The Postal Service is making it easier for customers to use Cluster Box Units (CBUs), the centralized collections of individually locked mailboxes that are common in apartment buildings and other residential communities. In Nevada-Sierra District, for example, USPS is using a database to automate, simplify and streamline CBU lock changes. This replaces an older system…
An Illinois Postal Service facility is using new tools and training to create cleaner, healthier workplaces. The Carol Stream Processing and Distribution Center has introduced Custodial Team Cleaning, a national program that combines tried-and-true approaches with environmentally friendly processes. âThis is a new era of cleaning,â said JoJo Francisco, a custodian at the facility. The…
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…
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Maintenance Division, Recently I announced my intention to seek the position of Director of Maintenance in this yearâs election of National Officers. Unfortunately I must now inform you that due to recent changes to my health I will no longer be seeking election for any elected national APWU position….
Web News Article #: 065-2016 03/24/2016 – The Postal Service sidestepped a fight in federal court on March 16 over enforcement of an Oct. 19, 2015, arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs). After the USPS filed a âconsent motion,â Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ordered interpretation of the award to be returned to…
An update to the custodial implementation schedule has been posted. The APWU and USPS settled Custodial Staffing MSâ47 TLâ5 on July 9, 2014. One of the requirements is a staged gradual implementation. See below for the staged implementation of MSâ47 TLâ5. Contact maintstaff@apwu.org for questions. Custodial Implementation Schedule Updates June 5, 2015 May 21, 2015…
Attached you will find a copy of the email I received confirming my official USPS RMSS testing appointment: Job Posting Number: SP120441 UPDATE 718 Exam: Exam 718 Computer Skills Test You have been scheduled for the assessment on the date, time, and location listed below: Date: 04/28/2015 Time: 7:30 PM Location: ATLANTA (ROOM B) 1000…
In this issue: Enforce our contract to save Maintenance jobs Black history in the Post Office Building a new future through Collective Bargaining Open season for Maintenance Craft PER update Lessons from Europe: the winners and losers of postal privatization New faces on Capitol Hill Campaign for Postal Banking: A win/win âDonât Buy Staplesâ Campaign…
