Section 32.1

Section 32.1 General Principles

1. The Employer will give due consideration to public interest, cost, efficiency, availability of equipment, and qualification of employees when evaluating the need to subcontract.

CIM

This section sets forth the factors which the Postal Service must consider in evaluating the need to subcontract.

2. The Employer will give advance notification to the Union at the national level when subcontracting which will have a significant impact on bargaining unit work is being considered and will meet with the Union while developing the initial Comparative Analysis Report. The Employer will consider the Union's views on costs and other factors, together with proposals to avoid subcontracting and proposals to minimize the impact of any subcontracting. A statement of the Union's views and proposals will be included in the initial Comparative Analysis and in any Decision Analysis Report relating to the subcontracting under consideration. No final decision on whether or not such work will be contracted out will be made until the matter is discussed with the Union.

CIM

This section requires that the Postal Service give advance notice to the NPMHU at the national level when subcontracting is being considered which will have a “significant impact” on bargaining unit work and meet with the Union while developing the initial Comparative Analysis Report and consider the Union’s views on costs and other factors and its proposals on how to avoid subcontracting or to minimize its impact. A statement of the Union’s views and proposals will be included in that initial Comparative Analysis and any related Decision Analysis Report.