Support Services: Successful Negotiations

Prior to the start of the 2014 Bienniel Convention in Chicago, members of the Support Services Division discussed three successful contract negotiations in 2014.

Despite a national arbitration decision that removed most clinical duties, the National Professional Postal Nurses were able to strengthen their contract with increases in salary and benefits, as well as improvements in on-the-job training and reimbursements for certifications and licenses.

Members of the Great Lakes Mail Haulers Local APWU were also successful in contract negotiations with their employer, B&B trucking. The difficult negotiations resulted in improvements to the over-the-road mail-hauler unit’s  first contract in 2010.

Support Services Craft Director Steve Brooks credited the persistance of the negotiations team for achieving the improvements. “They did not back down even though the company continued to throw curveballs,” he said.

Just prior to the start of the convention, the APWU and USPS reached a tentative agreement for contract employees in the IT/AS units. 

The Support Services Division also debated one resolution to add a National Business Agent (NBA) to the division.