Video from July 22 APWU Stop Staples Demonstration in Chicago
Courtesy of Brian Warden, APWU Green River Valley, WA Local President, Steward
Day: July 22, 2014
USPS: VPOs aplenty – Richmond District opens 21st Village Post Office
(July 27, 2014) Richmond District has achieved quite a feat — it has the highest number of Village Post Offices (VPOs) in the Capital Metro Area and 21 of the 685 VPOs the Postal Service has opened across the nation. Richmond District has achieved quite a feat — it has the highest number of Village…
OIG Audit Report: City Letter Carriers Returning After 5.P.M. – Capital District
Audit Report – DR-AR-14-006 – 07/21/2014 Background In recent years, more city letter carriers have been returning from their delivery routes after 5 p.m. Safety concerns increase after dark and a number of recent incidents of violence against carriers have been reported in the media. Media have also reported that customers are unhappy when their…
USPS: Travel card guideline changes for bargaining unit employees – Effective July 24
Effective July 24, bargaining unit employees with government-issued individually billed travel cards will no longer be permitted to use the cards for cash advances. Cash advances are no longer a standard component of travel card programs. The guideline doesn’t affect other card features or employees’ ability to pay for travel-related expenses. The change is being…
APWU Press Release: Thousands to Protest in Chicago Loop Against Shift by USPS of Postal Services to Retailer
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Chicago Teachers Union Leaders and Other Supporters Will Join Postal Workers to Send Message: The U.S Mail is Not for Sale For Immediate Release July 21, 2014 – Thousands of members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), joined by supporters, including AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and leaders of the Chicago…
APWU Convention News Bulletin #01 – July 22, 2014
Convention News Bulletin #01-14 (2.06 MB) In this News Bulletin: – The Trial and the Verdict: ‘Dump the Postmaster General!’ – President Mark Dimondstein: ‘It’s Time to Stand Up and Fight Back’ Stepping up Postal union solidarity Improve and expand postal services A winning strategy Fighting spirit – Historic Postal Union Alliance Rallies APWU Convention Delegates –…
APWU Convention Delegates Unanimously Pass Resolution Calling for Resignation of PMG Donahoe (video)
Video courtesy of Phoenix Metro Area Local
APWU: Version 2 of the Maximization Duty Assignment Tool (MDAT) Goes Live July 22
Will Help Create Good Schedules and Conversions Web News Article #: 141-14 July 18, 2014 – A highly-anticipated computer program – Version 2 of the Maximization Duty Assignment Tool (MDAT) – will launch on Tuesday, July 22. “The original version has been highly successful in helping the union win the conversion of part-time flexible clerks to full-time…