APWU-USPS 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining …

1 COLLECTIVEBARGAININGAGREEMENTB etweenAmericanPostal WorkersUnion, postal ServiceNovember 21, 2010 May 20, 2015 Title Page 2/6/12 1:38 PM Page 1 iiiTable of ContentsPreamble .. 1 Article 1 union Recognition .. 1 Article 2 Non-Discrimination And Civil Rights .. 5 Article 3 Management Rights .. 6 Article 4 Technological And Mechanization Changes .. 7 Article 5 Prohibition Of Unilateral Action .. 9 Article 6No Layoffs Or Reduction In Force .. 9 Article 7 Employee Classification .. 19 Article 8 Hours Of Work .. 25 Article 9 Salaries And Wages.

2 30 Article 10 Leave .. 38 Article 11 Holidays .. 42 Article 12 Principles of Seniority, Posting and Reassignments .. 45 Article 13 Assignment of Ill or Injured Regular Workforce Employees .. 69 Article 14 Safety and Health .. 76 Article 15 Grievance-Arbitration Procedure .. 87 Article 16 Discipline Procedure.. 107 Article 17 Representation .. 112 Article 18No Strike .. 121 Article 19 Handbooks and Manuals .. 122 Article 20 Parking .. 124 Article 21 Benefit Plans.. 125 Article 22 Bulletin Boards .. 127 Article 23 Rights of union Officials to Enter postal Installations.

3 128 Article 24 Employees on Leave With Regard to UnionBusiness .. 128 Article 25 Higher Level Assignments .. 129 Article 26 Uniforms and Work Clothes .. 131 Article 27 Employee Claims .. 135 Article 28 Employer Claims.. 136 Article 29 Limitation on Revocation of Driving Privileges .. 138 Article 30 Local Implementation .. 140 Article 31 union -Management Cooperation .. 144ivArticle 32 Subcontracting .. 145 Article 33 Promotions .. 149 Article 34 Work and/or Time Standards .. 150 Article 35 Employee Assistance Program.. 153 Article 36 Credit Unions and Travel.

4 155 Article 37 Clerk Craft.. 156 Article 38 Maintenance Craft .. 197 Article 39 Motor Vehicle Craft.. 220 Article 40 Operating Services Craft .. 239 Article 41 Material Support Craft .. 262 Article 42 Energy Shortages .. 277 Article 43 Separability and Duration .. 277 MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING AND LETTERS OF INTENT .. 279 APPENDIX A APWU postal Support Employee Memoranda .. 279 Article 7 Employee Classification .. 281 Article 8 Hours of Work .. 284 Article 9 Salaries and Wages .. 286 Article 10 Leave .. 286 Article 11 Holidays.

5 287 Article 19 Handbooks and Manuals .. 288 Attachment A postal Support Employee (PSE) Annual Leave Provisions .. 294 APPENDIX BMemoranda of Understanding and Letters of Intent.. 297 Clerical Work .. 297 New Positions and New Work.. 298 Operating Services and Facility Services .. 298Q06C-4Q-C 10005587 GLOBAL SETTLEMENT.. 299 Deaf and Hard of Hearing .. 302 Layoff Protection .. 307 References to Casuals, TE s, and Supplemental Workforce .. 308 Articles 7, 12 and 13 - Cross Craft and Office Size .. 308 Maximization/Full-Time Flexible - APWU.

6 309 Conversions Under the Maximization Memorandum .. 310vNon-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) Duty Assignments in Retail Operations, Level 20 and Below Offices .. 310 Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) Duty Assignments .. 311 Overtime Rules For Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) Duty Assignments .. 315 Career Employees in Remote Encoding Centers .. 318 Article 8 .. 318 Modified Work Week.. 320 Modified Work Week (10/4) Guidelines.. 322 APWU Administration of Overtime, Choice Vacation Periods, and Holiday Work .. 326 Granting Step Increases .. 327 Annual Leave Exchange Option.

7 328 Sick Leave for Dependent Care .. 328 Annual Leave Carryover .. 329 PTF Court Leave .. 330 Leave Policy .. 332 Paid Leave and LWOP .. 332 Leave Sharing .. 333 Bereavement Leave .. 334 Time Limitations Concerning Bone Marrow, Stem Cell, Blood Platelet, and Organ Donations .. 335 Article .. 336 Article (6).. 337 Cross Craft Reassignments .. 338 Transfers .. 338 Excessing .. 342 Minimizing Excessing .. 342 Rehabilitation Issues .. 344 Headquarters Threat Assessment Team/Workplace Environment Improvement .. 345 District Safety Committees Pilot Program.

8 346 Offsite Safety and Health Program .. 347 Expedited Arbitration .. 348 Processing of Post Removal Grievances .. 349 Interest on Back Pay .. 350 Role of Inspection Service in Labor Relations Matters .. 350 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual .. 351 Administrative Dispute Resolution Procedures.. 352viStep 4 Procedures .. 353 Timeliness Regarding Step 2(h) Appeals .. 354 Grievance/Arbitration Appeals Address Change Due to Organizational Structure Changes .. 354 Pilot Grievance-Arbitration Procedures .. 356 Article Intervention Notification Jurisdictional or Work Assignment.

9 356 Discipline Task Force .. 357 Purge of Warning Letters .. 358 National Labor Management Meetings .. 358 Article .. 359 Terminal Pay Process .. 361 Stamp Stock Tolerances.. 361 Reinstatement of Driving Privilege .. 362 Local Implementation .. 364 LMOUs for Offices Without a Local union Structure .. 366 Bargaining Information .. 366 Removal of Social Security Number References .. 368 Electronic Access to Information .. 368 Contracting or Insourcing of Contracted Service .. 369 Consideration of National Outsourcing Initiatives.

10 369 Contract postal Units .. 371 Subcontracting Mail Equipment Shops .. 372 Training Committee.. 373 Use of Privately Owned Vehicles .. 374 Clerk Craft Jobs .. 375 Relief and Pool .. 380 PTF Preference .. 383 Bids With Required Computer Skills.. 384 Productive Distribution .. 386 Interlevel Bidding Entrance Examination Requirements .. 387 Retail Training Task Force.. 389 Retail Operations Within Installations .. 390 Position Description: Delivery/Sales Services and Distribution Associate, PS-06 .. 390 Computerized Forwarding System (CFS) Rotation.