Advice:Can a Regular carrier volunteer when they have a primary leave replacement?

[Queenie07]

My regular carrier has exhausted all her annual leave.  Recently she needed to take two days off during the week of the holiday.  She had also had taken the Friday of the week before LWOP.  She went to the postmaster and got him to approve her working her relief day.  They also had mandated the junior carrier in the office who refused to take off and they had borrowed someone from another office as well when they told my carrier she could work.  We had eight carriers and only seven routes to run.  They asked me to take the Saturday off and I refused because it is my guaranteed work day.  In the in our Aux route carrier was asked to take AL so my regular carrier could work.  I had to work a route that was less pay than mine.  I talked to my union steward and filed a grievance, but she told my supervisor that I actually do not have one.

 

[Charlie Brown]

This should not be allowed to happen. Here's what the contract says."The employer will not allow a regular rural carrier to work their relief day in accordance with their personal wishes when a qualified leave replacement is available in the delivery unit" You can find that on page 12 Article 9.2.C.5.f(1) Paragraph i

 

[Queenie07]

That is Article I thought was violated and just wanted to make sure. Thanks for the information.

 

[faceindawind]

This carrier can request donated leave from other carriers if they wish.

 

[btdtret]

Queenie07 -- "My regular carrier has exhausted all her annual leave."

-- There is PS Form 3970-R ( Request to Receive Donated Leave ) BUT -- it appears that health issues need to be involved to use it.

-- There is no "advanced" annual leave, but there is I believe "advanced" sick leave.

-- But that is not what you are after, is it?

" She went to the postmaster and got him to approve her working her relief day."

-- The only way that can happen is so the relief carrier can have the day off.

" They asked me to take the Saturday off and I refused because it is my guaranteed work day."

-- See above.

"In the in our Aux route carrier was asked to take AL so my regular carrier could work."

-- Again, a no no.

" I had to work a route that was less pay than mine."

-- Don't have a reference readily available, but past practice says that is a "no, no". And that would be your grievance. If manglement wants to pay you the higher amount, fine, if not - file.

" I talked to my union steward and filed a grievance, but she told my supervisor that I actually do not have one."

-- Time to contact the Assistant District Representative. ( IMHO )