ARTICLE 37 ISSUES

JAMES ‘JIM’ MCCARTHY, DIRECTORPAT WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT DIRECTORMIKE MORRIS, ASSISTANT DIRECTORROB STRUNK, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

CLERK CRAFT OFFICERS

MIKE JIM PAT ROB

SECTION 1

Duty Assignment

• A set of duties and responsibilities within recognized positions regularly scheduled during specific hours of duty.

Question 4 JCIMMail Processing ClerkDuty Assignment of Shared Services

Abolishment - Reversion• Abolishment: A management decision

to reduce the number of occupied duty assignment (s) in an installation.

• Reversion: A management decision to reduce the number of duty assignments in an installation when such duty assignments is/are vacant.

JCIM Questions 8 & 9

Residual Vacancy• A duty assignment that remains vacant after the

completion of the voluntary bidding process.

JCIM Question 10 &11

Currently QualifiedLive Record

• Currently Qualified: Possessing a live record on all the qualifications for a posted duty assignment without the need for a deferment period.

• Live Record: A record of qualification which makes an employee qualified, for bidding purposes, on a particular scheme, skill or other qualification requirement.

JCIM Q’s: 12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

SKILLS AND DUTIES?

JCIM Question 13

CURRENTLY QUALIFIED

&

LIVE RECORD

JCIM Q’s: 14,15,16,17,18,19, 20,21,22,23,24,25,26

SECTION 2

37.2 SENIORITY

DAY TO DAY SENIORITY

MAIL PROCESSING MOU

JCIM Questions 29,30,31,32

NATIONAL DISPUTE

37.2D5C

EMPLOYEES ELECTING REASSIGNMENT

JCIM QUESTIONS 44,45,46,47,48

37.2D7

CHANGES IN WHICH SENIORITY IS

MODIFIED

JCIM QUESTIONS 52, 53

SECTION 3

Newly Established Duty Assignments

• Newly established full time duty assignments must be posted within 28 days of their creation.

JCIM Questions 60,61,62,65,69

Vacant Duty Assignments

Vacant duty assignments must be posted within 28 days of them becoming vacant

REVERSIONS

LANGUAGE ON PG 161 & 170

JCIM QUESTIONS 66,67,68

REVERSION CD

Reversion CD

Reposting Rules• When days off change.

• When sufficient change of duties, principal assignment area or scheme requirements change, pursuant to LMOU.

Reposting Rules Cont’d• When starting time changes, pursuant to LMOU.

Incumbent option to accept change, pursuant to LMOU.

JCIM Questions 70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79, 80,81, 82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90

(Note: Question 76 have link to national dispute on guarantee)

CBA 374C.8.D (Exceptions) AND 37.3.A.4d e f

37.3.A.1b1

PART-TIME REGULAR

DUTY ASSIGNMENTS

JCIM QUESTIONS 61, 62, 65

PTR Q&As

37.3A8 (204Bs)• 204-b’s may not bid, express a PTF preference or

exercise retreat rights

• 204-b’s become unassigned after four continuous months. (Step 4 link)

• May not return to the craft in order to circumvent CBA. Mandatory use of Form 1723 provided to the Union in advance.

JCIM QUESTIONS 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117

37.3A.9

UPGRADING POSITIONS

JCIM Question 118

37.3.B.

ARTICLE 12 EXCEPTIONS

CLERK CRAFT ONLY

JCIM Questions 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138

(need chart check with Bloomer his Article 12 presentation insert)

Information on Notices• Duty assignment by

position, title and number

• PS Salary Level• Scheme, training

requirements• Hours of duty and

tour• Principal Assignment

Area

• Duties on Mail Processing Clerk duty assignments

• Qualification Standards (only one)

• Physical Requirements

• Invitation to submit bids

• Days off

JCIM Questions 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153

37.3.F

ILL AND INJURED EMPLOYEES BIDDING

RIGHTS

CBA

JCIM Questions 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168

37.3F

RESULTS OF POSTINGSSENIOR AND SUCCESSFUL

JCIM Questions 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 224, 225

CHART ON BIDDING RESTRICTIONS

37.3.F.5

DEMONSTRATION OF SKILL

JCIM Questions 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205

37.3.F.7

37.3.F.7 JOBS

‘07 JCIM Questions 181, 206, 207, 208, 209 & 210 ‘05 JCIM Question 132

373F9

RELIEF AND POOL

MOU

Relief & Pool MEMO FROM 1973

Relief & Pool Q&As

SECTION 4

37.1.H

RESIDUAL VACANCY-

A duty assignment that remains

vacant after the completion of

the voluntary bidding process

JCIM Questions 11, 64, 86, 87, 95, 97, 98, 132, 169,

37.4UNENCUMBERED REGULARS

DEFINITION 213 (LINK)

WORK SCHEDULE 214,217 (LINK)

UNENCUMBERED PART-TIME REGULARS Q218 (LINK)

IDENTIFYING RESIDUAL VACANCIES FOR PURPOSES OF 37.4 (LINK)

JCIM Questions 213, 214, 215 & 219,

37.4.C ASSIGNMENT OF UNENCUMBEREDS

PART 1SAME AND HIGHER LEVEL

JCIM Questions 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235

37.4.C ASSIGNMENT OF UNENCUMBEREDS

PART 2ASSIGNMENT TO LOWER LEVEL

JCIM Questions 236, 237, 238, 239 & 240

37.4.C ASSIGNMENT OF UNENCUMBEREDS

PART 3ASSIGNMENT OF

UNENCUMBERED PREFERENCE ELIGIBLES

JCIM Questions 236 & 240 Paul Driscoll 12/11/08 E-mail - unencumbered

37.4.C1 ASSIGNMENT OF ENCUMBEREDS

PART 4SAVED GRADEJCIM Questions 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247,248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 256, 257, 258

Q&A

37.4.D.

PART 5A DUTY ASSIGNMENT

FOR EVERY REGULAR

CBA 37.4D JCIM Questions 260, 261, 262 & 263

37.5

PTF PREFERENCING

JCIM Questions 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277,

278, 279, 280 & 281

CLERK CRAFTMOU / Q&As

HUB CLERK

HUB CLERK MOU

HUB CLERK Q/A

UPGRADES TO BULK MAIL CLERK Q&A

BULK MAIL CLERKS QUESTIONS

&

ANSWERS

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