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1 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT_____Between American Postal Workers Union, Postal ServiceMay 21, 2015 September 20, 2018_____COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT_____Between American Postal Workers Union, Postal ServiceMay 21, 2015 September 20, 2018_____iTable of ContentsDisclaimer .. viiNotes .. viiPreamble .. 1 Article 1 Union Recognition .. 1 Article 2 Non-Discrimination And Civil Rights .. 3 Article 3 Management Rights .. 3 Article 4 Technological And Mechanization Changes..4 Article 5 Prohibition Of Unilateral Action .. 5 Article 6 No Layoffs Or Reduction In Force .. 5 Article 7 Employee Classifi cation .. 10 Article 8 Hours Of Work .. 13 Article 9 Salaries And Wages .. 16 Article 10 Leave .. 25 Article 11 Holidays .. 27 Article 12 Principles of Seniority, Posting andReassignments.

2 29 Article 13 Assignment of Ill or Injured Regular Workforce Employees ..42 Article 14 Safety and Health .. 46 Article 15 Grievance-Arbitration Procedure .. 52 Article 16 Discipline Procedure.. 63 Article 17 Representation ..66 Article 18 No Strike.. 70 Article 19 Handbooks and Manuals ..70 Article 20 Parking .. 72 Article 21 Benefi t Plans.. 72 Article 22 Bulletin Boards ..73 Article 23 Rights of Union Offi cials to Enter Postal Installations .. 74 Article 24 Employees on Leave With Regard to Union Business .. 74 Article 25 Higher Level Assignments .. 74 Article 26 Uniforms and Work Clothes ..75 Article 27 Employee Claims .. 77 Article 28 Employer Claims..78 Article 29 Limitation on Revocation of Driving Privileges .. 79 Article 30 Local Implementation .. 80 Article 31 Union-Management Cooperation.

3 82iiiii Retirement Savings Plan .. 169 ATTACHMENT A Postal Support Employee (PSE) Annual Leave Provisions.. 169 ATTACHMENT B Workforce Structure and PSE Conversion Implemen-tation AGREEMENT ..170 Provisions ..170 APPENDIX BMemoranda of Understanding and Letters of Intent.. 172 Enhanced and Expanded Services .. 172 Job Audits .. 173 Clerical Work .. 173 New Positions and New Work.. 173 Article .. 174Q06C-4Q-C 10005587 GLOBAL SETTLEMENT.. 174 Non-Discrimination When Hiring PSEs .. 175 Deaf and Hard of Hearing .. 176 Layoff Protection.. 178 Articles 7, 12 and 13 - Cross Craft and Offi ce Size .. 178 Maximization/Full-Time Flexible - APWU .. 179 Conversions Under the Maximization Memorandum .. 179 Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) Duty Assignments in Retail Operations, Level 20 and Below Offi ces.

4 180 Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) Duty Assignments .. 180 Overtime Rules For Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) Duty Assignments.. 183 Career Employees in Remote Encoding Centers ..184 Article 8 (Overtime) .. 184 Modifi ed Work Week..185 Modifi ed Work Week (10/4) Guidelines.. 186 APWU Administration of Overtime, Choice Vacation Periods, and Holiday Work..188 Granting Step Increases ..189 Annual Leave Exchange Option .. 189 Sick Leave for Dependent Care .. 189 Article 32 Subcontracting .. 83 Article 33 Promotions .. 85 Article 34 Work and/or Time Standards ..86 Article 35 Employee Assistance Program.. 87 Article 36 Credit Unions and Travel .. 88 Article 37 Clerk Craft.. 89 Article 38 Maintenance Craft ..113 Article 39 Motor Vehicle Craft..127 Article 40 Operating Services Craft ..139 Article 41 Material Support Craft.

5 150 Article 42 Energy Shortages .. 159 Article 43 Separability and Duration .. 159 APPENDICES MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING AND LETTERS OF INTENTNOTE: This Appendix contains new memoranda and pre-existing memoranda that have been modifi OF UNDERSTANDING AND LETTERS OF INTENT.. 160 Workforce Benefi ts, Employment Opportunities, Training and Education Fund ..160 APPENDIX A APWU Postal Support Employee Memoranda .. 161 Article 7 Employee Classifi cation .. 162 Article 8 Hours of Work .. 163 Article 9 Salaries and Wages .. 164 Article 10 Leave .. 165 Article 11 Holidays .. 165 Article 19 Handbooks and Manuals .. 166 Article 26 PSE Uniforms .. 166 Memorandums of Understanding ..166 Other Provisions .. 167 Light Duty .. 167 Article 15 .. 167 Article 25, Higher Level Pay.

6 167 Health Insurance .. 167 PSE Career Opportunity .. 168 Opting .. 168ivvAnnual Leave Carryover .. 190 PTF Court Leave ..190 Leave Policy ..191 Paid Leave and LWOP ..191 Leave Sharing ..192 Bereavement Leave ..192 Time Limitations Concerning Bone Marrow, Stem Cell, Blood Platelet, and Organ Donations ..193 Article ..193 Article (6)..194 Transfer Opportunities to Minimize Excessing .. 194 Cross Craft Reassignments .. 196 Transfers .. 197 Plant Consolidations Moratorium .. 199 Excessing ..199 Extend Minimizing Excessing MOU ..199 Minimizing Excessing MOU Extended .. 199 JCIM Revisions - Article 12 (Area/Regional Notifi cation) .. 200 Rehabilitation Issues .. 201 Headquarters Threat Assessment Team/WorkplaceEnvironment Improvement .. 202 District Safety Committees Pilot Program.

7 202 Offsite Safety and Health Program .. 203 Expedited Arbitration .. 203 Processing of Post Removal Grievances .. 204 Interest on Back Pay.. 204 Role of Inspection Service in Labor Relations Matters.. 204 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual .. 205 Administrative Dispute Resolution Procedures.. 205 Step 4 Procedures .. 206 Pilot Grievance-Arbitration Procedures .. 206 Timeliness Regarding Step 2(h) Appeals .. 206 Grievance/Arbitration Appeals Address Change Due to Organizational Structure Changes.. 207 Article Intervention Notifi cation Jurisdictional or Work Assignment .. 208 Discipline Task Force .. 208 Purge of Warning Letters .. 209 National Labor Management Meetings.. 209 Article 19 (Notifi cation Procedures) ..209 Article .. 211 Terminal Pay Process.

8 212 Stamp Stock Tolerances.. 212 Reinstatement of Driving Privilege .. 212 Local Implementation .. 213 LMOUs for Offi ces Without a Local Union Structure .. 215 BARGAINING Information .. 215 Removal of Social Security Number References . 216 Electronic Access to Information .. 216 Contracting or Insourcing of Contracted Service .. 216 Consideration of National Outsourcing Initiatives .. 217 Contract Postal Units .. 217 Future of Retail (12 Month Moratorium).. 218 Article 32 Exceptions (Maintenance Craft) .. 219 Subcontracting Mail Equipment Shops .. 220 Training Committee.. 220 Employee Developmental Opportunities .. 221 Use of Privately Owned Vehicles .. 222 Clerk Craft Jobs .. 222 Relief and Pool .. 224 Position Description: Delivery/Sales Services and Distribution Associate, PS-06.

9 226 Assignment of PTF HUB Clerks .. 226 PTF Preference .. 227 Bids With Required Computer Skills.. 227 Productive Distribution .. 228 Interlevel Bidding Entrance Examination Requirements .. 229 Retail Training Task Force.. 230 Retail Operations Within Installations .. 231 Computerized Forwarding System (CFS) Rotation .. 231 Computer Forwarding System CFS Clerk Reassignment .. 232 Function Four Flexibility .. 233 Peak Season Exception Periods (Function Four Holiday Clerk Assistants) .. 234 Brush-up Training .. 234viviiResidual Vacancies - Clerk Craft .. 237 Article 37 eReassign Task Force.. 239 Clerk Craft - Excessing by Seniority Task Force .. 239 Excessing Clerk Craft Without Regards to Levels .. 240 Custodians In Small Post Offi ces.

10 241 Subcontracting Cleaning Services .. 241 Electronic Technician, PS-11 .. 242 Maintenance Craft Discussions Per Article (Excessing) .. 243 JCIM Revisions - Article Excess Employees.. 244 JCIM Revisions - Article Retreat Rights from Occupational Group to Occupational Group.. 244 JCIM Revisions - Article Assignment Registers (PAR) .. 244 JCIM Revisions - Article Eligibility Register (PER).. 245 JCIM Revisions - Article 38 Order of Filling Vacant Maintenance Positions.. 245 Air Conditioning in 9 Ton Vehicles, Tractors, and Spotters .. 246 Highway Contracts .. 247 Highway Contract Routes (HCR) Limitation .. 247 Article Abolishment .. 248 Motor Vehicle Craft Jobs .. 249 Operation of Powered Industrial Equipment for Material Support Craft Employees.. 250 Work Clothes Program MES.