Article 3 Management Rights NA2019

Article 3 Management Rights

The Employer shall have the exclusive right, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and consistent with applicable laws and regulations:

1. To direct employees of the Employer in the performance of official duties;
2. To hire, promote, transfer, assign, and retain employees in positions within the Postal Service and to suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary action against such employees;
3. To maintain the efficiency of the operations entrusted to it;
4. To determine the methods, means, and personnel by which such operations are to be conducted;
5. To prescribe a uniform dress to be worn by designated employees; and
6. To take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out its mission in emergency situations, i.e., an unforeseen circumstance or a combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action in a situation which is not expected to be of a recurring nature.

(The preceding Article, Article 3, shall apply to Mail Handler Assistant employees.)