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ARTICLE 41 323. Temporary supervisors (204-Bs) continue to accrue seniority in their craft during the time they serve as temporary supervisors. True - See C#03227 National Arbitrator Mittenthal 324. Management is under no obligation to inform the Union of who is assigned to 204-B status. False - See M-00030 and M-00357 Step 4's, Article 41, Section l.A.2 Management is contractually bound to provide the local union copies of Form 1723 which includes the employee's name, as well as the beginning and ending dates of the higher level assignment. 325. Management may use a craft employee in a 204-B assignment for less than a full day. True - See M-00537 Step 4 326. A 204-B may serve in that capacity for an unlimited time frame and retain their assignment as a letter carrier. False - See Article 41, Section l.A.2. A 204-B assigned as a temporary supervisor may not serve in that capacity in excess of four months or their route is declared vacant and posted for bid in accordance with the letter carrier craft article. If the individual returns to the craft after that date, they are an unassigned regular. That individual may bid for the assignment if they are working 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. False - See M-00011 Step 4 328. Management may not prematurely terminate a 204-B assignment. False - See M-00789 Pre-arb 329. 204-Bs may not opt for available temporary assignments of five days or more. True - See M-00552 Step 4 330. 204-Bs may not bid on vacant letter carrier craft duty assignments. True - See M-00016 Pre-arb and Article 41, Section I.A.2. There is nothing that would prohibit the 204-B from voluntarily terminating their assignment and returning to their craft position so that they might exercise a bid within the craft article. 331. An officer in charge assignment is regarded as a temporary detail per Article 41, Section I.A.2 of the National Agreement. True - See M-00249 Step 4 332. 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. False - See Article 41, Section l.A.2. and M-00755 Step 4 The local union shall receive copies of the 1723, as well as any modifications made due to premature ending of the employee's assignment or any other reason. 333. An individual who is a VOMA, is carried on the seniority list of the craft from which they came. True - See M-00057 Step 4 334. The VOMA can choose which seniority list to sign for vacation leave due to the fact that the VOMA is a multi-craft position. False - See M-00746 and M-00838 Step 4's The VOMA signs for vacation leave within the craft from which they came. 335. A VOMA employee is selected on the basis of senior qualified, regardless of the craft from which they come. True This is a multi-craft position and is not limited to an individual craft. 336. Once selected, the VOMA employee loses his Union representation. False They continue to be represented by the craft to which they belonged at the time of selection. 337. Individuals who have been discharged and are awaiting the disposition of their case may not bid for craft assignments. False - See C#00432, National Arbitrator Mittenthal 338. By virtue of being a letter carrier, an individual is qualified to perform the duties on a city delivery route. True - See M-00151, M-00214 and M-00196 Step 4's. 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. True - See M-00066 Step 4 340. 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. False - See M-00828 Step 4 If a part-time flexible letter carrier is on loan to another office they must be allowed to opt in the installation from which they were loaned. 341. Auxiliary routes may be opted per Article 41, Section 2.B.3, 4 & 5. False - See M-00625 Step 4 342. A reserve letter carrier assignment may not be opted per Article 41. False - See M-00749 and M-00037 Step 4's An individual may opt for a reserve letter carrier schedule and days off. 343. A temporary vacancy of five days or more that includes a holiday may be opted for. True - See M-00237 Pre-arb, July 1, 1982 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. False - See M-00097 Pre-arb, September 6, 1985 The Postal Service may assign that full-time reserve letter carrier to that temporary assignment ahead of the opt of the part-time flexible if it can be shown that if they honor the opt it would result in less than 40 hours work for the full-time regular. 345. Management may refuse to allow opting in order to reserve the assignment for training or evaluation of probationary employees. False - See M-00595 Step 4 346. Probationary employees may not opt per Article 41, Section 2. True - See M-00594 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. True - See M-00510 Step 4 348. A part-time flexible employee who has successfully opted for an assignment can be bumped off that assignment. True - See M-00293 Step 4 If the part-time flexible has successfully opted, they would normally work that duty assignment as posted, unless it can be shown that there is no eight hour assignment available to which a full-time employee could be assigned. Absent those provisions, the part-time flexible should work at the duty assignment for the duration. 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. False - See M-00669 Step 4 Such a full-time employee has the right to bid full-time duty assignments even though on the opt and if their seniority allows them to secure such a full-time bid assignment, then the individual is placed into such assignment according to Article 41, Section l.C.3. The resultant vacant opt is then filled pursuant to the provisions of Article 41, Section 2.B.3-5. 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. True - See C#7001, Regular Arbitrator Scearce and C#9539. 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. False - See M-00748 Step 4 In the above situation, the original opting employee would go on vacation for five days or more and the assignment will be opted for solely for that amount of time that the original opter is on vacation. Upon return of the individual from annual leave, they will be returned to the hold-down for completion of the original vacancy. 352. Routes under consideration for reversion are not optable. False - See M-0 1 128 Step 4 353. If a Local Memorandum contains Article 41, Section 3(0) language, a T-6 string may be deemed abolished if it is substantially changed. True - See M-00061 and M-00694 Step 4's It should be noted that changing one route on a T-6 string is not a cause for reposting and this whole provision would be inapplicable if the Local Memorandum did not contain Article 41, Section 3(0). 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. True - See C#15284, National Arbitrator Snow 355. A "section" is defined as all the routes housed in a building. False - See M-01185 Step 4 The LMU defines "section" per Article 30. 356. Employees from another craft excessed into the letter carrier craft begin a new period of seniority. True - See M-11528, National Arbitrator Snow and M-01082 Step 4 357. Any letter carrier who has passed their probationary period may bid for T-6 assignments. False - See M-00425 and M-00280 Step 4's A letter carrier must have either two years of postal experience of which at least one year must have been as a city carrier or a high school diploma with one year experience as a city carrier. 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. True - See M-00452 Memorandum, November 5, 1973 and M-00614 Step 4's 359. T-6 positions are not included in postings under Article 41.3.0. False - See M-00986 Step 4 360. T-6 start times may differ from the regulars. False - See M-01020 Step 4 361. Employees may finger mail while driving or hold mail in their hands while the vehicle is in motion. False - See M-00341 Pre-arb, March 22, 1974 362. Letter carriers may be required to check the oil level of their postal vehicles. False - See M-00143 Step 4 363. Management may use a checklist of unsatisfactory casing procedures to determine the proficiency of a letter carrier. False - See M-00038 Step 4 364. Letter carriers may use a stool at any time they desire to case mail. False - See Article 41, Section 3.A, M-00682 and M-00285 Step 4's. The key element as to whether or not the stool can be used while casing mail and performing other office duties is whether or not the use of the stool interferes with or affects the efficiency in standard job performance. 365. Letter carriers on walking routes may not be required to finger flat mail between stops. False - See M-00504 Step 4 and M-41, Section 321.5 This should be read in conjunction with 133.2 of the M-41 as well. 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. True - See M-00039 Step 4 367. Management may not stop carriers from returning reworks to the throwback case. True - M-01023 Step 4 368. Carriers may be told to cross all lawns and such an order would be considered proper. False - See M-00275 Step 4 369. Management may insist that carriers case letter mail in 4 or 5 shelf cases. False - M-01 187, M-01076 and M-1 130 Step 4's The September 17, 1992, Memo of Understanding provides for other than 6 shelf letter cases only with local NALC written agreement. 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. True - M-0110, September 17 Memo 1992 However, local parties are encouraged to develop new efficient methods. 371. The 60-day review period for DPS adjustments is only a target date and does not require the Postal Service to act. False - See M-1268 Pre-arb The parties agree that the 60-day review period is a limitation except in those occurrences where there are valid operational circumstances which warrant exception. These routes would be adjusted pursuant to the minor adjustment provisions of the M-39. 372. Management must equalize part-time flexible hours. False - See M-00121 Step 4 There is no contractual obligation to equalize part-time flexible hours. However, the same Step 4 as cited above states that every effort should be made to equalize the hours consistent with service needs and skills required. In plain terms, this means that they don't have to and can use just about any reason to substantiate that position. 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. False - See M-00013 Step 4 There is no contractual provision to require PTFs to remain at home to receive a phone call on a daily basis. 374. The delivery of more than one relay to the same relay point is compensable for each relay to the driver. False - See M-00534 Step 4 Even if more than one relay is delivered to the same relay point, it is considered a single relay stop for compensation purposes. 375. A regular carrier who is called in on his day off always has a right to work their own assignment. False - See M-00154 Step 4. Only if the LMU provides for such. If a regular route carrier is called in on their day off to work their own route, they bump the utility carrier to one of the other four routes in the string of routes, if the LMU provides for this. To enable the utility carrier to achieve their bid assignment they will be allowed to displace an employee who has opted to cover an assignment under the provisions of Article 41, Section 2, as long as such route is one of the utility carrier's string of routes and if none of the other routes in their string are available. 376. Management must give advance notice to an employee to cancel a drive out agreement. True - See M-01114 Step 4 Back to [WSALC] back to Q&A home page |