APWU Announces Movement on Maintenance Craft Jobs Memo

Finally, we have some movement in the Maintenance Craft on implementation of key provisions the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement! On Feb. 1, 2012, President Cliff Guffey and postal management signed a Questions-and-Answers document [PDF] regarding specific sections of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Maintenance Craft Jobs [PDF]. The document does not address all outstanding [...]

GOP playing politics with federal employee pay

February 01, 2012
Today, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 3835, a bill introduced by Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) to extend for another year the freeze on federal employees’ pay. This legislation would freeze federal pay for federal employees and members of Congress for a third consecutive year. President Obama’s fiscal year [...]

Impasse Declared, Dispute Resolution Procedures Forthcoming

CONTRACT UPDATE #11
January 31, 2012
Mail Handlers Union
IMPASSE DECLARED DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES FORTHCOMING
As previously announced, National negotiations between the National Postal Mail Handlers Union and the U.S. Postal Service over the terms of the 2011 National Agreement stalled late last week, on January 20, 2012. At that point, representatives of the Postal Service made clear that [...]

Mail Handlers Union Warns Members of Dangers In Changing to Carrier Craft

NPMHU Responds to USPS City Letter Carrier Position Job Posting
The Postal Service recently solicited all Mail Handlers with a message to consider transfering to a city letter carrier position. The message outlined how you could transfer to carrier and enumerated the advantages. USPS letter and NPMHU response can be read HERE (PDF),

USPS, NALC and Mail Handlers’ Negotiations

I have been asked to speculate on the breakdown of contract negotiations between the Postal Service, the Letter Carriers and the Mail Handlers. Having received no information directly from the negotiators or from anyone directly associated with the negotiators, I cannot speak with authority on the subjects discussed or the exact points in dispute leading [...]

APWU Says Members Must Take Action Now Because Senate Will Soon Vote On Postal Bill

The APWU has learned that the Senate will consider postal legislation very soon, and President Cliff Guffey is asking union members to contact their senators immediately and tell them that the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) is unacceptable in its current form. “The stakes couldn’t be higher,” Guffey said.
As currently written, the bill [...]

APWU Discourages Members from Participating In Align Networks

USPS Partners With Align Networks
PEN: Make certain to read the ALERT from OWCP at the end of this article.
(01/26/12) The Postal Service has notified [PDF] the APWU that it has established a relationship with Align Networks to provide physical therapy services for employees with work related injuries and illnesses. APWU strongly discourages member participation.
It is [...]

Postal Workers Have the Right To Speak Out Against Facility Closures

Recent notices posted by management have generated questions about APWU members’ right to participate in activities opposing the closure of postal facilities. Postal employees have the right to:

Circulate petitions;
Participate in public meetings;
Encourage others to attend public meetings;
Encourage local merchants and business organizations to speak out against postal closings;
Contact elected officials to urge them to oppose [...]

Beware of Risks in USPS Campaign For Voluntary Transfers to Letter Carrier

APWU Warns Members: Beware of Risks in USPS Campaign For Voluntary Transfers to Letter Carrier
The APWU is warning union members of risks associated with a management campaign to encourage career Clerk, Maintenance and Motor Vehicle Craft employees to volunteer for reassignments to the Letter Carrier Craft.
In a letter dated Jan. 3 [PDF], management notified the [...]

PRC Blasts USPS Retail Closure Plan

The Postal Service plans to close a many as 3,600 retail facilities is based on questionable data, Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) recently concluded.
In a Dec. 23 advisory opinion [PDF], the PRC challenged the methods with which the Postal Service developed its “Retail Access Optimization Initiative,” charging that the USPS lacked sufficient data for determining which [...]