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November 23, 2017
2017 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
This year, the December period begins December 2, 2017 (Pay Period 25-17- Week 2) and ends December 29, 2017 (Pay Period 01-18 - Week 1).
November 9, 2017
Arbitrator Rules that Initial Installation of a New Mail Processing System is Not Maintenance Craft Work
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued an award on November 7, 2017 stating, "The work of installing the APPS systems was not bargaining unit work. Hence,...
November 3, 2017
Electronic Technician Level 11 LMOU Completed
The Electronic Technician, level 11 (ET-11) LMOU was completed and signed on Nov. 2, 2017.
September 28, 2017
Postal Vehicle Service Scanning Duty Settlement Reached
On August 31, the APWU Motor Vehicle Service Craft Division and the USPS came to a settlement for case numbers Q10V-4Q-C 16466169/HQTV20160275, Q10V-4...
September 21, 2017
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg Issues Award in MS-1 Handbook Dispute
In his award dated September 13, 2017, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued his decision in the MS-1 Handbook case no. Q10T-4Q-C 14171644/Q10T- 4Q- C 16...
September 12, 2017
IT/AS Support Services Members Ratify Contract
Following an overwhelming 429-129 ratification vote on Aug. 23, the new Information Technology and Accounting Services Centers (IT/AS) Collective Barg...
September 12, 2017
Salmon Mail Haul Drivers Ratify Contract
Recently, APWU members employed by Salmon Companies voted to ratify a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the company. Salmon Companies is the...
September 1, 2017
Moving Forward
(This article first appeared in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By Maintenance Craft Directors The Maintenance Divisi...
August 21, 2017
Gearing Up for the 2018 Contract Campaign
The APWU’s national headquarters is gearing up for the upcoming 2018 Contract Campaign. Members of the Central Arkansas Area Local rocked union gear...
July 6, 2017
Maintenance Defines Custodial Staffing in POStPlan Clusters
On June 30, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a national award for Case No. Q10T-4Q-C 15206030 concerning custodial staffing in POStPlan office clust...
June 29, 2017
JCIM is Available
The 2017 Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM), a resource for the administration of the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement, is published...
June 29, 2017
Leave and Overtime Benefits Secured for ET-11s
APWU Maintenance Division and USPS resolved two national disputes, Q15T-4Q-C 17340522 and Q15T -4Q-C 17340479, and National Labor Relations Board char...
June 22, 2017
Arbitrator Das Solidifies Administrative Leave for Caucus Voting
On June 21, Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a national award in the arbitration between the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the National Associati...
June 16, 2017
National Agreement Provides Uniform Allowance for Clerks in POStPlan Offices
On June 14, the APWU and the Postal Service reached an agreement resolving a Step 4 National Dispute that career Clerk Craft employees assigned to a P...
June 7, 2017
APWU Wins Another National Level Arbitration Award
The APWU scores another victory today, defending postal employees in the union’s bargaining unit. Arbitrator Goldberg issued an award in a national-le...
May 24, 2017
NLRB Ruling Strikes Down Unfair USPS Policies
In a united fight for the protection of all Postal employees, the APWU, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and National Postal Mail Handle...
May 19, 2017
Maintenance Craft Agreement with USPS Resolving Line H Dispute
The Postal Service and the Maintenance Division of the APWU signed an agreement resolving a national level dispute regarding custodial hours on line H...
April 24, 2017
APWU Receives Favorable Arbitration Ruling
Arbitrator Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service failed to make a good faith effort to return 362 administrative and technical jobs to the Clerk Craf...
March 9, 2017
Final Payment of 1.6.b Global Settlement Remedy Agreement
The Postal Service is distributing the final payment of the 1.6.b Global Settlement to over 13,000 active employees and retirees this week. The payme...
March 1, 2017
Arbitration Victory Creates Full-Time Assignments
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2017 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Clerk Craft Directors The Clerk Craft was succe...
December 25, 2016
Arbitrator Denies Severance Pay Grievance
From 2003 to 2009 the Postal Service offered a series of Voluntary Early Retirements (VER) with the approval of the Office of Personnel Management. E...
December 16, 2016
Landmark Arbitration Decision Upholds Craft Assignments, Job Posting Rights
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a decision on Dec. 8, 2016, holding that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement when it fa...
December 12, 2016
Landmark Arbitration Decision Upholding Craft Assignments and Job Posting Rights
Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a decision on Dec. 8, 2016, holding that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement when it fa...
December 9, 2016
APWU Receives Favorable Arbitration Award
The APWU prevailed in an arbitration that keeps hundreds of Clerk Craft jobs in the union’s bargaining unit. The decision clarifies what ability the P...
November 22, 2016
Any Modifications to the 110 HCR Subcontracting Awards Must be Discussed at National Level
According to correspondence between the Postal Service and APWU, all discussions to modify any of the 110 Highway Contract Route (HCR) subcontracting...
September 2, 2016
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting Notification
The APWU won an important arbitration case on Aug. 18, when Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agre...
September 2, 2016
MVS Wins Important Ruling on Subcontracting Notification
The APWU won an important arbitration case on Aug. 18, when Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service violated the Collective Bargaining Agre...
July 29, 2016
Three New Signoffs in the Clerk Craft
APWU Clerk Craft officers and the Postal Service signed three documents on July 29: They agreed to a new set of Questions & Answers on the POStPlan,...
July 29, 2016
Three New Signoffs in the Clerk Craft
APWU Clerk Craft officers and the Postal Service signed three documents on July 29: They agreed to a new set of Questions & Answers on the POStPlan,...
March 24, 2016
District Court Orders Clarification
The Postal Service sidestepped a fight in federal court on March 16 over enforcement of an Oct. 19, 2015, arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail C...