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JCIM 2017 Summary of Changes

May 2017 This document identifies the location of revisions and additions (BOLD PRINT) to JCIM 2017. While the CBA still references man year, consistent with the parties understanding, man year references have been changed to work year in the JCIM. Work-hours (hours of all crafts covered by the 1978 CBA) are computed by adding the total number of paid hours, including straight time, overtime, and all types of paid leave, holiday pay, etc. The total is divided by 2080 to determine the number of work years. Location (beginning) Subject Article 1, page 1 Added MVS Craft to Article 1.4. Article 1, page 2 Deleted in level 16 & 15 offices in Article 1.6. Article 2, page 2 Changed Page 301 to Page 269 of CBA. Article 2, page 2 Deleted including new category of employee. Article 6, page 1 Date Change. Article 6, page 3 Added employees after eligible in paragraphs 3 and 5. Article 6, page 3 Changed transitional to PSE. Article 7, page 1 Article 7.1.A New language added. Article 7, page 2 Article 7.1.B.1 New language added.

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Article 7, page 4 Article 7.1.B.5 & 7.1.B.6 Cont New language added. Article 7, page 6 Article 7.3.A.1 Date Change. Article 7, page 6 Article 7.3.A.2 New language added. Article 7, page 7 Office Size New language added. Article 8, page 8 Article 8.5.D New language added. Article 8, page 11 Article 8.8 New language added. Article 8, page 14 Amended #15 Response. Article 8, page 15 Amended # 27 Question.

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Introduction IP-1 Preface IP-1 Preamble 1-1 Article 1 Union Recognition 1-1

Article 1.1 Exclusive Bargaining Representative

Article 1.2 1-1 Exclusion Non-Bargaining Unit

Article 1.3 1-1 Facility Exclusions Article 1.4 1-1

Definition APWU Bargaining Unit Article 1.5 1-2

New Positions Article 1.6 1-2

Supervisors Performing Bargaining Unit Work Emergencies 1-2 204B Detail Express Mail 1-3

Article 2 Non-Discrimination and Civil Rights 2-1 Grievances EEO Complaints

Accommodation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing USPS Hiring Policy 2-2

Article 3 Management Rights 3-1 Emergency Situations Local Memorandum of Understanding

Article 4 Technological and Mechanization Changes 4-1 Article 4.1 & 4.2

Mech. and Tech. Changes Article 4.3 4-1

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Article 5 Prohibition of Unilateral Action 5-1 Past Practice Defining Past Practice Functions of Past Practice 5-2 To Implement Contract Language To Clarify Ambiguous Language

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