President Guffey is asking APWU members to collect signatures on a petition [PDF] to Congress urging senators and representatives to oppose plans to close post offices, shutter mail processing facilities, and drastically degrade service to the American people. In a letter [PDF] to state and local presidents dated Oct. 26, 2011, President Guffey wrote, “It […]
The APWU and the USPS have agreed to a set of Questions and Answers [PDF] regarding the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, Director of Industrial Relations Mike Morris has announced. The Questions and Answers, dated Oct. 20, 2011, cover an array of topics, including Postal Support Employees (PSEs), supervisors performing bargaining unit work in small offices, […]
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved an amended version of the Issa-Ross postal bill on Oct. 13 by a vote of 22-18. All but one Republican (Rep. Todd Platts of Pennsylvania) voted in favor of the bill; Democrats voted against it. The APWU has denounced the bill, H.R. 2309, as a “reckless […]
House Committee to Vote Thursday on Issa Bill The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will vote Oct. 13 on a bill that the APWU has denounced as “a reckless assault on postal services and postal employees.” The bill, H.R. 2309, is sponsored by Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL). […]
The APWU and USPS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) [PDF] that establishes guidelines for the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures (ADRP), Director of Industrial Relations Mike Morris has announced. The MOU, dated Oct. 5, 2011, stipulates that only seven issues identified in an MOU dated Sept. 2, 2011, [PDF] can be addressed […]
The APWU and the USPS have agreed to a set of Questions and Answers regarding Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) duty assignments [PDF]. The agreement, dated Oct. 6, 2011, covers topics such as posting, bidding, assignments, leave and holidays. Ten of the 30 questions and responses relate to NTFT assignments in the Motor Vehicle Service Craft.
APWU Web News Article 113-2011, Oct. 6, 2011 The APWU is challenging proposed changes to USPS service standards that would result from a major reduction in the number of mail processing facilities. The Postal Service announced plans to eliminate 252 mail processing facilities on Sept. 14, and one week later published an “advance notice” of […]
APWU President Cliff Guffey appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal cable TV program this morning. The union president spoke at length about the real cause of the USPS financial crisis and why Congress must pass legislation to provide financial stability for the nation’s mail system. Click Here to View This Video from C-Span (new window)
UPDATE: The Ed Show has notified the APWU that it intends to “stay on this story.” The program will address the struggle to save America’s Postal Service again tonight, Sept. 28. CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO (new window) When APWU President Cliff Guffey appeared on “The Ed Show” on MSNBC on Sept. 27, he got […]
APWU President Cliff Guffey has called on Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) to correct inaccurate statements he made on Washington Journal, a public affairs program that airs on C-SPAN. “I am sure you will agree with me that it is important to conduct the discussion about how to help the Postal Service through its financial difficulties […]