Day of Mourning to Be Observed December 5
President Donald Trump proclaimed Dec. 5 as a national day of mourning upon the death of President George H. W. Bush, the Postal Service announced today.
“Out of respect for President Bush, the nation’s 41st commander-in-chief, and to honor his vast...
2018 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
Reminder, in accordance with Article 8, sections 4 and 5, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a consecutive four-week period each year during December.
This year, the December period begins December...
APWU Arbitration Award Restores Rules for Employees Using Leave Without Pay to Campaign
APWU members can continue to volunteer in political campaigns under the long-standing leave-without-pay rules in the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM). A national arbitrator rejected changes the Postal Service made to the Leave Without Pay...
Can We Trust USPS Management?
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors
Can we ever trust USPS management to live up to their agreements and obligations?
On August 18, 2016,...
MS-1 Settlement Reached
(This article first appeared in the May-June 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)
By Maintenance Craft Directors
On Feb. 27, 2018, the USPS and the Maintenance Division reached a resolution regarding the MS-1 Handbook revisions that...