APWU-USPS 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGBETWEEN THEUNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICEAND THEAMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIOSUBJECT: Maintenance Craft JobsThe United States Postal Service (USPS) agrees to fillpositions within the Maintenance Craft of the AmericanPostal Workers Union (APWU), AFL-CIO, as follows:1. Custodiala. Custodial duties currently performed bycontractors in 1,500 designated Post Offices willbe assigned to Maintenance Craft PostalSupport Employees (PSEs). The 1,500 dutyassignments will be added to the MaintenanceCraft as each current vendor contract expires,but no later than two (2) years from signing thisMOU and provided the work can be performedby maintenance craft employees at a cost equalto the cost of the contract service. Theinsourcing of the 1,500 subcontracting jobs toMaintenance Craft duty assignments will beincluded in the 10% PSE cap. Newly establishedduty assignments may be combined whichwould require unpaid travel time up to thirty (30)minutes.b. The Memorandum of Understanding regardingSubcontracting of Cleaning Services will bemodified to provide that the current custodialstaffing at stations, branches and other facilitieswithin the installation will be combined todetermine the total custodial staffing of eachinstallation.406