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Consolidation Documents and Resources for APWU Local Unions
The PO-408 Handbook – Area Mail Processing Guidelines (AMP) [PDF]
When Excessing Occurs... Know Your Rights and Benefits [PDF] — This APWU pamphlet outlines employee and union rights when excessing takes place. It also includes discussion of Discontinued Service Retirement, Severance Pay, and Relocation Expenses.
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.
Appendix N to the 2002 USPS Transformation Plan – Procedures for Closing Postal Facilities [PDF] — This document outlines the procedures the Postal Service must follow before it consolidates mail processing plants or closes post offices. It will help give you a framework for challenging closings and consolidations if your facility is targeted.
The Joint Contract Interpretation Manual contains extensive information about excessing.
