Consolidating
Stations
(07/01/09) At a meeting at USPS Headquarters on June 23, the
Postal Service briefed APWU Clerk Craft officers about
plans to consolidate operations in large stations and branches. Managers also
provided the union with an updated list of 3,243 stations and
branches in Level-24-and-above installations that are being reviewed. At the briefing, postal officials said that
740 already had
been identified as candidates for consolidation and/or closing.
[full
story]
Drive
for Sick-Leave
Credit Gains New Life in Congress
(06/26/09) The drive to win sick-leave credit for postal and
federal workers covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System
(FERS) was revived June 25, when the House of Representatives included
the benefit in the 2010 Defense Authorization measure. The bill
now goes to
the Senate for consideration. The measure would grant FERS employees
credit for unused sick leave when calculating their retirement
annuity. [full
story]
For Healthcare, Now!
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(06/25/09) APWU members from as far away as Philadelphia and Florida joined thousands of other union members and healthcare advocates at a rally June 25 to demand that Congress pass legislation that provides quality care for all. [full story]
Key
House Panel
Passes HR 22
(06/24/09) A House subcommittee has approved an amended version
of H.R. 22, legislation that would provide temporary relief from
a provision of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act that
requires the Postal Service to prefund the healthcare benefits
of future retirees. The funding obligation — combined with
the nation’s sharp economic downturn — has brought
the USPS to the brink of insolvency.
[full
story]
APWU
on Five-Day Delivery: Don’t Do It!
(06/22/09) The APWU has given a straightforward response to
a USPS request for input regarding five-day mail delivery: Don’t
do it! “The American Postal Workers Union submits in
the strongest possible terms our insistence that the Postal Service
refrain from conversion to five-day delivery,” APWU President
William Burrus wrote on June 18. “The consequences of the
proposed change far outweigh the expected monetary benefits associated
with delivery reduction.” [full
story]
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BMC Conference
July 18-20
Philadelphia, PA
APWU POWER 30th Anniversary
and 14th Biennial Convention
July 30-Aug. 2
Detroit, MI
NPPA
Editors’ Conference
Aug. 5-8
Las Vegas, NV
APWU
Basic Arbitration Training Conference
Aug. 23-30
Dearborn, MI
APWU All-Craft Conference
Sept. 30-Oct. 3
Las Vegas, NV
APWU Retirees
Conference
Sept. 30-Oct. 3
Las Vegas, NV
APWU Health Plan
Open Season Seminar
Oct. 3-6
Las Vegas, NV
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