Corey Walton discusses a significant arbitration victory from NALC Branch 3 in Buffalo, New York, challenging management’s use of GPS geofencing to dictate parcel scanning procedures. He examines the decision’s cease-and-desist remedy, restrictions on GPS-based discipline, and the importance of protecting carriers against improper surveillance and unilateral changes to working conditions.
Corey also addresses Service Performance Measurement (SPM) scanning requirements, scanner inaccuracies, and management instructions to backtrack for sampling requests. The episode concludes with an extensive discussion of deemed-desirable sick leave documentation, including M-01597 and arbitration decisions C-33650 and C-35201. Corey explains how shop stewards can challenge blanket documentation requirements, investigate improper attendance designations, and pursue meaningful remedies for repeated contractual violations.