ELM Revision: Bargaining Unit Step Increase Waiting Periods

Effective immediately, Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) Exhibit 422.13, Bargaining Unit Step Increase Waiting Periods, is revised to reflect the following contractual changes:

n The current date reference is removed from each chart.

n Postal Service (PS 1) & Mail Equipment Shops/Material Distribution Center (MESC 1) Schedule 1 — This chart is deleted because the rate schedule was discontinued as of March 17, 2007.

n Postal Service (PS 2) & Mail Equipment Shops/Material Distribution Center (MESC 2) Schedule 2 — Levels associated with the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) one-level upgrade are consolidated and renamed effective February 16, 2008.

n Mail Handlers (MH) Schedule:

n Step P is added to grades 4 and 5, and the waiting period for Steps A and B is reduced from 96 to 88 weeks, effective November 25, 2006.

n Step AA is added to grades 4 and 5, effective February 3, 2007. The waiting period for Step AA is 88 weeks.

n Postal Police Officers (PPO) Schedule — Step 22 is added effective June 24, 2006.

n Operating Services Division, Headquarters & Facilities Services Section, Merrifield, Virginia — Levels associated with the APWU one-level upgrade are consolidated and renamed effective February 16, 2008.

n Information Technology/Accounting Service Centers (IT/ACS) Schedule —Step O is added to grades 14–16 and Step P is added to grade 17 effective May 23, 2009.

Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM)

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4 Pay Administration

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420 Wage Administration Policy for Bargaining Unit Employees

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422 Salary Schedules Covered by Specific Agreements

422.1 Postal Service and Mail Equipment Shops/Material Distribution Center Salary Schedules

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422.13 Step Increases

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Exhibit 422.13 Bargaining Unit Step Increase Waiting Periods
(All waiting periods shown are expressed in weeks.)

[Revise Exhibit 422.13 as follows:]

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Postal Service (PS 2) & Mail Equipment Shops/Material Distribution Center (MESC 2) Schedule 2

 

	Steps (From – To)
RSC PB & CB	BB–AA	AA–A	A–B	B–C	C–D	D–E	E–F	F–G	G–H	H–I	I–J	J–K	K–L	L–M	M–N	N–O	O–P	Yrs.
Grade 3	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	–	13.5
Grade 4	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	–	11.1
Grades 5–7	–	–	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	–	9.7
Grade 8	–	–	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	–	8.1
Grades 9–11	–	–	–	–	–	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	6.9

Mail Handlers (MH) Schedule

 

	Steps (From – To)
RSC M	AA-A	A–B	B–C	C–D	D–E	E–F	F–G	G–H	H–I	I–J	J–K	K–L	L–M	M–N	N–O	O-P	Yrs.
Grades 4–5	88	88	88	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	34	34	26	26	24	24	14.2
Grades 6–7	–	96	96	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	34	34	26	26	24	24	12.8

Rural Carrier Evaluated (RC) Schedule

 

	Steps (From – To)
RSC R	A–B	B–C	C–1	1–2	2–3	3–4	4–5	5–6	6–7	7–8	8–9	9-10	10-11	11–12	Yrs.
Hours/Miles	96	96	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	34	34	26	26	24	12.4

Rural Carrier Auxiliary (RAUX) Schedule

 

	Steps (From – To)
RSC B	A–B	B–C	C–1	1–2	2–3	3–4	4–5	5–6	6–7	7–8	8–9	9–10	10–11	11–12	Yrs.
Grade 5	96	96	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	34	34	26	26	24	12.4

Postal Police Officers (PPO) Schedule

 

	Steps (From – To)
RSC Y	1–2	2–3	3–4	4–5	5–6	6–7	7–8	8–9	9–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	Yrs.
Grade 6	78	42	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	52	52	14.0

Postal Nurses (PNS) Schedule

 

	Steps (From – To)
RSC G	1–2	2–3	3–4	4–5	5–6	6–7	7–8	8–9	9–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	Yrs.
Grade 1	52	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	12.0

Operating Services Division, Headquarters & Facilities Services Section, Merrifield, VA

 

	Steps (From – To)
RSC K	AA–A	A–B	B–C	C–D	D–E	E–F	F–G	G–H	H–I	I–J	J–K	K–L	L–M	M–N	N–O	Yrs.
Grades 3–4	96	96	88	88	44	44	44	44	44	44	34	34	26	26	24	14.9
Grade 5	–	96	96	88	44	44	44	44	44	44	34	34	26	26	24	13.2
Grades 6–8	–	96	96	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	34	34	26	26	24	12.4
Grades 9–10	–	–	–	52	44	44	44	44	44	44	34	34	26	26	24	8.8

Information Technology/Accounting Service Centers (IT/ASC) Schedule

 

	Steps (From – To)
RSC N	A–B	B–C	C–D	D–E	E–F	F–G	G–H	H–I	I–J	J–K	K–L	L–M	M–N	N–O	O–P	P–Q	Yrs.
Grades 6–10	96	96	44	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	11.5
Grade 11	–	96	44	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	9.7
Grade 12	–	–	–	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	–	–	–	–	–	8.0
Grade 13	–	–	–	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	–	–	–	–	9.0
Grades 14–16	–	–	–	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	–	–	10.0
Grade 17–23	–	–	–	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	13.0

City Carriers (CC) Schedule

 

	Steps (From – To)
RSC Q	A–B	B–C	C–D	D–E	E–F	F–G	G–H	H–I	I–J	J–K	K–L	L–M	M–N	N–O	Yrs.
Grades 1–2	96	96	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	34	34	26	26	24	12.4

We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the ELM and into the online update available on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet website:

n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.

n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.

n On the Policynet page, click Manuals.

(The direct URL for the Postal Service Policynet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)

— Compensation,
Human Resources, 10-8-09