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Postal Service Handbooks and Manuals - A comprehensive list of Postal Handbooks, Manuals, and Publications in .pdf format

Postal Service Forms

PS Form 3971 - Request for or Notification of Absence

PS Form 3189 - Request for Temporary Schedule Change for Personal Convenience

PS Form 1723 - Assignment Order

Union information

Check out our Grievance checklist page it contains checklists to help you write the best grievances possible. The checklists are specific to some of the most common grievances you will run into. All files are password protected click HERE to check it out now!

2006 National Agreement - Full text of the 2006 National Agreement between the National Postal Mail Handlers Union and the United States Postal Service.

Contract Interpretation Manual (C I M) volume 2

NPMHU Shop Steward Manual revised 2008(password required)

2007 RI-399 Training Manual (password required)

2000 National Agreement - Full text of the 2000 National Agreement between the National Postal Mail Handlers Union and the United States Postal Service.

Defense VS Discipline - Due Process and Just Cause in our Collective Bargaining Agreement

GAINS II Users Guide - This is a great resource I stumbled upon, created by the Treasurer of Local 300 Kevin Tabarus. Kevin gave us permission to put this manual on our site. (password required)

Gains II

Article 15 TIME LIMITS - nice printable chart for your office

The Newsletter for
NPMHU Officers & Shop Stewards (password required)

January 2006 - 1st issue The Rights of Mail Handlers During Investigations
May 2006 - USPS Required to Review & Concur, Prior to Suspensions & Discharges Under Article 16
July 2006 - Communications with Stewards: Management’s Right to Know or Protected Union Activity?
May 2007 - Limitations on the Employment and Utilization of Casual Employees
August 2007 - Part-Time Regular Employees
June 2008 -Protecting Mall Handlers Against Supevisors Performing Bargaining Unit Work

Official Forms for Local 308 union officials

Information Request Form (password required)

Step 1 worksheet (password required)

Step 2 Standard Grievance Form (password required)

Local 308 Expense Voucher (password required)

Want to know what the federal mileage rate is? Click Here

FMLA forms and information

FMLA NPMHU Form #1 - Notification of leave requested for birth, placement, or care of a child (filled out by employee)

FMLA NPMHU Form #2 - FMLA notification of leave requested for care of a family member
(filled out by employee)

FMLA NPMHU Form #3 - FMLA notification of leave requested for employees serious illness (filled out by employee)

FMLA NPMHU Form # 4 - FMLA certification of health care provider

New FMLA regulations as posted in the Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 222 / Monday, November 17, 2008

FMLA Pub 71 - Notice for Employees Requesting Leave for Conditions Covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act

FMLA Certification WH-380E - DOL FMLA certification

FMLA Family Certification WH-380F

OWCP - Office of Workers' Compensation Programs forms and information

CA-1 - Federal Notice of Traumatic Injury and Claim for Continuation of Pay/Compensation

CA-2 - Notice of Occupational Disease and Claim for Compensation

CA-2a - Notice of Recurrence

CA-7 - Claim for Compensation

CA-7a - Time Analysis Form, used for claiming compensation, including repurchase of paid leave

CA-7b - Leave Buy Back (LBB) Worksheet/Certification and Election

CA-10 - What A Federal Employee Should Do When Injured At Work

CA-12 - Claim For Continuance of Compensation Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act

CA-17 - Duty Status Report

CA-20 - Attending Physician's Report

CA-35 - Evidence Required in Support of a Claim for Occupational Disease

CA-550 - Questions and Answers about the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA)

CA-810 - Injury Compensation for Federal Employees (password required)

Federal Register OWCP Rules & Regulations - 20 CFR Parts 10 and 25

OPM Manuals

U.S. Office of Personnel Management VetGuide