Formatting § 7.1 NA2022

§ 7.1 Definition and Use

1. Regular Work Force The regular work force shall be comprised of two categories of employees which are as follows:
   1. Full-Time
      Employees in this category shall be hired pursuant to such procedures as the Employer may establish and shall be assigned to regular schedules consisting of five (5) eight (8) hour days in a service week.
   2. Part-Time
      Employees in this category shall be hired pursuant to such procedures as the Employer may establish and shall be assigned to regular schedules of less than forty (40) hours in a service week, or shall be available to work flexible hours as assigned by the Employer during the course of a service week.
2. Mail Handler Assistant Employees (MHAs)
   1. The Mail Handler Assistant (MHA) employee work force shall be comprised of noncareer bargaining unit employees.
   2. During the course of a service week, in postal installations with less than 200 man years of employment, the Employer will make every effort to ensure that qualified and available part-time flexible employees, if there are any in the installation, are utilized at the straight-time rate prior to assigning such work to MHAs, provided that the reporting guarantee for MHAs is met. This sentence also shall apply to larger installations during the limited period in which they continue to employ part-time flexible employees.