The APWU and a retired union member have resolved a lawsuit against the Postal Service and an Accounting Services manager for violations of the Debt Collection Act, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced. The suit charged that the USPS and the manager routinely violated the rights of retired employees by instructing the Office of […]
July 27, 2012 — The pending Aug. 1 “default” of the U.S. Postal Service is not primarily the result of a bad market or even bad operations, but of bad legislating by Congress. The only thing that will happen on Wednesday is that the Postal Service will not pay $5.6 billion into a fund for […]
From 21st Century Postal Worker USPS has decided to subcontract Postal Vehicle Services in all Pacific Area mail processing and network distribution facilities in California. As a result more than 700 California postal employee jobs will be eliminated. As their reasoning, USPS states that it does not have the equipment to comply with recent vehicle […]
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Lady Bird Johnson, a highly respected and influential woman in American history, will be recognized by the U.S. Postal Service during the year marking the centennial of her birth with a commemorative Forever Stamp. The new Forever Stamp honoring Mrs. Johnson — who was married to the 36th President […]
Do you want to advance your education? Postal employees and their immediate families — including spouses, life partners and dependent children — can enroll with American InterContinental University (AIU) to take advantage of a waived application fee and possible tuition grants. AIU offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, information technology, criminal justice, design and […]
The failure of House Republican leaders to take action to resolve the congressionally-manufactured USPS financial crisis has brought the Postal Service to the brink of default, APWU President Cliff Guffey is warning union members. A $5.5 billion payment is due to the U.S. Treasury on Aug. 1, but the Postal Service cannot make the payment. […]
The APWU and USPS have reached agreement [PDF] on implementation of an arbitration award on retreat rights for Clerk Craft and Motor Vehicle Craft employees, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced. In an award issued June 29 [PDF], Arbitrator Shyam Das sustained the APWU’s grievance protesting the Postal Service’s refusal to allow excessed employees […]
The National Executive Board (NEB) has amended the APWU Constitution [PDF] and the APWU Health Plan Constitution [PDF] to comply with provisions of the Affordable Care Act. In making the change, the NEB exercised its authority under Article 22.2 of the union’s constitution, which permits the board to act between conventions to remove conflicts between […]
The newly updated Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM) is now available, Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced. The APWU and USPS finalized the 2012 JCIM on July 13. The JCIM is intended to be a resource for the local administration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. It provides mutually-agreed to explanations of how to apply […]
The Colorado shooting tragedy has touched the APWU family. Alex Sullivan, the son of an Aurora (CO) Local steward, was shot and killed July 20, during the rampage at a midnight showing of the Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. Eleven others died and more than 50 others were injured, police reported. Sullivan was celebrating […]