Handbook EL-901 - Agreement between United States Postal ...

1 Agreement . between United States Postal Service and National Association of Letter Carriers AFL-CIO. 2001 2006. Handbook EL-901 . CAMERA READY ART. FINAL TRIM SIZE 4-1/2 X 6-7/8 . TITLE PAGE. R. Agreement . between United States Postal Service and National Association of Letter Carriers AFL-CIO. 2001 2006. Handbook EL-901 . CAMERA READY ART. FINAL TRIM SIZE 4-1/2 X 6-7/8 . COVER. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 2001 NATIONAL Agreement . Subject Page Preamble 1. Article 1 union Recognition 1. Article 2 Non-Discrimination and Civil Rights 4. Article 3 Management Rights 5.

2 Article 4 Technological and Mechanization Changes 5. Article 5 Prohibition of Unilateral Action 7. Article 6 No Layoffs or Reduction in Force 7. Article 7 Employee Classifications 15. Article 8 Hours of Work 18. Article 9 Salaries and Wages 23. Article 10 Leave 27. Article 11 Holidays 30. Article 12 Principles of Seniority, Posting and Reassignments 33. Article 13 Assignment of Ill or Injured Regular Workforce Employees 51. Article 14 Safety and Health 57. Article 15 Grievance-Arbitration Procedure 65. Article 16 Discipline Procedure 78.

3 Article 17 Representation 82. Article 18 No Strike 88. Article 19 Handbooks and Manuals 89. Article 20 Parking 90. Article 21 Benefit Plans 91. Article 22 Bulletin Boards 93. Article 23 Rights of union Officials to Enter Postal Installations 93. Article 24 Employees on Leave with Regard to union Business 94. Article 25 Higher Level Assignments 95. Article 26 Uniforms and Work Clothes 96. Article 27 Employee Claims 99. Article 28 Employer Claims 100. Article 29 Limitation on Revocation of Driving Privileges 102. Article 30 Local Implementation 103.

4 Article 31 union -Management Cooperation 106. Article 32 Subcontracting 107. Article 33 Promotions 108. iii Article 34 Work and/or Time Standards 109. Article 35 Employee Assistance Programs 112. Article 36 Credit Unions and Travel 113. Article 41 Letter Carrier Craft 115. Article 42 Energy Shortages 129. Article 43 Separability and Duration 130. Appendix A. Night Differentials .. 131. Appendix B. Transitional Employee Arbitration Award .. 132. Memorandums and Letters of Intent Deaf and Hard of 153. Article 7, 12 and 13 Cross Craft and Office 156.

5 Article .. 157. Maximization Full-Time 157. Maximization Letter of 158. Article 8 .. 160. Overtime 162. Work Assignment 164. Granting Step Increases .. 166. Leave Sharing .. 166. Sick Leave for Dependent Care .. 167. Return to Duty .. 168. Annual Leave Carryover .. 168. Leave 169. Paid Leave and LWOP .. 170. Day of 170. PTF Court 173. Transfers .. 174. Joint Safety and Accident Control Teams .. 178. Interest on Back Pay .. 179. ELM 436 Back 179. Article 15 Dispute Resolution Process .. 180. Article 15 Intervention 184. Arbitration Task Force.

6 185. Processing of Post-Removal Grievances .. 186. Processing of Grievances .. 186. iv Purge of Warning Letters .. 187. Article 19 .. 187. Centralized Uniform Program .. 190. Reinstatement of Driving Privileges .. 191. Local Implementation .. 193. Bargaining 195. Article 41 Bid Process .. 196. Router, Carrier Craft .. 196. Special Count and Inspection City Delivery 197. Training Committee .. 198. Use of Privately Owned 199. 200. Joint Agreements 9-17-92 .. 203. Resolution of Issues Left Open by Mittenthal 205. X-Routes .. 208.

7 Transitional 213. Transitional Employees PTF 216. Transitional Employee Employment Opportunities .. 218. DPS Work Methods .. 219. Fleischli Award Implementation .. 220. v Notes: 1. Bold Face Type in the text indicates revised or new lan- guage. Bold Face Type in headings does not necessarily indicate change. 2. The text of the interest arbitration award concerning NALC. transitional employees is included in Appendix B of this Agreement . Where the interest arbitration award provides that an existing provision of this Agreement applies unchanged to transitional employees, it is indicated in parentheses following the applicable provision.

8 The refer- ences in parentheses concerning transitional employees are not negotiated language and do not affect the substance or intent of the provisions of this Agreement or the interest arbitration award concerning NALC transitional employees. vi Article PREAMBLE. This Agreement (referred to as the 2001 National Agreement ). is entered into by and between the United States Postal Service (hereinafter referred to as the Employer ) and the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO (hereinafter referred to as the union ). The Agreement is effective as of November 21, 2001 unless otherwise provided.

9 ARTICLE 1. union RECOGNITION. Section 1. union The Employer recognizes the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO as the exclusive bargaining representative of all employees in the bargaining unit for which it has been recognized and certified at the national level City Letter Carriers. Section 2. Exclusions The employee group set forth in Section 1 above does not include, and this Agreement does not apply to: 1. Managerial and supervisory personnel;. 2. Professional employees;. 3. Employees engaged in personnel work in other than a purely non-confidential clerical capacity.

10 4. Security guards as defined in Public Law 91-375, 1201(2);. 5. All Postal Inspection Service employees;. 6. Employees in the supplemental work force as defined in Article 7;. 7. Rural letter carriers;. 1. Article 8. Mail handlers;. 9. Maintenance Employees;. 10. Special Delivery Messengers;. 11. Motor Vehicle Employees; or 12. Postal Clerks. Section 3. Facility Exclusions This Agreement does not apply to employees who work in other employer facilities which are not engaged in customer services and mail processing, previously understood and expressed by the parties to mean mail processing and delivery, including but not limited to Headquarters, Area Offices, Information Service Centers, Postal Service Training and Development Institute, Oklahoma Postal Training Operations, Postal Academies, Postal Academy Training Institute, Stamped Envelope Agency, Supply Centers.