The initial posting of 6 hour offices will open August 20 and close September 4, 2013. ELIGIBILITY STATEMENT FOR INITIAL POSTING: This position is posted [District-wide or Area-wide] with a limited area of consideration (LAC) to all career EAS Postmasters and EPM Postmasters Levels 51-55. All qualified career postmasters are eligible to apply for this […]
In a victory for the APWU, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued an award [PDF] on July 25 that will help protect our members’ interests if the Postal Service proposes to increase hourly rates for Postal Support Employees (PSEs) when it is necessary to do so to recruit or retain them. The Memorandum of Understanding Re: Postal […]
Late on Thursday [08-01-2013], the leaders of the Senate Homeland and Government Affairs Committee, Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Tom Coburn (R-OK), introduced a postal reform bill, S. 1486. The NALC is reviewing the text of it in detail now, but at first glance we find that there are major problems with this proposed bill. […]
The leaders of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), introduced postal legislation on Aug. 1, just before Congress adjourned for a five-week recess. The APWU is reviewing the 194-page bill (S. 1486) and will provide a more complete analysis of the legislation once […]
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a postal bill introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on July 24, by a vote of 22 to 17. The vote was along party lines, with all Republicans voting in favor of the measure and all Democrats voting against it. All amendments submitted by Democrats were […]
Human resources representative’s failure to process worker’s request to refrain from union dues payments forces him to pay union dues for another year Hampden, ME (July 24, 2013) – A local United States Postal Service (USPS) worker has filed a federal charge against the agency for failing to timely process his request to refrain from […]
Before introducing his bill, Issa holds postal reform hearing July 22, 2013—On July 17, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, held a full committee hearing to discuss his discussion draft of a possible postal reform bill. This was the second House hearing on postal reform held this year. […]
Rep. Issa Introduces Postal Legislation APWU Urges ‘No’ Vote on ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Bill Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) officially introduced postal legislation on July 19, which will be voted on by the House Committee of Oversight and Government Reform on July 24. The bill (H.R. 2748 [PDF]) includes some minor modifications from a discussion draft Rep. […]
Leaders of the three management associations continue to meet with Postal Headquarters officials concerning the Fiscal Year 2014 Unit Goals. Headquarters has committed to work with the associations in an effort to ensure that the Unit Goals will be finalized by the beginning of Fiscal Year 2014. Postmaster Pay For Performance (PFP) ratings wil be […]
The APWU and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union have announced plans to conduct a nationwide joint lobbying effort over the congressional recess from Aug. 5 to Sept. 6 to urge senators and representatives to co-sponsor the Postal Service Protection Act (H.R. 630 in the House / S. 316 in the Senate) and the Protect […]