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=== § 12.3 Principles of Posting ===
=== § 12.3 Principles of Posting ===
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   <li>To insure a more efficient and stable work force, an employee may be designated a successful bidder no more than nine (9) times during the duration of this Agreement unless such bid:
   <li>To insure a more efficient and stable work force, an employee
    <ol style="list-style-type:decimal">
may be designated a successful bidder no more than nine (9)
      <li>is to a job in a higher wage level;</li>
times during the duration of this Agreement unless such bid:
      <li>is due to elimination or reposting of the employee's duty assignment; or</li>
    <ol style="list-style-type:decimal">
      <li>enables an employee to become assigned to a station closer to the employee's place of residence. It is the responsibility</li>
        <li>is to a job in a higher wage level;</li>
        <li>is due to elimination or reposting of the employee's duty assignment; or</li>
        <li>enables an employee to become assigned to a station closer to the employee's place of residence. It is the responsibility of the employee bidding to notify management that the employee is bidding “closer to home.”</li>
    </ol>
  <li>In the Mail Handler Craft, Vacant Craft Duty Assignments Will Be Posted for Bid as Follows:
    <ol style="list-style-type:decimal">
        <li>Full-time employees and part-time fixed schedule employ-
ees will only bid for vacant assignments within their own
category.
        <li>Full-time employees may apply for residual vacancies in
the part-time fixed schedule category, and selection from
such applicants shall be based on senior employee meeting
the qualification standards.
        <li>All vacant or newly established craft duty assignments shall
be posted for employees eligible to bid. Vacant duty as-
signments will be posted within 28 days of the date the as-
signment becomes vacant unless a determination has been
made that the position is to be reverted. If the vacant as-
signment is reverted, a notice shall be posted within that
same 28 day period advising of the action taken and the
reasons therefore. In addition, a copy of the notice shall be
provided to the appropriate Union representative.
[See Letter, page 174 and Memo, page 176]
        <li>When it is necessary that fixed scheduled day(s) of work in
the basic work week for a craft assignment be permanently
changed, the affected assignment(s) shall be reposted. The
change in work days shall not be effected until the job has
been posted.
[See Memo, page 176]
        <li>The determination of what constitutes a sufficient change
of duties, or principal assignment area, to cause the duty as-
signment to be reposted shall be subject to local negotia-
tions in accordance with local implementation provisions of
this Agreement.
[See Memo, page 176]
        <li>No assignment will be posted because of change in starting
time unless the change exceeds an hour. Any change in
starting time that exceeds one (1) hour shall be posted for
bid, except when there is a permanent change in starting
time of more than one hour and up to and including four
hours, the incumbent shall have the option to accept such
new reporting time. If the incumbent does not accept the
new reporting time, the incumbent shall become an unas-
signed full-time regular, and the assignment will be post-
ed for bid.
A change in start time of an assignment exceeding four (4)
hours will include cumulative changes within the life of
this Agreement. Cumulative changes must be within four
hours prior and four hours after the start time of the as-
signment on the ratification date of this Agreement.
When an assignment is posted for bid, the start time at the
effective date of the bid will become the new point from
which the cumulative changes are measured.
        <li>Change in duty assignment, as specified below, will require
reposting:
            <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
                <li>A 50% change in duties (actual duties performed).</li>
                <li>A change in principal assignment area which requires reporting to a different physical location; i.e., station, branch, facility annex, etc., except the incumbent shall have the option to accept the new assignment.</li>
            </ol>
        </li>
        <li>Vacant full-time Mail Handler assignments shall be posted
for a period of ten (10) days.
        <li>The installation head shall establish a method for handling
multiple bidding on duty assignments which are simultane-
ously posted.
        <li>An employee may withdraw a bid on a posted assignment,
in writing or in the telephone or computerized bidding pro-
cess, at any time before the closing time (hour and date) of
the posting. Such withdrawal, to be official, shall be date
stamped or processed by telephone or computer with con-
firmation.
        <li>An unassigned full-time employee may bid on full-time du-
ty assignments posted for bid by employees in the Mail
Handler craft. An unassigned full-time employee may be
assigned to any vacant duty assignment. Such employee
shall be given a choice if more than one vacant assignment
is available. When the number of unassigned full-time em-
ployees exceeds the number of residual vacant duty as-
signments, the senior unassigned employee(s) may elect to
remain unassigned provided that an unassigned regular
making this election is not the only unassigned regular who
can fill a higher-level position without promotion or is not
the only unassigned regular qualified for a residual assign-
ment. Part-time fixed schedule employees shall be treated
similarly within their own category
Except in cases where the installation is under withholding,
if no qualified unassigned full-time regular employee is
available to be assigned to the residual vacancy, the senior
part-time flexible employee in the installation will be con-
verted to full-time regular and assigned to this residual va-
cant duty assignment. This provision is applicable to resid-
ual vacancies remaining from any bid posting after June 1,
2007.</li>
        <li>Mail Handlers temporarily detailed to a supervisory posi-
tion ([[Dual Employment PFSCA1955|204b]]) or detailed to an EAS position may not bid on
or be assigned to any vacant mail handler duty assignments
while so detailed. However, nothing contained herein shall
be construed to preclude such temporarily detailed employ-
ees from voluntarily terminating a [[Dual Employment PFSCA1955|204b]] or EAS detail and
returning to their craft position. After returning to the craft
position for one (1) continuous pay period, such employees
may exercise their right to bid on vacant mail handler craft
duty assignments.
The duty assignment of a full-time or part-time regular mail
handler detailed to an EAS position or a supervisory posi-
tion, including a supervisory training program, in excess of
120 consecutive days shall be declared vacant and shall be
posted for bid in accordance with this Article. Under such
circumstances, the employee shall not be eligible to re-bid
the next posting of that assignment. Upon return to the
craft, the mail handler will become an unassigned full-time
or part-time regular mail handler with a fixed schedule. A
mail handler temporarily detailed to an EAS position or
supervisory position will not return or be returned to the
craft solely to circumvent the provisions of Section
12.3B12. An employee detailed to an EAS position or su-
pervisory position must return to the craft for a minimum of
one (1) continuous pay period to prevent circumvention of
the intent of this provision, and for purposes of bidding
must complete this one (1) continuous pay period prior to
submitting a bid.
[[PS Form 1723|Form 1723]], Notice of Assignment, shall be used in detail-
ing mail handlers to temporary supervisor positions ([[Dual Employment PFSCA1955|204b]])
or EAS detailed positions. The Employer will provide the
Union at the installation level with a copy of Form(s) 1723
showing the beginning and ending of all such details.</li>
    </ol>
  <li>Place of Posting</br>
The notice inviting bids for a craft assignment shall be posted on
all official bulletin boards at the installation where the vacancy
exists, including stations, branches and sections. Copies of the
notice shall be given to the designated agent of the Union.
When an absent employee has so requested in writing, stating
the employee's mailing address, a copy of any notice inviting
bids shall be mailed to the employee by the installation head.
Posting and bidding for preferred duty assignments shall be in-
stallation-wide unless otherwise specified by local Agreement.</li>
  <li>Information on Notices Inviting Bids
Notices Inviting Bids shall include:
    <ol style="list-style-type:decimal">
        <li>The duty assignment (as defined in section 12.2D3, if ap-
plicable) by position title and number; e.g., key, standard,
or individual position.</li>
        <li>PS or MH salary level and craft.</li>
        <li>Hours of duty (beginning, ending).</li>
        <li>The principal assignment area; e.g., section and/or location
of activity.</li>
        <li>Qualification standards and occupational code number.</li>
        <li>Physical requirement(s) unusual to the specific assignment
(heavy lifting, etc.).</li>
        <li>Invitation to employees to submit bids.</li>
        <li>The fixed schedule of days of work.</li>
    </ol>
  </li>
  <li>Successful Bidder
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        <li>Within 10 days after the closing date of the posting (including December), the installation head shall post a notice stating the successful bidder and the bidder's seniority date. The senior qualified bidder meeting the qualification standards established for that position shall be designated the "successful bidder."</li>
        <li>The successful bidder must be placed in the new assignment within 15 days except in the month of December.</li>
        <li>Normally, an employee shall work the duty assignment for which the employee has been designated the successful bidder. However, when an employee is moved off the employee's duty assignment, the employee shall not be replaced by another employee. For temporary reassignments not covered by Article 25, the movement of people outside the bid assignment area will be as follows:
            <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
                <li>employees from other crafts performing work in accordance with Articles 7 or 13;</li>
                <li>MHAs;</li>
                <li>part-time flexible employees;</li>
                <li>full-time flexible employees;</li>
                <li>part-time regular employees;</li>
                <li>full-time regular Mail Handler employees;</li>
                <li>the order of movement of full-time regular Mail Handler employees in .3E3f, above shall be a subject for local negotiations; however, if an agreement is not reached at the local level, the matter will be referred to the Area Manager, Human Resources and the Regional Director, Mail Handlers Union for settlement.</li>
            </ol>
  </li>
  <li>Except as otherwise provided by this Agreement, no employee shall be allowed to displace or "bump" another employee properly holding a position or duty assignment.</li>
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<center>[See Memos and Letters, pages 175-190]</center>
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