APWU: Refinery Workers Strike for Safety

Web News Article #: 040-2015 02/27/2015 – On Feb. 1, for the first time in 35 years, the United Steel Workers Union (USW) announced work stoppages at oil refineries in five states to protest hazardous conditions facing workers and residents who live in nearby communities. Unsafe conditions are caused by insufficient staffing, excessive overtime, and…

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USPS: Two Western Pennsylvania District mechanics join Million Mile Club

February 26, 2015 Penn Hills, PA, Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) mechanics Randy Kowach and John Chuly were recently inducted into the Million Mile Club, becoming Western Pennsylvania District’s first mechanics to achieve the honor. The National Safety Council awards membership in the club to professional drivers who’ve logged 30 years or 1 million miles without…

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Things are looking up: The Postal Service’s financial report for January 2015

February 26, 2015 The Postal Service released its financial statement for January 2015 yesterday.  It shows that for the first four months of Fiscal Year 2015 (Oct. – Jan.), the Postal Service posted a $1.325 billion profit in Controllable Operating Income.  That’s compared to a $912 million profit for the same period last year (SPLY)….

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Judge orders Postal Service to pay $230,000 in damages to whistleblower

The Associated Press – February 26, 2015 SEATTLE: A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to pay a worker almost $230,000 in damages for the retaliation he suffered when he helped a co-worker with her workplace health concerns. The worker had started with the Postal Service as a mail carrier in 1995 and…

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UPDATED (2/20/15): USPS Network Rationalization Consolidations

Completed Mail Moves and Date Changes: Click Here for February 20, 2015 Network Rationalization Consolidation Update [XLSX]

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APWU President Dimondstein Reports on Negotiations

Web News Article #: 039-2015 02/26/2015 – APWU President Mark Dimondstein has presented his first update for union members on the status of contract negotiations. The bargaining report is available to APWU members only. To read the summary, click here. For those who are new to the APWU website — or to the Members Only…

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