Update on the Fight Back Against USPS Reductions in Service and Jobs
Following strong resistance from the APWU – and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) – USPS management agreed to a five-month delay in implementing forced reassignments and excessing of employees out of their installations.
Three New Signoffs in the Clerk Craft
APWU Clerk Craft officers and the Postal Service signed three documents on July 29: They agreed to a new set of Questions & Answers on the POStPlan, Filling Residual Vacancies, and Travel; signed a Step 4 Settlement on Postal Support Employees...
Old Ideas on Vacancies Die Hard
National Day of Action event in Jacksonville, FL.
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
It seems some old perceptions and misunderstandings die hard, even when confronted with clear and...
Motor Vehicle Service Update
(This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
The union is pursuing our demand that management create at least 60 new administrative and technical duty assignments in the Motor Vehicle Service...
Residual Vacancies, PSE Conversions in MVS
According to USPS statistics, approximately 320 Motor Vehicle Craft employees have been converted to career status as a result of residual vacancies since a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Filling Residual Vacancies was signed in March 2014 and...