The APWU is expanding a pilot program for the Electronic Grievance System (EGS), APWU Director of Industrial Relations Mike Morris has announced. Two hundred APWU locals are currently participating in the program, which is the result of an August agreement with the USPS. “We are expanding the pilot to allow additional locals to participate through […]
The APWU and a broad coalition of postal and government employee organizations is urging Congress not to extract additional budget savings from the pockets of pubic workers and retirees as it attempts to avoid an impasse over “fiscal cliff” issues. “The federal workforce already has borne the burden of substantial budget savings over the past […]
A Nov. 9 hearing in federal court in California has prompted the USPS to postpone subcontracting all Postal Vehicle Service operations in the state until early next year, after arbitration on the matter. The Postal Service filed a sworn statement with the court stipulating that it would not excess career employees or terminate Postal Support […]
APWU-represented postal employees will receive an increase in their annual salaries effective Nov. 17 — the first in three years. The raise will be reflected in paychecks issued Dec. 7 and will apply to employees covered by the APWU-USPS 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Career employees will receive a raise of 1 percent. Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) […]
A hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 9 [PDF] on the APWU’s request for an injunction to stop the USPS from contracting out all Postal Vehicle Service operations in California. The USPS has notified the union that beginning Nov. 17 it intends to replace postal truck drivers with drivers employed by contractors. “We are pursuing […]
The APWU has been informed by the Postal Service that letters offering incentives to APWU-represented employees who are eligible for voluntary early retirement (VER) were mailed on Oct. 10, 2012, and to employees eligible for regular retirement shortly after. Eligible employees should receive their incentive offer information no later than Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, Executive […]
The APWU filed suit in federal court in California on Oct. 16, [PDF] seeking an injunction to stop the USPS from contracting out all Postal Vehicle Service operations in the state. The USPS has notified the APWU that beginning Nov. 17 it intends to replace postal truck drivers with drivers employed by contractors. “We will […]
October 10, 2012 The USPS is scheduled to send letters offering incentives to APWU-represented employees who are eligible for regular retirement or voluntary early retirement (VER) during the week of Oct. 10. The letter and additional information will be mailed to employees at their home address of record. Employees who do not qualify for regular […]
In an advisory opinion on the Postal Service’s “Network Rationalization” plan [PDF] issued Sept. 28, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) urged the Postal Service to preserve overnight mail delivery and concluded that ”there is a point in the Postal Service’s cost curve beyond which the additional savings captured are too small to justify the additional […]
APWU, USPS Negotiate Retirement Incentive Employees to Receive $15,000 in Two Installments NOTE: At the end of this article you can read what USPS News Link reported. The APWU has negotiated a retirement incentive agreement that awards eligible full-time career employees a $15,000 payment in two installments, President Cliff Guffey has announced. The first installment […]