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.
Document Type: Memorandum of Understanding
Craft: All Craft