April 1, 2014 The APWU has reached a Tentative Agreement with the USPS on a Collective Bargaining Agreement covering postal nurses. “The tentative contract resolves all the articles that were in dispute,” said Support Services Craft Director Steve Brooks. “It will provide new benefits and will clarify working conditions for postal nurses represented by the […]
APWU: March 29, 2014 A March 28 agreement with the USPS [PDF] outlines the procedure for the conversion of Maintenance Craft Postal Support Employees to career, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced. The Memorandum of Understanding is a follow-up to an agreement signed by President Mark Dimondstein on March 20 that outlines the procedure […]
APWU, USPS Reach Agreement On Filling Residual Vacancies Settlement Will Result in PSE, PTF Conversions March 24, 2014 An important March 20 agreement between the APWU and USPS outlines a procedure for filling residual vacancies in the Clerk, Maintenance and Motor Vehicle Crafts, and will result in the conversion of Postal Support Employees to career […]
March 20, 2014 The National Association of Letter Carriers is taking a stand in support of the APWU’s fight against the sweetheart deal between the USPS and Staples that puts postal retail operations in Staples stores — and staffs them with low-wage, high-turnover Staples employees rather than postal employees. In a March 18 posting on […]
APWU News – March 11, 2014 The APWU has announced a National Day of Action on April 24 to protest the sweetheart deal between the USPS and Staples that puts postal retail operations in Staples stores — and staffs them with low-wage, high-turnover Staples employees. “We are asking APWU members and supporters to mark their […]
APWU – March 10, 2014 The Postal Service has withdrawn a challenge to provisions in the Collective Bargaining Agreement that require management to post newly created duty assignments using all available work hours — including hours worked by Postal Support Employees, Clerk Craft officers report. “I am happy to announce this dispute has been resolved,” […]
The National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) is offering “wholehearted support” for the ‘Stop Staples’ campaign, the union has announced.[PDF] In a memorandum to the field, NPMHU President John Hegarty wrote that the union is joining with the APWU “in fighting the Postal Service’s decision to subcontract certain retail services at Staples office-supply stores.” Hegarty […]
Staples’ Decision to Close 225 Stores: Further Proof That It ’s a Bad Idea To Move U.S Post Offices into Staples Stores Staples announced today that its sales are declining, its earnings are less than expectations, and it will close 225 stores in North America by the end of 2015. “This proves, more than ever,” […]
The administration’s budget proposal for 2015 misses the mark on postal issues, APWU President Mark Dimondstein said. “The White House budget echoes the misguided policies of Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. It calls for severe cutbacks that will harm service, drive away business, and eliminate jobs,” he said. The proposal calls for the immediate end of […]
APWU: March 3, 2014 In a complaint issued Feb. 25, Region 5 of the National Labor Relations Board found merit in APWU charges that the Postal Service has improperly refused to provide the union with information about its agreement with Staples. [NLRB decision-PDF] The pilot program has placed postal counters in 82 Staples stores — […]