From 21st Century Postal Worker San Diego (California) Stations & Branches to Post Hundreds of NTFT Jobs. Tammy Yorysh San Diego Area Local 197 Clerk Director Thursday, January 12, 2012 We are now neck deep into the decimation of our traditional full time clerk bid staffing. On Friday the 13th of January, a 72 page […]
Below is text of letter from USPS to APWU President Mr. Cliff Guffey President American Postal Workers Union (APWU), AFL-CIO 1300 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-4128 Dear Cliff, This letter responds to your inquiry concerning the impact of the Postal Service’s December 13 announcement to delay the closing of any Post Office or mail […]
After several months of discussion with the APWU, postal management has agreed to eliminate the use of “dually appointed” Rural Carrier Associates and Postal Support Employees (PSEs). In accordance with a letter dated Dec. 7 [PDF], the dual appointments will end no later than Jan. 13, 2012. As a result, there are now no circumstances under […]
The Postal Service has announced a five-month moratorium on the closure of post offices and mail processing facilities, in response to a request from 22 senators. The delay until May 15, 2012, is intended to give Congress more time to adopt legislation that would address the USPS financial crisis without drastic cuts in service. “This […]
Is Your Senator on Board? Twenty senators are asking Congress to impose a six-month moratorium on USPS plans to consolidate more than 250 mail processing plants, close thousands of post offices, and eliminate overnight mail delivery, in order to give lawmakers an opportunity to consider postal reform legislation.
Time is running out for postal employees involved in the Walker Class-Action lawsuit to return questionnaires they recently received from the Postal Service. The class-action complaint alleges the USPS discriminated against the employees on the basis of disability; the questionnaire [PDF] is about damages the employees may have suffered.
Can USPS Management Be Trusted to Repair It’s Own Damage? The article below was written several months ago but it’s still a timely. There are some very simple factors and a deliberate unspoken agenda that explain everything that is going on with the financial “crisis” and proposed “cures” at the US Postal Service today. First […]
Degrading Mail Service Will Hurt, Not Help, USPS “The Postal Service plan will hasten the demise of the USPS,” APWU President Cliff Guffey said in response to the agency’s announcement that it would seek an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission on plans to eliminate next-day delivery of first-class mail and periodicals. “The USPS […]
Legislator Criticizes Postal Bills’ Approach to Injured Workers The House of Representatives passed bi-partisan legislation supported by the APWU to update benefits for injured federal and postal workers on Nov. 29. Introduced in the House by Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), the bill was co-sponsored by Ranking Minority Member George Miller […]
A new provision of the 2010-2015 contract between USPS and APWU allows positions to be converted into “non-traditional full time” (NTFT, pronounced “nifty”) assignments consisting of less than 40 hours. From an APWU steward: USPS San Francisco District Postal Management “reconfigures traditional full-time bid assignments to NTFT bid assignments in response to the loss of […]