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• 01:33, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 11.7 (Created page with "=== Section 11.7 Holiday Part-Time Employee === A part-time flexible schedule employee shall not receive holiday pay as such. The employee shall be compensated for the ten (10) holidays by basing the employee's regular straight time hourly rate on the employee's annual rate divided by 2,000 hours. For work performed on December 25, a part-time flexible schedule employee shall be paid in addition to the employee's regular straight time hourly rate, one-half (1⁄2) times...")
• 01:29, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 11.6 (Created page with "=== Section 11.6 Holiday Schedule === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>The Employer will determine the number and categories of employees needed for holiday work and a schedule shall be posted as of twelve noon (i.e., 12:00 p.m.) on the Tuesday preceding the service week in which the holiday falls. As many full-time and part-time regular schedule employees as can be spared will be excused from duty on a holiday or day designated as their holiday. </li>...")
• 01:28, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 11.5 (Created page with "=== Section 11.5 Holiday on Non-Work Day === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>When a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as the holiday. When a holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as the holiday. </li> <li>When an employee's scheduled non-work day falls on a day observed as a holiday, the employee's scheduled workday preceding the holiday shall be designated as that employee's holiday. </li> </ol>")
• 01:27, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 11.4 (Created page with "=== Section 11.4 Holiday Work === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>An employee required to work on a holiday other than Christmas shall be paid the base hourly straight time rate for each hour worked up to eight (8) hours. In addition, employees who work their holiday may, at their option, elect to have their annual leave balance credited with up to eight (8) hours of annual leave or receive holiday pay to which the employee is entitled as above de- scribed...")
• 01:26, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 11.3 (Created page with "=== Section 11.3 Payment === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>An employee shall receive holiday pay at the employee's base hourly straight time rate for a number of hours equal to the employee's regular daily working schedule, not to exceed eight (8) hours. In addition, as provided for in Section 4 below, employees who work their holiday may, at their option, elect to have their annual leave balance credited with up to eight (8) hours of annual leave in lie...")
• 01:25, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 11.2 (Created page with "=== Section 11.2 Eligibility === To be eligible for holiday pay, an employee must be in a pay status the last hour of the employee's scheduled workday prior to or the first hour of the employee's scheduled workday after the holiday.")
• 01:24, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 11.1 (Created page with "=== Section 11.1 Holidays Observed === The following ten (<b>10</b>) days shall be considered holidays for full-time and part-time regular schedule employees, hereinafter referred to in this Article as "employees": * New Year's Day * Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday * Washington's Birthday * Memorial Day * Independence Day * Labor Day * Columbus Day Veterans' Day * Thanksgiving Day * Christmas Day </p><p> The following six (<b>6</b>) days shall be considered holid...")
• 01:20, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 11 Holidays (Created page with "== Article 11 Holidays == {{:Section 11.1}} {{:Section 11.2}} {{:Section 11.3}} {{:Section 11.4}} {{:Section 11.5}} {{:Section 11.6}} {{:Section 11.7}}")
• 01:11, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 9.7 (Created page with "=== Section 9.7 Mail Handler Assistant Employees === In addition to the general increases provided in Section 9.1 above, MHAs will receive an increase of 1.0% annually, for a total of 2.1% effective November ‘’’23, 2019, 2.0%’’’ effective November ‘’’21, 2020,’’’ and ‘’’2.0%’’’ effective November ‘’’20, 2021’’’. All percentage increases are applied to the wage rates in effect on ‘’’September 20, 2019’’’. <div c...")
• 01:10, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 9.6 (Created page with "=== Section 9.6 Protected Salary Rates === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>The Employer shall continue the current salary rate protection program for the duration of this Agreement.</li> <li>Employees who qualify for "saved grade" will receive "saved grade" for an indefinite period of time subject to the conditions contained in Article 4.4.</li> </ol> [See Memo, page 150]")
• 01:09, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 9.5 (Created page with "=== Section 9.5 Granting Step Increases === Except as provided in this Article, the Employer will continue the program on granting step increases for the duration of this Agreement.")
• 01:09, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 9.4 (Created page with "=== Section 9.4 Application of Salary Rates === Except as provided in this Article, the Employer shall continue the current application of salary rates for the duration of this Agreement.")
• 01:03, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 9.3 (Created page with "=== Section 9.3 Cost of Living Adjustment === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>A Definitions; <ol style="list-style-type:decimal"> <li>"Consumer Price Index" refers to the "National Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers," published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor (1967=100) and referred to herein as the "Index." <li>"Consumer Price Index Base" refers to the Consumer Price Index...")
• 00:59, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 8.9 (Created page with "=== Section 8.9 Wash Up Time === Installation heads shall grant reasonable wash up time to those employees who perform dirty work or work with toxic materials. The amount of wash up time granted each employee shall be subject to the grievance procedure. </p><p> (The preceding Sections, Articles 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, 8.8, and 8.9, shall apply to Mail Handler Assistant employees to the extent provided in the MOU Re: Mail Handler Assistant Employees or in this Article.)")
• 00:57, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 8.8 (Created page with "Section 8.8 Guarantees An employee called in outside the employee's regular work schedule shall be guaranteed a minimum of four (4) consecutive hours of work or pay in lieu thereof where less than four (4) hours of work is available. Such guar- anteed minimum shall not apply to an employee called in who continues working on into the employee's regularly scheduled shift. When a full-time regular employee is called in on the employee's non scheduled day, the employee will...")
• 00:56, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 8.7 (Created page with "Section 8.7 Night Shift Differential For time worked between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. career employees shall be paid additional compensation at the applicable flat dollar amount at each pay grade and step in accordance with Tables Three and Four, attached. </p><p> [See Memo, page 149]")
• 00:55, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 8.6 (Created page with "=== Section 8.6 Sunday Premium Payment === Each employee whose regular work schedule includes a period of service, any part of which is within the period commencing at midnight Saturday and ending at midnight Sunday, shall be paid extra compensation at the rate of 25 percent of the employee's base hourly rate of compensation for each hour of work performed during that period of service. An employee's regularly scheduled reporting time shall not be changed on Saturday or...")
• 00:51, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 8.5 (Created page with "=== 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: <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>Two weeks (i.e., 14 calendar days) prior to the start of each calendar quarter, full-time regular employees desiring to work over- time during that quarter shall place their names on an "...")
• 00:15, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 9 Salaries and Wages (Created page with "== ARTICLE 9 SALARIES AND WAGES == {{:Section 9.1}} {{:Section 9.2}}")
• 00:15, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 9.2 (Created page with "=== Section 9.2 Step Progression === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>Table One – Career Appointments Before February 15, 2013 </li> The step progression for the Mail Handler Salary Schedule on Table One shall be as follows: {| border="0" | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" |+ style=white-space:nowrap | Table One Grades 4 & 5. |- ! Grades 4, 5 !! Waiting Period |- | From Step || To Step || (in weeks) |- | AA |...")
• 00:11, 7 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 9.1 (Created page with "=== Section 9.1 Basic Annual Salary === Employees with career appointments before February 15, 2013 shall be paid and earn step increases according to the rates and waiting periods described in Section 9.2A and outlined in Table One. Employees with career appointments on or after February 15, 2013 shall be paid and earn step increases according to the rates and waiting periods de- scribed in Section 9.2B and outlined in Table Two. The basic annual salary schedule, with p...")
• 23:39, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 14.9 (Created page with "=== Section 14.9 Field Federal Safety and Health Councils === In those cities where Field Federal Safety and Health Councils exist, one representative of the Mail Handler Union who is on the Local Safety and Health Committee in an independent postal installation in that city and who serves as a member of such Councils, will be permitted to attend the meetings. Such employee will be excused from regularly assigned duties without loss of pay. Employer-authorized payment as...")
• 23:38, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 14.8 (Created page with "=== Section 14.8 Local Committee Responsibilities === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <li>The Committee shall review the progress in accident prevention and health at the installation; determine program areas which should have increased emphasis; and it may investigate major accidents which result in disabling injuries. Items properly relating to employee safety and health shall be considered appropriate di...")
• 23:21, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 14.7 (Created page with "=== Section 14.7 Local Committee Meetings === The Safety and Health Committee shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as requested by a Committee member and approved by the Chairman in order to discuss significant problems or items. The meeting shall be on official time. Each Committee member shall submit agenda items to the Secretary at least three (3) days prior to the meeting. A member of the Medical/Health Unit will be invited to participate in the meet...")
• 23:20, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 14.6 (Created page with "=== Section 14.6 Employee Participation === It is the intent of this program to insure broad exposure to employees, to develop interest by active participation of employees, to insure new ideas being presented to the Committee and to make certain that employees in all areas of an installation have an opportunity to be represented. At the same time, it is recognized that for the program to be effective, it is desirable to provide for a continuity in the committee work fro...")
• 23:18, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 14.5 (Created page with "=== Section 14.5 Subjects for Discussion === Individual grievances shall not be made the subject of discussion during Safety and Health Committee meetings.")
• 23:17, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 14.4 (Created page with "=== Section 14.4 Local Safety Committee === At each postal installation having 50 or more employees, a Joint Labor- Management Safety and Health Committee will be established. Similar committees may be established upon request of the installation head in in- stallations having fewer than 50 employees, as appropriate. Where no Safety and Health Committee exists, safety and health items may be placed on the agenda and discussed at labor-management meetings. There shall be...")
• 23:13, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 14.3 (Created page with "=== Section 14.3 Implementation === To assist in the positive implementation of the program: <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <ol style="list-style-type:decimal"> <li>There shall be established at the Employer's Headquarters level, a Joint Labor-Management Safety Committee. Repre- sentation on the Committee, to be specifically determined by the parties, shall include representatives from the Union and representatives from appropriate Departments in the Post...")
• 23:07, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 14 Safety and Health (Created page with "== Article 14 Safety and Health == {{:Section 14.1}} {{:Section 14.2}}")
• 23:02, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 14.2 (Created page with "=== Section 14.2 Cooperation === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>The Employer and the Union insist on the observance of safe rules and safe procedures by employees and insist on correction of unsafe conditions. Mechanization, vehicles and vehicle equipment and the work place must be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition, including adequate occupational health and environmental conditions. The Employer shall make available at each installation forms t...")
• 23:00, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 14.1 (Created page with "=== Section 14.1 Responsibilities === It is the responsibility of management to provide safe working conditions in all present and future installations and to develop a safe working force. The Union will cooperate with and assist management to live up to this responsibility. The Employer agrees to give appropriate consideration to human factors in the design and development of automated systems.")
• 22:51, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 13.7 (Created page with "=== Section 13.7 Notice === Employees will be given at least 24 hours notice before appearance is required before an Accident Review Board. Union representation will be permitted at all discussions of accidents upon request of the employee, provided that the acquiring of such representation does not unreasonably delay the scheduled discussion.")
• 22:48, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 13.6 (Created page with "=== Section 13.6 Seniority of an Employee Assigned to Another Craft === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>Except as provided for in Section 4I, above, a full-time regular employee assigned to another craft or occupational group in the same or lower level in the same installation shall take the seniority for preferred tours and assignments, whichever is the lesser of (a) one day junior to the junior full-time regular employee in the craft or occupational grou...")
• 22:44, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 13.5 (Created page with "=== Section 13.5 Filling Vacancies Due to Reassignment of an Employee to Another Craft === When it is necessary to permanently reassign an ill or injured full-time regular or part-time flexible employee who is unable to perform the regularly assigned duties, from one craft to another craft within the office, the following procedures will be followed: <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>When the reassigned employee is a full-time regular employee, the resulting...")
• 22:39, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 13.4 (Created page with "=== Section 13.4 General Policy Procedures === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>Every effort shall be made to reassign the concerned employee within the employee's present craft or occupational group. After all efforts are exhausted in this area, consideration will be given to reassignment to another craft or occupational group within the same installation. </li> <li>The full-time regular or part-time flexible employee must be able to meet the qualifica...")
• 22:34, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 13.3 (Created page with "=== Section 13.3 Local Implementation === Due to varied size installations and conditions within installations, the following important items having a direct bearing on these reassignment procedures (establishment of light duty assignments) should be determined by local negotiations. <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>Through local negotiations, each office will establish the assignments that are to be considered light duty within the office. These negotiatio...")
• 22:31, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 13.2 (Created page with "=== Section 13.2 Employee's Request for Reassignment === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>Temporary Reassignment Any full-time regular or part-time flexible employee recuperating from a serious illness or injury and temporarily unable to perform the assigned duties may voluntarily submit a written request to the installation head for temporary assignment to a light duty or other assignment. The request shall be supported by a medical statement from a licens...")
• 22:19, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Article 13 Assignment of Ill or Injured Regular Work Force Employees (Created page with "== Article 13 Assignment of Ill or Injured Regular Work Force Employees == {{:Section 13.1}}")
• 22:19, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 13.1 (Created page with "=== Section 13.1 Introduction === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>Part-time fixed schedule employees assigned in the craft unit shall be considered to be in a separate category. All provisions of this Article apply to part-time fixed schedule employees within their own category. </li> <li>The U.S. Postal Service and the Union, recognizing their responsibility to aid and assist deserving full-time regular or part-time flexible employees who through illn...")
• 22:11, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 12.7 (Created page with "=== Section 12.7 Transfer Request === <ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> <li>Prior to hiring Mail Handlers, installation heads will consider re- quests for transfers submitted by Mail Handlers from other installations. </li> <li>Providing a written request for a voluntary transfer has been sub- mitted, a written acknowledgment shall be given in a timely manner. </li> <li>An employee whose transfer is approved will be allowed to use up to five (5) days of...")
• 22:04, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 12.6 (Article 12 Section 12.6)
• 20:28, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 12.5 (Article 12 Section 12.5 Principles of Reassignments)
• 20:22, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 12.4 (Article 12 Section 12.4 Definition of a Section)
• 20:11, 6 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 12.3 (Article 12 Section 12.3 Principles of Posting)
• 22:57, 1 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Questions You Didn't Know to Ask (Created page with "{{:Q&A Access}} == Bidding == == HR Issues == == Supervisors == == Time == == Union ==")
• 22:54, 1 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Q&A Access (Q&A Topic Article "Access" now that you work here)
• 21:33, 1 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 8.4 (Article 8 Section .4)
• 21:28, 1 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 8.3 (Created page with "=== Section 8.3 Exceptions === Section 8.2C above shall not apply to part-time employees. Part-time employees will be scheduled in accordance with the above rules, except they may be scheduled for less than eight (8) hours per service day and less than forty (40) hours per normal work week. MHAs will be scheduled in accordance with Section 2, A and B of this Article.")
• 21:25, 1 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 8.2 (Article 8 Section 8.2)
• 21:22, 1 January 2022 Admin talk contribs created page Section 8.1 (Article 8 Section 8.1)