Can I grieve my Aux route being absorbed by larger route

[lordhelmetk98]

My postmaster is trying to absorb my 2.83 hour aux route into the senior aux route 3.5 hours. The bigger aux route will take mine. Two different zip codes. Can i grieve the absorption. This will leave me with no route and I will be just a sub again.

 

[faceindawind]

What is the PM claiming? Both hired under same pay table? 

USPS view. What would be cheaper? The liability of having to pay for part time coverage of 2 individuals or 1, for what will remain an AUX at the end.

 

[lordhelmetk98]

The eval on the other route 3.5 hours a day. The PM wants to consolidate two auxs route in one. The pm wants to consolidate due to lack of subs.

 

[btdtret]

lordhelmetk98 -- "My postmaster is trying to absorb my 2.83 hour aux route into the senior aux route 3.5 hours. The bigger aux route will take mine. Two different zip codes. Can i grieve the absorption."

--  You can grieve, but it probably will not go far.

--  Remember, even though you consider it "my route", the route actually belongs to the USPS and as the representative of the USPS, the PM has Article 3 - Management Rights - of the current contract which pretty much gives manglement carte blanche in how the post office is run.

--  If the PM feels combining the 2 AUX routes, even with different ZIP codes, will better serve the post office, then it will be the PM's call - even with the 2018 count nearing the horizon.

--  Contact the Assistant District Representative about the impending consolidation.   Maybe the ADR can find something to use against the consolidation.