2017-08-17 MOU Re Peak Season Exception Periods- 2017 Date Changes

Addendum to MOURE: Peak Season Exception Periods and Questions and Answers Regarding "Peak Season Exception Periods" The parties agree to the following additional provisions to the MOU RE: Peak Season Exception Periods. This addendum will continue for the life of the MOU RE: Peak Season Exception Periods, except for item #5 which is solely applicable to the 2016-2017 exception periods. 1. The parties agree that Postal Support Employees can only be hired in accordance with the PSE MOU and related provisions of the current National Agreement. 2. The part1es acknowledge that there has been no agreement to create and post so-called ·Holiday PSEs". AI! PSEs are hired for a term not to exceed 360 calendar days per appointment. 3. !n accordance with Item #2 above, the improper Standard Position Description for a PSE (Holiday 'Nork/Term) with be removed from BQnet and cannot be referenced on a PS Form 50 for hiring purposes. 4. Beginning with the 2016 Peak Exception Period, the Designation/Activity (D/A) cede Holiday Clerk Assistants {HCAs) w11i be 6-17. 5. Due to having 27 pay periods (PP) in 2015, PP 1 2016 occurred later than normal. The result is that reporting periods 3 & 4 are approximately 2 weeks later this holiday season (November 26, 2016 through January 20, 2017) than normal Therefore, the parties agree to a one time fl10dification to change the 2016 peak exception period in Function 1 from November ! 2. 2016 through January 6, 2017. !n Function Four, HCAs will be hired from November 12 through December 23, 2016 or November 26. 2016 through January 6, 2017. This does not extend the length of the exception periods. This one time exception has been granted only for the purpose of union/management cooperation 1n good faith consideration of other outstanding disputes. 6. The parties agree that pursuant to the ~.10U Re: Peak Exception Periods, letters will be sent to eligible annuitants, notifying them of the PEP opportunity. :10 later than August 1 of each year. 7. The Postal Service w1H provide the APWU at the national !eve! with the number of annuitants hired, for APWU represented bargaining unit work, and hours utilized for each week of the exception period. This report will be in addition to Item #6 of the Peak Season Exception Period MOU. Both reports will be provided to the APWU at the national level no later than four weeks after the end of the Peak Exception Periods.

The parties understand that the 27 pay periods (PP) that occurred in calendar year 2015 resulted in the Peak Season Exception Periods (reporting periods 3 & 4) occurring approximately two weeks later than normal in calendar year 2016 and 2017. A similar situation exists for 2018 with the exception periods occurring approximately two weeks later than normal. To ensure adequate coverage for peak season, the parties agree to change the 2018 Peak Season Exception Period as indicated below to accommodate customer service.