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Joint Contract Application Manuals
A Joint Contract Application Manual (JCAM), signed Feb. 6, 2003, reflects agreements between the union and management at the regional/area level on the interpretation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the New York Metro Area [PDF]. The manual is provided in an effort to enable representatives to settle grievances at the lowest possible level, and will be applied at Step 3 of the grievance procedure in the Area if disputes reach that level. Signed by APWU Northeast Region Coordinator Elizabeth Powell, Eastern Region Coordinator Jim Burke, and the USPS Vice President of New York Metro Area Operations, the manual poses questions and provides answers on a wide range of subjects covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
A Joint Contract Application Manual (JCAM), signed April 12, 2000, reflects agreements between the union and management at the regional/area level on the interpretation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Western New York [PDF]. The manual is provided in an effort to enable representatives to settle grievances at the lowest possible level, and will be applied at Step 3 of the grievance procedure in the Area if disputes reach that level. Signed by APWU Northeast Region Coordinator Elizabeth Powell and the USPS Vice President of Northeast Area Operations, the manual poses questions and provides answers on a wide range of subjects covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
ABOUT THE NORTHEAST REGION COORDINATOR'S OFFICE
Elizabeth Powell
Northeast Region Coordinator
350 West 31st Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
Telephone: 212-563-6379
Fax: 212-967-2452
The Northeast Region Coordinator is responsible for organizing the union’s grievance activity at the Step 3 level and arbitration in eight states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The coordinator administers the scheduling of Step 3 grievances throughout the region; schedules arbitration hearings jointly with management for the cases that remain unresolved, and assigns the union’s advocates.