USE OF TRCs

TRCs may be used as primary or back-up leave replacements for regular
routes, as

back-up leave replacements for auxiliary routes, and to provide assistance
or relief

when the services of a substitute, RCA, or RCR are not available as provided
in the

1995 USPS-NRLCA National Agreement.

When assigned as a primary or back-up leave replacement, the TRC will be
utilized

essentially in the same manner as the emergency RCR was utilized in the
past.

Although the Agreement does not allow for more than one RCA to be assigned
to

each regular route, TRCs may be hired as back-up leave replacements for
regular

routes. TRCs may also be assigned to regular routes as the primary leave

replacement and will provide coverage for the route in the absence of the
assigned

carrier. Once assigned, TRCs are not subject to bumping by other leave

replacements. '

If an RCA elects to serve the auxiliary route six days per week in
accordance with

the provisions of Article 30.2.G.2., a TRC should be assigned to the
residual leave

replacement vacancy. This will provide coverage for the regular carrier and
ensure a

leave replacement position for the RCA in the event that the auxiliary route
is

eliminated.

TRCs may be used to setve regular rural routes as "another qualified
employee" as

stated in Article 30.2.D.4. They may also be used as necessary under the
Fjrovisions

of Article 30.2.G.4. This provision states that when the substitute, RCA, or
RCR

assigned to the auxiliary route is working as a leave replacement to the
regular

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carrier and the auxiliary route is offered to other substitutes, RCAs, and
RCRs and

none are available, then a TRC may be selected to serve the route.

Under Articfe 30.2.P. Sunday Work, TRCs should only be utilized when there
are no

qualified employees from the list of RCAs, substitutes, and RCRs available
to

perform the necessary Sunday work.

TRCs ON THE LEAVE REPLACEMENT ASSIGNMENT LIST

The leave replacement assignment list will designate the primary leave
replacement,

second, and third leave replacements for each regular route in an office.
TRCs will

only appear on this list as the primary leave replacement for a regular
route.

If a RCA has accepted a sixday auxiliary route assignment and the residual
leave

replacement vacancy is filled with a TRC, that TRC will only be annotated on
the

assignment list as the primary leave replacement and will not be annotated
as the

second or third leave replacement for routes vacated by the RCA who has
accepted

the auxiliary route assignment. However, managers are encouraged to train
the

TRC on the same routes as those vacated by the RCA. This will provide for a

qualified employee to service the route if the assignment list is exhausted.




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