APWU-USPS 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 19.2.Cbeen submitted to arbitration, each party shall provide theother with a statement in writing of its understanding of theprecise issues involved, and the facts giving rise to suchissues.Copies of those parts of all new handbooks, manuals andregulations that directly relate to wages, hours or workingconditions, as they apply to employees covered by thisAgreement, shall be furnished to the Union upon issuance.Article 19 shall apply in that those parts of all handbooks,manuals and published regulations of the Postal Service,which directly relate to wages, hours or working conditionsshall apply to PSEs only to the extent consistent with otherrights and characteristics of PSEs negotiated in thisAgreement and otherwise as they apply to the supplementalwork force. The Employer shall have the right to make changesto handbooks, manuals and published regulations as theyrelate to PSEs pursuant to the same standards and proceduresfound in Article 19 of this Agreement.Section 2. Article 19 ArbitrationA. A separate arbitration panel will be appointed by theNational parties for the sole purpose of hearing Article 19appeals to arbitration.B. A docket of Article 19 cases appealed to arbitrationat the National level shall be maintained for the Union.C. The arbitrators on the National Article 19 Panel shallbe scheduled to hear cases on a rotating basis, unlessotherwise agreed to by the parties. Cases on the docketwill be scheduled and heard within 120 days of the appealto arbitration, but no later than 180 days after the unionwas notified of the proposed change(s), unless the Unionand the Employer otherwise agree.123