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News Article | August 21, 2012

Rep. Danny Davis: If We Fight, We Win!

In an inspirational speech Aug. 19, Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) urged union members to fight back against “evil-doers” who would destroy the Postal Service and send the nation back to a dark time when most workers had no rights and few prospects for achieving the American Dream. ALSO: Delegates Debat...

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Excessing, IT/ASC & OS Employees, National Convention, National Professional Postal Nurses, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Postal Support Employees, Private-Sector Workers, Residual Vacancies, Subcontracting

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...

2010-2015 Contract, Arbitration Awards & Settlements, Contract, Contract Enforcement, Contract Negotiations, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Plant Consolidation, Post Office Closures, Residual Vacancies

News Article | November 16, 2011

Vote No on H.R. 2309

A bill that would destroy the Postal Service as we know it was approved by a key congressional committee on Oct. 13, and could come up for a vote in the full House at any time. ALSO: The Collective Bargaining Agreement obligates the Postal Service to make “every effort” to create desirable duty assi...

Legislation, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Postal Support Employees

News Article | November 9, 2011

Senate Panel Approves Postal Legislation

A Senate committee approved postal legislation that would severely weaken the USPS, by a vote of 11 to 6 on Nov. 9. ALSO: Beginning Nov. 23, 2011, mandatory overtime will end for many APWU-represented employees.

Jobs, Legislation, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Pay and Benefits, Plant Consolidation, Postal Support Employees

News Article | October 20, 2011

Questions and Answers on the Contract

The APWU and the USPS have agreed to a set of Questions and Answers regarding the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, Director of Industrial Relations Mike Morris has announced.

2010-2015 Contract, Bargaining Unit Work, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Postal Support Employees, Small Offices

News Article | October 6, 2011

Questions and Answers On Non-Traditional Assignments

The APWU and the USPS have agreed to a set of Questions and Answers regarding Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) duty assignments.

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments

News Article | August 26, 2011

USPS: No Excessing for Failure to Bid on NTFT Jobs

The USPS has instructed Area Labor Relations Managers that employees may not be excessed because they fail to bid on Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) duty assignments.

Excessing, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments

News Article | August 25, 2011

Thousands of Part-Timers To Be Converted Aug. 27

Thousands of Part-Time Flexibles and Part-Time Regulars in the Clerk and Motor Vehicle Crafts will be converted to regular Aug. 27 under the terms of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars, Residual Vacancies

News Article | August 18, 2011

APWU Initiates Step 4 Disputes

The APWU initiated four Step 4 disputes on Aug. 17, 2011, protesting violations of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Appeals to Arbitration, Contract Enforcement, Excessing, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Residual Vacancies

News Article | July 28, 2011

USPS Identifies First 100 Sites To Utilize Non-Traditional Assignments

The Postal Service has provided the APWU with a list of the first 100 mail processing sites that will utilize Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) duty assignments, as well as computer models showing proposed schedules for three of the sites: the Boston Processing and Distribution Center, the Central Ma...

Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments

News Article | April 28, 2011

Additional Questions and Answers About the Tentative Agreement

Questions have been posed on the APWU's Facebook page about the Tentative Agreement for a new contract. Below, union officers address some recent questions.

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Regulars

News Article | April 8, 2011

Vote on Tentative Contract

2010-2015 Contract, COLAs, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Excessing, Jobs, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Pay and Benefits, Staffing, Subcontracting, Union Administration

News Article | April 4, 2011

Some Questions – and Answers – On the Tentative Agreement

Several questions have been posed on the APWU’s Facebook page regarding the Tentative Agreement for a new contract. Union officers address questions regarding the conversion of Clerk Craft part-time flexible employees and part-time regular employees below.

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Excessing, National Professional Postal Nurses, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Part-Time Flexibles, Part-Time Regulars

News Article | March 14, 2011

APWU, USPS Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract

The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, union President Cliff Guffey announced today. ALSO: Highlights of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement

2010-2015 Contract, Bargaining Unit Work, COLAs, Contract, Contract Negotiations, Excessing, HCRs, Jobs, Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments, Pay and Benefits, Postal Support Employees, Small Offices, Staffing, Subcontracting

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