EL903 - Agreement Between USPS and the National …

1 CAMERA READY ARTFINAL TRIM SIZE 4-1/2 X 6-7/8 Agreement Between theUnited states postal Serviceand theNational postal Mail Handlers Union, A Division of the Laborers International Union of North America,AFL-CIO2000 2004 Handbook EL-903 Agreement Between theUnited states postal Serviceand theNational postal Mail Handlers Union, A Division of the Laborers International Union of North America,AFL-CIO2000 2004 Handbook EL-903 RCAMERA READY ARTFINAL TRIM SIZE 4-1/2 X 6-7/8 ContentsiiiTABLE OF CONTENTSP reamble1.. Article 1 Union Recognition1.. Article 2 Non-discrimination And Civil Rights3.. Article 3 Management Rights4.. Article 4 Technological and Mechanization Changes5.. Article 5 Prohibition of Unilateral Action6.. Article 6 Layoff and Reduction in Force6.. Article 7 Employee Classifications13.. Article 8 Hours of Work16.. Article 9 Salaries and Wages20.. Mail Handler Grade 4 Wage Increases20.

2 Mail Handler Grade 5 Wage Increases21.. Section Progression22.. Article 10 Leave25.. Article 11 Holidays28.. Article 12 Principles of Seniority Posting and Reassignments31.. Article 13 Assignment of Ill or Injured Regular Work Force Employees56.. Article 14 Safety and Health62.. Article 15 Grievance-Arbitration Procedure68.. Article 16 Discipline Procedure84.. Article 17 Representation88.. Article 18No Strike93.. Article 19 Handbooks and Manuals94.. Article 20 Parking94.. Article 21 Benefit Plans95.. Article 22 Bulletin Boards97.. Article 23 Rights of Union Officials to Enter postal Installations97.. Article 24 Employees on Leave with Regard to Union Business97.. Article 25 Higher Level Assignments98.. Article 26 Uniform and Work Clothes100.. Article 27 Employee Claims101.. Article 28 Employer Claims101.. Article 29 Limitation on Revocation of OF-346102.. Article 30 Local Implementation103.

3 Article 31 Union-Management Cooperation107.. Article 32 Subcontracting108.. Article 33 Promotions109.. ContentsivArticle 34 Work and/or Time Standards109.. Article 35 Alcohol and Drug Recovery Programs112.. Article 36 Credit Unions and Travel112.. Article 37 Special Provisions113.. Article 38 Labor-Management Committee114.. Article 39 Separability and Duration116.. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING ANDLETTERS OF INTENTS upervisors Performing Bargaining Unit Work117.. Reasonable Accommodation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing117.. Article 6 Layoff Protection119.. PSDS-Operation Numbers Accounting Period Report119.. Casuals - Accounting Period Report120.. Casuals - Accounting Period Report By Week120.. Casuals - In Excess of .. usps Installations121.. Implementation of Installation Measurement of Casuals122.. Cross Craft122.. Part-Time Regulars122.. Conversion of Mail Handler Craft Employees123.

4 Improper By-Pass Overtime124.. Overtime/Acting Supervisor-204b124.. Promotion Pay Anomaly125.. Annual Leave Carry-over125.. Annual Leave Exchange Option126.. Leave Sharing126.. Lwop in Lieu of Sl/Al127.. Sick Leave for Dependent Care128.. Part-Time Flexible Court Leave128.. Holiday Scheduling129.. Telephone Bidding131.. Sack Sorter Machine Operator132.. Reversion Notices 132.. Transfers132.. Light Duty Bidding135.. Return to Duty136.. Revised Grievance-Arbitration Procedure137.. Article 15 (Mod - 15)138.. Step 4 Procedures138.. National Administrative Committee139.. ContentsvIntervention Initiative140.. Processing of Post-Separation and Post-Removal Grievances140.. Re: Article 15 Backpay Awards141.. Interest on Back Pay141.. Re: Language Changes Due to Organizational Structure Changes142.. District Arbitration Panels143.. Expectations of Arbitrators144.. Expedited Arbitration145.

5 Re: Purge of Warning Letters146.. Task Force on Discipline146.. Modified Discipline Programs147.. Re: Role of the Inspection Service in Labor Relations Matters147.. Step Increase, Unsatisfactory Performance148.. Re: Article 16 Privacy in the Disciplinary Process148.. Clean Air Act Committee149.. Committee on Benefits149.. On-The-Job Instructors Compensation150.. Article 30 Local Implementation Procedures150.. Article 31 Computer Tape Accounting Period Report152.. Article 31 Information/Reports152.. Education and Training Fund154.. Operations 110-129 and 180-189 Clarifying Instructions155.. Mail Transportation Equipment Centers155.. Transport of Mail Via Elevator157.. Regional Instruction 399157.. Index183.. Face Type in the text indicates revised or new Face Type in headings does not necessarily to relevant Memorandums of Understandingand Letters of Intent are included in the text of the location of the cross-references is for the convenience ofthe reader, and in no way affects the content or intent of theAgreement, the Memorandums of Understanding, or the Lettersof Agreement (referred to as the 2000 Mail Handlers NationalAgreement ) is entered into by and Between the united states PostalService (the Employer ) and the National postal Mail Handlers Union,a Division of the Laborers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO (the Union ).

6 ARTICLE 1 UNION RECOGNITIONS ection RecognitionThe Employer recognizes the Union designated below as the exclusivebargaining representative of all employees in the bargaining unit forwhich the Union has been recognized and certified at the National level: National postal Mail Handlers Union, a Division of the Laborers Inter- National Union of North America, AFL-CIO Mail ExclusionsThe bargaining unit set forth in Section 1 above does not include, andthis Agreement does not apply to:AManagerial and supervisory personnel;BProfessional employees;CEmployees engaged in personnel work in other than a purelynon-confidential clerical capacity;DSecurity guards as defined in Public Law 91-375, 1201(2);EAll postal Inspection Service employees;FEmployees in the supplemental work force as defined inArticle 7;GRural Letter Carriers;HCity Letter Carriers;IMaintenance Employees;JSpecial Delivery Messengers;KMotor Vehicle Employees;LPostal Clerks;MMail Equipment Shop employees.

7 OrNMail Transport Equipment Centers and Supply Center Facility ExclusionsThis Agreement does not apply to employees who work in other em-ployer facilities which are not engaged in customer services and mailprocessing, previously understood and expressed by the parties to meanmail processing and delivery, including but not limited to Headquarters,Area Offices, postal Data Centers, postal Service Training and Devel-opment Institute, Oklahoma postal Training Operations, postal Acade-mies, postal Academy Training Institute, Stamped Envelope Agency,Supply Centers, Mail Equipment Shops, or Mail Transport EquipmentCenters and Repair DefinitionSubject to the foregoing sections, this Agreement shall be applicable toall employees in the regular work force of the postal Service, as de-fined in Article 7, at all present and subsequently acquired installations,facilities, and operations of the Employer, wherever New PositionsAEach newly created position shall be assigned by the Employerto the National craft unit most appropriate for such position with-in thirty (30) days after its creation.

8 Before such assignment ofeach new position the Employer shall consult with the Union forthe purpose of assigning the new position to the National craftunit most appropriate for such position. The following criteriashall be used in making this determination:A1 existing work assignment practices;A2 manpower costs;A3 avoidance of duplication of effort and make work assign-ments;A4 effective utilization of manpower, including the postal Ser-vice s need to assign employees across craft lines on a tem-porary basis;A5 the integral nature of all duties which comprise a normalduty assignment;A6 the contractual and legal obligations and requirements ofthe Union shall be notified promptly by the Employer regardingassignments made under this provision. Should the Union dis-pute the assignment of the new position within thirty (30) the date the Union has received notification of the assign-ment of the position, the dispute shall be subject to the provisionsof the grievance and arbitration procedure provided for Performance of Bargaining Unit WorkASupervisors are prohibited from performing bargaining unitwork at post offices with 100 or more bargaining unit employees,except:A1 in an emergency which is defined to mean an unforeseencircumstance or a combination of circumstances whichcalls for immediate action in a situation which is not ex-pected to be of a recurring nature;A2 for the purpose of training or instruction of employees;A3 to assure the proper operation of equipment;A4 to protect the safety of employees.

9 OrA5 to protect the property of the offices with less than 100 bargaining unit employees, supervi-sors are prohibited from performing bargaining unit work exceptas enumerated in Section through above or whenthe duties are included in the supervisor s position description.[See Memo, page 117]ARTICLE 2 NON-DISCRIMINATION AND CIVIL RIGHTSS ection Statement of PrinciplesThe Employer and the Union agree that there shall be no discriminationby the Employer or the Union against employees because of race, color,creed, religion, National origin, sex, age, or marital status. In addition,consistent with the other provisions of this Agreement , there shall be nounlawful discrimination against employees, as prohibited by the Reha-bilitation Act of 1973 or the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of1974.[See Memo, page 117]Section CommitteeNon-Discrimination and Civil Rights are proper subjects for discussionat Labor-Management Committee meetings at the National , regional/area and local levels provided in Article GrievancesGrievances arising under this Article may be filed at Step 2 of the griev-ance procedure within fourteen (14)

10 Days of when the employee or theUnion has first learned or may reasonably have been expected to havelearned of the alleged discrimination, unless filed directly at the nationallevel, in which case the provisions of this Agreement for initiating griev-ances at that level shall Dual FilingThe Union, at the National and local levels, will take affirmative steps toensure that bargaining-unit employees are informed that they should notpursue essentially contractual matters simultaneously under the griev-ance and EEO Union, at the National and local levels, will not encourage dual filingof 3 MANAGEMENT RIGHTSThe Employer shall have the exclusive right, subject to the provisions ofthis Agreement and consistent with applicable laws and direct employees of the Employer in the performance of offi-cial duties; hire, promote, transfer, assign, and retain employees in posi-tions within the postal Service and to suspend, demote, dis-charge, or take other disciplinary action against such employees; maintain the efficiency of the operations entrusted to it; determine the methods, means, and personnel by which suchoperations are to be conducted; prescribe a uniform dress to be worn by designated em-ployees.