Grievance Samples & Exemplars
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This page contains sample grievances (to the right) and
grievance exemplars (scroll down below). Please note
that the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA, or "Master
Agreement") went into effect on July 20, 2009, so
exemplars from prior to that may have citations to the old
CBA that are no longer in effect, or may be erroneous.
The negotiated grievance procedure is found in Article 20
of the CBA. Guidance on how to file grievances is in
Chapter 9 of the NFFE Local 1998 Steward Manual.
Only a NFFE Local 1998 Union Representative can use the Union letterhead and the Union sample grievances to the right. Employees may seek the assistance of a Union Rep in filing a grievance (in which case the Union Rep would use the samples for reps) or may file a grievance by him/herself (using the employee samples). Step 2 Grievances are filed by the nationwide Union representatives (President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, Recording Secretary, and Chief Steward). A grievance can be filed over a violation of law, rule, or regulation. A violation of the CBA is the most common allegation made in a grievance, but a grievance can also be filed over a violation of a locally negotiated agreement, or settlement agreements, or memorandums of understanding signed by the Union and Management. |
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| Grievance/Arbitration/Settlement Exemplars |
| Art # | Article Title | Date | Issue Addressed |
| 1 | Preamble | ||
| 2 | Recognition and Unit Designation | ||
| 3 | Definitions | ||
| 4 | Union/Management Cooperation |
2008-02-01 |
Grievance re: Passport Application 2008 Redesign |
| 5 | Management Rights | ||
| 6 | Employee Rights & Responsibilities |
2010-02-12 |
Grievance re: Time to read adjudication policies |
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2009-12-04 |
Grievance re: Respect and Dignity |
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| 7 | Union Rights and Representation |
2010-04-21 2010-03-30 |
SETTLEMENT of Grievance re: official
time for MSPB appeals Grievance re: use of official time for MSPB appeals |
| 2005-04-21 | Official Time | ||
| 2004-11-08 | Official Time | ||
| 2004-05-13 | Official Time | ||
| 8 | Use of Official Facilities and Services |
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| 2005-09-29 | Office Space | ||
| 2002-06-02 | Office Space | ||
| 9 | Voluntary Allotment of Union Dues |
2002-08-08 |
Dues Deductions |
| 10 | Orientations of New Employees | ||
| 11 | Labor-Management Relations Training | ||
| 12 | Negotiations During the Term of the Master Agreement | ||
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2006-01-18 2006-02-28 2006-04-21 |
Desk Moves were covered by Article 8 in
the old CBA Moving Employees' Desks (Step 1) Moving Employees' Desks (Step 2) Moving Employees' Desks (Step 3) |
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| 2004-04-08 | AFPM/ACSM Elimination | ||
| 13 | Training |
2008-08-28 |
Grievance re: Nationality and Citizenship Workshop |
| 14 | Position Descriptions | ||
| 15 | Merit System, Promotion and Detail |
2009-04-07 2009-03-16 |
GS-9 to GS-11 Promotion (Step 1) GS-9 to GS-11 Promotion (Informal) |
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2006-06-02 2005-08-24 |
GS-9 to GS-11 Promotion
(Step 2)
GS-9 to GS-11 Promotion (Step 1) |
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| 2002-12-20 | GS-9 to GS-11 Promotion (Step 1) | ||
| 2002-01-28 | GS-7 to GS-9 Promotion (Step 1) | ||
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2001-12-05 2001-11-09 |
GS-4 to GS-5 Promotion (Step
2) GS-4 to GS-5 Promotion (Step 1) |
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| 16 | Upward Mobility | ||
| 17 | Equal Employment Opportunity | ||
| 18 | Performance Standards and Evaluation |
2010-03-31 |
Step 2 Grievance re: Adjudication Quotas |
| 2010-03-30 | Step 2 Grievance re: Notational Policy | ||
| 2009-11-13 | Grievance: Production Standards Audit | ||
| 2009-08-21 | Grievance: Change in Job Elements | ||
| 2009-04-29 | Grievance: Production Quotas | ||
| 2009-03-23 | Grievance: Notational Policy & Error Rates | ||
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2008-01-09 2007-10-23 2007-10-12 2007-03-30 |
ARBITRATOR's ORDER (Desk Adjudication OT) ARBITRATOR's DECISION (Desk Adjudication OT) Union Post-Hearing Brief (Unfair Measurement of Desk Adjudication OT) Union Grievance (Unfair Measurement of Desk Adjudication OT) |
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2006-06-08 2006-05-11 2006-04-17 2006-03-06 |
Unfair Annual Appraisal (Step 3) Unfair Annual Appraisal (Step 2) |
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2005-03-04 2005-03-14 2005-04-08 2005-05-10 |
Unfair Annual Appraisal (Informal)
Unfair
Annual Appraisal (Informal)
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2003-05-09 2003-09-16 |
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2003-03-21 2003-04-22 |
Unfair Annual Appraisal/Procedure (Informal) | ||
| 19 | Employee Awards & Recognition | ||
| 20 | Grievance Procedure |
2009-07-30 |
ARBITRATOR's DECISION (Grievance Exclusions) Grievance re: Admonishments for PIERS Searches |
| 21 | Alternate Dispute Resolution | ||
| 22 | Arbitration | ||
| 23 | Actions Based on Unacceptable Performance | ||
| 24 | Disciplinary and Adverse Actions |
2003-08-29 2005-04-26 |
Five-Day Suspension |
| 25 | Standard Workweek and Hours of Work | ||
| 26 | Flexitour and Other Alternate Work Schedules |
2010-05-07 2009-10-13 |
SETTLEMENT of Chicago 4/10 CWS Grievance/Arbitration Step 2 Grievance re: Termination of 4/10 CWS on nightshift (Chicago) |
| 2007-01-19 | Removal from CWS (Step 3) | ||
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2004-11-29 2004-03-11 2004-02-26 2003-09-23 2003-07-25 |
SETTLEMENT of Seattle CWS Termination Grievance/Arbitration Union's Rebuttal of Management's Arbitration Brief Union's Arbitration Brief Union Invokes Arbitration Grievance re: Termination of CWS (Seattle) |
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| 2002-06-21 | Part-Time | ||
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2001-10-09 2002-09-21 |
CWS Implementation (Step 1)
CWS Implementation (Informal) |
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| 27 | Second Shift and Night Shift |
2008-05-22 2008-01-15 |
SETTLEMENT of Grievance/Arbitration forcing BUE on night shift (WN) Step 3 Grievance: Forced Participation on 4/10 CWS w/Night Shift |
| 28 | Overtime |
2007-09-17 2007-04-13 |
ARBITRATOR's DECISION (Excusal from Mandatory OT) Grievance re: Excusal from Mandatory OT |
| 2005-05-19 | Overtime Policy | ||
| 29 | Premium Pay |
2009-03-06 2005-02-11 2004-04-24 |
Grievance re: FLSA status SETTLEMENT of FLSA Grievance ($306,401.09 in back pay/interest) Grievance re: FLSA status |
| 30 | Duty Officer Program |
2007-01-19 |
Duty Officer Rotation |
| 31 | Leave |
2005 2005-01-20 |
SETTLEMENT |
| 2003-12-12 | AWOL | ||
| 2002-09-24 | AWOL | ||
| 32 | Safety, Health and Security | ||
| 33 | Employee Assistance Program | ||
| 34 | Drug Free Workplace Plan | ||
| 35 | Contracting Out of Work | ||
| 36 | Reduction-In-Force/Outplacement | ||
| 37 | Seasonals | ||
| 38 | Duration and Extent of Master Agreement |
This page is still under construction. You may also check out the old grievance sample webpage.
