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• 01:21, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 32 Subcontracting (Created page with "== Article 32 Subcontracting == {{:Section 32.1}} {{:Section 32.2}} {{:Section 32.3}} </p><p> (The preceding Article, Article 32, shall apply to Mail Handler Assistant employees.) </p><p> [See Memo, page 201]")
• 01:20, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 32.2 (Created page with "=== Section 32.2 Special Provisions === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>The Employer and the Union agree that at processing and distribution facilities or post offices where mail handler craft employees are assigned and on duty on the platform at the time a star route vehicle is being loaded or unloaded exclusively by a star route contract driver, a mail handler(s) will assist in loading and unloading the star route vehicle, unless such requirement delays...")
• 01:19, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 32.1 (Created page with "=== Section 32.1 General Principles === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-roman"> <li>The Employer will give due consideration to public interest, cost, efficiency, availability of equipment, and qualification of employees when evaluating the need to subcontract. </li> <li>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 wi...")
• 01:13, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 31 Union-Management Cooperation (Created page with "== Article 31 Union-Management Cooperation == {{:Section 31.1}} {{:Section 31.2}} {{:Section 31.3}} {{:Section 31.4}} </p><p> (The preceding Article, Article 31, shall apply to Mail Handler Assistant employees.)")
• 01:12, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 31.4 (Created page with "=== Section 31.4 Committee === The Employer and the Union, believing that improvements in the work life can heighten employee job satisfaction, enhance organizational effectiveness, and increase the quality of service and that these objectives can be best accomplished by joint effort, hereby continue, at the national level, a joint Committee to Improve the Quality of Work Life.")
• 01:11, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 31.3 (Created page with "=== Section 31.3 Information === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>The Employer will make available for inspection by the Union all relevant information necessary for collective bargaining or the enforcement, administration or interpretation of this Agreement, including information necessary to determine whether to file or to continue the processing of a grievance under this Agreement. Upon the written request of the Union, the Employer will furnish such inf...")
• 01:10, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 31.2 (Created page with "=== Section 31.2 Electronic Communication === The Employer shall, on an accounting period basis, provide the Union at its national headquarters with electronic communication containing information as set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding regarding Article 31. </p><p> [See Memo and Letter, pages 199-200]")
• 01:10, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 31.1 (Created page with "=== Section 31.1 Membership Solicitation === The Union may, through employees employed by the Employer, solicit employees for membership in the Union and receive Union dues from employees in non-work areas of the Employer's premises, provided such activity is carried out in a manner which does not interfere with the orderly conduct of the Employer's operation.")
• 01:03, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 30 Local Implementation (Created page with "== Article 30 Local Implementation == {{:Section 30.1}} {{:Section 30.2}} {{:Section 30.3}} {{:Section 30.4}}")
• 01:03, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 30.4 (Created page with "=== Section 30.4 Local Memorandum of Understanding === Subject to the local implementation provisions of this Article, at the conclusion of the local negotiation period, the management representative and the Union representative will sign a local memorandum of understanding for those items on which agreement has been reached. Any items which remain in dispute and which are subsequently resolved in accordance with the local implementation provisions of this Article will b...")
• 01:01, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 30.3 (Created page with "=== Section 30.3 Grievance-Arbitration Procedure === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>All proposals remaining in dispute may be submitted to final and binding arbitration, with the written authorization of the Union or the Vice President, Labor Relations. The request for arbitration must be submitted within 10 days of the end of the local implementation period. However, where there is no agreement and the matter is not referred to arbitration, the provision...")
• 00:59, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 30.2 (Created page with "=== Section 30.2 Items for Local Negotiations === <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> There shall be a 30 consecutive day period of local implementation which shall occur within a period of 60 days commencing May 2, 2020 on the 20 specific items enumerated below, provided that no local memorandum of understanding may be inconsistent with or vary the terms of this Agreement: <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <...")
• 00:55, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 30.1 (Created page with "=== Section 30.1 Current Memoranda of Understanding === Presently effective local memoranda of understanding not inconsistent or in conflict with this Agreement shall remain in effect during the term of this Agreement unless changed by mutual agreement pursuant to the local implementation procedure set forth below or, as a result of an arbitration award or settlement arising from either party's impasse of an item from the presently effective local memorandum of understan...")
• 00:51, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 29 Limitation On Revocation of OF-346 (Created page with "== Article 29 Limitation On Revocation of OF-346 == {{:Section 29.1}} {{:Section 29.2}}")
• 00:50, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 29.2 (Created page with "=== Section 29.2 Issuance === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>An employee shall be issued an OF-346 when such employee has a valid State driver's license, passes the driving test of the U.S. Postal Service, and has a satisfactory driving history. </li> <li>An employee who has been issued an OF-346 for the operation of a motor vehicle must inform the supervisor immediately of the revocation or suspension of such employee's State driver's license. </li...")
• 00:50, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 29.1 (Created page with "=== Section 29.1 Revocation or Suspension of OF-346 === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>An employee's OF-346, Operator's Identification Card, may be revoked or suspended when the on-duty record shows that the employee is an unsafe driver. </li> <li>Elements of an employee's on-duty record which may be used to determine whether the employee is an unsafe driver include, but are not limited to, traffic law violations, accidents or failure to meet required...")
• 00:44, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 28 Employer Claims (Created page with "==Article 28 Employer Claims == {{:Section 28.1}} {{:Section 28.2}} {{:Section 28.3}} {{:Section 28.4}} </p><p> (The preceding Article, Article 28, shall apply to Mail Handler Assistant employees.) </p><p> [See Memo, page 191]")
• 00:43, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 28.4 (Created page with "=== Section 28.4 Collection Procedures === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>If a grievance is initiated and advanced through the grievance- arbitration procedure or a petition has been filed pursuant to the Debt Collection Act, regardless of the amount and type of debt, collection of the debt will be delayed until disposition of the grievance and/or petition has (have) been had, either through settlement or exhaustion of contractual and/or administrative pr...")
• 00:43, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 28.3 (Created page with "=== Section 28.3 Damage to U.S.P.S. Property and Vehicles === An employee shall be financially liable for any loss or damage to property of the Employer including leased property and vehicles only when the loss or damage was the result of the willful or deliberate misconduct of such employee.")
• 00:42, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 28.2 (Created page with "=== Section 28.2 Loss or Damage of the Mails === An employee is responsible for the protection of the mails entrusted to the employee. Such employee shall not be financially liable for any loss, rifling, damage, wrong delivery of or depredation on, the mails or failure to collect or remit C.O.D. funds unless the employee failed to exercise reasonable care.")
• 00:42, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 28.1 (Created page with "=== Section 28.1 Statement of Principle === The parties agree that continued public confidence in the Postal Service requires the proper care and handling of the U.S.P.S. property, postal funds, and the mails. In advance of any money demand upon an employee for any reason, the employee must be informed in writing and the demand must include the reasons therefor.")
• 00:36, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 27 Employee Claims (Created page with "== Article 27 Employee Claims == {{:Section 27.1}} {{:Section 27.2}} </p><p> (The preceding Article, Article 27, shall apply to Mail Handler Assistant employees.)")
• 00:36, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 27.2 (Created page with "=== Section 27.2 Claim Adjudication === Claims should be documented, if possible, and submitted with recommendations by the Union steward to the Employer at the local level. The Employer will submit the claim, with the Employer's and the steward's recommendation within 15 days, to the District office for determination. The claim will be adjudicated within thirty (30) days after receipt at the District office. An adverse determination on the claim may be appealed pursuant...")
• 00:35, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 27.1 (Created page with "=== Section 27.1 Claim Filing === Subject to a $10 minimum, an employee may file a claim within fourteen (14) days of the date of loss or damage and be reimbursed for loss or damage to his/her personal property except for motor vehicles and the contents thereof taking into consideration depreciation where the loss or damage was suffered in connection with or incident to the employee's employment while on duty or while on postal premises. The possession of the property mu...")
• 00:14, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 26 Uniform and Work Clothes (Created page with "== Article 26 Uniform and Work Clothes == {{:Section 26.1}} {{:Section 26.2}} {{:Section 26.3}}")
• 00:14, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 26.3 (Created page with "=== Section 26.3 Annual Allowance === The current Work Clothes Program will be continued for those full-time employees who have been determined to be eligible for such clothing based on the nature of work performed on a full-time basis in pouching and dis- patching units, parcel post sorting units, <b>platform (dock) operations</b>, bulk mail sacking operations, and ordinary paper sacking units. The Employer will provide eligible employees with an annual allowance to obt...")
• 00:08, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 26.2 (Created page with "=== Section 26.2 Contract Program Administration === Employees who are currently furnished uniforms pursuant to the contract program shall continue to be so entitled. Such uniforms shall be issued in a timely manner. The allowance to Mail Handlers under this program shall be as follows: <b>$ 188</b> effective May 21, <b>2020 $ 192</b> effective May 21, <b>2021 $ 197</b> effective May 21, <b>2022</b> Each increase shall become effective on the employee's anniversary date...")
• 00:07, 8 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 26.1 (Created page with "=== Section 26.1 Uniform and Work Clothes Administration === All employees who are required to wear uniforms or work clothes shall be furnished uniforms or work clothes or shall be reimbursed for purchases of authorized items from duly licensed vendors. The current administration of the Uniform and Work Clothes Program shall be continued unless otherwise changed by this Agreement or the Employer.")
• 23:59, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 25 Higher Level Assignments (Created page with "== Article 25 Higher Level Assignments == {{:Section 25.1}} {{:Section 25.2}} {{:Section 25.3}} {{:Section 25.4}} {{:Section 25.5}}")
• 23:59, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 25.5 (Created page with "=== Section 25.5 Leave Pay === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>Leave pay for employees detailed to a higher level position will be administered in accordance with the following: </li> <ol style="list-style-type:decimal"> <li>Employees working short-term on a higher level assignment or detail will be entitled to approved sick and annual paid leave at the higher level rate for a period not to exceed three days. </li> <li>Short-term sh...")
• 23:58, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 25.4 (Created page with "=== Section 25.4 Higher Level Details === Detailing of employees to higher level bargaining unit work in each craft shall be from those eligible, qualified and available employees in each craft in the immediate work area in which the temporarily vacant higher level position exists. However, for details of an anticipated duration of one week (five working days within seven calendar days) or longer to those higher level craft positions enumerated in this Agreement as being...")
• 23:57, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 25.3 (Created page with "=== Section 25.3 Written Orders === Any employee detailed to higher level work shall be given a written management order, stating beginning and approximate termination, and directing the employee to perform the duties of the higher level position. Such written order shall be accepted as authorization for the higher level pay. The failure of management to give a written order is not grounds for denial of higher level pay if the employee was otherwise directed to perform t...")
• 23:56, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 25.2 (Created page with "=== Section 25.2 Higher Level Pay === An employee who is detailed to higher level work shall be paid at the higher level for time actually spent on such job. An employee's higher level rate shall be determined as if promoted to the position. An employee temporarily assigned or detailed to a lower level position shall be paid at the employee's own rate. </p><p> [See Memo, page 197]")
• 23:56, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 25.1 (Created page with "=== Section 25.1 Definitions === Higher level work is defined as an assignment to a ranked higher level position, whether or not such position has been authorized at the installation.")
• 23:38, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 24 Employees on Leave with Regard to Union Business (Created page with "== Article 24 Employees on Leave with Regard to Union Business == {{:Section 24.1}} {{:Section 24.2}} </p><p> (The preceding Article, Article 24, shall apply to Mail Handler Assistant employees.)")
• 23:38, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 24.2 (Created page with "=== Section 24.2 Leave for Union Conventions === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>Full or part-time employees will be granted annual leave or leave without pay at the election of the employee to attend National, State and Regional Union Conventions (Assemblies) provided that a request for leave has been submitted by the employee to the installation head as soon as practicable and provided that approval of such leave does not seriously adversely affect the s...")
• 23:37, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 24.1 (Created page with "=== Section 24.1 Continuation of Benefits === Any employee on leave without pay to devote full or part-time service to the Union shall be credited with step increases as if in a pay status. Retirement benefits will accrue on the basis of the employee's step so attained, provided the employee makes contributions to the retirement fund in accordance with current procedure. Annual and sick leave will be earned in accordance with existing procedures based on hours worked.")
• 23:35, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 23 Rights of Union Officials to Enter Postal Installations (Created page with "== Article 23 Rights of Union Officials to Enter Postal Installations == Upon reasonable notice to the Employer, duly authorized representatives of the Union shall be permitted to enter postal installations for the purpose of performing and engaging in official union duties and business related to this Agreement. There shall be no interruption of the work of employees due to such visits and representatives shall adhere to the established security regulations. </p><p> (Th...")
• 23:34, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 22 Bulletin Boards (Created page with "== Article 22 Bulletin Boards == The Employer shall furnish a bulletin board for the exclusive use of the Union, subject to the conditions stated herein, if space is available. The Union may place a literature rack in swing rooms, if space is available. Only suitable notices and literature may be posted or placed in literature racks. There shall be no posting or placement of notices or literature in literature racks except upon the authority of the officially designated...")
• 13:58, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 21.5 (Created page with "=== Section 21.5 Health Benefit Brochures === When a new employee who is eligible for enrollment in the Federal Employee's Health Benefit Program enters the Postal Service, the employee shall be furnished a copy of the Health Benefit Plan brochure of the Union. </p><p> [See Memo, page 196]")
• 13:57, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 21.4 (Created page with "=== Section 21.4 Injury Compensation === Employees covered by this Agreement shall be covered by subchapter I of Chapter 81 of Title 5, and any amendments thereto, relating to compensation for work injuries. The Employer will promulgate appropriate regulations which comply with applicable regulations of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and any amendments thereto.")
• 13:57, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 21.3 (Created page with "=== Section 21.3 Retirement === The provisions of Chapters 83 and 84 of Title 5 U.S. Code, and any amendments thereto, shall continue to apply to employees covered by this Agreement.")
• 13:56, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 21.2 (Created page with "=== Section 21.2 Life Insurance === The Employer shall maintain the current life insurance program in effect during the term of this Agreement.")
• 13:55, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 21.1 (Created page with "=== Section 21.1 Health Benefits === The method for determining the Employer bi-weekly contributions to the cost of employee health insurance programs under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) will be as follows: <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>The Office of Personnel Management shall calculate the subscription charges under the FEHBP that will be in effect the following January with respect to self only, self plus one, and self and famil...")
• 13:51, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 21 Benefit Plans (Created page with "== Article 21 Benefit Plans == {{:Section 21.1}} {{:Section 21.2}} {{:Section 21.3}} {{:Section 21.4}} {{:Section 21.5}}")
• 07:01, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 20.5 (Created page with "=== Section 20.5 Committee === The parking program is a proper subject for discussion at Labor-Management Committee meetings at the national level provided in Article 38.")
• 07:00, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 20.4 (Created page with "=== Section 20.4 Parking === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>In postal facilities where parking is on a first-come/first-served basis, there will not be a parking space assigned to the designated agent of the Mail Handlers Union, except where such space has been previously negotiated. </li> <li>In postal facilities where at least one space has been assigned to a postal employee (either bargaining or nonbargaining), a parking space shall be assigned to...")
• 06:58, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 20.3 (Created page with "=== Section 20.3 Energy Usage === In order to reduce energy usage the Employer and the Union will promote the use of carpooling and public transportation, where available.")
• 06:57, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 20.2 (Created page with "=== Section 20.2 Security === Recognizing the need for adequate security for employees in parking areas, and while en route to and from parking areas, the Employer will take reasonable steps, based on the specific needs of the individual location, to safeguard employee security, including, but not limited to, establishing liaison with local police authorities, requesting the assignment of additional uniformed police in the area, improving lighting and fencing, and, where...")
• 06:57, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 20.1 (Created page with "=== Section 20.1 Parking Program === The existing parking program will remain in effect.")