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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over Reassignments of Partially Recovered Employees

This grievance involves the failure of the USPS to use craft seniority when making wholesale rehab/limited duty assignments after reassessing all of the medically restricted assignments in an installation. 

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over Reporting Rules for Sex Offenders

The APWU has appealed to arbitration a revision to ELM Section 665 which requires employees on a public registry of sex offenders to report their status to management.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over Reporting Rules for Sex Offenders

The APWU has appealed to arbitration a revision to ELM Section 665 which requires employees on a public registry of sex offenders to report their status to management.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over Restrictions on Casuals Hired for Dual Assignments Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has appealed to arbitration a dispute concerning whether the provisions of Article 7.1.B.3 of the National Agreement that prohibits casuals from performing assignments that require training and testing includes...

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over Subcontracting AMC Work

The APWU recently initiated a Step 4 dispute over the Postal Service’s proposal to subcontract bargaining unit work (tender and receipt of mail) at 14 Air Mail Centers/Facilities.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over Subcontracting AMC Work

The APWU recently initiated a Step 4 dispute over the Postal Service’s proposal to subcontract bargaining unit work (tender and receipt of mail) at 14 Air Mail Centers/Facilities.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over Sunday Premium When on Administrative Leave Appealed to Arbitration

The Union has appealed to arbitration a dispute over whether employees on Administrative Leave are entitled to Sunday Premium pay for any eligible hours they would have worked if not for being placed on administrative le...

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over Time Spent Undergoing Medical Evaluation Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over compensation to employees for all time spent undergoing medical evaluation or examinations at the employer's request, including travel expenses.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over Time Spent Undergoing Medical Evaluation Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over compensation to employees for all time spent undergoing medical evaluation or examinations at the employer's request, including travel expenses.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over Unilateral Elimination of Local Individual Retirement Counseling

This dispute concerns revisions to Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) Sections 569.1 and 589.1, Retirement Counseling. 

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over Unilateral Elimination of Local Individual Retirement Counseling

This dispute concerns revisions to Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) Sections 569.1 and 589.1, Retirement Counseling. 

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over USPS FMLA Recertification Requirements Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has appealed to arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's policy of requiring employees to automatically submit new medical certification for an FMLA-covered condition simply because the leave year has end...

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over USPS Refusal to Accept FMLA Medical Certification Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has appealed to arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's refusal to accept medical certification for chronic conditions covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act if not submitted at the time of the a...

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over USPS Two-Tour Initiative Appealed to Arbitration

The union's national-level dispute over the Postal Service's unilateral implementation of a nation-wide two-tour initiative, which is intended to eliminate or greatly reduce existing day shift Tour 2 assignments, has bee...

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April 29, 2026

Dispute Over VER and Severance Pay Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over bargaining unit employees' entitlement to severance pay when they accept voluntary early retirement (VER) benefits.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute: Consecutive Days Off

This grievance protests the establishment of Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) assignments with fewer than two consecutive days off in Mail Processing and in Motor Vehicle assignments in offices of 200-man-years-or-more.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute: Denial of Retreat Rights

This grievance protests the denial of retreat rights to excessed employees for posted Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) assignments, in violation of the contract.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute: Global Settlement re: Violations of Article 1.6B.

This dispute involves the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Global Settlement of violations of Article 1.6.B.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute: Global Settlement re: Violations of Article 1.6B.

This dispute involves the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Global Settlement of violations of Article 1.6.B.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute: Level 4 Post Office Clerks in Level 15 and 16 Post Offices

This dispute protests management’s unilateral decision to create a Level 4 Post Office Clerk PSE (Postal Support Employee) job description for use in Level 15 and Level 16 post offices.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute: New PSE Position Descriptions

This dispute involves the issuance of management instructions regarding the use of new, rather than existing, Standard Position Descriptions when hiring PSEs.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute: Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments in Function 5 and Function 7

This Step 4 dispute protests Postal Service instructions to the field authorizing the creation of Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) assignments in Finance (Function 5) and in Bulk Mail (Function 7).

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April 29, 2026

Dispute: PSEs in Higher-Level Maintenance Craft Positions

This dispute protests management plans to hire PSEs using new Standard Position Descriptions in higher-level positions, other than custodial positions, in the Maintenance Craft.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute: PSEs in Higher-Level Maintenance Craft Positions

This dispute protests management plans to hire PSEs using new Standard Position Descriptions in higher-level positions, other than custodial positions, in the Maintenance Craft.

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April 29, 2026

Dispute: Unencumbered/Unassigned Regulars

This Step 4 dispute protests management plans to designate Part-Time Flexibles and Part-Time Regulars as unencumbered or unassigned with non-traditional schedules when they are converted to regular on Aug. 27.

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April 29, 2026

Disputes Filed Over USPS Two-Tour Initiative

The APWU has filed two national-level disputes protesting the Postal Service’s nationwide program to eliminate or drastically reduce Tour 2 assignments and employees. The disputes, both filed Dec. 16, recap many of the a...

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April 29, 2026

Disputes Over Contract Postal Units Filed, Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has initiated one dispute, and appealed another to national arbitration, over whether a contract postal unit (CPU) may exist in a facility when the Postal Service has use of the property by consignment or other...

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April 29, 2026

Dual Casual Reports

Dual casual reports are provided to the union on an Accounting Period basis.  The report monitors the use of Postmaster Reliefs, Rural Reliefs and other employees whose primary appointment is outside of the APWU crafts,...

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April 29, 2026

Excessing Dispute: Separation of Casuals, Regardless of Craft, Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's obligation to separate all casuals, regardless of craft, to the extent that it will minimize the impact of excessing on regular (ful...

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April 29, 2026

Excessing Dispute: Separation of Casuals, Regardless of Craft, Appealed to Arbitration

The APWU has appealed to national-level arbitration a dispute over the Postal Service's obligation to separate all casuals, regardless of craft, to the extent that it will minimize the impact of excessing on regular (ful...