Finally, APWU Gets Official Copy of MS-1 Handbook

Web News Article #: 129-2016 06/22/2016 – The Postal Service finally provided the APWU with an official version of the new MS-1 Handbook on June 21, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced. It is now effective. The handbook has important implications for BEM staffing. After almost two year of debate between the union and…

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APWU: Article 19 Maintenance Staffing Arbitration Award

Attached please find the award of Arbitrator Jaffe on whether the Service violated Article 19 when they issued a new maintenance staffing MMO (112-10) for NDCs to replace MMO 022-04, aka BMC-Gold. The posting page included does not go into the Article 19 items in great detail as those are of primary interest mostly to…

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APWU: MS-47 TL-5 Settled as an MOU

Some Highlights of MS47 TL-5 & PSE Conversion MOU The MS-47 TL-5 is accepted (as it was modified during negotiations). There are two MMOs on Team Cleaning and Housekeeping Inspections that go along with this. Included in the accepted version is: APWU enforcement of the staffing results The prohibition against disciplining custodians The use of…

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