APWU Maintenance Division: Contract Negotiations, Open Season, Arbitrations

Contract Negotiations Under Way (This article first appeared in the March-April 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) The union’s Maintenance Craft Officers are deeply involved in negotiations for our next contract. Western Region National Business Agent (NBA) Jimmie Waldon is assisting Director Steve Raymer and Assistant Directors Idowu Balogun and Terry B. Martinez…

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USPS OIG Issue Brief: Letter Carriers – Modern Day Milkmen?

OIG Spotlight – RARC-IB-15-001 – 03/02/2015 Groceries are still a relatively small segment of the larger e-commerce business, but there are some indicators that it might become a bigger and more competitive market in the near future as people grow more comfortable with purchasing food items online. The Postal Service’s extensive fleet, last‑mile service to…

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USPS OIG Blog: Where is the Love from Low Fuel Prices?

March 2, 2015 – Mail Processing & Transportation If you’re a shipper, you may have noticed your fuel surcharge fees aren’t going down in step with the declining price of oil. That’s because both FedEx and UPS tie their fuel surcharges to the price of diesel, which hasn’t dropped as far or as fast as…

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