Common use of D & E Clause in Contracts

D & E. When a preferred duty assignment becomes vacant and is available for bidding, or a new preferred duty assignment is created, the following guidelines shall apply: 1. Management shall decide the hours of duty (beginning and ending), tour, the principal assignment area, qualification standards, and physical requirements unusual to the specific assignment. The bid duty assignment shall be posted on a Wednesday by noon. The bidding period shall be for seven (7) days and will close at noon the following Wednesday. A copy of the postings is to be mailed to the APWU local president. Bids are to be submitted in writing on PS Form 1717, or PS Form 1717A, or locally designed multi-bid forms. In the absence of the appropriate forms, bids may be submitted in letter form. At the minimum, the letter shall contain: 1. The name and social security number of the applicant 2. The job description or position number 3. The applicant's signature If multiple bids are enclosed the clerk's choices shall be numbered, e.g., first, second, third, etc. Bids for preferred duty assignments are to be placed in the designated locked bid box at the ▇▇▇▇▇ Main Post Office. If the PS Form 1717/letter cannot be placed in the bid box by the bidder the bid may be mailed to the Postmaster, but must be clearly marked "CLERK BID ENCLOSED". The Postmaster shall place the unopened envelope in the bid box. It is the responsibility of the clerk to assure that their bid is received in the ▇▇▇▇▇ Post Office Prior to the close of the bid period (noon Wednesday). Bids shall be removed from the locked receptacle (bid box) with an APWU designee present. The names of the successful bidders shall be posted as soon as possible, but no later than twenty-four hours after the bid box is opened. A union officer or union designee shall be allowed to check the records of previous bids to ascertain the number pf times an employee has bid during the life of the National Agreement, if there is a question of an applicant exceeding the maximum number of bids. Bid withdrawal shall be in accordance with the National Agreement, Ref. Article 37, Section 3.A6. 2. The Postmaster shall maintain a posted current seniority list. A copy of this list will be given to the APWU ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ as changes are made. The Postmaster shall post a copy of an updated seniority list (of all employees of each craft represented by the APWU) within ten days of the first day of January, April, July, and October. One copy of this list shall be furnished to the APWU designee.

D & E. When a preferred duty assignment becomes vacant and is available for bidding, or a new preferred duty assignment is created, the following guidelines shall apply: 1. Management shall decide the hours of duty (beginning and ending), tour, the principal assignment area, qualification standards, and physical requirements unusual to the specific assignment. The bid duty assignment shall be posted on a Wednesday by noon. The bidding period shall be for seven (7) days and will close at noon the following Wednesday. A copy of the postings is to be mailed to the APWU local president. Bids are to be submitted in writing on PS Form 1717, or PS Form 1717A, or locally designed multi-bid forms. In the absence of the appropriate forms, bids may be submitted in letter form. At the minimum, the letter shall contain: 1. The name and social security number of the applicant 2. The job description or position number 3. The applicant's signature If multiple bids are enclosed the clerk's choices shall be numbered, e.g., first, second, third, etc. Bids for preferred duty assignments are to be placed in the designated locked bid box at the ▇▇▇▇▇ Homer Main Post Office. If the PS Form 1717/letter cannot be placed in the bid box by the bidder the bid may be mailed to the Postmaster, but must be clearly marked "CLERK BID ENCLOSED". The Postmaster shall place the unopened envelope in the bid box. It is the responsibility of the clerk to assure that their bid is received in the ▇▇▇▇▇ Post Office Prior to the close of the bid period (noon Wednesday). Bids shall be removed from the locked receptacle (bid box) with an APWU designee present. The names of the successful bidders shall be posted as soon as possible, but no later than twenty-four hours after the bid box is opened. A union officer or union designee shall be allowed to check the records of previous bids to ascertain the number pf times an employee has bid during the life of the National Agreement, if there is a question of an applicant exceeding the maximum number of bids. Bid withdrawal shall be in accordance with the National Agreement, Ref. Article 37, Section 3.A6. 2. The Postmaster shall maintain a posted current seniority list. A copy of this list will be given to the APWU ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ as changes are made. The Postmaster shall post a copy of an updated seniority list (of all employees of each craft represented by the APWU) within ten days of the first day of January, April, July, and October. One copy of this list shall be furnished to the APWU designee.