APWU news – 01/13/2016 – The APWU and USPS reached agreement on disputes involving scheme requirements and dexterity qualifications, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has announced. The disputes arose in February and March 2015, when management unilaterally eliminated scheme requirements and dexterity qualifications from all Clerk Craft duty assignments. Management’s unilateral action violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the […]
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – 1/13/16 – Thieves have recently found their way into several locked mail boxes all across the city. It’s causing problems for a lot of people, especially those that can’t get around so well. “It appears that somebody used a pry bar,” said Bob Trudo, a northeast Albuquerque resident. Two locked cluster mailboxes were […]
MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – 1/13/16 – Authorities have released pictures of the man they said left two suspicious packages a Miami Beach postal store Wednesday. According to Miami Beach Fire Rescue, an individual reportedly brought in two envelopes to the United States Postal Service office located at Washington Avenue and 13th Street. Fire rescue said the man […]
NALC – January 12, 2016 Preparing for working in cold “Don’t assume there is no need to prepare for working safely in the cold this year,” warns National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Director John Howard, M.D., “because of the moderate temperatures in much of the country so far.” In the NIOSH eNews for January, Howard […]
PDF (476.44 KB) 01/12/2016 – Arbitration hearings for a new APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service will begin on Feb. 17, President Mark Dimondstein has announced. The case will be presented to a three-member panel comprised of a union-appointed advocate, a management-appointed advocate, and a neutral arbitrator, who determines the outcome. Under federal law, the […]
LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) – Residents have complained about the unreliable postal service in Moss Bluff and Lake Charles for months. While most of the problems have been resolved, residents said they still don’t know what happened and what’s being done to fix the issues. Every day, rain or shine, mail carrier Eric Rankins makes […]
1/09/15 – A Fountain Inn family is mourning the loss of their 2-year-old German Shepherd after it was struck and killed by a letter carrier delivering a package. “I had her since she was a baby,” said Chrissie Juarez, Osa’s owner. “She was like my own special little baby. I just loved her so much.” […]
APWU – 01/06/2016 – The APWU has activated a national numbering system for locals using the Electronic Grievance System (EGS), Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. has announced. The system is designed to track all grievances that are appealed to Step 2 for locals that are using EGS. “When a grievance is appealed to Step 2 by […]
1/06/16 – in Andrews, TX say they are tired of fighting the U.S Postal Service for their mail. A group of them say they have had this problem on and off since early May. One resident said she’s scared her personal information could be landing in the wrong hands. Mail should be delivered Monday through […]
