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No. 04-17 August
6, 2004 |
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Locally
Agreed Methods
To be Used for Inspection
And Adjustment of Routes
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Traditional
Process Generally Restricted
While Efforts Continue for New System |
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Minor
Route Adjustments Also Prohibited |
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The NALC and USPS
on August 4 reached agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding
that blocks continued use of traditional inspection and
evaluation methods for route adjustments, instead encouraging
local union and management officials to agree on their own
method and the local data used.
The agreement is an outgrowth of the Memorandum
last April that froze route inspections while a National
Task Force examined the issue, and the subsequent approval
by delegates at the NALC Convention for NALC to continue
pursuing a new system for route adjustments.
NALC President William H. Young said that
immediately after returning from the National Convention
he began discussing with USPS headquarters a method to halt
the traditional route inspections which have produced acrimony
and distrust between letter carriers and management.
"I believe that working
together jointly at the local level gives us the best
opportunity to arrive at fair adjustment of routes until
the national parties can develop and test a process to
replace the current outmoded system," Young said.
Under the August 4 Memorandum, local parties
may jointly evaluate and adjust routes utilizing locally
available data and any agreed upon method.
No other routes are to be evaluated and
adjusted using the traditional route inspection process
in the M-39 as long as the August 4 memorandum remains in
effect.
The only exceptions are special route
inspection requests pursuant to Section 271 of the M-39
handbook including those special counts that were suspended
under the previous memo and those suspended inspections
and adjustments that were to be conducted pursuant to a
grievance-arbitration decision.
Young emphasized that the agreement
with management not only prohibits traditional route inspections,
except for the aforementioned circumstances, but also prohibits
the Postal Service from making minor route adjustments under
provisions of the M-39 while the Memorandum is in effect.
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Elements
of Route Inspection MOU
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In addition to the formal Memorandum of
Understanding, the NALC and USPS issued a joint letter outlining
the essential elements of the parties' agreement. The letter,
signed by NALC President William H. Young and USPS Chief
Operating Officer Patrick R. Donahoe, was sent to all USPS
Vice Presidents, Area Operations; Manager, Capital Metro
Operations, and District Managers, as well as all NALC National
Business Agents.
It cited the following elements:
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During
the period covered by the MOU, the local parties may
agree on a method for evaluating routes using locally
available data and based on that agreement adjustments
will be made.
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Jointly signed copies of locally developed methodologies
must be forwarded to NALC President William H. Young
and Acting Vice President, Delivery and Retail William
P. Galligan. As adjustments are made to delivery units,
the impact in those units will be recorded on a jointly
developed form to be provided by the national parties.
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Beginning September 1, 2004, special route inspection
activity required under the criteria of Handbook M-39
Section 271, and route inspection activity required
by grievance settlements and/or arbitration awards
that were suspended from April 1 to August 31, 2004,
may be conducted using the traditional route inspection
process.
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During the period covered by the MOU, routes meeting
the criteria of Handbook M-39 Section 271 will be
evaluated using the traditional methodology outlined
in Chapter 2 of Handbook M-39. During this period,
no other routes are to be evaluated and adjusted using
the traditional methodology of Chapter 2 of Handbook
M-39.
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Either
party at the national level may terminate this agreement
with fourteen days notice to the other party. If this
occurs, those local parties who have agreed to a methodology
to evaluate and adjust routes will continue that agreement
through FY2005; those who have no agreement will use
current applicable handbooks and manuals to evaluate
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"We ask you all to work
together and take full advantage of this opportunity to
explore options for route evaluation and adjustment methodologies
that increase our delivery efficiency and provide a creative
and meaningful city letter carrier work experience,"
the letter by Young and Donahoe concluded.
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Three
Seminars Scheduled
For Secretary-Treasurers
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Sessions
in Washington, St. Louis and Hollywood |
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Secretary-Treasurer Jane E. Broendel has announced that
the union will offer this fall three sessions of an updated
educational program for Branch Secretary-Treasurers and
other local and state officers chiefly responsible for financial
administration in NALC branches.
The sessions, and accompanying materials, are designed
to assist branch and state officers in managing the "business"
side of their local union organization. The sessions are
intended primarily for branch secretary-treasurers, but
branch presidents or other branch and state officers involved
in financial administration are also invited to participate,
as space allows.
"Taking care of branch business can be a complicated
task, requiring several officers to contribute their time,
energy and expertise," Broendel said. "It is also
a job that must be done correctly at all times, not only
because federal laws require it, but also because the members
of our democratic union deserve no less."
The training
sessions will cover all of the basics for
secretary-treasurers:
The sessions, limited to 150 participants
each, will be held:
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26-27: |
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Washington Court
Hotel, 525 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, DC.
(800) 321-3010
Deadline for reserving
the special NALC room rate of $149 per night, single/double,
is September 8. |
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Radisson Hotel
& Suites, 200 N. Fourth St., St. Louis, MO
(800) 925-1395
Special NALC room rate of $95 per night single/double,
must be reserved by September 30. |
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Renaissance Hollywood
Hotel, 1755 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028
(800) Hotels1 or (323) 856-1200.
Special NALC room rate
of $149 per night, single/double, must be reserved by
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Each session will begin at 8 a.m. on Sunday and will conclude
at 12 noon on Monday. Branches will be responsible for transportation
and lodging. Rooms at each hotel have been blocked for Saturday
and Sunday nights.
Hotel reservations must be made directly
with the hotel. Make sure to mention you want the special
room rate for the NALC Secretary-Treasurer Seminar.
To register, fill out and immediately
return the form below to NALC Headquarters.
Note the dates by which the registration form must be received
at NALC Headquarters.
Sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registrants will be contacted if a class is already full.
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Secretary-Treasurer
Seminar Registration
Form
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Register me for the NALC Secretary-Treasurer Seminar
checked ( 
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September 26-27,
Washington, DC. (Workshop Registration deadline September
8)
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October
17-18, St. Louis, MO (Workshop Registration deadline
September 27)
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November
7-8, Hollywood, CA (Workshop Registration deadline October
15)
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Branch or State Position
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| Secretary-Treasurer Jane
E. Broendel |
| National Association
of Letter Carriers |
| 100 Indiana Ave., NW |
| Washington, D.C. 2001-2144 |
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Name
Chicago P.O. for Worsham
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Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced August
3 that the Congress had passed and sent to the White House
legislation (H.R. 3340) to redesignate a post office and
annex in the South Side of Chicago after former NALC Director
of Retired Members and Chicago Branch 11 President James
E. Worsham.
"James Worsham exemplifies
the heart and spirit of today's American worker,"
Rush said. "His leadership, work ethic and respect
he commands from his peers makes him truly deserving of
this honor."
The facility at 7715 S. Cottage
Avenue would be known as the James E. Worsham Post Office
and the facility at 7748 S. Cottage Avenue would be the
James E. Worsham Carrier Annex, under terms of the bill.
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