On the third day of the APWU National Convention, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told delegates that: “Dependable mail delivery is a core function of any national government. The mail should not be political — not any more than highways or bridges or schools.” “But somebody forgot to tell Rep. Darrell Issa and the Republican leadership,” […]
Current Postmaster Vacancy Announcements, Regardless of the Postmaster’s Exit Date (8/31 or 9/30) Must Include All Vacant (Non-PCES) Offices In response to several inquiries the NAPUS national office has received from Postmasters, the following information was provided by USPS Headquarters. All Postmasters who were upgraded to EAS 18 as a result of the 5.75 earned […]
APWU members will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of $375 per year in September 2013, in accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The raise is the result of an increase in the consumer price index (CPI-W) since January 2012. It is the second COLA under the contract. The expected effective date is Sept. 7, […]
The union and management are beginning to test the electronic transmission of grievance appeals, union information requests and other related documents and correspondence, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced [PDF]. The test will include the electronic submission of Step 3 appeals, Direct Appeals and appeals to Arbitration. The test will be conducted for a […]
Quitting Some APWU members have responded to my posts by threatening to revoke their membership while nonmembers have justified their refusal to join their brothers and sisters in common efforts. Each of these reactions is totally foreign to my intent. While I have differed with some decisions of the administration, it is healthy debate and […]
The Postal Service has notified the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) that a national rural mail count will be conducted for all rural routes during the last 12 working days in September. The mail count will begin on September 17, 2012. District offices will provide Postmasters with additional information on preparing for the mail […]
Service-wide Postings will be Restricted to all Qualified Career Postmasters The second round of posting Postmaster vacancies in ecareer will occur on August 21. The postings will be restricted to all qualified career Postmasters, impacted and non impacted, and posted service-wide. The posting period will be from August 21 through September 5, 2012. This will […]
Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled [PDF] on Aug. 1 that employees represented by the APWU who transfer to or are excessed into non-APWU crafts may not carry the protection against layoffs they have earned under the APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement to their new crafts. Career employees in all crafts currently earn lifetime protection against layoffs […]
PLAN B I have previously written about the coming national convention and the consideration of Resolution 216 to address the declining membership base. I opined that the solution to eliminate positions when they become vacant is highly unlikely to seriously address the expected loss of membership; Resolution 216 is part of a two part plan, […]
Employees Delivered For the second consecutive quarter, service performance and customer experience measurement (CEM) scores have improved. The Postal Service had its best quarter on record for overnight, 2-day and 3- to 5-day First-Class Mail delivery. And service scores for presorted commercial mail exceeded targets in all three service standards. In a presentation to the […]