The following links will take you to articles posted by the NALC concerning unilateral route adjustmensts initiated by Postal management…
Route Inspections part 1 – CONTRACT TALK 2024
Route Inspections part 2 – CONTRACT TALK 2024
Route Inspections part 3 – CONTRACT TALK 2024
Route Inspections part 4 – CONTRACT TALK 2024
Route Inspections part 5 – CONTRACT TALK 2025
Route Inspections – CONTRACT TALK 2026
Information from 2024 National Convention Workshop
Mail Counts and Route Inspections Under Chapter 2 of the M-39
The 2018 NALC Guide to Route Inspections was created to assist shop stewards and branch officers in identifying contractual violations that take place during management’s unilateral six-day route counts and inspections/adjustments, and with filing successful grievances on those violations.
M-01766 A Guide For Using COR – NALC COR TRAINING
***The following grievance starters will download in Microsoft Word Format.***
These grievance starters apply to six-day counts and inspections, A.K.A. Full-blown Inspections, minor adjustments, and special inspections (271.g) only.
Route Inspection – Before – 1 – Improper Unit and Route Review
Route Inspection – Before – 2 – Union Not Timely Notified of the Inspection
Route Inspection – Before – 3 – Unsatisfactory Conditions Not Corrected
Route Inspection – Before – 4 – Improper Drawing of 7 Random Weeks for Form 1840-B
Route Inspection – Before – 5 – Dry-Run Conducted Improperly
Route Inspection – Before – 6 – Inspection Schedule Not Posted Timely
Route Inspection – Before – 7 – Carrier Not Timely Notified of Change to Inspection Schedule
Route Inspection – During – 1 – Request to Verify Mail Count Denied
Route Inspection – During – 2 – Management Completing 1838-C More Than One Day
Route Inspection – After – 1 – Improper Route Adjustment
Route Inspection – After – 2 – Review of Route Adjustments Not Done Properly
Route Inspection – After – 3 – Special Route Inspection Not Completed Timely or at All
Route Adjustments – Minor – Failure To Review Minor Route Adjustments
Route Adjustments – Minor – Minor Adjustments
