Section 8.5 R2022

Section 8.5 Overtime Assignments

When needed, overtime work shall be scheduled among qualified full-time [regular] employees doing similar work in the work location where the employees regularly work in accordance with the following:
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D If the voluntary "Overtime Desired" list does not provide sufficient

available and qualified people, the Employer shall assign other employees

to the extent needed. When assigning such employees, the Employer

shall first utilize qualified and available full-time employees, in order of

seniority, who have volunteered to work the required overtime after their

scheduled tour for that day only or who have volunteered to work their

nonscheduled day(s). Employees shall volunteer for overtime

assignments after their scheduled tour for that day only by signing their

name and indicating their seniority date, within the first two (2) hours of

their scheduled tour of duty, on a daily "Full-Time Volunteer" list

maintained in each work section on the workroom floor. The daily "Full-

Time Volunteer" list shall be applied in a manner consistent with the

application of the "Overtime Desired" list within the installation.

Employees shall volunteer for overtime assignments on their

nonscheduled days by signing their name and indicating their

nonscheduled days and their seniority date on a Full-Time Volunteer list

that is posted in each work section at the beginning of the service week

(i.e., on Saturday) and must be signed by Tuesday of the service week

prior to that being volunteered for. Such full-time employee volunteers

shall work the required overtime, as directed by management. The

Employer shall have the discretion to limit these volunteer employees

from working beyond ten (10) hours in a day. There shall not be any

penalty for errors by the Employer in applying either of these "Full-Time

Volunteer" lists.

If additional employees are still needed after application of the above, the

Employer shall assign other employees as needed. To the extent

practicable, an effort will be made to schedule available (on duty at the

time that the selection of employees for overtime is made) and qualified

Mail Handler Assistants and/or part-time flexible employees for such

work prior to requiring full-time employees not on the "Overtime Desired"

list or "Full-Time Volunteer" lists to work such overtime. If qualified full-

time [regular] employees not on the "Overtime Desired" list or either of

the volunteer lists are required to work overtime, it shall be on a rotating

basis with the first opportunity assigned to the junior employee.

Explanation:

The elimination of “regulars” in the introductory paragraph of this
provision and in the last paragraph will ensure that the rights of
“full-time regulars” to volunteer for overtime and their rights to be
last for mandated overtime are extended to the “full-time flexibles”
created by the new MHA auto conversion MOU.