2006 ‑ 2011

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN

THE

OAK HARBOR, OHIO POST OFFICE

AND

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS

AFL‑CIO

BRANCH 100

TOLEDO, OHIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM 1 ‑ WASH UP TIME     

ITEM 2 ‑  WORK SCHEDULES

ITEM 3 ‑ EMERGENCY CONDITIONS

ITEM 4 ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 5 ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 6 ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 7 ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 8 ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 9 ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 10 ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 11 ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 12 ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 12 ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 13 ‑ HOLIDAYS

ITEM 14 ‑ OVERTIME

ITEM 16 ‑ ASSIGNMENT OF ILL OR INJURED

ITEM 17 ‑ ASSIGNMENT OF ILL OR INJURED

ITEM 19 ‑ PARKING

ITEM 21‑A ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 21‑B ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 21‑C ‑ LEAVE

ITEM 22‑A ‑ POSTING

ITEM 22‑B ‑ REASSIGNMENT

CONCURRENCE

Eastern Region                                                                                             U.S. Post Office

NALC, Branch 100                                                                                       Oak Harbor, Ohio

 WASH UP TIME 

ITEM 1

     Article 8. Section 9., provides reasonable wash‑up time for a letter carrier who performs dirty work.

     It is the position of the U.S. Postal Service that letter carriers shall be granted such time as is reasonable and necessary for washing up after performing dirty work.

 WORK SCHEDULE

ITEM 2

     The parties agree to the establishment of a regular work week of five (5) days with a fixed day off.

     The selection of the fixed schedule day off will be made by seniority.

     When the senior carrier bids from one route to another route, that carrier shall take his/her selected fixed day off to the new route, if they choose to.

EMERGENCY CONDITIONS

ITEM 3

     It is recognized by both parties that on occasion, emergency conditions may exist which would encourage the employer to consider the curtailment of mail.  In cases of such emergency conditions, the employer will, prior to making a decision to curtail the mail, take into consideration such factors as:

  (a)  The degree of emergency as stated by and acted upon by responsible

        governmental authorities;

  (b)  The requirements and reactions of its customers to the emergency;

  (c)  The accessibility of postal operations and its customers to the employer and

         employee, and;

  (d)  The safety and health of its employees;

  (e)  In the event sirens indicate a tornado warning, carriers shall immediately take

        shelter and call the office as soon as possible for further instructions;

  (f)  Any carrier who fears for his/her personal safety or health due to the above

       mentioned reasons, shall immediately call the office, relate the conditions to

       his/her immediate supervisor and request further instructions;

  (g)  Prior to taking action to curtail the mail due to emergency conditions, the employer

        will attempt to notify the union of its decision and plan of implementation.

 LEAVE

ITEM 4

     The vacation schedule will be posted on December 1st, prior to the beginning of the new leave year.  Each carrier will be granted two (2) working days to sign for annual leave, when it becomes their turn, according to the office seniority roster.  The office supervisor will monitor this schedule and bring it to the carrier's attention who is next on the seniority roster.  The same procedure will be followed in making the next selection for annual leave, until all carriers, at their option, have had the opportunity to use all annual leave for the year.               

     After all carriers, including part‑time flexibles, have signed for a first choice, the same procedure will be repeated on a second choice.                                                   

ITEM 5

     The choice vacation period shall begin with the first full week of June and remain through the first full week of September.    

ITEM 6

     The beginning day of the carrier's vacation period shall be Sunday and run continuous through the following Saturday.        

ITEM 7

     Letter carriers, at their option, may request one (1) or two (2) selections during the choice vacation period in units of either five (5) or ten (10) or fifteen (15) days; total not to exceed ten (10) or fifteen (15) days in accordance with leave earned annually as outlined in Article 10. Section 3. of the National Agreement.                                                      

ITEM 8

     One (1) week or one (1) slot on the vacation schedule shall be reserved during the choice vacation period for a carrier attending a National or State convention.  If no carrier uses their option to use this period for a convention, this week shall be posted for bid and selected by seniority.

     Letter carriers on jury duty or military service during the choice period shall be eligible for another available period within the choice vacation period.                  

     The parties agree that annual leave to attend at least one (1) National, State or Region Union Assembly of one (1) day or less for one (1) union official will not be charged to the choice vacation period.                                                  

ITEM 9

     There shall be one (1) carrier allowed off each week during the choice vacation period.

     Subject to the needs of the service, management will make every effort to allow an additional carrier off during the choice vacation period.                                         

ITEM 10

     Management will establish and maintain a leave chart to be posted on the bulletin board.  All annual leave will be posted on the leave chart when approved.                                        

ITEM 11

     The employer shall, no later than November 1, publicize on bulletin boards and by other appropriate means the beginning date of the new leave year, which shall begin with the first day of the first full pay period of the calendar year.                   

ITEM 12

     The carrier may sign for one (1) additional week, five (5) working days, outside the choice period, when making his first choice.                                                             

     When making his first choice, the carrier may, at his option, sign for one (1) selection out of the choice period of ten (10) or fifteen (15) continuous days and one (1) week (5 days) during the choice period.                                                  

     An employee seeking leave other than scheduled leave shall present to his immediate supervisor a signed PS Form 3971, in duplicate, indicating the leave requested.  The immediate supervisor shall, within two (2) calendar days grant or deny such request and return one (1) copy of PS Form 3971 to the employee.  Such unscheduled leave shall be granted on a first come, first served basis.

     The supervisor will indicate numerically the order of receipt of Forms 3971 for employees requesting identical days.                                                        

 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

ITEM 13

     Management will select Carriers to work on holidays in the following order:

  1.  T.E.'s.

  2.  Part‑time flexibles.

  3.  Full‑time regulars who volunteer to work on their non‑scheduled day ‑ by seniority.

  4.  Full‑time regulars who volunteer to work on their holidays or day designated as a

       holiday ‑ by seniority.

  5.  Full‑time regulars who did not volunteer on what would otherwise be their non‑

       scheduled day ‑ by inverse seniority.

  6.  All other non‑volunteer full‑time regulars ‑ by inverse seniority.                                                  

OVERTIME

ITEM 14

     Overtime desired list shall be posted where all carriers may observe it at all times.

    A chart shall be posted showing the hours of overtime worked and red numerals shall be entered for

overtime offered and refused and updated each pay period to insure equitable opportunities for overtime.                                          

ASSIGNMENT OF ILL OR INJURED

ITEM 16

     Management will make every effort to provide Light Duty Assignments for Disabled Carriers to perform Light Duty functions commensurate with their physical condition and there shall be no discrimination against any carrier upon that carriers  request for a light duty assignment.

     Every effort will be made to place the Disabled Carrier in the Carrier Craft commensurate with that carriers physical condition prior to placing the carrier in another craft, including placing the carrier in more than one Section.

ITEM 17

     Temporary light duty assignments that the ill or injured employee may be able to perform, as certified by a physician will consist of, but not limited to, the following:

    1.  Casing mail.

    2.  Labeling cases.

    3.  Other assigned duties that the ill or injured employee may be able to perform.

PARKING

ITEM 19

     Employees shall be allowed to use existing parking space on a first come, first serve basis.                                    

ITEM 21 A                LEAVE                                        

     Carriers who become ill while on annual leave during the choice period shall be

     allowed to have another available selection during the choice period.                                

ITEM 21 B                LEAVE

     Exchange of annual leave will be permitted after all carriers between the exchanges

     have been offered said periods.  The supervisor shall be notified five (5) days in

     advance in the event of the intent to exchange.                                     

ITEM 21 C                  LEAVE                                     

     If any vacation weeks are canceled during the choice vacation period, the carrier must cancel the entire week and this week will be announced and posted, immediately.  Any such weeks will be offered, by seniority, to all carriers junior to the carrier canceling.                                                      

POSTING

ITEM 22 A                                                          

    All full‑time carrier assignments shall be posted for eight (8) calendar days.

   Letter Carrier assignment(s) shall not be posted when there is a change of more than one (1) hour. 

REASSIGNMENT       

ITEM 22 B