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Consolidation Documents and Resources for APWU Local Unions

Member Action Tool Kits and Sample Documents
Click here (members only) for 'tool kits' and sample documents designed to help APWU members and local officers expose the negative effects that mail processing facility consolidations and post office closures would have on workers and citizens; build alliances with community organizations; win support from elected officials, and gain media attention.

The PO-408 Handbook – Area Mail Processing (AMP) Guidelines [PDF]

Excessing: Know Your Rights — This May 2009 Burrus Update provides a comprehensive outline of employee and union rights when excessing takes place.

Chapter 44 of the CSRS and FERS Handbook, published by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), contains information about Discontinued Service Retirement.

Questions and Answers About Veterans’ Preference, provides important information about the impact of veterans’ preference on excessing.

The Joint Contract Interpretation Manual contains extensive information about excessing.

USPS Area Mail Processing Information