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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 Centers (BMCs). After the USPS filed a “consent motion,” Judge Ketanji...
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 Centers (BMCs). After the USPS filed a “consent motion,” Judge Ketanji...
March 17, 2016
APWU, USPS Resolve Dispute Over PSE Transfers in MVS Craft
The APWU and USPS have signed an agreement that prohibits the transfer of Postal Support Employees (PSEs) between installations or districts in the Motor Vehicle Craft, MVS Director Michael Foster has announced.
March 17, 2016
APWU, USPS Resolve Dispute Over PSE Transfers in MVS Craft
The APWU and USPS have signed an agreement that prohibits the transfer of Postal Support Employees (PSEs) between installations or districts in the Motor Vehicle Craft, MVS Director Michael Foster has announced.
March 2, 2016
Union Files Court Complaint
The maintenance division filed a complaint in federal court on Dec. 11 seeking enforcement of a national arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs). We asked the court to direct the Postal Service to compl...
March 2, 2016
Union Files Court Complaint
The maintenance division filed a complaint in federal court on Dec. 11 seeking enforcement of a national arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs). We asked the court to direct the Postal Service to compl...
February 23, 2016
Union Files Court Complaint
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Maintenance Division filed a complaint in federal court on Dec. 11 seeking enforcement of a national arbitration aw...
February 23, 2016
Union Files Court Complaint
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Maintenance Division filed a complaint in federal court on Dec. 11 seeking enforcement of a national arbitration aw...
February 12, 2016
Clerk Craft, Postal Service Settle Four Disputes
The Clerk Craft recently settled four disputes as part of a pre-arbitration review process that was agreed upon by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and the Postal Service, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has announced...
February 12, 2016
Clerk Craft, Postal Service Settle Four Disputes
The Clerk Craft recently settled four disputes as part of a pre-arbitration review process that was agreed upon by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and the Postal Service, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has announced...
February 1, 2016
Update on $56 Million Settlement
Information provided by the Postal Service reveals numerous management errors in the initial payment of a $56 million settlement to employees in small offices, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has announced.
February 1, 2016
Update on $56 Million Settlement
Information provided by the Postal Service reveals numerous management errors in the initial payment of a $56 million settlement to employees in small offices, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has announced.
January 13, 2016
Clerk Craft Resolves Dispute on Scheme Requirements
The APWU and USPS reached agreement on disputes involving scheme requirements and dexterity qualifications, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has announced.
January 13, 2016
Clerk Craft Resolves Dispute on Scheme Requirements
The APWU and USPS reached agreement on disputes involving scheme requirements and dexterity qualifications, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has announced.
January 1, 2016
Arbitrator Blasts Management In BMC Staffing Case
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU won an important grievance involving maintenance Craft staffing at Bulk Mail Centers on Oct. 19, when Arbi...
January 1, 2016
Arbitrator Blasts Management In BMC Staffing Case
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU won an important grievance involving maintenance Craft staffing at Bulk Mail Centers on Oct. 19, when Arbi...
December 18, 2015
Maintenance Division Files Suit to Enforce eWHEP Staffing Award
The APWU filed a complaint in federal court on Dec. 11 seeking enforcement of a national arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMC), Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced. The complaint asks...
December 15, 2015
$56 Million Payment Delayed
The Postal Service failed to complete processing of a $56 million payment to clerks in small offices in time for the holidays, the union has learned. Management blamed the delay on a computer glitch technicians encounte...
December 4, 2015
Important Arbitration Win in Fight Against Plant Closures and Consolidations
Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled on Dec. 3, 2015, that the American Postal Workers Union and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union may now go forward with their Step 4 grievances challenging the Postal Service’s decision to...
November 1, 2015
Union Settles Dispute on CDLs for Technicians
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The union and management resolved a dispute in august concerning the Postal Service’s decision in April 2002 to wa...
November 1, 2015
Lessons of a $56 Million Settlement
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) At the end of the summer, the clerk division announced the criteria for distributing the $56 million monetary port...
November 1, 2015
Management’s New BEM Motto: Run to Failure!
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The Postal Service has notified the APWU of management’s intent to move forward with proposed changes to the MS-1...
October 20, 2015
Arbitrator Hammers USPS in Maintenance Staffing Case
The APWU won an important grievance involving Maintenance Craft staffing at Bulk Mail Centers on Oct. 19, when Arbitrator Ira Jaffe issued a stinging rebuke to the Postal Service.
October 8, 2015
APWU, USPS Resolve Dispute over Forced Bids in Motor Vehicle Craft
The APWU and USPS have signed an agreement that prohibits management from initiating the posting of annual bids in the Motor Vehicle Service Craft pursuant to any audit review, Assistant Director Javier E. Piñeres has an...
October 7, 2015
Union, Management Agree to Extend 50-Mile Limit on Excessing
The APWU and USPS agreed to extend the 50-mile limit on excessing in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated Sept. 28, signed by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and the USPS Vice President for Labor Relations. The orig...
September 29, 2015
50-Mile Limit – Minimizing Excessing Memo Extended
The APWU and the USPS have agreed upon two Memoranda of Understanding: “Minimizing Excessing” and “Peak Season Exception Periods,” in addition to a Maintenance-specific Step 4 Settlement, that are all interconnected and...
September 22, 2015
Closing of Requests for Inclusion
Well over 7,000 employees represented by the APWU have been paid as part of the Associate Office Infrastructure (AOI) national arbitration award. A period of time has been granted for anyone who may have been missed to p...
September 1, 2015
Settlement Reached On Payment to PSEs for Fingerprints
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The APWU and the Postal Service signed an agreement on July 15 that will compensate Postal Support Employees (PSEs...
August 24, 2015
APWU, USPS Resolve Dispute Over CDL Training
The APWU and USPS agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding re: Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Training for Automotive Mechanics and Technicians on Aug 18, Motor Vehicle Service Craft Director Michael O. Foster has anno...
July 1, 2015
Old Ideas on Vacancies Die Hard
National Day of Action event in Jacksonville, FL. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) It seems some old perceptions and misunderstandings die hard, even whe...