Mail Processing (F1) One-Time PSE Conversions to Unencumbered Full-Time Status
Memorandum of Understanding Between The United States Postal Service And The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
RE: Mail Processing (F1) One-Time PSE Conversions to Unencumbered Full-Time Status
The parties agree that in selected Postal Service bid clusters that include Processing & Distribution Centers (P&DCs), Postal Support Employees (PSEs) will be converted on a one-time basis to unencumbered full-time status based on relative standing and placed into unencumbered assignments in accordance with the following:
1. Following conversion, the unencumbered employee(s) will be assigned a set schedule to include hours and scheduled days. Work schedules will be preferenced and assigned at the time of conversion based on relative standing. After the initial work schedule assignment, any schedule change shall be made pursuant to Article 37.4.B.
2. Unencumbered employees shall bid on duty assignments posted for bid and, if they remain unencumbered, shall be assigned to residual full-time duty assignments in accordance with Article 37.4.C.
3. Requests for conversion will be submitted by the Area to the Manager, Strategic Complement Reassignment beginning with the date of this agreement through May 31, 2018. Requests received after May 31, 2018 will not be considered.
4. The request for conversion of PSEs to unencumbered full-time status will be reviewed by the parties at the Headquarters level for final determination. Approved conversions will be provided to the Area for processing.
5. The conversions will be processed at the beginning of the first full pay period following Area notification of approved conversions.
6. For each bid cluster that converts PSEs to unencumbered full-time status in accordance with this MOU, an equivalent number of new duty assignments will be created and posted within 120 days of the conversions, if not already in progress, in order to accommodate the unencumbered employees. Applicants in eReassign on the date of the mutual agreement will also be assigned, priority and regular, in accordance with the ratio found in the MOU: Residual Vacancies — Clerk Craft.
7. Any additional residual vacancies will be filled in accordance with the provisions of the MOU, Re: Residual Vacancies — Clerk Craft in the 2015-2018 USPS/APWU National Agreement.
8. As a result of this agreement the parties agree there will be no Article 12 involuntary reassignments outside the craft, or outside the installation, in the identified bid clusters
FYI – New PSE Conversion to Unencumbered MOU Signed Today
Dear PSE Members,
On April 16, 2016, I informed you that APWU Headquarters (HQ) was working on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for PSEs to be converted to unencumbered (unassigned regular). The MOU was signed today by APWU and USPS HQ. (See attached) This will be a one-time opportunity to convert PSEs to unencumbered in “select” P&DCs. The time frame for this one-time opportunity will expire on 5/31/18. The request for conversion will have to come from the USPS Areas to their HQ Manager of Strategic Complement Reassignment. I have contacted Oakland P&DC Management to ascertain if they are going to submit a request for PSEs to be converted, via the MOU. To obtain a copy of the MOU, contact your Shop Steward
Fredric Jacobs
President, Local 78
New MOU For PSE Conversions to Unencumbered
PSE Members,
I have been informed that APWU HQ is working with USPS HQ on a MOU for PSE conversions to unencumbered in the P&DCs to assist in getting vacancies filled prior to the steps of the MOU waiting for a residual. It is expected this agreement (MOU) will be out within the next few days.
APWU HQ is hoping to achieve some of the conversions as soon as 4/28/18.
Fredric Jacobs
President, Local 78
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Members,
BURLINGTON, Vt. April 13 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Friday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding an evaluation of the Postal Service’s finances:
“President Trump is right that it would be useful to take a serious look at the United States Postal Service. He is dead wrong, however, if he believes the ultimate solution is to privatize the Postal Service, which now employs over 630,000 Americans. The reality is that since 2014, the Postal Service has made an operating profit of more than $2.7 billion.
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Members,
The EEOC has issued its final decision regarding the National Reassessment Process (NRP) class action denying the Postal Service’s request for reconsideration and allowing class members to file a written claim seeking money and other relief. For information about how to file a claim and a suggested claim form to use, go to www.nrpclassaction.com.
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Do You Have a Check in the Registry Unit
The APWU has been informed by the Registry Unit that there are numerous unclaimed employee checks stored in the unit. The checks will eventually be returned to the USPS Finance Center if they are not claimed. APWU members are advised to contact the registry section to find out if they have a check being held in the unit. The Registry telephone number is: (510) 874-8226.