{"id":17504,"date":"2016-12-28T10:10:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T15:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=17504"},"modified":"2016-12-28T10:10:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T15:10:57","slug":"apwu-usps-sign-agreement-for-offices-without-a-local-union-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2016\/12\/28\/apwu-usps-sign-agreement-for-offices-without-a-local-union-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"APWU, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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12\/27\/2016<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>–\u00a0APWU News – <\/span><\/span>The APWU signed an updated agreement December 22, 2016, for Members-at-Large who work in small post offices that are not represented by a local union.<\/p>\n

The agreement\u00a0outlines the rules for these small offices on topics that are typically the subject of negotiations at the local level between USPS managers and local union officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe memorandum is important,\u201d said President Mark Dimondstein. \u201cIt continues to provide the protection of a local contract to thousands of union members in small offices who would not otherwise be covered by a local agreement. It provides additional benefits particularly for the PTFs and PSEs who staff these small offices.\u201d The agreement covers approximately 15,000 workers.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>Local Memorandum of Understanding (LMOU)<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>updates a previous agreement signed Oct. 12, 2012, following negotiations for the 2010 – 2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The decision of Arbitrator Goldberg setting the terms of the 2015 \u2013 2018 provided the opportunity to negotiate changes and updates to this memorandum.\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made progress concerning the major complaints received by members not represented by local unions\u201d said Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman. Some of the changes:<\/p>\n