2006 ‑ 2011
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE
WOODVILLE, 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
Woodville, Ohio
WASH UP TIME
ITEM 1
Article 8. Section 9., provides reasonable wash‑up time for a letter carrier who performs dirty work or work
with toxic materials, including but not limited to, fueling and maintenance of any vehicle the carrier may be assigned to
operate.
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. The leave chart will be passed around beginning March 1st.
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
The following will be considered Light Duty Assignments:
1. Casing and Setting up Route(s).
2. Clerical Duties.
3. Making carrier case labels or changing labels.
4. Servicing mounted routes where possible.
5. Answering the telephone.
6. Any other Light Duty Assignment commensurate with their physical condition.
7. Router positions that are not part of a full‑time position and
that would not displace
another carrier.
PARKING
ITEM 19
Employees shall be allowed to use existing parking space on a first come, first serve basis.
ITEM 21 A LEAVE
