CCAs-PTFs-Daily Workhour Limitations
PTFs – Article 7.1.C.4 – CCA Worked Before PTF Makes 40 Straight-Time Hours
PTFs – Article 7.3.A – Failure to Convert PTF
PTFs – Article 8.8.C – PTF Guaranteed Time
PTFs – Article 12 & 15 – Improper Withholding – Carrier Technician – Failure to Convert PTFs
PTFs – Article 12 & 15 – Improper Withholding – Failure to Convert PTFs
PTFs – Article 15 – Full-Time Flexible – Maximization MOU – Failure to Create Position and Convert
PTFs – Article 41 – PTF Improperly Removed from Opt
PTFs – Article 41 – PTF Not Allowed to Opt
PTFs – Article 41 – PTF Not Maintaining Opt Hours
PTFs – Full-Time Flexible – Failure to Create Position and Convert
Retirement – Failure to provide
Certified Summary of Federal Service
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