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News Article | October 10, 2012
Clerk Craft Challenges Plan To Transfer Time & Attendance Work
The APWU is challenging a Postal Service decision to transfer duties of Time and Attendance Control System (TACS) clerks to another bargaining unit.
News Article | October 2, 2012
PRC Urges USPS To Preserve Overnight Delivery
In an advisory opinion on the Postal Service’s “Network Rationalization” plan issued Sept. 28, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) urged the Postal Service to preserve overnight mail delivery and concluded that ”there is a point in the Postal Service’s cost curve beyond which the additional savin...
News Article | October 2, 2012
OSHA Cites Tucson Postal Facility for Exposing Workers to Potential Injuries
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the Cherrybell Stravenue Processing and Distribution Center in Tucson Sept. 25 for a willful safety violation for the improper operation of a powered industrial truck.
News Article | October 1, 2012
APWU, USPS Negotiate Retirement Incentive
The APWU has negotiated a retirement incentive agreement that awards eligible full-time career employees a $15,000 payment in two installments, President Cliff Guffey has announced. The first installment will be $10,000; the second will be $5,000.
News Article | October 1, 2012
Another Travel Policy Settlement
Maintenance Craft officers have settled a grievance over a USPS policy involving employees who are delayed while en route to training at the NCED, Maintenance Division Director Steve Raymer has announced.
News Article | October 1, 2012
e-Team Report, Oct. 1, 2012
Mitt Romney on Tape Prefund Mandate & Postal Reform Friends and Neighbors NFL
News Article | September 28, 2012
APWU, USPS Reach Agreement on NTFT Schedules
The APWU and the Postal Service have reached an agreement that clarifies management’s obligation to create desirable schedules and work hours for Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) assignments and other positions in APWU-represented crafts, President Cliff Guffey has announced.
News Article | September 28, 2012
Clerk Craft Settlement Strengthens Seniority When Excessing Occurs
The APWU and USPS have reached an important agreement that will strengthen seniority for Clerk Craft employees when workers are excessed from an installation, Clerk Craft Director Rob Strunk has announced.
News Article | September 28, 2012
APWU Wins Address Management Jobs
The APWU and the USPS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Sept. 25 that outlines procedures for filling 318 newly-created Level 7 Address Management System Technicians positions.
News Article | September 28, 2012
APWU Clerk Craft Wins Jurisdiction On New AFCS 200 Operator Position
(Updated Oct. 12, 2012) The Clerk Craft will be the primary craft for the operator position on the new Advanced Facer Canceller System (AFCS), the Postal Service has announced.
News Article | September 28, 2012
House Inaction Brings USPS To Brink of Default – Again
House inaction to resolve the congressionally-manufactured USPS financial crisis has brought the Postal Service to the brink of default for the second time in two months, President Cliff Guffey is warning APWU members.
News Article | September 27, 2012
Union, USPS Sign Agreement to Protect APWU Work
The APWU and Postal Service have signed an agreement that will protect the seniority rights of APWU-represented employees, President Cliff Guffey has announced.
News Article | September 26, 2012
Threat of Voter Suppression Takes Center Stage
As Election Day draws near, many civic organizations are sounding the alarm about new laws in Republican-controlled states that are designed to suppress votes among groups that traditionally favor Democrats: young voters, students, African-Americans, Latinos, seniors, low-income voters, and American...
News Article | September 24, 2012
Tuesday, Sept. 25 National Voter Registration Day
Tuesday, Sept. 25, is National Voter Registration Day, and volunteers, celebrities and organizations across the country will hit the streets to sign up eligible voters.
News Article | September 23, 2012
Travel Delay Settlement
The dispute in Case #Q00C-4Q-C 04025449 arose due to a disagreement on how to handle travel pay when an unexpected delay requires an overnight stay at a hotel. This typically occurs when employees are selected for training at NCED in Norman OK.