EVERYTHING YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT POSTAL SUPPORT EMPLOYEES ...

EVERYTHING YOU¡¯VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT POSTAL SUPPORT EMPLOYEES (PSEs) *

* And Where to Find It

Volume III

Updated April 2024

Mark Dimondstein

President

Charlie Cash

Industrial Relations Director

FORWARD: ¡°Show me where it¡¯s written¡± is probably the most often heard statement made to stewards and officers. It¡¯s made by

members, fellow stewards and officers, management, and even arbitrators. This is particularly perplexing when dealing with issues

regarding PSEs, because ¡°where it¡¯s written¡± is located at various sources, including the Articles listed in the National Agreement,

the Appendixes and Addendums in the back of the CBA, various MOUs, Settlements & Q&As, e-mail communications, subsequent

MOUs and changes to JCIM language, handbooks and manuals, as well as arbitration awards.

The following reference chart was developed to provide stewards and officers a quick reference guide regarding PSE issues. It also

shows the interaction that PSE issues have among the various Crafts. The chart is current through the effective dates of the September

21, 2021 ¨C September 20, 2024, Collective Bargaining Agreement, and other sources. Obviously, updates will be needed in the future,

but for now this chart should provide stewards and officers a bona fide guide to answer the statement: Show me where it¡¯s written".

In solidarity

Charlie Cash

Director, Industrial Relations Department

American Postal Workers Union

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INDEX

QUESTIONS & ISSUES

PAGE #

WHAT ARE POSTAL SUPPORT

EMPLOYEES (PSEs)?

5

HIRING PSEs

6

?

?

?

?

NACI FINGERPRINT

INVESTIGATION

12

CONTRACT PROVISIONS

REGARDING PSEs

?

OPERATING SERVICES CRAFT

13

D

BREAK IN SERVICE - LENGTH OF

TIME BETWEEN PSE APPOINTMENTS 7

?

MONITORING PSE CAPS

14

E

IN WHAT CRAFTS CAN PSEs

BE HIRED AND WORK?

?

LENGTH OF TIME OR TERM

OF A PSE BEING HIRED

CAPS TO THE NUMBERS OF PSEs

HIRED

?

QUESTIONS & ISSUES

MOTOR VEHICLE CRAFT ISSUES

C

?

PAGE #

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PSEs ATTENDING NEW EMPLOYEE

ORIENTATION

?

QUESTIONS & ISSUES

WHAT ARE THE CAPS,

BY CRAFT?

CLERK CRAFT

Function 1 and Function 4

¡°NEW WORK¡± EXCLUSIONS

TO CLERK CAPS

6

7

8

9

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ¨C

CONVERSIONS - FOR PSEs

14

14

?

CONVERSION OF CLERKS

?

CONVERSION OF CLERKS INTO

RESIDUAL VACANCIES

18

CLERKS ¨C LIVE RECORDS

20

9

?

9&10

?

11

NON-APWU BARGAINING UNIT

EMPLOYEES

PSE STEWARD¡¯S RIGHTS

DO NOT APPLY

16-20

DISCIPLINE ISSUED TO PSEs

EXCESSING, LAYOFFS,

REASSIGNMENTS

21

23

25-27

27-28

F

FMLA ¨C THE FAMILY AND

MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

G

GRIEVANCES ¨C ACCESS TO

ARTICLE 15

H

L

HEALTH INSURANCE FOR PSEs

LEAVE PROVISIONS FOR PSEs

?

?

21

PAGE #

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF

ANNUAL LEAVE FOR PSEs?

HOW DO PSEs ACCRUE

ANNUAL LEAVE?

29

29

30-32

33

34

34-36

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INDEX (cont¡¯d)

QUESTIONS & ISSUES

?

PAGE #

QUESTIONS & ISSUES

?

HOW IS ANNUAL LEAVE FOR

PSEs CREDITED?

36-36

?

?

?

?

?

HOW DO PSEs APPLY FOR

ANNUAL LEAVE?

HOW IS A/L FOR PSEs

APPROVED/AUTHORIZED?

QUESTIONS & ISSUES

M

UNSCHEDULED ABSENCES ¨C HOW

PSEs CAN AVOID THEM

39

MOUs THAT APPLY TO PSEs

?

HIGHER LEVEL PAY FOR PSEs 43-44

?

HOLIDAY PAY FOR PSEs

44-45

39-40

?

HOURLY RATES OF PAY

FOR PSE

45

40

?

37

O

37

LWOP FOR PSEs

38

MILITARY LEAVE FOR PSEs

?

ABSENCES DUE TO EMERGENCIES

AND ILLNESS OR INJURY

38

OPTING BY PSEs

?

CLERK CRAFT PSEs OPTING

41

42

38

P

PAY ISSUES FOR PSEs

?

38

COLA - COST OF LIVING

ADJUSTMENT FOR PSEs? ¨C NO

PAGE #

39

36

COURT LEAVE ¨C PSEs DO NOT

RECEIVE COURT LEAVE

SICK LEAVE ¨C PSEs DO NOT

RECEIVE SICK LEAVE

DEFINITION OF UNSCHEDULED

ABSENCES FOR PSEs

LIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS FOR PSEs

?

?

PAGE #

43-47

?

45-46

NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL

FOR PSEs

46

OUT OF SCHEDULE PAY FOR

PSEs? ¨C NO

46

?

OVERTIME PAY FOR PSEs

47

?

STEP INCREASES FOR PSEs? NO

47

SUNDAY PREMIUM PAY FOR

PSES? ¨C NO

47

?

?

43

HOURLY RATE INCREASES

FOR PSEs

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INDEX (cont¡¯d)

QUESTIONS & ISSUES

PAGE #

QUESTIONS & ISSUES

POStPLAN MOU AND PSEs

47-49

T

PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR PSEs 26 & 50

R

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR PSEs

50

S

SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUES

APPLY TO PSEs

SEPARATION OF PSE¡¯s FOR

LACK OF WORK

51

TRAINING & COMPENSATION

FOR PSEs

U

W

?

WASH-UP TIME FOR PSEs

WORK ASSIGNMENTS FOR PSEs

?

51

?

CAREER EMPLOYEES vs PSE

WORK ASSIGNMENTS

GUARANTEES FOR PSE WORK

ASSIGNMENTS

QUESTIONS & ISSUES

?

54

54

58

PSE ¡°LOANED¡± WORK

ASSIGNMENTS BETWEEN

INSTALLATIONS

58

OVERTIME WORK RULES

FOR PSEs

59

?

PASSPORTS

60

?

REGISTRY

61

?

WINDOW

61

?

?

54-55

56

PAGE #

LIMITATIONS OF PSE WORK

HOURS

53

UNIFORMS & WORK CLOTHES FOR PSEs

53-54

?

REAPPOINTMENT OF PSE¡¯s

WHO WERE SEPARATED FOR

LACK OF WORK

SHOP STEWARDS - PSEs CAN BECOME

SHOP STEWARDS

PAGE #

52

?

HOLIDAY WORK ASSIGNMENTS

FOR PSEs

56-57

?

WORK SCHEDULES & HOURS

OF WORK FOR PSEs

53

PSE SHOP STEWARDS RECEIVE

SUPER SENIORITY RIGHTS

53

?

NON-SCHEDULED DAY

GUARANTEE & NOTIFICATION

57

58

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QUICK REFERENCES

GENERAL QUESTIONS

? Numbers highlighted in GREEN are the page numbers in the 2021 ¨C 2024 CBA

and

ISSUES

? Page Numbers in BLUE represent the page numbers in the November 2022

JCIM

? Notations in BOLD TYPE represent NEW LANGUAGE in the CBA and JCIM

WHAT ARE POSTAL SUPPORT

EMPLOYEES (PSEs)?

Article 7.1.B provides for the establishment of the Postal Support Employees (PSE) work force,

comprised of non-career bargaining unit employees.

?

?

?

PSEs are the ONLY category of

non-career employees

established to work within the

APWU bargaining unit.

Ref: November 2022 JCIM, Article 1.4, DEFINITION ¨C APWU BARGAINING UNIT, Article 1,

page 1. [p. 22]

X-Ref: November 2022 JCIM, OPERATING SERVICES CRAFT, Article 40.3, EMPLOYEE

CLASSIFICATION, Article 40, page 1. [p. 329]

The PSE work force will be comprised of noncareer, bargaining unit employees, which is the only

category of noncareer employees established to work within the APWU bargaining unit. ¡­

?

?

?

?

?

?

Ref: Article 7, EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION, Section 1. Definition and Use; B. Postal

Support Employees (PSEs), #1 [p.19]?

Also, Ref: November 2022 JCIM, Article 7.1.B.1, POSTAL SUPPORT EMPLOYEES; Article 7,

page 2. [p 37]?

X-Ref: Postal Support Employees MOU, APPENDIX A, 1. General Principles, a. [p. 271]?

Also, X-Ref: Postal Support Employees MOU, APPENDIX A, 2. Contract Provisions,

Article 7, Section 1. Definition and Use, B.1. [p. 273]?

Also, X-Ref: Article 40, OPERATING SERVICES CRAFT, Section 3. Employee Classification, B.

[p 242] ?

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