PS Form 8191
Grievances and Time Limits
General
Discipline
Contractual Issues
100
Anyone who feels aggrieved by management may do this.
Who may file a grievance?
100
This is the amount of days a carrier has to file a grievance.
What is a 14-day period?
100
This is a document from the grievant that management will never see.
What is a grievant's statement?
100
This is the article number that deals with discipline.
What is Article 16?
100
This entity carries the burden of proof for contractual issues.
Who is the NRLCA?
200
These include a PS Form 8191, a grievance statement, a form 50, and an Authorization and Release of Information form.
What are forms the union requires from every grievant?
200
Without extension, this is the amount of days a Local Steward has to conduct a step-1 meeting.
What is a 10-day period?
200
If an employee created a hostile work environment, this would the entity the grievance would be against.
Who is management?
200
This is the standard amount of time a disciplinary suspension is in a rural carrier's personnel folder.
What is 2 years?
200
This is an example of a contractual issue.
What is any non-disciplinary issue?
300
This is an assertion, opinion, or claim stated in the course of an argument.
What is a Contention?
300
Without extension, this is a 7 day period.
What is the amount of time a steward has to appeal a grievance decision to Step-2, once it has been denied.
300
The original grievance file is kept by this individual.
Who is the NRLCA Union Steward?
300
In a disciplinary case, this entity holds the burden of proof.
Who is management?
300
Two minutes per mile is the amount paid for this carrier action.
What is a second-trip?
400
Only one of these may initiate a class action grievance.
What is a Certified Steward?
400
PS Form 4240, PS Form 4003, PS Form 4584, pictures, and statements are all examples of these.
What are items in a request for information?
400
This is where Step-2 appeals are sent.
Who are the District Representative and the Manager of Human Resources?
400
Review and Concurrence (R&C) is required for these levels of discipline.
What are suspensions and notices of removal?
400
Management should post a vacant route in this period of time.
What is 30 days?
500
A Local Steward may file a grievance on behalf an employee when said employee is this.
What is incapacitated?
500
To "make whole for all lost wages and benefits", is an example of one of these.
What is a remedy?
500
EL-902 is another name for this important handbook.
What is the Rural Carrier Craft's Contract?
500
What is step 4
What is an Arbitration or the last step in the grievance procedure.
500
In our contract, Annual and Sick Leave are covered under this article.
What is Article 10?
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