2007 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual
 
(08/24/07) An updated version of the the 2007 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM) is now available. The 2007 JCIM update was agreed to by the parties on June 29, 2007. The JCIM is intended to be a resource for the administration of the National Agreement. Jointly prepared by the APWU and the USPS, the JCIM provides a mutually agreed to explanation of how to apply the contract to the issues addressed. When a dispute arises, the parties should first go to the JCIM to determine whether the dispute is addressed and, if it is, the parties are required to resolve the dispute in accordance with this manual.

The following revisions were made:

  • Summary of Changes, pages 2 thru 5 changed and renumbered;
  • Table of Contents, pages 2, 6 and 8 changed; 
  • Article 7.1.B.3, Article 7.1.B.4, page 2, language added at end of both paragraphs;  
  • Article 7.1.B.5, page 2, new language;
  • Article 7, pages 3 thru 6 re-numbered ;  
  • Article 12.5.B, page 4, new language last paragraph;
  • Article 12, pages 5 thru 7 re-numbered;
  • Article 12, page 8, Clerk Craft, new language; 
  • Article 12,.5.C.4, page 11, fourth bullet point, the words “or reposted” added;
  • Article 13, page 8, new title “Reassignment or Reemployment” and new language;
  • Article 37, page 27, the words “or reposted” added to Response to Question 133;
  • Article 37, page 50, typo corrected in Response to Question 262.
  • Article 13, pages 5-8, were revised on July 11, 2007.

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Previous JCIMs

2005 JCIM (as updated in January 2006) [pdf]