Grievances

11/19/2025 - OPIA Schedules - Docket No. 11-19-2025-POPA-11

Grievance filed pursuant to Article 13, Section 6 of the parties’ 2024 collective bargaining agreement over the cancellation of flexible and compressed work schedules covering employees in the Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA).

 

10/29/25 - RIF Grievance - Docket No. 10-29-2025-POPA-10

Grievance filed pursuant to Article 13, Section 6 of the parties’ 2024 collective bargaining agreement over the reduction-in-force affecting four bargaining unit employees

 

10/24/25 - OCFO Awards Violation - Docket No. 10-24-2025-POPA-09

Grievance filed pursuant to Article 13, Section 6 of the parties’ 2024 collective bargaining agreement over the USPTO’s September 30, 2025 notice that it is unilaterally terminating Section 2(c) of the parties’ September 2015 Supplemental Agreement on Awards in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.

 

10/20/25 - TEAP Grievance - Docket No. 10-20-2025-POPA-08

Grievance filed pursuant to Article 13, Section 6 of the parties’ 2024 collective bargaining agreement over a violation of the March 23, 2022 Telework Enhancement Act Program Memorandum

 

7/15/25 - Lutnick Townhall - Docket No. 07-15-2025-POPA-06 

Grievance filed pursuant to Article 13, § 6 of the parties’ 2024 collective bargaining agreement over the failure to grant all unit employees “other time” for in-person or virtual attendance Secretary Lutnick’s townhall on June 3, 2025.

 

7/9/25 - Grievance Docket No. 07-09-2025-POPA-05

Grievance filed pursuant to Article 13, § 6 of the parties’ 2024 collective bargaining agreement over the failure to grant unit employees early dismissal for the Juneteenth holiday

 

7/8/25 - Grievance Docket No. 07-08-2025-POPA-04

Grievance filed pursuant to Article 13, § 6 of the parties’ 2024 collective bargaining agreement over the failure to grant all unit employees early dismissal for the Memorial Day holiday on May 23, 2025, and for the Independence Day holiday on July 3, 2025.

 

5/29/25 - Grievance Docket No. 05-29-2025-POPA-03

Grievance filed pursuant to Article 13, Section 6 of the parties’ 2024 collective bargaining agreement over the May 19, 2025 “Notice of Change to Telework Eligible Positions.”

 

4/24/25 - Grievance Docket No. 04-22-2025-POPA-02

Grievance filed pursuant to Article 13, Section 6 of the parties’ 2024 collective bargaining agreement over the April 14, 2025 “Notice for Return to Office of Probationary Patent Examiners"

 

3/20/25 - Grievance Docket No. 2025-POPA-0320

Grievance filed pursuant to Article 13, Section 6 of the parties' 2024 collective bargaining agreement over the March 7, 2025 'unilateral and indefinite suspension of non-essential training involving training on duty time.'

 

ULPs

4/28/25 - Case eOGC021913

Unfair Labor Practice filed against the agency for denying POPA the right to speak at a formal meeting on employment conditions