{"identifier":"/us/usc/t39/s1007","title_num":"39","num":"§ 1007.","heading":"Seniority for employees in rural service","status":null,"guid":"idaf52be09-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 732.)","seq_in_title":44,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t39/ptII/ch10","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t39","level":"title","num":"Title 39—","heading":"POSTAL SERVICE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t39/ptII","level":"part","num":"PART II—","heading":"PERSONNEL","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t39/ptII/ch10","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 10—","heading":"EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE POSTAL SERVICE","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"idaf52be09-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t39/s1007\"><num value=\"1007\">§ 1007.</num><heading> Seniority for employees in rural service</heading><content>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">Subject to agreements made under chapter 12 of this title, the seniority of an employee of the Postal Service occupying a position whose regular duty involves the collection and delivery of mail on a rural route shall be preserved. Seniority for such employee shall commence on the first day of his service in such a position, or, in the event such an employee transfers to another such position, on the day he enters duty in the other position. Upon initial assignment, such an employee shall be assigned to the least desirable route and shall attain assignment to more desirable routes by seniority. Promotions and assignments for such an employee in such position shall be based on seniority and ability. If ability be sufficient, seniority shall govern.</p>\n</content><sourceCredit id=\"idaf52e51a-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\">(<ref href=\"/us/pl/91/375\">Pub. L. 91–375</ref>, <date date=\"1970-08-12\">Aug. 12, 1970</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/84/732\">84 Stat. 732</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n<notes type=\"uscNote\" id=\"idaf52e51b-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\">\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" role=\"crossHeading\" topic=\"statutoryNotes\" id=\"idaf52e51c-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\"><heading class=\"centered\"><b>Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries</b></heading></note>\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"effectiveDate\" id=\"idaf52e51d-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Effective Date</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">Section effective <date date=\"1971-07-01\">July 1, 1971</date>, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See <ref href=\"/us/pl/91/375/s15/a\">section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375</ref>, set out as a note preceding <ref href=\"/us/usc/t39/s101\">section 101 of this title</ref>.</p>\n</note>\n</notes>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"116-214","currency_date":"2020-12-05","congress":116,"law_num":214,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":218,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["02","09","11a","15","16","18","18a","20","21","22","28a","31","37","38","39","40","41","51","52","54"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"116-214","currency_date":"2020-12-05","congress":116,"law_num":214,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":218,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["02","09","11a","15","16","18","18a","20","21","22","28a","31","37","38","39","40","41","51","52","54"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"116-214","currency_date":"2020-12-05","congress":116,"law_num":214,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":218,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["02","09","11a","15","16","18","18a","20","21","22","28a","31","37","38","39","40","41","51","52","54"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}