postal

Jun 21st

APWU Fights Scheduling Abuses In the Clerk Craft

After the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was signed, USPS management had the opportunity to post duty assignments with work schedules that fit the workload. Some postmasters posted assignments with four 10-hour days, which were very popular. Conversely, many small-minded postmasters posted duty assignments with 30-hour work-weeks spanning five or six days. The result has […]

Jun 20th

Deadline Approaches For Mail Handlers Early Retirement Incentive

Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the NPMHU and the Postal Service on May 22, 2012, eligible Mail Handlers have until July 2, 2012 to choose to leave employment with the USPS (on or before August 31, 2012) and thus receive incentive payments totaling up to fifteen thousand dollars (for full-time […]

Jun 16th

New Jersey Postal Clerk indicted For theft

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi announced today that a former United States Postal Service employee was indicted by a Burlington County Grand Jury for stealing money from the sales counter cash register that she was responsible for operating. Karen Y. Miller, age 57, of 275 Green Street in Beverly City, […]

Jun 15th

Illinois Governor Signs Law to Strengthen Mail Carrier Safety

Governor Quinn Signs Law to Strengthen Mail Carrier Safety New Law Increases Penalties for Crimes Against Mail Carriers ROCKFORD ¬– June 15, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law that will protect postal workers and letter carriers by allowing judges to consider harsher penalties for violent crimes against employees of the United States […]

Jun 15th

PRC to Expedite Decision on APWU Complaint

APWU Web News Article 76-2012, June 15, 2012 The Postal Regulatory Commission will issue an expedited decision on a complaint filed by the APWU that seeks to stop the USPS from implementing its network consolidation plan on July 1, the panel has announced. The union filed a complaint on June 12 asserting that the USPS […]

Jun 15th

PMR opportunity for retiring Postmasters

Accepting position will not affect annuity payments Postmasters eligible for optional retirement — or eligible to retire under the current Voluntary Early Retirement offering — have an opportunity to continue serving their communities by applying to become Postmaster Relief (PMR) employees. Accepting a PMR position will not affect annuity payments. The pay rate for a […]

Jun 15th

OSHA Finds DBCS Ergonomic Risk Hazards at Kalamazoo

APWU Web News Article 74-2012, June 13, 2012 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) uncovered risk factors for feeder and sweeper tasks associated with Delivery Bar Code Sorters during an inspection at the Kalamazoo, Michigan Processing and Distribution Center on Feb. 2, the union has learned. The ergonomic risk factors were not violations of […]