JCAM 2000 with September, 2001 Updates, and NALC …

1 JCAM 2000 . with september , 2001 updates USPS- NALC. NALC Supplement Joint Contract & to the Joint Contract Administration Administration Manual Manual september , 2000 June, 1998. with september , 2001 updates september 2001. National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO. 100 Indiana Avenue, NW - Washington, DC 20001-2144. This NALC electronic document contains two documents: (1) the USPS-NALC Joint Contract Administration Manual (JCAM) published in september , 2000 , with updates published in september , 2001, and (2) the NALC Supplement to the JCAM, first published in June, 1998. These two documents have been joined so that NALC representatives may use them together, as intended. The JCAM 2000 with september 2001 updates should be used instead of the previous JCAM.

2 For a guide to the changes made by the september 2001 updates , see the Transmittal Letter on page 3. Please review the introductions to both documents for more information. JCAM 2000 . with september , 2001 updates USPS-NALC. Joint Contract Administration Manual United States Postal Service 574 L'Enfant Plaza, SW. Washington, DC 20260-4110. National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO. 100 Indiana Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20001-2144. september 2000 . NALC-USPS Joint Contract Administration Manual - september 2001. TRANSMITTAL LETTER september 2001. Explanation: The attached jointly prepared material updates the september 2000 edition of the Joint Contract Administration Manual (JCAM). It incorporates all significant national level arbitration awards, grievance settlements and agreements through september 2001.

3 All material being replaced is obsolete and should be discarded. The discarded material should not be used or relied upon for any purpose. Instructions: File this transmittal letter in the front of your copy of the JCAM so that it will always be possible to verify that the changes have been made and the most current material is being referenced. To update your manual replace the old material with the new material as follows: Article 5: Remove all of the old Article 5 material dated september 2000 and replace it with the new material dated september 2001 (pages 5-1 through 5-4). Article 7: Remove all of the old Article 7 material dated september 2000 and replace it with the new material dated september 2001 (pages 7-1 through 7-14).

4 Article 8: Remove all of the old Article 8 material dated september 2000 and replace it with the new material dated september 2001 (pages 8-1 through 8-27). Article 10: Replace pages 10-14 through 10-22, dated september 2000 , with the new pages 10- 14 through 10-24 dated september 2001. The old pages 10-1 through 10-13, dated september 2000 , have not been replaced and should be retained. Article 12: Replace pages 12-1 and 12-19 only with the new material dated september 2001. The other pages, dated september 2000 , have not been replaced and should be retained. Article 27: Remove all of the old Article 27 material dated september 2000 and replace it with the new material dated september 2001. Article 28: Replace page 28-3 with the new material dated september 2001.

5 The other pages, dated september 2000 , have not been replaced and should be retained. Article 41: Remove all of the old Article 41 material dated september 2000 and replace it with the new material dated september 2001 (pages 41-1 through 41-48). USPS NALC. Joint Contract Administration Manual UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF. 475 L'ENFANT PLAZA SW LETTER CARRIERS, AFL-CIO. WASHINGTON DC 20260-4110 100 INDIANA AVENUE NW. WASHINGTON DC 20001-2144. september 2000 . NALC-USPS Joint Contract Administration Manual - september 2000 Introduction Introduction This jointly prepared USPS/NALC Joint Contract Administration Manual (JCAM) replaces the previous edition of June 1998 which should no longer be used for any purpose.

6 Publication of the JCAM. was undertaken in good faith in order to educate the local parties and facilitate the resolution of disputes concerning issues on which the national parties are in agreement. While the parties at the national level still dispute the proper application of some portions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, there are significant areas of agreement. The JCAM represents the par- ties' effort to inform labor and management in the field of these areas of agreement and encourage consistency and compliance with the issues treated. The narrative explanation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement contained in the JCAM should be considered dispositive of the joint understanding of the parties at the national level.

7 The actual language contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement is shaded in blue. Preface The JCAM is self-explanatory and speaks for itself. It is not intended to, nor does it, increase or decrease the rights, responsibilities, or benefits of the parties under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. It neither adds to, nor modifies in any respect, the current Collective Bargaining Agreement. The JCAM is to be used by the local parties to facilitate resolution of disputes and may be introduced in the expedited and regular arbitration forums as dispositive of those issues covered by the manual. If introduced into arbitration, the local parties are to allow the document to speak for itself and not seek testimony on the content of the document from the national parties.

8 The parties at the national level plan to add to and modify the JCAM. on an on-going basis. The parties at the local level should exercise cau- tion to insure that they are working from the most current issue of the JCAM and apply any revisions or modifications prospectively from the date of revision. NALC-USPS Joint Contract Administration Manual - september 2000 Page 1-1. ARTICLE 1 UNION RECOGNITION. Preamble PREAMBLE. This Agreement (referred to as the 1998 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 ), pursuant to an Arbitration Award issued Septemter 19, 1999.

9 In accordance with terms of this Award, the Agreement is effective as of the date of the Award unless otherwise provided. Interest arbitration. This National Agreement resulted from a binding national interest arbitration procedure which followed an impasse in 1998 negotiations between NALC and USPS. The arbitration procedure is mandated by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 (PRA); under fed- eral law, postal workers are barred from striking (striking against the Postal Service is a federal crime) and the PRA provides interest arbitra- tion as a substitute procedure for resolving impasses and reaching a binding contract settlement. The 1998-2001 National Agreement was resolved by a tri-partite (three-party) arbitration panel consisting of neu- tral Arbitrator George Fleischli, plus one representative each from NALC.

10 And USPS management. The Fleischi Award was issued Septemter 19, 1999. 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. The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 (PRA) transformed the Post Office Department into an independent establishment of the government of the United States, The United States Postal Service. The PRA also gave postal employees the right to bargain collectively over their wages, hours and working conditions. The law states that the Postal Service shall accord exclusive recognition to a labor organization when the organization has been selected by a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit as their representative.