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Better Staffing, Better Service
August 2, 2024
A Grassroots Campaign to Improve Our Public Postal Service
An Update on the Social Security Fairness Act
July 31, 2024
The APWU has never stopped fighting to pass the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82, S. 597).
MVS Appeals Tool and Parts Clerk Case to Arbitration
The MVS Division has appealed to national-level arbitration [PDF] a Step 4 Dispute protesting the Postal Service’s unilateral elimination of the Tool and Parts Clerk position. The union’s 15-Day Statement of Issues and Facts [PDF] notes that...
Maintenance Wins Significant Award
Recently Arbitrator Arthur T. Voss sustained the union’s grievance in Case #E10T-4E-C 11388721 , known as the Western Area Lock case or the Diebold case.
Building a Successful Coalition
A coalition is an alliance of individuals or groups that join forces for a common purpose. Forming a coalition allows participants to combine their resources and become more powerful than if the individuals or groups acted alone.
USPS Publishes New Drug And Alcohol Testing Policy
In July, the Postal Service finally published a new Drug and Alcohol Testing policy that requires management to offer a Last Chance Agreement to employees who fail a drug test for the first time. The new policy became effective Dec. 31, 2009.
The Importance of Keeping Current
The Retirees Department receives many inquiries from people who are having problems receiving annuity checks, Federal Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) information, 1099R tax forms, and other important retirement benefit documents.