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APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement Agreement
September 23, 2024
In 2021, the APWU Maintenance Division filed a national dispute regarding the Postal Service's violation of Article 7 section 3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), specifically concerning the 2.5 percent cap on the total number of Part-...
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: APWU and USPS 'Stop The Clock' to Continue Bargaining
September 21, 2024
As the current contract was due to expire at midnight, September 20, 2024, APWU and USPS agreed to 'Stop The Clock' to continue bargaining for a new contract workers deserve.
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.
VMF Jobs and Authorization to Hire
Some USPS managers are reported to be claiming they are not authorized to hire or post the duty assignments. However, a Sept. 7 notice [PDF] to Area Operations Vice Presidents about posting vehicle maintenance positions states:
Stand Up for Your Rights
The lyrics from the famous tune by Bob Marley sum it all up: Get up, Stand up, Stand up for your rights!
We must adopt these words as our marching orders if we are going to save the USPS from postal managers, members of Congress and the Wall Street...
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 leave.
Safety ‘Happy Talk’ Just Isn’t Enough
Postal officials frequently brag about their commitment to workers’ safety, but their actions don’t always line up with the “happy talk.”