{"id":81619,"date":"2022-02-24T16:24:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T21:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/?p=81619"},"modified":"2022-02-25T03:26:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T08:26:56","slug":"usps-has-updated-its-wos-time-factors-for-rss-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/usps-has-updated-its-wos-time-factors-for-rss-offices\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS has updated its WOS Time Factors for RSS Offices"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From:<\/strong> Sam Lisenbe <slisenbe@apwu.org<\/span><\/a>>
\nSent:<\/strong> Wednesday, February 23, 2022
\nSubject:<\/strong> USPS has updated its WOS Time Factors for RSS Offices<\/p>\n

APWU Family,<\/p>\n

Attached is the February 2, 2022 notification letter<\/span><\/a> <\/strong>that the USPS has updated its Window Operations Survey (WOS) time factors for RSS offices. This is strictly for informational purposes only, as the Clerk Craft\u2019s position has not changed in regard to earned hours, which is not contractual, versus work hours, which is identified in Article 37.3.A.1 as one of the reasons that the Postal Service must make every effort to create desirable duty assignments. I have also attached a string of emails that Lamont sent to the field in January of 2018<\/span><\/a><\/strong> in which the USPS\u2019s Rickey Dean stated that these types of applications are \u201csimply a mechanism by which the field can access current data regarding staffing and\/or complement\u201d and the \u201c\u2026 usage of the applications has no impact on wages, hours, or working conditions of bargaining unit employees. These are merely internal management tools aimed at providing readily available data and ensuring compliance with postal regulations and the collective bargaining agreements\u201d.<\/p>\n

Finally, I have attached two regional-level arbitration awards (Pecklers<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and McKee<\/span><\/a><\/strong>) in which the arbitrators completely rejected the Postal Service\u2019s attempts to justify the use of \u201cearned hours\u201d rather than the \u201call available work hours\u201d language in Article 37.3.A.1.<\/p>\n

Please share with your Local and State leaders.<\/p>\n

In Solidarity,<\/p>\n

Sam Lisenbe
\nAssistant Director
\nClerk Craft
\nAPWU<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

February 2, 2022 notification letter<\/h4>\n