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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 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 | 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 | April 4, 2011

Management Must Convert PTFs

Managers who are relying on an alleged hiring freeze to justify their refusal to convert MVS part-time flexible employees to full-time are in violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Part-Time Flexibles

News Article | March 16, 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 | December 3, 2008

Arbitrator Rules Tour 1 Casuals May Work After 5 a.m.

In a national-level award, Arbitrator Shyam Das has ruled that Tour 1 casuals may continue to work past 5 a.m., concluding that the intent of the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement is to prevent management from assigning casuals starting times between the hours of 5 a.m. and noon. The dispute...

2006-2010 Contract, Contract, Part-Time Flexibles

News Article | December 31, 2007

Labor Arbitrator Nicholas Zumas Dies

Nicholas H. Zumas, 76, a lawyer and labor arbitrator, died of lung cancer on Dec. 22, 2007, at his home in Washington, D.C. In addition to settling disputes for professional football and baseball, Zumas served as a postal arbitrator for many years.

Part-Time Flexibles

News Article | November 28, 2007

PTFs in Large Offices Eliminated as of Dec. 1

“Dec. 1, 2007, will be a historic day for postal labor,” APWU President William Burrus declared this week. “It marks the elimination of part-time flexible employment for the Clerk Craft in large offices. “As the result of contract negotiations, Clerk Craft PTFs will disappear as a job category in ev...

2010-2015 Contract, Contract, Part-Time Flexibles

News Article | May 22, 2007

Casual Reports to Have a New Format

New restrictions on the use of casuals, mandated by the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement, will result in a new format for Casual Compliance Reports. These reports are provided to the national union on an accounting-period basis so that the APWU can monitor management’s adherence to Article...