FORM NLRB-4775

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

IN THE MATTER OF

THE WASHINGTON POST

And Case No. 5-CA-35987

WASHINGTON MAILERS UNION LOCAL 29

The undersigned Charged Party and the undersigned Charging Party, in settlement of the above matter, and subject to the approval of the Regional Director for the National Labor Relations Board, HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

NON-ADMISSION PROVISION — By the execution of this Settlement Agreement, the Charged Party does not admit that it has violated the National Labor Relations Act, as amended.

SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT — By the execution of this Settlement Agreement, the Charged Party agrees that it will pay to each of the following seven (7) bargaining unit employees an amount totaling seven hours of pay at the rate of time and one half their hourly rate of $24.993, for a total of $262.43 paid to each employee, less all applicable taxes and withholdings: Luther A. Champ, Joseph A. Fiedler, Nancy Dickerson, Stephen R. Uhas, Fred C. Hurd, Deborah L. Barnett, and James Forsythe. These payments will be made within ten (10) days of the execution of this Agreement. This Agreement settles only the allegations in the above captioned case(s), and does not constitute a settlement of any other case(s) or matters. It does not preclude persons from filing charges, the General Counsel from prosecuting complaints, or the Board and the courts from finding violations with respect to matters which precede the date of the approval of this Agreement regardless of whether such matters are known to the General Counsel or are readily discoverable. The General Counsel reserves the right to use the evidence obtained in the investigation and prosecution of the above-captioned case(s), and a judge, the Board and the courts may make findings of fact and/or conclusions of law with respect to said evidence.

POSTING OF NOTICE — The Charged Party shall conspicuously post the attached Notice to Employees for a period of sixty (60) days.

WITHDRAWAL OF UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE CHARGE AND COMPLAINT —Approval of this Agreement by the Regional Director shall constitute withdrawal of any unfair labor practice charges issued in the above matter, or any Complaint(s) and Notice of Hearing heretofore issued in this case, as well as any answer(s) filed in response.

PERFORMANCE — Performance by the Charged Party with the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall commence immediately after the Agreement is approved by the Regional Director, and shall be completed within ten (10) days after this Agreement is approved by the Regional Director.

NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE — The undersigned parties to this Agreement will each notify the Regional Director in writing what steps the Charged Party has taken to comply herewith. Such notification shall be given within ten (10) days from the date of the approval of this Agreement. Contingent upon compliance with the terms and provisions hereof, no further action shall be taken in this case.

Charged Party THE WASHINGTON POST		Charging Party WASHINGTON MAILERS UNION LOCAL NO. 29
By: Name and Title	Date	By: Name and Title	Date
Recommended By: Board Agent	Date	Approved By: Regional Director, Region 5	Date