§ 12.2 NA2022

§ 12.2 Principles of Seniority

1. Introduction
   1. The United States Postal Service and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, A Division of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, AFL-CIO, agree to the following seniority principles which replace all former rules, instructions, and practices.
   2. This Article will continue relative seniority standing properly established under past principles, rules and instructions and this Article shall be so applied. If an employee requests a correction of seniority standing, it is the responsibility of the requesting employee to identify and restate the specific instructions, rule, or practice in support of the request.
2. Coverage
   
   These rules apply to full-time and part-time fixed schedule employees. No employee, solely by reason of this Section shall be displaced from an assignment which the employee gained in accord with former rules.
3. Responsibility
   
   The installation head is responsible for the day-to-day administration of seniority. Installation heads will post a seniority list of Mail Handlers on all official bulletin boards for that installation and provide an electronic or hard copy to the Union representative in that installation. The seniority list shall be corrected and brought up to date quarterly.
4. Definitions
   1. Craft Group
      
      A craft group is composed of those positions for which the Union has secured exclusive recognition at the national level.
   2. Seniority Standing
      1. Seniority for full-time employees is computed from the date of appointment in the craft and continues to accrue so long as service in the craft (regardless of level) and installation is uninterrupted, except as otherwise provided herein.
      2. Seniority for part-time fixed schedule employees is computed from the date of appointment in the category of the work force and continues to accrue so long as service in the craft and category and installation is uninterrupted.
   3. Duty Assignment