323. Temporary supervisors (204-Bs) continue to accrue seniority in their craft during the time they serve as temporary supervisors.

324. Management is under no obligation to inform the Union of who is assigned to 204-B status.

325. Management may use a craft employee in a 204-B assignment for less than a full day.

326. A 204-B may serve in that capacity for an unlimited time frame and retain their assignment as a letter carrier.

327. A 204-B can return to their route for a short time to circumvent the intent of 41. 1.A.2.

328. Management may not prematurely terminate a 204-B assignment.

329. 204-Bs may not opt for available temporary assignments of five days or more.

330. 204-Bs may not bid on vacant letter carrier craft duty assignments.

331. An officer in charge assignment is regarded as a temporary detail per Article 41, Section l.A.2 of the National Agreement.

332. Form 1723 which indicate individuals assigned to higher level details as 204-Bs, are sent to the Regional Office of the National Association of Letter Carriers.

333. An individual who is a VOMA, is carried on the seniority list of the craft from which they came.

334. The VOMA can choose which seniority list to sign for vacation leave due to the fact that the VOMA is a multi-craft position.

335. A VOMA employee is selected on the basis of senior qualified, regardless of the craft from which they come.

336. Once selected, the VOMA employee loses his Union representation.

337. Individuals who have been discharged and are awaiting the disposition of their case may not bid for craft assignments.

338. By virtue of being a letter carrier, an individual is qualified to perform the duties on a city delivery route.

339. Full-time reserve carriers and part-time flexible carriers are restricted to exercising their opting rights to the delivery unit where they are assigned.

340. If a part-time flexible letter carrier is loaned to another office, they opt for hold-down assignments in the installation where they are working.

341. Auxiliary routes may be opted per Article 41, Section 2.B.3, 4 & 5.

342. A reserve letter carrier assignment may not be opted per Article 41.

343. A temporary vacancy of five days or more that includes a holiday may be opted for.

344. Management may not assign a reserve full-time letter carrier to a temporary assignment of five days or more if a part-time flexible has opted for that assignment.

345. Management may refuse to allow opting in order to reserve the assignment for training or evaluation of probationary employees.

346. Probationary employees may not opt per Article 41, Section 2.

347. Management may not utilize a part-time flexible letter carrier on full-time craft duty assignments of anticipated duration of five days or more for training purposes rather than allow individuals to opt.

348. A part-time flexible employee who has successfully opted for an assignment can be bumped off that assignment.

349. A full-time reserve or unassigned regular letter carrier who has opted for an assignment per Article 41, Section 2.B.3. must work the duty assignment for the duration and may not bid on other full-time duty assignments.

350. The duration for remaining on an opt will be as long as the position remains unfilled unless the opt itself places a definite time limit.

351. When an employee has opted for and received a vacancy of five days or more and then goes on vacation they lose the right to continue their opt upon their return.

352. Routes under consideration for reversion are not optable.

353. If a Local Memorandum contains Article 41, Section 3(0) language, a T-6 string may be deemed abolished if it is substantially changed.

354. Management is under obligation to post routes installation wide when bidding takes place under Article 41.3.0 if the local has installation wide bidding.

355. A "section" is defined as all the routes housed in a building.

356. Employees from another craft excessed into the letter carrier craft begin a new period of seniority.

357. Any letter carrier who has passed their probationary period may bid for T-6 assignments.

358. The criteria as to whether or not an individual is paid T-6 pay for filling the assignment is whether or not the individual carries all five of the T-6's routes within the vacancy.

359. T-6 positions are not included in postings under Article 41.3.0.

360. T-6 start times may differ from the regulars.

361. Employees may finger mail while driving or hold mail in their hands while the vehicle is in motion.

362. Letter carriers may be required to check the oil level of their postal vehicles.

363. Management may use a checklist of unsatisfactory casing procedures to determine the proficiency of a letter carrier.

364. Letter carriers may use a stool at any time they desire to case mail.

365. Letter carriers on walking routes may not be required to finger flat mail between stops.

366. It is not a requirement for a carrier on a foot route to carry 4 inches of flats on their arm while delivering mail.

367. Management may not stop carriers from returning reworks to the throwback case.

368. Carriers may be told to cross all lawns and such an order would be considered proper.

369. Management may insist that carriers case letter mail in 4 or 5 shelf cases.

370. Currently only the two listed work methods for DPS mail are authorized;
(1) Case residual letter mail in the same separations with vertically cased flat mail, pull down and carry as one bundle, (2) case residual letters mail separately into delivery sequence order, pull down and carry as a composite (third) bundle.

371. The 60-day review period for DPI adjustments is only a target date and does not require the Postal Service to act.

372. Management must equalize part-time flexible hours.

373. Part-time flexibles must remain by their phone and available to receive a call from the Post Office on a daily basis to see whether their services are needed.

374. The delivery of more than one relay to the same relay point is compensable for each relay to the driver.

375. A regular carrier who is called in on his day off always has a right to work their own assignment.

376. Management must give advance notice to an employee to cancel a drive out agreement.