Formatting § 4.5 CIM v5 2021
§ 4.5 Local Notice[edit]
The installation head or his/her designee shall notify, and upon request meet with, the appropriate local union official, as far in advance as reasonably practicable, concerning the local deployment of any new automated or mechanized equipment, whether locally purchased or nationally deployed, that will have a significant impact on mail handler duty assignments within the installation.
The language of Section 4.5 deals with new automated or mechanized equipment that is either locally purchased or nationally deployed and that will have a significant impact on duty assignments. It requires advance notice to the appropriate local union official of the deployment of such equipment. If requested, the installation head or designee will meet with the union to discuss the deployment. While the notice must be made as far in advance as “reasonably practicable,” no set time frame has been established.