APWU News In response to a USPS notice that “the Postal Service is considering consolidating operations in our larger stations and branches,” APWU President William Burrus has reminded management that a Memorandum of Understanding included in the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement requires that “all existing retail operations will remain within the installation of which they […]
From Mike Gallagher, Eastern Region Coordinator, American Postal Workers Union June 2, 2009 I have scaled the national list of Station and Branch closures back to be just those offices in the Eastern Region, which is still just as alarming. Also attached is the language of the Postal Operations Manual outlining the USPS responsibilities and […]
In a letter to John Dockins, USPS Manager, Contract Administration, APWU wrote: Dear Mr. Dockins: By letter dated May 21,2009, I informed that the APWU interprets the 2006 national agreement and the application of previous midterm USPS administrative changes to contractual agreements as prohibiting the change of Postal Districts as informed by your letter […]
In a letter from John Dockins, USPS Manager, Contract Administration to APWU President William Burrus: Fiscal year 2009 has been extremely challenging for the Postal Service and its employees As you know, the Postal Service has responded to dramatic decreases in mail volume, but more needs to be done, We appreciate all that you have […]
APWU News APWU President William Burrus has called on U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to rescind the new regulations [PDF] governing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that were imposed by the Bush Administration just days before the former president left office. The Bush FMLA rules “weakened the law and made it more […]
From Fredric Jacobs, President, APWU Local Oakland #78 National Reassessment Process – Phase 2 Attention APWU Members: Today (May 20, 2009), I was advised by Management that the Bay-Valley District received Phase 1, National Reassessment Process (NRP) validation on May 8, 2009. A Phase 2 briefing meeting has been scheduled with the Unions and Management […]
APWU News The APWU and the private-sector mail-haul firm Pat Salmon & Sons have agreed to a one-month extension of a contract covering more than 500 drivers. The collective bargaining agreement in effect since Aug. 30, 2006, had been set to expire May 15. “The parties have several tentative agreements on work-rule issues,” APWU Support Services […]
In a recent Question and Answer session with USPS, APWU wanted to know why the following: APWU: What is the source of Area management’s change regarding the practice of issuing official notice to the Region via US Mail? Since at least 2001 and continuing there after the US mails has been recognized as the official […]
The Union has initiated a national dispute over the issuance of a new Publication 156, “Postal Employees Guide to Contract Postal Units”, that replaces the Handbook AS-707-F, “Contracting for Contract Postal Units.” The provisions of Handbook AS-707-F are utilized by the Union in regard to the enforcement, administration and/or interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement, […]
From A PostalReporter.com reader: On April 10, 2009, the US Postal Service (USPS) announced its intent to conduct an Area Mail Processing (AMP) Study to consolidate the mail processing operations of the New Castle Processing & Distribution Facility (P&DF) located at 435 S Cascade Street, New Castle, PA 16101 into the Pittsburgh Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC). […]