2017 JCIM 5-15-17 Update - American Postal …

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3 The total is divided by 2080 to determine the number of work years. Location (beginning) Subject Article 1, page 1 Added MVS Craft to Article Article 1, page 2 Deleted in level 16 & 15 offices in Article Article 2, page 2 Changed Page 301 to Page 269 of CBA. Article 2, page 2 Deleted including new category of employee . Article 6, page 1 Date Change. Article 6, page 3 Added employees after eligible in paragraphs 3 and 5. Article 6, page 3 Changed transitional to PSE. Article 7, page 1 Article New language added. Article 7, page 2 Article New language added. Article 7, page 3 Article & New language added. Article & twenty percent added. Article 7, page 4 Article & Cont New language added.

4 Article 7, page 6 Article Date Change. Article 7, page 6 Article New language added. Article 7, page 7 Office Size New language added. Article 8, page 8 Article New language added. Article 8, page 11 Article New language added. Article 8, page 14 Amended #15 Response. Article 8, page 15 Amended # 27 Question. Article 8, page 18 Amended #39 Response. Summary of Changes, page 1 USPS Loca Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic Artic ArticArtic Artic APWU Joint ii ation (beginncle 10, page cle 10, page cle 10, page cle 11, page cle 11, page cle 12, page cle 12, page cle 12, page cle 12, page cle 12, page cle 12, page cle 15, page cle 17, page cle 21, page cle 26, page cle 28, page cle 35, page cle 37, page cle 37, page cle 37, page cle 37, page cle 38, page Contract Intening)

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8 Emergencies 1-2 204B Detail Express Mail 1-3 Article 2 Non-Discrimination and Civil Rights 2-1 Grievances EEO Complaints Accommodation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing USPS Hiring Policy 2-2 Article 3 Management Rights 3-1 Emergency Situations Local Memorandum of Understanding Article 4 Technological and Mechanization Changes 4-1 Article & Mech. and Tech. Changes Article 4-1 Saved Grade Article 5 Prohibition of Unilateral Action 5-1 Past Practice Defining Past Practice Functions of Past Practice 5-2 To Implement Contract Language To Clarify Ambiguous Language Table of Contents, page 1 USPS APWU Joint Contract Interpretation Manual May 2017 Page | 2 Page To Implement Separate Conditions of Employment 5-3 Changing Past Practices Changing Past Practices that Implement Separate Conditions of Employment Article 6 No Layoffs or Reduction in Force 6-1 Layoff Definition Article 6(1)

9 6-1 Layoff Protection Article 6(2) 6-1 Non-Protected Employees Article 6-1 PTF Scheduling 6-2 Reinstated Employees Article and 6-2 Union Notification Layoff Preconditions 6-3 Article 6-4 Preference Eligible Grievances Article 7 Employee Classifications 7-1 Article Full-Time Flexible Article 7-2 Postal Support Employees Postal Support Employees Conversion to Career Article PTF Scheduling Article and 7-3 Article and 7-3 PSE Work Assignments Additional Provisions Affecting PSE Caps 7-4

10 Article 7-4 Reporting Requirements Article 7-5 Postal Support Employee Term Limit Article 7-5 Combining Work in Different Crafts Article and 7-5 Work Assignments Article & 7-6 Employee Complements Article 7-7 Conversion of Assignments to Full-Time Positions Table of Contents, page 2 USPS APWU Joint Contract Interpretation Manual May 2017 Page | 3 Page Article 7-7 Part-Time Regular Ratio Office Size 7-7 Full-Time Flexible Memorandum 7-7 Remedies 7-8 Article 8 Hours of Work 8-1 Article 8-1 Work Week Article 8-1 Service Week Article 8-1 Service Day Five-Minute Leeway Rule Article 8-2 Full-Time Schedule