Recently, USPS and APWU signed a new collective bargaining agreement. The agreement included a new position called POSTAL SUPPORT EMPLOYEE (PSE) . The position is considered a noncareer bargaining unit job. Yesterday, NAPUS announced that USPS is terminating Postmaster Relief positions and encouraging them to re-apply for PSE jobs . It appears USPS is terminating the […]
note: PSE is a new position under the APWU contract. “The PSE work force will be comprised of noncareer, bargaining unit employees, which is the only category of noncareer employees established to work within APWU bargaining units.” National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) – This past week, many PMR’s in EAS-15 & […]
One Defendant Admits Receiving Nearly $175,000 by Submitting/False Fraudulent Mileage Claims DALLAS — Two former U.S. Postal Service letter carriers from the Dallas area have been indicted, in unrelated cases, on charges of stealing government funds with regard to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Program (OWCP) claims they filed, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks […]
Rotating Strike to Begin in Winnipeg at Midnight WASHINGTON — Despite the 24-hour rotating strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to begin in Winnipeg at 11:59 tonight, the U.S. Postal Service will continue to accept, process and deliver mail to Canada until further notice. This limited action by the Winnipeg local is expected […]
The Postal Service is offering a version of the Special Incentive Offer announced earlier this year limited to supervisors, Customer Services, and supervisors of Distribution Operations, in seven districts. The districts affected are: Caribbean, Honolulu, Long Island, New York, Westchester, Triboro and Northern New Jersey. According to Human Resources (HR), the affected districts have an […]
APWU Web News Article 066-2011, June 1, 2011 APWU President Cliff Guffey is encouraging postal workers who have served in the armed forces to reach out to fellow veterans and encourage them to take advantage of new hiring opportunities. “The APWU negotiated a Collective Bargaining Agreement that will create thousands of new employment opportunities for […]
Press Release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District Of Alabama June 1, 2011 BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury today indicted a Huntsville man for embezzling from the America Postal Workers Union while he was president of a union local in Madison, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance. The one-count indictment filed in U.S. […]
The following is a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office, Northern District of Alabama: BIRMINGHAM – A vehicle maintenance supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service pleaded guilty today in federal court to conspiring to defraud the Postal Service of more than $300,000 in a billing kick-back scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Postal […]
Former APWU President Bill Burrus’ perspective on the survival of USPS Over the past 50 years pundits and politicians have speculated about the imminent demise of the United States Postal Service and to date they have been proven wrong. Despite the outstanding record of existing for 30 years without government subsidy, a cottage industry emerged […]