White paper drafted by international financial advisory firm Lazard WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2012 — Successful revitalization of the U.S. Postal Service requires a strategic business plan that leverages the unmatched reach of its network, legislative action to relieve it of obligations no other business bears and shared sacrifice from all stakeholders, says the renowned […]
Plans for April 17, Tax Day, are moving into high gear, with hundreds of locals organizing activities. That day, the APWU and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union will conduct informational leafleting at post offices around the country to highlight an urgent message: Congress must act now to avert a Postal Service disaster. A moratorium […]
The Postal Service recently identified the 1,500 new Maintenance Craft duty assignments that will be established under the terms of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The new jobs will be created at independent post offices where all custodial work was contracted out, in accordance with Item 1.A of the Maintenance Jobs Memorandum of Understanding. The […]
Join us April 12 for demonstrations to oppose S. 1789 On April 12, the National Association of Letter Carriers will hold “Save America’s Postal Service” demonstrations outside of Senate offices across the country. They are designed to put pressure on each senator to oppose S. 1789. S. 1789 likely will be brought up in the […]
APWU locals and state organizations are responding enthusiastically to the call to lobby their senators during the congressional recess, which began April 2 and ends April 13. In addition to rallies and meetings with senators during the break, locals will conduct informational leafleting at post offices around the country on Tax Day, April 17. The […]
On March 28, the APWU reached a Step 4 settlement [PDF] with the Postal Service that requires management to better protect employees’ privacy when workers report accidents. The dispute arose when the union learned that the USPS had replaced the paper version of the Accident Report form (PS Form 1769) with an electronic version of […]
May 12 marks an important milestone ? the 20th anniversary of the annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive. To help make this year’s drive the most successful ever, the external 2012 Stamp Out Hunger website is up and running. The site contains valuable resources, such as press materials, public service announcements, planning timelines, contact sheets […]
The National Executive Board (NEB) has removed from the APWU Constitution & Bylaws [PDF] a provision that was in conflict with federal law. In response to a local election challenge, the Department of Labor ruled on Jan. 11, 2011, that a portion of Article 3.1 could not be fairly enforced, and, therefore, implementing its provisions […]
Reporting work-related injuries and illnesses is “a core employee right,” the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has pointed out, “and retaliating against a worker for reporting an injury or illness is illegal discrimination.” In a March 12 memo, OSHA noted, “If employees do not feel free to report injuries or illnesses, the employer’s entire […]
ORLANDO, FL — In a keynote address to open the National Postal Forum in Orlando, FL, Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Postal Service, today discussed the transformative power of technology and innovation in the mailing industry. Speaking at the nation’s largest annual gathering for the mailing industry, Donahoe […]