"Interim Assignments"

WHAT ARE “INTERIM” ASSIGNMENTS? Dec. 31, 2009


Group 1 (Internal) and Group 2 (External) URBAN

SENIORITY RULES!

In the monthly posted bids for permanent assignments, the assignment goes to the most senior employee in that classification and Post Office who bid. This means that new junior permanent employees without assignments, might not get assignments in the monthly bid. In addition, at shift bid time for EMPP Internal employees, staffing adjustments by the employer may leave some employees without permanent assignments after the annual shift bid. These are permanent employees without assignments until they obtain one either in the next monthly bids or by appointment under Article 13.18 (f).

Permanent employees without assignments sometimes, by their own choice, do not bid for all permanent assignments that are open to them in the monthly bids. Some permanent assignments may be left vacant at the end of the monthly permanent assignment bids. Employees without permanent assignments at the end of the monthly bid will either be

1) Eligible to bid on ‘interim’ assignments or

2) Placed into permanent assignments that were left vacant after the last monthly bid.

What’s an ‘interim’ assignment? When senior employees move around and obtain new assignments in the monthly bids, their old assignments are filled on an ‘interim’ basis until the assignments are posted for bidding in the next monthly bid. There is a time gap, of about 4 weeks, between the date the senior employee moves to their new assignment and the staffing of their old assignment via the next monthly assignment bid. During this 4 week period the old assignment is offered to permanent employees without assignments on an ‘interim’ basis. These 4 week assignments are called ‘interim’ assignments.

Everything is Done by Seniority. Employees without assignments can bid on these interim assignments by seniority. In C&D these ‘interim’ assignments are posted for bidding in the information books. In Group 1 EMPP, they are normally offered by phone by seniority.

If, however, there were leftover permanent assignments from the last monthly bid, the employer can place the most junior employees without assignments into the unstaffed permanent assignments (Article 13.18 (f). In Group 2 these assignments are re-posted for final bidding by seniority by employees without assignments, in Group 1 employees are normally offered these by seniority by phone.

If you have any questions, call. 780-423-9000 Ext. 224. Solidarity, Carol Read, Grievance Officer, CUPW Edmonton

Xmas News: EMPP & Parcel Hub

Outgoing EMPP Director T. Dixon advised CUPW President Bev Bay before Christmas that management are increasing the number of new Part Time PO4 positions to be added with the Annual Bid changeover in January. The increase will now be a total of 33.

The Parcel Hub MSC restructure is resuming, following the Parcel Delivery Rate sampling in September-October. Results show the new rates will be similar or better (for us) than the current ones, and management states that parcel volumes from the PDSL keying stations over the past year (excluding July, August and December) are actually up! (This despite months of moaning and groaning from Operations management about routes going out under-capacity).

The Local will be consulting with the employer in January on the new delivery rates and the parcel volume base. Union Observer for the restructure will be Todd Brooks.

Greg McMaster, for Bev Ray

PSAC Members on strike since September

PSAC members at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and War Museum in Ottawa have been on strike since September. After weeks without any meetings, then a week of unproductive meetings, the 420 strikers have asked that the dispute be settled by a neutral third party.


But the museum management has refused.  With enough public pressure, we can make them change their minds.

Send a letter to Museum CEO Victor Rabinovitch here: http://www.facebook.com/l/f7e14;petition.web.net/psac/node/34