Updated: Highlights of New Tentative Contract Agreement

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The APWU has updated its “Highlights of the New Collective Bargaining Agreement.”

From reader:
Although this says a minimum of 800 positions will be created in the Clerk Craft to perform “administrative and technical duties” (like TACS) that are currently performed by EAS personnel, we were told in the APWU briefings that Lead clerks will replace lots of 204b’s and other supervisors in Function 1 and 4.  We shall see!  I wish we could get back the Personnel Clerk jobs that went to the HRSSC.  APWU negotiators tried to get that, but were unsuccessful.  One question I have is about 204b’s from the other crafts like letter carriers.  Will those 204b’s be eliminated from supervising APWU employees, except as stated below?  In associate offices 204b’s sometimes supervise more than one craft.

Jobs in the Clerk Craft

 

  • No fewer than 1,100 Call Center jobs that had been contracted out will be returned to the APWU bargaining unit. The Call Center locations will become part of the installation of the nearest Processing & Distribution Center, so that APWU members can bid on these positions.
  • A minimum of 800 positions will be created in the Clerk Craft to perform administrative and technical duties that are currently performed by EAS personnel.
  • Lead Clerk, PS-7, positions will be created in mail processing and in retail to perform administrative duties.

At least one Lead Clerk position will be established in any office where there is no supervisor.

At least one Lead Clerk position will be established in any Customer Service office with five or more Clerk Craft employees.

Ratios for the establishment of Lead Clerk positions in mail processing will be as follows :

# Clerks # Lead Clerks
5-49 1
50-99 2
100-199 3
200-499 4
500 or more 5, plus one for each 100 clerks
  • 204Bs will be eliminated from offices with supervisors, except to fill absences of 14 days or more and vacant assignments of 14 days or more, not to exceed 90 days.
  • The Part-Time Regular job title will be replaced with Non-Traditional Full-Time Employee. With this change will come expanded opportunities for these workers.

 

3 thoughts on “Updated: Highlights of New Tentative Contract Agreement”

  1. OF COURSE YOU CAN ALWAYS TRUST MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATIONS. JUST BAN THE LYING UNIONS. MILLIONAIRES AND POSTAL MANAGEMENT ARE YOUR FRIENDS!!!

  2. DID YOU EVER STOP TO WONDER WHY THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN US A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD AT OUR LOCALS ABOUT THE THE NEW CONTRACT??????? WELL, I’LL TELL YOU, I’LL BET IT IS BECAUSE THEY DON’T WANT US TO KNOW THE ANSWERS!!!! AND EVERYONE KNOWS THAT YOU CAN’T TRUST APWU ANYWAY!

  3. HELLO, MEMBERS NOW WILL SOMEONE ANSWER THIS, I JUST WATCH THE VIDEO ABOUT THE CONFUSION WITH THE NEW JOB TITLES THAT THIS CONTRACT WILL HAVE. SO NOW I ASK YOU THIS YOU WORK IN AN OFFICE NOW WHERE YOU HAVE 40HRS AND THE NEW CONTRACT STATES YOU CANT BE FORCED INTO ONE OF THESE NEW POSTION OK, WHAT HAPPENS IF AT YOUR OFFICE THERE ARE 5 WINDOW CLERK BIDS AND THEY ABOLISH ALL OF THEM AND ALL THEY REPOST IS 5 OF THES NEW POSTIONS NOW IN ORDER TO HAVE A BID YOU HAVE TO TAKE ONE OF THESE OR BECOME AN UNASSIGNED REGULAR,NOW IF YOU DONT HAVE A BID THEN CANT THEY FORCE YOU INTO ONE OF THESE NEW POSTIONS ? THIS IS MY QUESTION CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER. LIKE HAS BEEN STATED THEY HAVE NOT GIVIN US A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD AT OUR LOCALS ABOUT THE NEW CONTRACT. THANK MEMBERS

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