Our Government Should Be “For the People”
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people” are the words Abraham Lincoln spoke in his famous Gettysburg Address. Those words describe...
Conducting Union Business During COVID-19
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
As we navigate working through the various circumstances COVID-19 has placed upon all of us, finding and utilizing acceptable resources that will...
APWU and USPS Enter into Step 4 Settlement Agreements
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
On May 15, the APWU entered into two separate Step 4 Settlement Agreements with the Postal Service, regarding the Intrastate DOT physical requirement...
Temporary Resources for COVID-19 Related Cleaning Requirements
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In order to accommodate those installations staffed by Maintenance Craft Custodians where supplemental cleaning resources are needed due to COVID-19...
August 12-13 National Arbitration “End of Day” Case before Arbitrator Das
July 1, 2020
(This article first appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
Violation of Global Remedy Settlement Agreement (End of Day) (Q10C-4Q-C 16050516)
On December 8, 2017, Arbitrator Das found that the “End of Day”...