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PDF Resource | November 9, 2022
2023 Leave Calendar
News Article | November 9, 2022
2023 Leave Calendar and Leave Chart Available
The 2023 APWU Leave Calendar and Leave Chart are now available on the APWU website under Frequently Requested Resources. The Leave Calendar is a great resource identifying pay periods, pay days, and holidays. The Leave Chart can be used to track current balances of advanced annual, earned annual an...
PDF Resource | November 8, 2022
MOU – 2022 Peak Season Exception Periods
News Article | November 8, 2022
2022 Peak Season Exception Period MOU
On November 7, 2022, the parties agreed to the Peak Season Exception period MOU for 2022. The MOU identifies the time when Holiday Clerk Assistants (HCAs) may be hired.
News Article | November 8, 2022
MVS Completes Two Key Arbitrations
National arbitration case number Q10V-4Q-C 1425680 was heard on May 23 -24, 2022 before Arbitrator Brent. This dispute goes back to the Nov. 21, 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The issue before the arbitrator was whether the Postal Service violated the first sentence of Section 2 of the...
PDF Resource | November 7, 2022
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Re: Bulk Mail Tech and Mailing Requirements Clerk Position Qualification
News Article | November 7, 2022
Extended MOU Now Includes Job Audits to Increase Clerk Craft Work
On November 4, 2022, the parties agreed to extend the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Re: Bulk Mail Tech and Mailing Requirements Clerk Position Qualification. This MOU originated during the COVID-19 pandemic and has been extended on several occasions, leading to the latest agreement to continue...
News Article | November 7, 2022
Clerk Division Initiates National Dispute on USPS Failure to Allow/Display Voter Registration Forms in Post Offices
The issues and facts involved in this dispute are as follows: The practice of allowing access to blank voter-registration cards at Unites States Postal Service (USPS) locations is long-standing, in accordance with 52 U.S.C. Code 20506 and many individual state election codes. Voter registration app...
News Article | November 7, 2022
The Importance of Good Oral Hygiene
COVID-19 restrictions are starting to ease up and we can finally get back to our normal routines, and that means getting back to the dentist for your checkups. Unfortunately, the pandemic forced many us to put our health, and especially our oral health, on the back burner but now is the time to put...
News Article | November 7, 2022
Looking Ahead: Legislative Activity to Come on Capitol Hill and the Need to Bolster Our COPA Program
As the end of the 117th Congress draws near, it is important to highlight the importance of APWU’s nonpartisan Committee on Political Action (COPA), which allows the union to keep up the fight for the public Postal Service, the labor movement, and the working class.
News Article | November 7, 2022
A Fond Farewell From Support Services Division Director Brooks
Support Services Director Steve Brooks is retiring effective Nov. 18, 2022. In his farewell message, he reflects on the many changes that have taken place in the Support Services Division, including: successfully defending attempts to reduce our work, eliminating private sector units.
News Article | November 7, 2022
Human Relations Rolls Out Regional Resource Assistant Training Program for OWCP
Thanks to you, the membership, for electing me to the position of Human Relations Director. I am honored and humbled by your vote of confidence. I will endeavor to accomplish the goals that I set out to you while I was serving as an appointed officer. In keeping with the APWU Constitution, we are fi...
News Article | November 7, 2022
Central Region Update: Article 12, COVID-19 and Safety
Former Central Region Coordinator Sharyn Stone provides a regional update while discussing Article 12, COVID-19 and safety protocols at work.
News Article | November 7, 2022
Still Fighting for Justice: Congress is in Session
Retirees and postal workers, we can still do the work to protect our federal pensions, benefits, and the U.S. Postal Service. It is not too late to let Congress know that we expect them to protect our hard-earned benefits, such as our federal pensions: Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or Feder...
News Article | November 7, 2022
Employee Rights During Interrogation by the OIG/Postal Inspectors
Postal employees are subject to investigation by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and/or U.S. Postal Inspection Service for on and off-duty offenses. Off-duty non-postal offenses include: serious acts of criminal violence; use of fire arms or dangerous weapons in the commission of a crime; gran...