House Bill Would Set Timetable for Consolidation Studies
May 10, 2007
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would establish firm deadlines for Area Mail Processing surveys and would prohibit the USPS from removing equipment or reducing the workforce in affected facilities during AMP studies.
Rep. Bart...
Mail Processing Staying Put in Western MD
May 7, 2007
The Cumberland Area Local’s anti-consolidation
T-shirt made its debut last summer.
The APWU was notified May 4 that the proposed consolidation of some mail-processing operations involving two sites 90 miles apart in western Maryland has been...
Women’s Organizing Campaign Grows
May 7, 2007
Support for the Women’s Organizing Campaign is growing, with 89 locals and 17 state organizations participating, said Liz Powell, chairperson of the APWU subcommittee that is coordinating the drive.
Because of new interest in the campaign, the...
St. Petersburg Consolidation to Proceed
May 3, 2007
The Postal Service has notified the APWU that it will implement plans to shift some mail-processing operations from the St. Petersburg (FL) Processing and Distribution Center to the Tampa P&DC. Citing declining mail volume at the St. Petersburg...
APWU Web Site 'De-Links' Locals During Union Election Period
May 2, 2007
The APWU national election period has begun, and in approximately five months, on Oct. 5, the counting of ballots will commence.
The rules for the election of APWU national officers, as prepared by the 2007 APWU National Election Committee,...