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News Article | April 23, 2012
APWU Wins Important FMLA Arbitration
(Updated 05/02/12) The APWU won an important arbitration case on April 18, when Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service cannot require employees to use forms developed by the Department of Labor (DOL) when they submit certification for leave under the provisions of the Family & Medical Le...
News Article | April 5, 2012
Union Wins Settlement In Accident Report Privacy Dispute
On March 28, the APWU reached a Step 4 settlement with the Postal Service that requires management to better protect employees’ privacy when workers report accidents.
News Article | March 30, 2012
Maintenance Craft PSE National Dispute Resolved
The APWU and the Postal Service settled a Step 4 grievance on March 30 regarding the use of Postal Support Employees (PSEs) in the Maintenance Craft. The settlement stipulates that PSEs will only be used in custodial positions.
News Article | December 13, 2011
USPS Announces Moratorium On Post Office, Plant Closures
The Postal Service has announced a five-month moratorium on the closure of post offices and mail processing facilities, in response to a request from 22 senators. ALSO: An arbitration hearing began on Dec. 13, 2011, on the first two of several disputes that arose when management incorrectly implemen...
News Article | May 25, 2011
Electrical Switchgear Maintenance Agreement Reached
The APWU and USPS reached agreement May 17, 2011, regarding the performance of switchgear maintenance by Maintenance Craft employees. The settlement stipulates that subcontracting decisions involving switchgear maintenance will be made at the local level, and that instructions contained in the MS 28...
News Article | April 26, 2011
MMO Agreement Reached
The union’s Maintenance Division officers and USPS representatives recently resolved several disputes involving the Preventive Maintenance Guidelines found in Maintenance Management Orders (MMO).
News Article | December 30, 2010
USPS Announces Changes To ‘Mystery Shopper Program’
After years of APWU complaints, the Postal Service has notified the union that the Mystery Shopper Program will be altered beginning in January 2011.
News Article | February 26, 2010
APWU Wins Important Maintenance Subcontracting Grievance
The union won a major victory against subcontracting Feb. 10, when Arbitrator Shyam Das directed the USPS to assign Maintenance Craft employees to maintain computers at approximately 8,000 of the nation’s largest associate offices. The arbitrator also instructed management and the union to discuss t...
News Article | February 20, 2008
Some Custodial Employees To Receive Arbitration Payment This Week
The APWU has been notified by the Postal Service that approximately half of the eligible custodial employees will receive their share of a recent $48 million dollar settlement this payday, on Feb. 22, 2008. Each eligible employee will receive $2,700. The remainder of more than 17,000 eligible employ...
News Article | January 30, 2008
Union Wins $48 Million Settlement in MS-47 Handbook Grievance
The APWU and the Postal Service finalized a $48 million payout Jan. 29 to “remedy” the USPS violation of staffing procedures for custodial employees. The settlement will be in the form of lump-sum payments of $2,700 to more than 17,000 employees occupying custodial positions. Payment will be made by...
News Article | November 20, 2006
APWU Wins Major Maintenance Arbitration Case
The APWU won a major victory last week when Arbitrator Shyam Das sustained a grievance protesting USPS custodial staffing policies. “This landmark award will help the APWU protect the custodial workforce,” said Maintenance Division Director Steve Raymer. The award, dated Nov. 16, requires postal man...
News Article | February 8, 2006
Union Wins Important Ruling For Private-Sector Truck Drivers
A National Labor Relations Board ruling last month concluded that Mail Contractors of America (MCA), a private-sector mail hauler, committed an unfair labor practice when it changed a driver relay point in April 2005 without bargaining with the union. The APWU represents the drivers at five MCA term...
News Article | February 8, 2006
Union Wins Important Ruling For Private-Sector Truck Drivers
A National Labor Relations Board ruling last month concluded that Mail Contractors of America (MCA), a private-sector mail hauler, committed an unfair labor practice when it changed a driver relay point in April 2005 without bargaining with the union. The APWU represents the drivers at five MCA term...
News Article | May 2, 2005
Union Wins Another ‘Sunday-Premium’ Case
In a significant win for the union, an arbitrator has ruled that the Postal Service must grant Sunday premium pay to employees who work on Sunday, even if the work is the result of an employee’s request for a temporary change of schedule for the employee’s personal convenience. “We have fought long...
News Article | May 2, 2005
Union Wins Another ‘Sunday-Premium’ Case
In a significant win for the union, an arbitrator has ruled that the Postal Service must grant Sunday premium pay to employees who work on Sunday, even if the work is the result of an employee’s request for a temporary change of schedule for the employee’s personal convenience. “We have fought long...