Maintenance Craft Agreement with USPS Resolving Line H Dispute
The Postal Service and the Maintenance Division of the APWU signed an agreement resolving a national level dispute regarding custodial hours on line H of Form 4852 (case number Q15T-4Q-C 17274095). The issue in the case is “the determination of...
Two Settlements Address DBCS Staffing And Employee Orientation Disputes
The APWU and USPS signed two important Step 4 settlements recently, Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. has announced.
The New Contract and Maintenance
(This article first appeared in the September-October 2016 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)
In case you missed it, we have a new Collective Bargaining Agreement! The Maintenance Craft was successful in our primary goal of eliminating...
Mid-Year Refresher: Updates, Reminders
(This article first appeared in the July-August issue of The American Postal Worker Magazine)
APWU officers and members have been very busy for the past year-and-a-half working for a fair contract, but we have continued pursuing other activities,...
Arbitrator Issues BMC Staffing Clarification
In a supplemental decision issued on July 5, Arbitrator Ira Jaffe ruled in favor of the APWU on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs), also known as Network Distribution Centers (NDCs).