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News Article | August 30, 2011
Locations Announced For 740 New Jobs in the Motor Vehicle Craft
In accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, the USPS has agreed to establish 740 new assignments in Vehicle Maintenance Facilities. A list provided to the union on Aug. 30 specifies the locations for the new positions and indicates whether they are Level 8, 9, or 10 Automotive...
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.
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.
News Article | August 23, 2011
APWU Retiree Fulfills a ‘Dream’
Retired APWU member John Lee will fulfill a personal dream on Aug. 26, when he recites the “I Have a Dream" speech as part of festivities preceding the dedication of a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall.
News Article | August 22, 2011
Save USPS, Stop Layoffs, Support H.R. 1351
With headlines predicting the imminent demise of the Postal Service — and management brazenly exploiting the crisis to attack postal employees — the APWU is asking union members to contact their members of Congress and urge them to take action to save the USPS and protect our jobs.
News Article | August 19, 2011
Young Workers Summit
From Wisconsin to Egypt, young people are making a difference in the fight for social justice and economic security. With unemployment in the U.S. at an all-time high and attacks on workers' rights increasing, young workers are emerging as leaders in the labor movement.
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.
News Article | August 12, 2011
USPS Seeks Legislation To Allow Layoffs, End Federal Benefits
APWU President Cliff Guffey has condemned Postal Service legislative proposals that would permit the USPS to layoff 120,000 employees and remove postal workers from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and from federal retirement programs.
News Article | August 11, 2011
APWU Condemns USPS Proposals To Destroy Collective Bargaining, Crush Postal Workers
APWU President Cliff Guffey has condemned USPS legislative proposals that would destroy the collective bargaining rights of postal workers and interfere with the union’s contract, which the Postal Service and the APWU agreed to in March.
News Article | August 11, 2011
Management’s NRP Letter No Cause for Celebration
An internal USPS document indicating that the reassessment of Limited Duty and Rehabilitation employees concluded on Jan. 31, 2011, is not cause for celebration, Human Relations Director Sue Carney says, because the National Reassessment Process (NRP) seems to have been eliminated in name only.
News Article | August 8, 2011
Breakfast for Champions
Supporting the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team is the latest endeavor for the APWU.
News Article | August 4, 2011
Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over USPS Refusal to Provide Information on Consolidations
The APWU has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) protesting the Postal Service’s refusal to provide the union with information regarding Area Mail Processing (AMP) feasibility studies.
News Article | August 4, 2011
Tea Party Building Support for Issa Bill
“Tea Party” groups are building public and congressional support for H.R. 2309, legislation sponsored in the U.S. House of Representative by Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Dennis Ross (R-FL) that APWU President Cliff Guffey has called “a reckless assault on postal workers and the Postal Service.”
News Article | August 2, 2011
Ed Schultz to Speak at APWU Editors’ Conference
Talk-show host Ed Schultz is scheduled to speak at the opening session of the APWU National Postal Press Association conference in Orlando FL on Aug. 11, and union members in the area are invited to attend, PPA President Tony Carobine has announced.
News Article | August 2, 2011
Destroying Unions Won’t Fix USPS
APWU President Cliff Guffey has a simple message for the Washington Post: Destroying unions and attacking workers’ rights won’t solve the Postal Service’s financial problems.