COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

Between

American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO

And

U.S. Postal Service

May 21, 2015 September 20, 2018

Table of Contents

Preamble ................................................................................... 1 Article 1 Union Recognition............................................. 1 Article 2 Non-Discrimination And Civil Rights ............... 4 Article 3 Management Rights ........................................... 5 Article 4 Technological And Mechanization Changes ...... 6 Article 5 Prohibition Of Unilateral Action........................ 7 Article 6 No Layoffs Or Reduction In Force .................... 8 Article 7 Employee Classification .................................. 16 Article 8 Hours Of Work ................................................. 21 Article 9 Salaries And Wages ..........................................2 6 Article 10 Leave ................................................................ 33 Article 11 Holidays ........................................................... 36 Article 12 Principles of Seniority, Posting and

Reassignments ............................................... 40 Article 13 Assignment of Ill or Injured Regular

Workforce Employees.................................... 60 Article 14 Safety and Health............................................. 67 Article 15 Grievance-Arbitration Procedure..................... 76 Article 16 Discipline Procedure ........................................ 94 Article 17 Representation.................................................. 99 Article 18 No Strike ........................................................ 106 Article 19 Handbooks and Manuals................................ 107 Article 20 Parking ...........................................................108 Article 21 Benefit Plans................................................... 109 Article 22 Bulletin Boards............................................... 111 Article 23 Rights of Union Officials to Enter Postal

Installations ................................................. 112 Article 24 Employees on Leave With Regard to Union

Business ...................................................... 112 Article 25 Higher Level Assignments ............................. 113 Article 26 Uniforms and Work Clothes........................... 115

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Article 27 Article 28 Article 29

Article 30 Article 31 Article 32 Article 33 Article 34 Article 35 Article 36 Article 37 Article 38 Article 39 Article 40 Article 41 Article 42 Article 43

Employee Claims ........................................... 118 Employer Claims............................................ 119 Limitation on Revocation of Driving

Privileges..................................................... 121 Local Implementation ....................................122 Union-Management Cooperation................... 126 Subcontracting................................................ 127 Promotions ..................................................... 130 Work and/or Time Standards.......................... 131 Employee Assistance Program....................... 134 Credit Unions and Travel ............................... 136 Clerk Craft...................................................... 137 Maintenance Craft.......................................... 174 Motor Vehicle Craft........................................ 195 Operating Services Craft ................................ 213 Material Support Craft ................................... 232 Energy Shortages............................................ 244 Separability and Duration .............................. 245

MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING AND LETTERS OF INTENT.......................................................246

APPENDIX A APWU Postal Support Employee Memoranda..................... 246 Article 7 Employee Classification................................. 247 Article 8 Hours of Work ................................................ 250 Article 9 Salaries and Wages......................................... 251 Article 10 Leave .............................................................. 252 Article 11 Holidays ......................................................... 252 Article 19 Handbooks and Manuals ................................ 253 Article 26 Uniforms and Work Clothes........................... 254 Attachment A - Postal Support Employee (PSE) Annual Leave Provisions ................................................................. 259 Attachment B - Workforce Structure and PSE Conversion Implementation Agreement................................................. 261

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APPENDIX B Memoranda of Understanding and Letters of Intent............. 264 Enhanced and Expanded Services ........................................ 264 Job Audits.............................................................................. 266 Clerical Work ........................................................................ 266 New Positions and New Work .............................................. 267 Article 1.6.B.......................................................................... 267 Q06C-4Q-C 10005587 GLOBAL SETTLEMENT.............. 268 Non-Discrimination When Hiring PSEs ............................... 269 Deaf and Hard of Hearing..................................................... 270 Layoff Protection .................................................................. 274 Articles 7, 12 and 13 - Cross Craft and Office Size.............. 275 Maximization/Full-Time Flexible - APWU.......................... 275 Conversions Under the Maximization Memorandum........... 276 Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) Duty Assignments in Retail Operations, Level 20 and Below Offices.............. 276 Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) Duty Assignments ....... 277 Overtime Rules For Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) Duty Assignments ............................................................... 280 Career Employees in Remote Encoding Centers .................. 282 Article 8 (Overtime).............................................................. 283 Modified Work Week ............................................................ 285 Modified Work Week (10/4) Guidelines ............................... 286 APWU Administration of Overtime, Choice Vacation Periods, and Holiday Work .................................. 289 Granting Step Increases ........................................................ 291 Annual Leave Exchange Option ........................................... 291 Sick Leave for Dependent Care ............................................ 292 Annual Leave Carryover....................................................... 292 PTF Court Leave................................................................... 293 Leave Policy.......................................................................... 294 Paid Leave and LWOP.......................................................... 295 Leave Sharing ....................................................................... 295

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Bereavement Leave............................................................... 296 Time Limitations Concerning Bone Marrow, Stem Cell, Blood Platelet, and Organ Donations.................................. 297 Article 12.5.B.2..................................................................... 298 Article 12.5.C.5.b(6) ............................................................. 298 Transfer Opportunities to Minimize Excessing .................... 299 Cross Craft Reassignments ................................................... 303 Transfers................................................................................ 304 Plant Consolidations Moratorium ......................................... 307 Excessing .............................................................................. 307 Extend Minimizing Excessing MOU.................................... 308 Minimizing Excessing .......................................................... 308 Rehabilitation Issues ............................................................. 310 Headquarters Threat Assessment Team/Workplace Environment Improvement ................................................. 310 District Safety Committees Pilot Program............................ 311 Offsite Safety and Health Program ....................................... 312 Expedited Arbitration............................................................ 313 Processing of Post Removal Grievances............................... 314 Interest on Back Pay ............................................................. 314 Role of Inspection Service in Labor Relations Matters ........ 315 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual .................................... 316 Administrative Dispute Resolution Procedures .................... 316 Step 4 Procedures.................................................................. 317 Pilot Grievance-Arbitration Procedures................................ 318 Timeliness Regarding Step 2(h) Appeals.............................. 318 Grievance/Arbitration Appeals Address Change Due to Organizational Structure Changes....................................... 319 Article 15.5.A.9 Intervention Notification ? Jurisdictional or Work Assignment............................................................ 320 Discipline Task Force............................................................ 320 Purge of Warning Letters ...................................................... 321 National Labor Management Meetings ................................ 322

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Article 19 (Notification Procedures)..................................... 323 Article 21.1 ........................................................................... 325 Terminal Pay Process............................................................ 327 Stamp Stock Tolerances ........................................................ 327 Reinstatement of Driving Privilege ...................................... 328 Local Implementation ........................................................... 329 LMOUs for Offices Without a Local Union Structure.......... 331 Bargaining Information......................................................... 332 Removal of Social Security Number References.................. 333 Electronic Access to Information.......................................... 333 Contracting or Insourcing of Contracted Service ................. 334 Consideration of National Outsourcing Initiatives ............... 334 Contract Postal Units ............................................................ 335 Retail (12 Month Moratorium) ............................................. 337 Article 32 Exceptions (Maintenance Craft) .......................... 338 Subcontracting Mail Equipment Shops ................................ 339 Training Committee .............................................................. 339 Employee Developmental Opportunities.............................. 341 Use of Privately Owned Vehicles.......................................... 342 Clerk Craft Jobs .................................................................... 343 Relief and Pool...................................................................... 347 Position Description: Delivery/Sales Services and Distribution Associate, PS-06 ...................................... 349 Assignment of PTF Hub Clerks............................................ 349 PTF Preference...................................................................... 351 Bids With Required Computer Skills.................................... 352 Productive Distribution......................................................... 353 Interlevel Bidding - Entrance Examination Requirements ... 354 Retail Training Task Force.................................................... 356 Retail Operations Within Installations .................................. 357 Computerized Forwarding System (CFS) Rotation.............. 358 Computer Forwarding System ? CFS Clerk Reassignment ...................................................................... 360

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Function Four Flexibility ...................................................... 362 Peak Season Exception Periods (Function Four Holiday Clerk Assistants).................................................... 363 Re: Addendum to MOU RE: Peak Season Exception Periods and Questions and Answers Regarding "Peak Season Exception Periods" .......................................................... 364 Brush-up Training ................................................................. 366 Residual Vacancies - Clerk Craft .......................................... 370 Article 37 eReassign Task Force........................................... 374 Clerk Craft - Excessing by Seniority Task Force.................. 374 Excessing in the Clerk Craft Without Regards to Levels ..... 375 Custodians In Small Post Offices.......................................... 377 Subcontracting Cleaning Services ........................................ 377 Electronic Technician, PS-11 ................................................ 378 Maintenance Craft Discussions Per Article 38.3.K (Excessing).......................................................................... 380 Peak Season Exception Periods Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) Craft ................................... 382 Air Conditioning in 9 Ton Vehicles, Tractors, and Spotters................................................................................ 383 Highway Contracts................................................................ 384 Highway Contract Route (HCR) Limitation......................... 385 Article 39.1.C.8 ? Abolishment ............................................ 387 Motor Vehicle Craft Jobs ...................................................... 387 Operation of Powered Industrial Equipment for Material Support Craft Employees .................................................... 389 Work Clothes Program -- MES............................................ 390 Training Opportunities Mail Equipment Shops .................... 390 Mail Equipment Shop Operations......................................... 391 Overtime at the Mail Equipment Shops................................ 391 Human Resources Shared Services Center (HRSSC)........... 392 Index..................................................................................... 394

Calendars ............................................................................. 466

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Notes:

1. Bold Face Type in the text indicates revised or new language. Bold Face Type in headings does not necessarily indicate change.

2. Cross-references to relevant Memorandums of Understanding and Letters of Intent are included in the text of the Agreement. The location of the cross references is for the convenience of the reader, and in no way affects the content or intent of the Agreement, the Memorandums, or the Letters of Intent.

3. In the 2015 National Agreement, references to a union, craft or bargaining unit are limited to the APWU and the crafts that it represents, with the following understandings:

Article 1.5: The Postal Service will continue to inform the APWU of all new positions whether or not the positions are within craft units represented by the APWU.

Article 6: This article will continue to apply to all bargaining units covered by the September 15, 1978 Award of Arbitrator James J. Healy.

Article 15.5.D: The Postal Service will continue to send all National level arbitration scheduling letters and moving papers for all bargaining units to the APWU.

Article 33.2: This article will continue to permit employees in non-APWU represented crafts to make application for best qualified positions in APWU represented crafts after required procedures are followed.

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