ARTICLE 6 LAYOFF AND REDUCTION IN FORCE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING R2022

ARTICLE 6 LAYOFF AND REDUCTION IN FORCE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Each employee who is employed in the regular work force as of September 20, 2022 [19] and who has not acquired the protection provided under Article 6 shall be protected henceforth against any involuntary layoff or force reduction during the term of this Agreement. It is the intent of this Memorandum of Understanding to provide job security to each such employee during the term of this Agreement; however, in the event Congress repeals or significantly relaxes the Private Express Statutes this Memorandum shall expire upon the enactment of such legislation. In addition, nothing in this Memorandum of Understanding shall diminish the rights of any bargaining-unit employees under Article 6. Since this Memorandum of Understanding is being entered into on a non-precedential basis, it shall terminate for all purposes at midnight September 20, 2025, [22] and may not be cited or used in any subsequent dispute resolution proceedings. Explanation: The change in this MOU fixes the dates to reflect its inclusion in the new contract, as well as its expiration in concordance with the expiration of the 2022 National Agreement. Under this no lay-off clause, all career Mail Handlers in the regular work force as of September 20, 2022 will be protected against layoff or force reduction, unless Congress repeals or significantly relaxes the Private Express Statutes. Without this clause, only Mail Handlers with six or more years of service would be protected against layoff or force reduction under Article 6. This is a crucial part of the National Agreement considering the Postmaster General’s restructuring, inflation, and the uncertain financial state of the Postal Service.