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August 10, 2012
Arbitrator Rules on Protection Against Layoffs
Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled on Aug. 1 that employees represented by the APWU who transfer to or are excessed into non-APWU crafts may not carry the protection against layoffs they have earned under the APWU Coll...
August 3, 2012
Case Closed
Arbitrator Shyam Das has closed the record of an arbitration hearing regarding the number of hours postmasters in small offices may work. A Memorandum of Understanding in the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement pl...
August 3, 2012
House Passes Bill to Fire Tax-Delinquent Federal, Postal Workers
The House of Representatives passed a bill on July 31 that could cost federal and postal workers their jobs if they are behind in paying their federal taxes.
August 2, 2012
Phased Retirement Approved For Postal, Federal Employees
A recent highway funding law contains a provision of special interest to postal and federal employees: The legislation authorizes federal agencies to allow full-time retirement-eligible employees to opt for “phased retir...
August 2, 2012
Update on Incentives
As we reported in June, the APWU has been engaged in informal conversations with management on financial incentives to encourage employees to leave the Postal Service. Although no official offers have been made, discuss...
July 31, 2012
APWU, OSHA Investigate Employee Death at Detroit NDC
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the APWU are investigating the death of APWU member Steny Wing Hoi Yu, who died July 27 from injuries sustained in work-related accident at the Detroit NDC on...
July 31, 2012
Union Settles Lawsuit on Retirees’ Debts
The APWU and a retired union member have resolved a lawsuit against the Postal Service and an Accounting Services manager for violations of the Debt Collection Act, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced...
July 26, 2012
APWU, USPS Agree On Implementation of Das Award
The APWU and USPS have reached agreement on implementation of an arbitration award on retreat rights for Clerk Craft and Motor Vehicle Craft employees, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced. In an award...
July 26, 2012
Congress’ Failure Pushes USPS to Brink of Default
The failure of House Republican leaders to take action to resolve the congressionally-manufactured USPS financial crisis has brought the Postal Service to the brink of default, APWU President Cliff Guffey is warning unio...
July 24, 2012
National Executive Board Amends Constitution To Comply with Federal Law
The National Executive Board (NEB) has amended the APWU Consitution and the APWU Health Plan Consitution to comply with provisions of the Affordable Care Act. In making the change, the NEB exercised its authority under A...
July 23, 2012
Updated Joint Contract Interpretation Manual Now Available
The newly updated Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM) is now available, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced. The APWU and USPS finalized the 2012 JCIM on July 13.
July 23, 2012
APWU Establishes Fund For Colorado Shooting Victim
The shooting at an Aurora, CO, movie theater on July 20 has left many union members wondering how they can help. Alex Sullivan, the 27-year old son of APWU member Tom Sullivan, was slain in the rampage.
July 20, 2012
Shooting Tragedy Strikes APWU Family
The Colorado shooting tragedy has touched the APWU family.
July 20, 2012
21st Biennial APWU National Convention Resolutions Now Posted
Resolutions that will be considered by delegates to the APWU 21st Biennial National Convention are now posted [members only] online at www.apwu.org.
July 19, 2012
Do You Know Where Your Legislators Stand?
Lately, USPS management seems hell-bent on destroying the Postal Service — and some members of Congress have appeared eager to help. In December, however, in response to protests by postal workers, small businesses and c...
July 18, 2012
Guffey Blasts House Leaders
APWU President Cliff Guffey is blasting House Republican leaders for their “utter failure to solve the nation’s problems.”
July 17, 2012
VA Makes the Connection
APWU is partnering with the Veterans Administration to introduce Make The Connection, a public awareness campaign that connects veterans, their friends and family members with information, resources and solutions to issu...
July 13, 2012
NPPN/APWU, Postal Service Begin Negotiations for New USPS Nurses Contract
The National Postal Professional Nurses/American Postal Workers Union met with the Postal Service on July 11 in the opening round of contract negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The current agreement,...
July 12, 2012
USPS Submits Updated List Of New Maintenance Jobs
The Postal Service has provided the APWU with an updated list of 1,500 post offices where custodial work that had been subcontracted will be returned to the Maintenance Craft, Director Steve Raymer has announced.
July 11, 2012
APWU, OSHA Investigate Employee Death at Des Moines NDC
A driver for Mail Contractors of America (MCA) died on July 6, the day after he was run over by his truck at the Des Moines Network Distribution Center.
July 2, 2012
POStPlan in Direct Conflict With APWU National Agreement
The APWU has put the Postal Service on notice that their plan to replace Postmasters at small, rural post offices with Postmaster Reliefs (PMRs) is a direct violation of our 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
July 2, 2012
Arbitrator Das Sustains APWU Grievance on Denial of Retreat Rights
In an award issued June 29, Arbitrator Shyam Das sustained the APWU’s grievance over the denial of excessed employees’ retreat rights, but denied it in a dispute over the assignment of unassigned regulars to non-traditio...
June 30, 2012
Joe Glazer: Singer, Songwriter, Union Activist
Music has played an important role in the labor movement’s efforts to uplift, organize, and build solidarity among workers for more than a century. And for the past seven decades, singer-songwriter Joe Glazer dedicated h...
June 29, 2012
PRC Denies APWU Request to Halt July 1 Plan
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has denied the APWU's request [PDF] for an emergency order to stop the Postal Service from implementing its latest plan to consolidate the mail processing network and reduce service...
June 22, 2012
APWU to Re-Air T.V. Ad As Campaign to Defeat House Postal Bill Heats Up
The APWU will air a revised version of one of its popular television ads beginning on June 25, President Cliff Guffey has announced.
June 19, 2012
Stop H.R. 2309, Vote NO!
A bill that would destroy the Postal Service — and our jobs — could be voted on in the House of Representatives in July, and APWU President Cliff Guffey is calling on union members to send their legislators a message: Vo...
June 15, 2012
OSHA Finds DBCS Ergonomic Risk Hazards at Kalamazoo P&DC
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) uncovered risk factors for feeder and sweeper tasks associated with Delivery Bar Code Sorters during an inspection at the Kalamazoo, Michigan Processing and Distri...
June 15, 2012
PRC to Expedite Decision on APWU Complaint
The Postal Regulatory Commission will issue an expedited decision on a complaint filed by the APWU that seeks to stop the USPS from implementing its network consolidation plan on July 1, the panel has announced. The unio...
June 13, 2012
APWU Files Complaint to Stop USPS From Implementing Plan on July 1
The APWU filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission on June 12 seeking to stop the Postal Service from implementing Phase 1 of its consolidation plan, which calls for the USPS to consolidate 48 mail processi...
June 8, 2012
APWU Seeks to Stop Consolidations Until PRC Issues Opinion
The APWU assailed a “modified” USPS consolidation plan at a hearing before the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on June 7, and notified the panel that the union will file a complaint seeking to stop the Postal Service...