Miscellaneous

64.    Portions of Article 12 were deleted because there are no provisions for a rural carrier to be involuntarily assigned to another craft. Does this mean that rural carriers who are permanently unable to perform the duties of a rural carrier as a result of a job related injury may not be reassigned to another craft?

A.  No. Rural carriers may be reassigned to other crafts in accordance with Part 546 of the ELM. These reassignments are considered "voluntary."

65.    If a regular carrier submits medical certification after one year of limited duty which indicates that the carrier will be unable to perform all the duties of the assigned route for a period that extends beyond the two year period specified in the MOU; can management require the carrier to relinquish the route prior to the end of the two year period?

A.  Yes. The route must be relinquished at the time the certification is provided.  See: [March 15, 2001 MOU]

66.    Can a carrier who has been injured on duty and is currently holding in abeyance a bid-for assignment, bid to another assignment?

A.  Yes. However, if the employee is the successful bidder, the employee relinquishes the original bid-for assignment and the second bid-for assignment is held in abeyance only for the remainder of the one-year period from the time of the original bid. (MOU .7 in National Agreement)