So does this Step 4 mean that retroactively I should have been placed into a Level 9 Vacancy that was available in the Area even though it is slightly over the 50 mile as allegedly negotiated by the union, only 48 miles as the crow flies, but apparently over 50 miles commuting than coerced into…
Background The U.S. Postal Service uses Area Mail Processing (AMP) guidelines to consolidate mail processing functions and increase productivity through more efficient use of equipment, facilities, staffing, and transportation. These consolidations are intended to reduce costs and maintain quality service. The Kalamazoo, MI, Processing and Distribution Centerâs (P&DCâs) destinating mail moved to the Grand Rapids,…
3D printing continues to disrupt global supply chains, shifting long-distance transportation to last-mile shipping. Delivery and logistics companies around the world are taking notice of these changes and beginning to offer 3D printing services. 3D printing is leading to dramatic changes in the fields of manufacturing and logistics, with major implications for postal operators and…
Responding to a call for a membership drive by the California Postal Workers Union, the Organization Department presented training sessions in âdynamic organizingâ and âdoor-to-door visitation.â Organizing trainees from locals in southern California were introduced to techniques that focus on listening to non-members on the work floor and converting their criticisms and complaints into âtalking…
APWU News Service Bulletin 12-2015 10/05/2015 – Declaring that âthere are far too many serious safety problems at post offices and facilities,â APWU President Mark Dimondstein and Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. are calling on union members across the country to launch a Safety Awareness and Enforcement Campaign in mid-October. âEven the Postal…
[maxgallery id=”36926″]Monday, October 5, 2015 WASHINGTON â Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, responded to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found the on-time mail delivery performance results provided by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)…
By Gillian Cooper and Amanda Frankel October 5, 2015 On September 17, 2015, the New Jersey Appellate Division emphasized that an employer has âmodest burdensâ to not only advise employees of their rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (âFMLAâ), but also must advise employees of any deficiencies in medical certifications and provide an…
