2001 ‑ 2006
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE
WATERVILLE, 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 8 ‑ LEAVE
ITEM 9 ‑ LEAVE
ITEM 10 ‑ LEAVE
ITEM 11 ‑ LEAVE
ITEM 12 ‑ LEAVE
ITEM 12 ‑ LEAVE
ITEM 13 ‑ HOLIDAYS
ITEM 15 ‑ ASSIGNMENT OF ILL OR INJURED
ITEM 17 ‑ ASSIGNMENT OF ILL OR INJURED
ITEM 22 ‑ IDENTIFICATION OF SECTIONS FOR REASSIGNMENT
ITEM 22‑B ‑ POSTING
CONCURRENCE
Eastern Region
U.S. Post Office
NALC, Branch 100 Waterville,
Ohio
WASH
UP TIME
ITEM 1
In
accordance with Article 8. Section 9., of the National Agreement, installation
heads shall grant reasonable wash‑up time to those employees who perform dirty work or work with toxic materials.
WORK
SCHEDULE
ITEM 2
All carriers,
in this office, who have fill‑time duty assignments shall have rotating days off.
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
A. Every effort will be made to post the vacation schedule for ten (10) working days 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 the carrier's turn, according to the office seniority roster. The supervisor shall monitor this and bring it to the carrier's attention. This schedule is to include both full‑time and part‑time letter carriers.
B. After all the carriers, including part‑time flexibles have signed for a first choice,
a second selection will be allowed for leave outside choice. The carrier, at
his or her option, may also sign for remaining unsigned choice periods, provided they do not violate Article 10 Section 3
D.
ITEM 5
The
choice vacation period shall begin with the last full week of May and remain through the first two full weeks of September.
ITEM 6
The
beginning day of the carrier's vacation period shall be Sunday and run continuous through the following Saturday.
ITEM 8
A. 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.
B. Letter carriers on jury duty during the choice vacation period shall be eligible for
another available period within 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
G. Each carrier will date and initial this schedule, in ink, when he signs for annual leave
by seniority. The schedule will list office carrier personnel by name, seniority
and route number and will be posted. This list shall not be taken home by the
carrier. upon completion, the office steward shall be given a duplicate copy. A copy will be posted and the Postmaster will retain the original.
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
D. When making a second selection, the carrier may, by choice, select ten (10) working days
or five (5) and five (5) working days.
HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE
ITEM 13
In
establishing and posting for holidays and days designated as holidays, in accordance with Article 11, Section 6 of the National
Agreement, the following priorities will be followed:
1. Casuals.
2. Part‑time flexibles.
3. Full‑time regulars who have volunteered to work on
what would otherwise be their non‑scheduled
work day. Selection will be made on a seniority basis.
4. Full‑time regulars who have volunteered to work on
the holiday or designated holiday when such day would otherwise be part of their work schedule. Selection will be made on a seniority basis.
5. Full‑time regulars who did not volunteer on what would otherwise be their non‑scheduled work
day, selection by inverse order of seniority.
6. All other full‑time regulars who have not volunteered, selected in the manner as #5 above.
ASSIGNMENT OF ILL OR INJURED
ITEM 15
Management
will make every effort to provide Light Duty Assignments for Disabled Carriers to perform Light Duty functions commensurate
with their physical condition in accordance with Article 13 of the national Agreement.
ITEM 17
A. Every effort will be made to place the disabled carrier in his present craft
prior to placing the carrier in another craft.
B. The following will be considered Light Duty Assignments:
1. Casing and Setting up Route(s).
2. Inserting carrier case labels.
3. Any other Light Duty Assignment commensurate with their physical condition.
IDENTIFICATION OF SECTIONS FOR REASSIGNMENT
ITEM 22
When
a letter carrier route or full‑time duty assignments, other than the letter carrier route or full‑time duty assignment
of the junior employee(s), is abolished at the delivery unit as a result of, but not limited to, route adjustments, highways,
housing projects, all routes and full‑time duty assignments at that unit held by carriers who are junior tot he carrier(s)
whose route(s) or full‑time duty assignment(s) was abolished shall be posted for bid in accordance with the bidding
procedures in this Article.
POSTING
ITEM 22 B
A. All carrier full‑time assignments
shall be posted for ten (10) working days.
B. In instances where several assignments are posted, a letter carrier may bid for as many
assignments as are posted, stating his preference in the following manner: First
Choice _______, Second Choice _______, etc. Multiple bids received from the same
carrier which do not clearly indicate first choice, second choice, etc., shall be returned to said carrier.
CONCURRENCE
This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into on _____________
at Waterville, Ohio, between the representatives of the United States
Postal Service, and the designated agent of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 100, pursuant to the Local
Implementation Provision of the 2001 National Agreement.
_________________________________________________
Pam Maluso, Postmaster
For the United States Postal Service
Waterville, Ohio
________________________________________________
Larry E. Ramsey, President
For the National Association of Letter Carriers
Branch 100, Toledo, Ohio 43605
Eastern Region U.S. Post Office
NALC, Branch 100 Waterville, Ohio
