MERGER GUIDELINES

ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION , AFL-CIO

MAY 20, 2005

Be it resolved, effective March 21, 1985, and amended September 9, 1985; January 24-25, 1990; May 14, 1991; May 3, 1993; September 22, 1993; May 12, 2004, and May 20, 2005, the National Executive Board of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU) in session does adopt the following guidelines and procedures concerning the formation of Area Locals, Local Union Mergers, Members-At-Large (MAL) mergers with either an active Local or Area Local, the method of the disaffiliation of existing mergers, new facilities or installations, and excessing of offices, facilities or installations.

No merger with or the formation of an Area Local will be permitted unless approval has been requested from and granted by the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer pursuant to the following procedures.

DEFINITIONS

CHARTERED LOCAL
A Local is identified as being chartered by the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU) which had at least three (3) members prior to July, 2000 and now has at least ten (10) members after July 2000. [Refer to Article 16, Section 5(a) of the APWU National Constitution and Bylaws]

Further, a Local may request to belong just to the State organization which means that the Local does not receive any rebate monies from the APWU. The APWU retains the national per capita amount, and then forwards the remaining balance to the State organization. By staying as an active affiliate of the APWU, the Local is entitled to retain certain rights, such as the right to represent their own members and to negotiate a Local Memorandum of Understanding (LMOU) as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the APWU and USPS.

AREA LOCAL
An Area Local is formed by the merger of two (2) current chartered Locals. One of the Locals will be declared the “chartered” office. The “chartered” office cannot seek to disaffiliate that would result in the Area Local being reduced to a local.

MEMBER-AT-LARGE (MAL)
Members-At-Large (MAL) are members who work in an installation where there is no chartered Local. MALs pay the national per capita rate and, in most instances, the State organization’s dues.

MAL MERGERS -- A Local or Area Local is responsible for continuing to represent members or non-members for any MAL office that merges with their Local.

SECTIONAL CENTER FACILITY (SCF)
For reviewing merger requests, the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will continue to determine jurisdictional locations by utilizing the first three digits of the zip code, presently titled the “SCF” area [Sectional Center Facility] .

MERGING OF A LOCAL OR AREA LOCAL
When a Local or Area Local merges with an Area Local, all offices represented by the incoming Local or Area Local are considered one entity. If that former Local or Area Local seeks to disaffiliate, all offices of that entity would be part of that request and not just a specific office.

AREA LOCAL JURISDICTION

No Area Local will be allowed to extend its jurisdictional claim beyond its present SCF boundary lines without the specific prior consent of the National Executive Board.

The National Executive Board designates the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer to serve as the appropriate officer for determining any request for either an MAL office, Local or Area Local to merge with an Area Local or Local that involves crossing state boundary lines after taking the following actions:

1. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will send a letter, by certified mail with a return receipt, to the involved APWU State Presidents, providing copies of the merger request, to obtain the following information:

   A. Does the State approve or disapprove of the request? Please provide copies of the minutes from the Executive Board meeting where this issue is considered and the vote is taken.

   B. If disapproved by the Executive Board, please specify the reason(s) for this decision.

   C. The involved State Presidents may submit a written response to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer within sixty (60) days of receipt of this notice.

2. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will send a letter, by certified mail with a return receipt, to the involved APWU Area Local(s) or Local(s) [if an MAL merger is involved], providing copies of the merger request, to obtain the following information:

   A. Does the Area Local or Local approve or disapprove of the request? Please provide copies of the minutes from the Executive Board and membership meetings where this issue is considered and the vote is taken.

   B. If disapproved by the Executive Board or at a membership meeting, please specify the reason(s) for this decision.

   C. The involved Area Local or Local Presidents are to submit a written response to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer within sixty (60) days of receipt of this notice.

3. The involved parties will be notified and must then initiate the steps for conducting a vote and finalizing all items as provided in the “Locals Merging with Existing Area Locals” section, Items #3 through #6.

In SCF's where an Area Local presently does not exist, only one will be chartered in the future. If there is now only one chartered Area Local in a SCF, no second Area Local charter will be issued. In SCF's which now have two or more Area Locals, no new charters will be issued. Locals may, by vote of their membership, choose which Area Local they wish to affiliate with at the time of merger. No local will be forced to merge with any Area Local.

MERGERS TO FORM AN AREA LOCAL

1. The involved Locals are to complete the form [PDF] requesting to establish an Area Local and provide the proposed name of the intended Area Local to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer.
   
   
2. The involved Locals must submit a proposed Area Local Constitution (including agreed upon local dues) and merger terms, if applicable, with the written request to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer, along with a list of officers for the intended Area Local.
   
   
3. Upon receipt of approval by the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer to establish an Area Local, each Local shall then initiate the following actions:

   A. You are to post on a regular meeting notice, at least fifteen (15) days, but no more than thirty (30) days in advance of the meeting, that a secret ballot vote will be conducted on the question of merging with (name of Local) that will create (name of new Area Local). Please specify the time/date and place of the meeting.

   B. At the regular membership meetings of the involved Locals for which notice of a merger vote has been given, the Chair is to conduct a secret ballot vote [PDF] on the question of merging to form an Area Local.

   C. The question of merger must receive a majority vote [fifty (50%) percent, plus one (1)] of the members present and voting at each of the membership meetings of the involved merging Locals.

4. After completion of the vote actions, the affected Locals are to submit the following to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer: Copies of Meeting Notices and Minutes from the affected Locals’ Executive Board and Regular Membership Meetings; Vote Tally Sheets [PDF] from the involved Locals; List of Officers [PDF] for the new Area Local; and what the new dues rate will be.
   
   
5. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will then send a response letter to the newly-formed Area Local by certified mail with a return receipt, advising on when the merger action is effective, outlining the actions that are to be taken to terminate the outgoing Local, including sending a terminating LM-2, 3 or 4 report for the terminating Local to the Department of Labor and a letter to the IRS terminating the EIN [PDF] for the terminating Local. The newly-formed Area Local will also have to send information when filing their annual report to the Department of Labor that there was a change of the chartered name and that their Local had merged with [give Local name and LMSA File Number and effective date]. The Area Local will also have to submit their current constitution and bylaws to the Department of Labor with their report.

   A. HANDLING OF OUTGOING LOCAL’S TREASURY – You are to comply with the Department of Labor’s regulations that prohibits dividing the remaining treasury funds among the members of the outgoing Local. The outgoing Local is to turn these funds over to the incoming Area Local when closing out all checking and savings accounts.

   B. EQUIPMENT / SUPPLIES / OFFICIAL RECORDS – A determination is to be made on how the files are to be retained for the outgoing Local and what is to be done with the equipment.

6. Copies of the reports and the Assets Form [PDF], as listed in Item #5, are to be provided to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer within thirty (30) days of receiving notification that the merger had been processed. The original reports are to be sent directly to the Department of Labor and the IRS. Failure to provide the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer with these copies within thirty (30) days will result in the holding in escrow the Area Local’s DCO rebate checks, including stopping the direct deposit, until the reports are received.

LOCALS MERGING WITH EXISTING AREA LOCALS

1. A Local or Area Local may submit a request for approval [PDF] of a merger with an existing Area Local within the jurisdiction of that Area Local to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer.
   
   
2. A copy of the Area Local’s Constitution and Bylaws is to be submitted to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer which will reflect any merger terms, if applicable.
   
   
3. Upon receipt of approval to merge by the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer to merge with an Area Local, each Local shall then initiate the following actions:

   A. You are to post on your regular meeting notice, at least fifteen (15) days, but no more than thirty (30) days in advance of the meeting, that a secret ballot vote will be conducted on the question of merging with (name of Local or Area Local). Please specify the time/date and place of the meeting.

   B. At the regular membership meeting of the involved Locals, the Chair is to conduct a secret ballot vote [PDF] on the question of merging.

   C. The question of merger must receive a majority vote [fifty (50%) percent, plus one (1)] of the members present and voting at each of the membership meetings of the involved merging Locals.

4. The affected Locals are to submit the following items to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer: Copies of Meeting Notices and Minutes from the affected Locals’ Regular Membership Meetings; Vote Tally Sheets [PDF] for the involved Locals; Officers List [PDF] (if changed); and what the new dues rate will be.
   
   
5. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will then send by certified mail with a return receipt a response letter to the Area Local, advising on when the merger action is effective, outlining the actions that are to be taken to terminate the outgoing Local by sending a terminating LM-2, 3 or 4 report for the terminating Local to the Department of Labor and a letter to the IRS terminating the EIN [PDF] for the terminating Local. The Area Local will also have to send information when filing their annual report to the Department of Labor that a merger occurred during the year, providing the merged Local’s name and LMSA File Number, and the effective date of the merger. The Area Local would also have to submit their current constitution and bylaws with their report to the Department of Labor, if any changes occurred during the year.

   A. HANDLING OF OUTGOING LOCAL’S TREASURY – You are to comply with the Department of Labor’s regulations that prohibit dividing the remaining treasury funds among the members of the outgoing Local. The outgoing Local is to turn these funds over to the incoming Area Local when closing out all checking and savings accounts.

   B. EQUIPMENT / SUPPLIES / OFFICIAL RECORDS – A determination is to be made on how the files are to be retained for the outgoing Local and what is to be done with the equipment.

6. Copies of the reports and the Assets Form [PDF], as listed in Item #5, are to be provided to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer within thirty (30) days of receiving notification that the merger had been processed. The original reports are to be sent directly to the Department of Labor and the IRS. Failure to provide the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer with these copies within thirty (30) days will result in the holding in escrow the Area Local’s DCO rebate checks until the reports are received. [This would include stopping the direct deposit if that is the method you use for receiving your DCO rebate checks.]

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE (MAL) MERGERS
WITH AN ACTIVE LOCAL OR AREA LOCAL

1. Members-at-Large (MAL) may seek to merge with either an active Local or Area Local that is within the jurisdiction of that Local or Area Local.
   
   
2. Every MAL name is to be listed on a petition requesting merger [PDF]. Each MAL must sign the petition by either checking the approving or disapproving section.
   
   
3. If all MALs fail to sign the MAL Merger Request Petition, then a notice is to be posted on the bulletin board for at least fifteen (15) days and no more than thirty (30) days, in advance, providing the date, time and location when the MAL office will vote by secret ballot on the merger.
   
   
4. If an MAL is on leave at the time the request is made, the petition is to be sent to the MAL at his/her last known address to afford the fullest opportunity for him/her to affix his/her signature to the petition noting the date when the petition is to be returned. A simple majority [fifty (50%) percent, plus one (1)] will prevail.
   
   
5. The Local or Area Local is to post on your regular meeting notice, at least fifteen (15) days, but no more than thirty (30) days in advance, that a secret ballot vote will be conducted on the question of merging with (name of MAL office). Please specify the time/date and place of the meeting.
   
   
6. At the regular membership meeting of the Local or Area Local, the Chair is to conduct a secret ballot vote [PDF] on the question of merging with the MAL office.
   
   
7. The question of merger must receive a majority vote [fifty (50%) percent, plus one (1)] of the members present and voting at the membership meeting of the involved merging Local or Area Local.
   
   
8. The Local or Area Local is then to submit documentation relating to the merger request to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer. This is to include the MAL Petition Form, the Local or Area Local’s Membership Meeting Notice, Minutes from this meeting and final tally sheet [PDF].
   
   
9. TWO-PAY PERIOD HOLD -- After the initial work is processed by the Per Capita Section, the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will notify the State President on the intended merger as stipulated by the National Executive Board at its May 23, 1989 meeting which adopted a resolution that future MAL mergers would be presented to the state organization prior to being implemented. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will then notify the Local or Area Local, after a two-pay period hold, that the MAL merger request has been processed. Copies of all letters will be sent to the Regional Coordinator, State President, Local/Area Local President and MALs.
   
   MAL DISAFFILIATIONS
   
   
10. An MAL office may not consider the question to disaffiliate from the Local or Area Local for a period of two (2) years from the date of merger.
    
    
11. If members in that MAL office wish to disaffiliate and to return to being Members-At-Large in that State at the current national and state per capita tax rates, all members must sign a petition request [PDF] and submit to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer, 1300 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005.
    
    
12. Upon receiving an MAL disaffiliation request, the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer shall notify, by certified mail with a return receipt, the Local or Area Local involved and the Regional Coordinator affected with a copy to the requesting MAL office to afford an opportunity to the involved parties to meet and attempt to resolve the issues causing the request. The Local or Area Local and Regional Coordinator will have thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the notice from the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer to respond to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer on their efforts to bring about a reconciliation of all parties involved.
    
    
13. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will notify, by certified mail with a return receipt, the Local or Area Local and the MAL that a disaffiliation request had been received, and since a mutual resolve was not reached, that the Area Local or Local is to initiate action to conduct a vote by its membership at a special membership meeting on whether or not to allow the disaffiliation. This secret ballot vote action is to be conducted within ninety (90) days of receipt of the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer’s notice.
    
    
14. A notice is to be posted [PDF] for thirty (30) days, advising of the date, time and location of the conducting of a special membership meeting at which the disaffiliation request will be voted on.
    
    
15. A spokesperson for each requesting side will be afforded an equal amount of time to give a presentation at the special membership meeting where the secret ballot vote will be conducted.
    
    
16. The secret ballot vote [PDF] is to be conducted by the members present and voting at this special membership meeting. The vote [PDF] must carry by a majority vote [fifty (50%) percent, plus one (1)] of the members present and voting at the special membership meeting.
    
    
17. Upon completion of the vote, whether approved or disapproved, the Local or Area Local President is to submit copies of the minutes, the posting and results [PDF] from the special membership meeting to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer for processing.
    
    
18. If the MAL merger disaffiliation request fails by vote of the MAL members, or the Local or Area Local’s membership, the issue may not be raised for six (6) years by any party involved. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will send notification on this matter to all parties involved.

DISAFFILIATION BY A FORMER LOCAL OR
AREA LOCAL FROM THE AREA LOCAL

1. A Local or Area Local may not consider the question to disaffiliate from an Area Local for a period of two (2) years from the date of merger.
   
   
2. For any Area Local formed or Local/Area Local merger that has already been processed, you must request prior approval for a disaffiliation vote from the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer. The requesting office may not seek simultaneously to merge with another Area Local or to become Members-At-Large (MAL) in the state organization. If the disaffiliation vote passes, the requesting office will reactivate that Local and all offices represented by that Local at the time of the original merger would be returned to that Local’s jurisdiction.
   
   
3. The disaffiliation request [PDF] is to include a list of current members and addresses who would constitute the membership of the "RE-ESTABLISHED LOCAL OR AREA LOCAL", proposed Local Constitution and Bylaws, Local dues, proposed Interim Officers and a petition bearing the signatures of seventy-five (75%) percent of the affected membership requesting disaffiliation from the Area Local with which the office had merged. In no instance will a request for disaffiliation be allowed for a jurisdictional area other than that of the original "merging local".
   
   
4. The “chartered” office of the Area Local may not seek to disaffiliate from the other offices of that Area Local if it would result in the possible dissolution of the Area Local. No exceptions will be allowed. In addition, if the Area Local is made up of only the two locals that initiated the merger into an area local, neither office may seek a disaffiliation that would result in the dissolution of the Area Local.
   
   
5. Upon receiving a disaffiliation request, the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer shall notify, by certified mail with a return receipt, the Area Local involved and the Regional Coordinator affected, with a copy to the “requesting to disaffiliate office” to afford an opportunity for the involved parties to meet and attempt to resolve the issues causing the request. The Area Local and Regional Coordinator will have thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the notice from the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer to respond to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer on their efforts to bring about a reconciliation of all parties involved.
   
   
6. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will notify, by certified mail with a return receipt, the affected Area Local and offices involved that a disaffiliation request had been received and since a mutual resolve was not reached, that the Area Local is to initiate action to conduct a vote by its membership at a special membership meeting on whether or not to allow the disaffiliation. The secret ballot vote action is to be conducted within ninety (90) days of receipt of the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer’s notice.
   
   
7. A notice is to be posted for thirty (30) days advising of the date, time and location of the special membership meeting at which the disaffiliation request will be voted on.
   
   
8. The notice of the special membership meeting [PDF] must state that: “The _______________ office is requesting to disaffiliate from the _______________ Area Local which will result in reactivating the ___________________ Local. The newly-reactivated ________________ Local will become responsible for the following offices: [give name and finance numbers].” The meeting notice must also include the date, time and location of where the vote will be conducted.
   
   
9. A spokesperson for each side will be afforded an equal amount of time to give a presentation at the special membership meeting where the secret ballot vote will be conducted.
   
   
10. The secret ballot vote [PDF] is to be conducted among the members present and voting at the special membership meeting.
    
    
11. The vote [PDF] must carry by a majority vote [fifty (50%) percent, plus one (1)] of the members present and voting at the special membership meeting. If the request fails, the issue may not be raised for six (6) years from the date of the vote by any party involved.
    
    
12. Upon completion of the vote, whether approved or disapproved, the affected Area Local is to submit the following items to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer: Copies of Meeting Notice and Minutes from the Area Local’s Special Membership Meeting and the Vote Tally Sheet [PDF].
    
    
13. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will process the request if the disaffiliation was approved and send notification to the involved parties. If the disaffiliation vote did not pass, the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will send notification to all parties involved that the disaffiliation did not pass and cannot be raised for six (6) years from the date of the vote.
    
    
14. If the disaffiliation passes, the reinstated Local shall, within forty-five (45) days from the date when notification is received from the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer, hold a special Local union election of officers for all officer positions as outlined by the proposed Local Union Constitution and Bylaws. An election report is to be filed with the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer at the completion of the election process for Local officers. The merger shall be effective the first of the month following the aforementioned Local’s election of officers, or on a date agreed to by the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer with the involved parties.
    
    
15. The reactivated Local must file the necessary reports with the Department of Labor to obtain an LMSA File Number and with the Internal Revenue Service to obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN), with copies of these reports being sent to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer. Upon receiving the numbers, the reactivated Local must send the numbers to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer. The reactivated Local is responsible for filing future reports with the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service.

CONSOLIDATED, EXCESSING INSTALLATIONS
AND/OR NEW INSTALLATIONS

"Be it resolved , effective September 9, 1985 and amended January 24-25, 1990; May 14, 1991; May 3, 1993; September 22, 1993; November 18, 2003; and May 12, 2004, the National Executive Board of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) in session does adopt the following guidelines and procedures concerning the representation and affiliation of APWU represented employees in those circumstances (1) where two or more independent postal installations are consolidated resulting in the excessing of employees; or (2) where a new installation, that opened after September 22, 1993 and to this present date, was not afforded an opportunity to conduct a jurisdictional referendum vote.

1. The president or designee of each of the affected Locals will be designated by the APWU National President and/or designee to participate in each stage of the advanced preparation and planning for the new consolidated installation.
   
   
2. The president or designee of each affected Local shall meet no later than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of opening the consolidated installation to select a committee and spokesperson for the purpose of discussing working conditions in the new installation with the USPS representative. In the event the representatives cannot reach unanimous agreement on the makeup of the committee, spokesperson and/or the agenda, the APWU National President and/or designee shall select from those represented.
   
   
3. The president or designee of each affected Local shall meet no later than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of opening to designate stewards from those employees identified as excessed to the new installation. Each president shall select stewards in direct proportion to the number of APWU represented employees targeted for excessing from their respective offices. The APWU National President and/or designee will resolve all disputes on fractions of representation in the event the presidents are unable to reach agreement.
   
   
4. No sooner than one hundred and eighty (180) days and no later than two hundred and ten (210) days after the opening of the new consolidated installation, a date will be determined for a jurisdiction representation referendum vote in the installation. However, consolidated installations that are fully staffed, effective the opening date of the office, will conduct a jurisdiction representation referendum vote within thirty (30) days. The National Executive Board shall be empowered to determine whether or not the office meets the "fully staffed" criteria.

   A. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer shall work in conjunction with the affected Regional Coordinator to conduct the jurisdiction representation referendum vote.

   B. The cost of the vote and related expenses will be borne by the APWU, or the National Executive Board may determine to charge on a proportionate basis each affected Local.

   C. The jurisdiction referendum vote ballot will include the name of each affected Local and the option of creating a newly-chartered Local. A drawing will occur by the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer to determine placement on the ballot of all Locals involved. Creating a new Local will be placed last on the ballot.

   D. A thirty (30) day notice will be posted in all offices of the affected Local or Area Local and the involved installation.

   E. The question of permanent jurisdiction must receive a majority vote of the members voting in this jurisdiction referendum vote. The effective date will be determined by the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer as stated on the special jurisdiction referendum vote notice posted.

5. The Local dues rebate for those members excessed to the new installation shall be rebated to the respective Locals. Such dues money shall be under the jurisdiction of the respective Locals for the initial 180-day period. All dues rebates received after the 180-day period shall be held in escrow by the respective Locals to be transferred in total to the Local selected in the jurisdiction referendum vote process.
   
   
6. All unresolved disputes will be decided by the APWU National President and/or designee. Decisions of the APWU National President may be appealed to the National Executive Board for reconsideration.
   
   
7. Items #1 thru #6 as stated above in this section do not apply in those circumstances where an existing installation is consolidated or constructed adjacent to or as an extension of an ongoing installation. Such cases will be decided by the National Executive Board on a case-by-case basis.
   
   
8. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer will send a certified letter with a return receipt to all affected Locals or Area Locals, asking for each affected Local or Area Local to respond on whether or not their Local or Area Local is interested in representing the employees in the consolidated installation. This letter of intent is to be sent by certified mail with a return receipt to the APWU National Secretary-Treasurer, 1300 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the letter of interest.
   
   
9. When a consolidated facility is staffed with a majority of employees excessed from an existing local and the new facility is located within the zip code area of the established local or area local, the National Executive Board shall be empowered to designate the local affiliation of the consolidated facility, or shall decide whether or not there will be a jurisdictional referendum vote conducted.
   
   
10. When the operation of an identified section within a Local is transferred permanently to an existing postal installation represented by a different Local, the gaining Local shall assume representation rights of the employees. When such transfer of employees is for a period of one (1) year or less, the losing Local shall continue representation pending return of employees to former installation. This right does not limit the opportunity of the affected Locals to agree to the designated representation.
    
    The above provisions do not apply to the permanent relocation of a post office with an existing Local to a location within the geographical boundaries of a recognized Local. The National Executive Board reserves sole authority to determine representation status under such circumstances.
    
    
11. On the movement of employees into new installations not covered by the above, the jurisdiction shall be determined by the National Executive Board [PDF] on a case-to-case basis.

ADDENDUM #1

PRIORITY MAIL CENTERS JURISDICTIONAL GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY
THE APWU NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD

MARCH 18, 1996

BE IT RESOLVED, effective March 18, 1996, the National Executive Board of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO in session, does adopt the following guidelines and procedures concerning assignment of local jurisdiction for newly-activated Priority Mail Centers. The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer is designated as the appropriate officer for implementation of the following procedures:

1. Determination of jurisdiction will be made, subject to the following conditions:

   A. Relative size of a local;

   B. Craft representation of employees assigned;

   C. The number of employees involuntarily reassigned; and/or

   D. Geographic location.

2. Except where a Priority Mail Center is a part of the existing installation for contract administration purposes, a local shall be offered an opportunity to reject the assignment of jurisdiction within thirty (30) days after receipt of notification from APWU National Secretary-Treasurer.
   
   
3. The National Executive Board reserves sole authority to determine jurisdiction for Priority Mail Centers.

ADDENDUM #2

REMOTE ENCODING CENTERS JURISDICTIONAL GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE APWU NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD

MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1994

BE IT RESOLVED , effective March 28, 1994 , the National Executive Board of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO in session, does adopt the following guidelines and procedures concerning assignment of local jurisdiction for newly-activated Remote Encoding Centers (REC). The APWU National Secretary-Treasurer is designated as the appropriate officer for implementation of the following procedures:

1. The Local which represents the Postal Installation, as defined by the 1990 National Agreement, in the same city as the newly-activated Remote Encoding Center shall have jurisdiction for that Remote Encoding Center.
   
   
2. In the events more than one Local represents a Postal Installation and/or facility in a city where the new Remote Encoding Center is activated, local jurisdiction will be assigned to the Local representing the following facilities in the order listed:

   A. The Processing and Distribution Facility;

   B. The Customer Services Facility.

3. The National Executive Board retains the right to determine if a Local is of insufficient size to effectively provide representation to a Remote Encoding Center.
   
   
4. Except where a Remote Encoding Center is a part of the existing installation for contact administration purposes, a Local shall be offered an opportunity to reject the assignment of jurisdiction within thirty (30) days after receipt of notification from APWU National Secretary-Treasurer.
   
   
5. The National Executive Board reserves sole authority to determine jurisdiction for Remote Encoding Centers.

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