2017 Peak Season Exception Period MOU Reached
The APWU and the USPS recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), RE: Peak Season Exception Periods – 2017 Date Changes, modifying the Peak Season (Holiday Season) Exception period for 2017 to “ensure adequate coverage” and “accommodate...
Maintenance Defines Custodial Staffing in POStPlan Clusters
On June 30, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued a national award for Case No. Q10T-4Q-C 15206030 concerning custodial staffing in POStPlan office clusters (a group of postal facilities consisting of at least one Remotely Managed Post Office [RMPO]...
APWU, USPS Sign Agreement For Offices Without a Local Union Structure
The APWU signed an updated agreement December 22, 2016, for Members-at-Large who work in small post offices that are not represented by a local union...“The memorandum is important,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “It continues to provide the...
$56 Million Payment Delayed
The Postal Service failed to complete processing of a $56 million payment to clerks in small offices in time for the holidays, the union has learned.
Management blamed the delay on a computer glitch technicians encountered when they attempted to...
Data Posted on Postmasters, Supervisors Performing Craft Work
A key feature of the Global Settlement Remedy Agreement, which was signed on Dec. 5, 2014, were provisions making it easier for union representatives to monitor when postmasters and supervisors perform bargaining unit work in excess of the hours...