General Reassignments.
1. When there is an excess rural carrier in an installation, the carriers may bid in accordance with Article
12.3.C.1. If there is still an excess rural carrier, the junior rural carrier will be reassigned to an office with existing rural carrier vacancies in accordance with Article 12.3.C.2.c.
a. In those instances when there is an excess rural carrier due to the evaluation of a regular route decreasing to less than 35:00 standard hours, the junior carrier will be reassigned only if the existing rural carrier vacancy is in an office within fifty (50) miles of the installation.
General Reassignments. A Flight Attendant may be reassigned prior to actual departure of the first leg of her/his sequence to a Like Sequence. The restrictions of DD.11.a. [Long Stage Length…], below, and Sections 33.A.7.d. and 33.A.8. [Charter Bids] apply.
a. The vacancy will first be offered in seniority order to any Flight Attendant(s) on a sequence with greater than minimum staffing; then assigned to the most junior Flight Attendant(s) amongst the crews with greater than minimum staffing.
b. If there is no Flight Attendant(s) on a sequence with greater than the minimum staffing, the vacancy will be first offered to a Flight Attendant(s) of a crew with minimum staffing in order of seniority. If the vacancy is not accepted, the Company will assign the vacancy to the most junior Flight Attendant(s) of a crew with minimum staffing.
c. If a sequence is scheduled to have or actually has greater than minimum staffing, sufficient Flight Attendants may be released from scheduling obligation to reduce staffing on the sequence to minimum crew. Greater than minimum Staffing resulting from a Crew Scheduling trading error will be resolved pursuant to Section 12.J. [Crew Scheduling Trading Errors]. Otherwise, such release will be administered as follows:
1. Must be at the mutual agreement of Crew Scheduling and the Flight Attendant(s);
2. Cannot occur earlier than 6:00 PM Pacific Time the day prior to but no later than scheduled check- in of the sequence;
3. Will be offered in seniority order to Flight Attendants on the sequence who are not on reserve the day of operation of the sequence, and if the affected Flight Attendant(s) is not in contact with Crew Scheduling prior to check-in, such Flight Attendant(s) will be required to check-in as originally scheduled; and
4. Any Flight Attendant(s) granted release under this provision will be pay protected pursuant to Section 21.M. [Pay Protection].
General Reassignments. 1. When there is an excess of rural carriers in an instal- lation, the carriers may bid in accordance with Article 12.
3.C.1. If there is still an excess rural carrier, the junior rural carrier will be reassigned to an office with existing rural carrier vacancies in accordance with Article 12.
General Reassignments. 1. When there is an excess rural carrier in an installation, the carriers may bid in accordance with Article
12.3.C.1. If there is still an excess rural carrier, the junior rural carrier will be reassigned to an office with existing rural carrier vacancies in accordance with Article 12.3.C.2.c.
a. In those instances when there is an excess rural carrier due to the evaluation of a regular route decreasing to less than 35:00 standard hours, the junior carrier will be reassigned only if the existing rural carrier vacancy is in an office within fifty (50) miles of the installation.
b. A rural carrier involuntarily reassigned from one installation to another in accordance with Article 12.3.C.2.c. shall be given not less than thirty (30) days advance notice, if practicable. When making reassignments of excess carriers, the provisions of Article 12.5.B.5.c.(1) and (2) shall apply.
2. When a rural route or a substantial portion thereof is transferred from one post office to another, the incum- bent has the option of being reassigned to the office(s) to which the employee’s territory is assigned, provided a vacancy exists.
a. If the transfer of territory results in an excess car- rier and the rural carrier elects to be reassigned
General Reassignments. 1. When, for any reason other than consolidation of routes, there is an excess of rural carriers in an installation, the junior rural carrier will be reassigned to offices within one-hundred (100) miles of the installation with existing rural carrier vacancies in accordance with Article 12.3.B.1. and 2. If more than one such office exists, the carrier will be given the choice. A senior rural carrier may elect to be reassigned in lieu of any junior carrier subject to reassignment.
2. a. When a rural route or a substantial portion thereof is transferred from one post office to another, the incumbent has the option of being reassigned to the office(s) to which the employee's territory is assigned, provided a vacancy exists. If the transfer of territory results in an excess carrier and the rural carrier elects to be reassigned with the route or substantial portion thereof, such reassignment shall be considered involuntary, and the employee retains that seniority in accordance with Article 12, Section 2, Subsection C.1. If the incumbent does not elect to be reassigned with the route, the junior rural carrier will be involuntarily reassigned with the route with the carrier's own seniority. However, any senior rural carrier may elect to be reassigned in lieu of the junior carrier with the seniority of the junior carrier in accordance with Article 12, Section 2, Subsection C.2 and this reassignment will be considered voluntary and the carrier will not be entitled to retreat rights.
