Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe issued a video message on Aug. 14 that was played on the workroom floor. The video provided an assessment of developments in Washington on the legislative front and addressed the subject of a separate Postal Service health plan. “In both cases, what the PMG did not say was more important than […]
NALC and the Postal Service have entered into the Memorandum of Understanding Re: Residual Vacancies – City Letter Carrier Craft (M-01824), which establishes a process for filling residual vacancies not under a proper Article 12 withholding order. Vacancies will be filled by a number of steps including assignment of unassigned regulars, part-time flexible conversions to […]
The 2011-2016 National Agreement NALC and the Postal Service have finalized the 2011-2016 National Agreement set by the Das interest arbitration award. The PDF version is now available. The PDF includes bookmarks and hyperlinks to make navigating the document easier. To download the agreement, click here. The document is in the process of being printed […]
“In our capitalistic society, revenue is distributed downward with the executives creaming from the top and the drippings circulated to those at the bottom. This must be reversed.” William Burrus – former APWU President Missed Opportunities by Burrus Not a day passes that individuals with a liberal commitment do not saturate the dialogue with tales […]
At Tuesday morning’s business session, NAPUS Secretary-Treasurer Mike Quinn told convention attendees he had the opportunity to meet many Postmasters in his travels during the recent convention season. “I’ve learned what Postmasters are going through, what their problems are,” he said. “I’ve seen post offices in small towns—you realize how much the Postal Service binds […]
In response to demands from the APWU, the Postal Service agreed on Aug. 14 to convert 399 Clerk Craft Postal Support Employees (PSEs) to career status. The conversions will be the first in mail processing. The conversions will occur primarily in districts where the number of PSEs exceeds the 20 percent district-wide cap outlined in […]
The APWU won a major victory Aug. 13 when Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a ruling that will help the union fight subcontracting, President Cliff Guffey has announced. Das ruled that locals must be notified when management makes a decision at the local, district or area level to contract out craft work. The decision could result […]
Career APWU members will receive a $937 annual increase in pay in September, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. “This substantial raise is the result of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which preserved cost-of-living adjustments for our members,” he said. “Cost-of-living increases are an important part of our pay package,” Guffey noted. “Combined with percentage […]
The American Postal Workers Union achieved a significant victory on Aug. 13, with the signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that strengthens and clarifies the seniority rights of Postal Support Employees (PSEs), Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced. The Memorandum of Understanding on PSE Reappointment [PDF] stipulates that after their break in service, PSE […]
August 9, 2013 – Statement from Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, about today’s Postal Service financial report for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2013: The Postal Service’s latest quarterly report makes clear that its finances are rebounding strongly as the U.S. economy improves. Although it reported a loss of […]