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Disputes over work assignments \u2014 and which craft should be assigned responsibility for performing specific duties \u2014 are known as \u201cjurisdictional disputes.\u201d Disagreements over whether duties in mail processing operations should be assigned to Clerk Craft employees or to Mail Handlers are often referred to as \u201cRI 399\u201d disputes, named for\u00a0Regional Instruction #399, Mail Processing Work Assignment Guidelines. [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n

RI 399, which was issued in February 1979 by the Postal Service and modified several times since, assigns a primary craft (Clerk or Mail Handler) to perform various mail-processing functions. It also contains instructions for determining which craft should be assigned new mail processing work. RI 399 applies only in facilities where mail processing occurs.<\/p>\n

APWU locals that believe work in their facilities has been improperly and permanently assigned to Mail Handler Craft employees should consult with their\u00a0Regional Dispute Resolution Committee Representative [PDF]<\/a>\u00a0prior to filing disputes in their facility. Local officers who are unable to reach their Regional Representative may contact Lynn Pallas-Barber, APWU National Dispute Resolution Committee Representative.<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution Procedures<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Memorandum of Understanding effective April 16, 1992, between the USPS, American Postal Workers Union, and National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU),\u00a0Dispute Resolution Procedures [PDF],<\/a>\u00a0outlines the general principles and procedures for resolving these disputes by establishing Local, Regional and National committees to identify, pursue, and arbitrate disagreements over work assignments.<\/p>\n

On\u00a0June 26, 2018 in a tripartite\u00a0Memorandum of Understanding [PDF]<\/a>, the APWU improved the R1-399 dispute resolution procedures, resolved the docket of disputes, and required accurate and updated inventories to protect existing and future Clerk work.\u00a0Click here [PDF]\u00a0<\/a>for a brief summary of the changes.<\/p>\n

RI 399 Forms<\/strong><\/p>\n