REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

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• REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE
• EXCESSING WITHOUT THE NUMBERS
• MADE SIMPLE

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• CLEAN UP BIDS
• PLACE UNENCUMBERED/UNASSIGNED
• ENSURE BID REVIEW PROCESS IS FOLLOWED
• IDENTIFY FUTURE JOB REVERSIONS

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• KNOW LOCAL MOU EXCESSING SECTIONS
• REVERT OR POST????????
• CLERK CRAFT 28 DAYS
• MAILHANDLER CRAFT 30 DAYS

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

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• MSPB CASES
• MOUS
• USE COMMON SENSE TO UNDERSTANDING MOVING
  EMPLOYEES.

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• EXCESSING MADE SIMPLE
• IDENTIFY JOBS TO ELIMINATE
• IDENTIFY JUNIOR EMPLOYEES TO BE EXCESSED
• IDENTIFY LANDING SPOTS

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• IDENTIFY JOBS TO BE ELIMINATED
• DO IN ADVANCE WITH COMPLEMENT COMMITTEE
• REVIEW FUTURE IMPACTS
• APPS
• PLANT CLOSING
• PARS
• LABOR SCHEDULER
• BPI
• ETC.

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• IDENTIFY THE JUNIOR EMPLOYEES TO BE MOVED
• JUNIOR IN
• SECTION
• CRAFT
• PAY LEVEL

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• IDENTIFY LANDING SPOTS
• KEY TO SELECTION IN ARTICLE TWELVE
• PLACE EMPLOYEES IN
• SECTION
• DIFFERENT PAY LEVEL
• DIFFERENT SECTION
• DIFFERENT CRAFT
• DIFFERENT INSTALLATION
• SAME CRAFT
• OTHER CRAFT

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• I NEED TO MOVE EMPLOYEES WHAT DO I DO??????????
• WHERE WILL YOU PLACE EMPLOYEES?
• INDEX OF CAUSES FOR EXCESSING
• DIFFERENT SECTIONS LOCAL NOTICE
• OUT OF CRAFT, PAY LEVEL, INSTALLATION AREA NOTICE

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• WHAT IS LOCAL NOTICE
• EXCHANGE REASON FOR CHANGE WITH LOCAL UNION
  PRESIDENT
• IN WRITING
• BEFORE CHANGE
• AUTOMATION BASED USE IMPACT STATEMENT
• NON-AUTO BASED USE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• EXPLAIN CHANGE TO EMPLOYEES
• ALL EMPLOYEES ARE IMPACTED
• AFTER MEETING WITH UNION(S)
• JUNIOR TO BE EXCESSED
• JOBS TO BE CHANGED
• VOLUNTEERS
• CURIOUS

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME?
• DONT RUSH THE EMPLOYEE MEETING
• HAVE CORRECT INFORMATION
• REMEMBER THEIR MINDSET
• INVITE THE UNION(S)

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• GIVE IMPACTED EMPLOYEES NOTICE
• OUT OF SECTION REASONABLE
• AREA LEVEL NOTICE
• ALL OTHER MINIMUM 60 DAYS
• AUTOMATION BASED MINIMUM 90 DAYS TO UNION

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• MOVE THE IMPACTED EMPLOYEES
• MOVE THE VOLUNTEERS
• MAKE CHANGES IN REMAINING BIDS
• REPOST WHERE NECESSARY
• CHECK NATIONAL AGREEMENT AND LMOU
• AWARD BIDS
• TRAIN AND PLACE EMPLOYEES

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKEFORCE

• IMPEDIMENTS
• COMPLICATED PROCESS
• WHY?
• VET PREF RIGHTS RIF ISSUES
• ID VET PREFS AND GET HELP
• LOWER PAY LEVEL PLACEMENT
• REASSIGNMENT MOU 04/02/2001
• UNENCUMBERED/UNASSIGNED STATUS
• TEMPLATE LETTER ON LR WEBSITE

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• IMPEDIMENTS CONTINUED
• WITHHOLDING BETWEEN AREAS
• COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AREA COMPLEMENT
  COORDINATORS
• LACK OF RESIDUAL VACANCIES
• EXPAND WITHHOLDING TO OTHER CRAFTS OR TO A LARGER
  GEOGRAPHIC AREA

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• IMPEDIMENTS CONTINUED
• HIGHER PAY LEVEL PLACEMENT
• WITHIN APWU FOR REC CLOSING PARS OK
• CITY LETTER CARRIER EQUIVALENT TO PS-6 PS-7
  OTHER UNIONS

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• IMPEDIMENTS CONTINUED
• APWU CONTRACT EXTENSION
• 50 MILE RADIUS FOR INVOLUNTARY PLACEMENT
  WHERE????

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• ROLE OF VERA
• RESHAPE BID INVENTORY
• REVERT JOBS NOT NEEDED IN FUTURE
• CREATE LANDING SPOTS
• POST JOBS NEEDED IN FUTURE
• WITHHOLD RESIDUAL VACANCIES

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• STAFFING SCHEDULING ISSUES
• CHANGE SCHEDULES WHERE NECESSARY
• REVIEW NATL AGREEEMNT/LMOU
• REPOST IF NECESSARY
• ABOLISH INCUMBERED BIDS
• EMPLOYEES BECOME UNENCUMBERED/UNASSIGNED
• PLACE THEM ASAP
• CLEAN UP VACANT BIDS
• POST OR ABOLISH

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• ACHIEVE GREATER FLEXIBILITY
• LESS FULL TIME MORE PART TIME
• (RESHAPE WITH ADDITIONAL PTFS)
• SCHEDULING DISCIPLINE REQUIRED
• COMPARATIVE WORKHOUR REPORT
• OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD BACK LOST FLEXIBILITY

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REPOSITIONING THE WORKFORCE

• CLOSING POINTS
• NEED A PLAN FOR POSITIONS VACATED BY VER
• REVERT WITHIN TIME LIMITS
• POST IF NECESSARY
• WITHHOLD RESIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS
• REASSIGN EXCESS INTO WITHHELD ASSIGNMENTS