2017 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM)

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6 Rights 2-1 GrievancesEEO 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 & 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 5-2To Implement Contract Language To Clarify Ambiguous Language Table of Contents, page 1 USPSAPWUJ ointContractInterpretationManualMay2017P a g e | 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) 6-1 Layoff ProtectionArticle 6(2)

7 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 Scheduling Article and 7-3 Article and 7-3 PSE Work Assignments Additional Provisions Affecting PSE Caps 7-4 Article 7-4 Reporting RequirementsArticle 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.

8 Page 2 USPSAPWUJ ointContractInterpretationManualMay2017P a g e | 3 PageArticle 7-7 Part-Time Regular Ratio Office Size 7-7 Full-Time Flexible Memorandum 7-7 Remedies 7-8 Article 8 Hours of Work8-1 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 Article 8-2 Consecutive Days Off Modified Work Week Article 8-3 Work Week Part Time Employees Article 8-4 Postal Overtime FLSA Overtime Article 8-4 Out of Schedule Premium Article 8-6 Penalty Overtime Article 8-6 Article 8-6 Overtime PSE Employees Article 8-6 Article 8-7 Relief and Pool (Clerk Craft)

9 Change of Tour/Work Location Scheduled Annual Leave Overtime Acting Supervisor Article 8-8 Overtime Non-List Article 8-8 Excused from Overtime Article and Article 8-8 Overtime ProvisionsWork Hour Limitations Table of Contents, page 3 USPSAPWUJ ointContractInterpretationManualMay2017P a g e | 4 PageSixty Hour Maximum 8-9 Remedies Article 8-9 Sunday Premium Article 8-10 Night Differential Article 8-10 Guarantees Article 8-11 Wash-Up Time Mail Equipment Shops Article 8 - Questions & Answers 8-12 Article 9 Salaries and Wages 9-1 Article 9-1 Article 9-1 Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

10 Article 9-1 Step Increase Article 9-2 Salary Rate Retention Provisions Protected Rate Saved Rate Saved Grade Salary Checks Direct Deposit 9-3 Terminal Pay Process Article 10 Leave10-1 Local Leave Policies Leave Sharing Program Article and 10-2 Leave Program Resource Management Database (RMD) 10-3 Interactive Voice Recognition (IVR) 10-5 Annual Leave 10-5 Annual Leave Accrual Full-Time 10-7 Annual Leave Accrual Full-Time Employees in NTFT Duty Assignments Annual Leave Accrual Part-Time 10-7 Annual Leave Accrual Postal Support Employees Annual Leave Exchange 10-8 Article 10-9 Vacation Planning Table of Contents, page 4 Table of Contents, page 4 USPSAPWUJ ointContractInterpretationManualMay2017P a g e | 5 PageArticle 10-9 Local Memorandum of Understanding (LMOU)