APWU: Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee Convenes

APWU: Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee Convenes

From left, front: Bob Johnson (chair), LaTonia Smith, Angela Garrett, Lisa Ortega, Annette August-Taylor  (co-chair), Daleo Freeman, From left, back:Charlie Cash, Yared Wonde, Ron Suslak, Vince Tarducci, Bill Weaver, David Yao (secretary), Chauncey Madere and Jonathan Smith. Members of the union’s Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee held their first meeting in Washington, DC, on Dec. 8 […]

NALC election summary released

NALC election summary released

NALC election summary released In compliance with federal labor laws and NALC’s commitment to provide maximum information to the membership, NALC Secretary-Treasurer Jane E. Broendel has announced the publication of the official summary of results of the 2014 NALC Election. In October, NALC members cast ballots for national officers. Members selected four resident officers, three trustees […]

Video catches carrier on phone throwing package

Video catches carrier on phone throwing package

TOMBALL, Texas – A United States Postal Service customer says she is upset after her home surveillance camera captured a postal worker tossing her package onto her porch Monday. In the video you can see the postal worker walk up the customer’s front sidewalk then throw her package onto her porch. The package contained electronic […]

Video shows mail carrier hit mailbox

Video shows mail carrier hit mailbox

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Gwinnett County resident says his mail carrier knocked his mailbox to the ground and kept going. The first thing Marvin Vinson noticed when he returned home from visiting relatives at Thanksgiving was his downed mailbox. There was no note on the door, no phone message. “You would think someone would […]

APWU Wins $56 Million Remedy for Postmasters Performing Craft Work

APWU Wins $56 Million Remedy for Postmasters Performing Craft Work

12/08/2014 – The APWU reached a $56 million settlement with the USPS on Dec. 5 to resolve a long-standing dispute over postmasters and supervisors in small offices performing bargaining unit work. The agreement includes provisions that are intended to prevent future violations of the limits on the number of hours managerial personnel may spend performing craft duties. Most notably, […]

APWU Obtains Extension for the Electronic Grievance System

APWU Obtains Extension for the Electronic Grievance System

12/05/2014 – After several months of negotiating with the USPS, the APWU was successful in obtaining a five-year extension for the Electronic Grievance System (EGS). Although the USPS and APWU have agreed to meet every five years to review the program’s results and make necessary modifications, the program is now considered permanent. A Questions & Answers document was prepared to provide […]

Video: Postal problems persist in Lumberton

Video: Postal problems persist in Lumberton

12.04.14 – It was last week when 12News introduced you to Jonathan Clegg.  He told us mail delivery has been an ongoing problem in Lumberton, claiming his mail has been delivered to other addresses, and vice versa.  But most alarming, he says some of his mail has been tampered with before being delivered to him. […]