[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR226.3]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 226--GROUPS AND DEPARTMENTS REPORTING TO THE ASSOCIATE POSTMASTERS 
GENERAL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 226.3  Human Resources Group.

    (a) General. The Human Resources Group consists of three 
departments, each reporting to the SAPMG.
    (b) Employee Relations Department. The Employee Relations Department 
is responsible for:
    (1) Managing programs and policies for new and revised organization 
structures, staffing patterns, and job descriptions.
    (2) Establishing outside recruitment and selection and internal 
promotion procedures.

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    (3) Managing all employee compensation and benefits programs and 
policies.
    (4) Administering all equal employment opportunity and affirmative 
action programs.
    (5) Managing medical, safety, and injury compensation programs and 
policies.
    (c) Labor Relations Department. The Labor Relations Department is 
responsible for:
    (1) Negotiating and interpreting collective bargaining agreements.
    (2) Coordinating programs that affect bargaining unit employees.
    (3) Developing policies and procedures for administering the 
national grievance and arbitration programs.
    (4) Administering programs to improve the quality of working life in 
the Postal Service.
    (d) Training and Development Department. The Training and 
Development Department is responsible for:
    (1) Developing all course materials for craft, supervisory, and 
management employees training.
    (2) Providing training for employees at the Technical Training 
Center and the William F. Bolger Management Academy, and at other 
training centers.
    (3) Designing in-service employee development programs.

[52 FR 46999, Dec. 11, 1987, as amended at 54 FR 29709, July 14, 1989]