As we prepare to celebrate Martin Luther King Day I reflect back on the contract negotiations when it was agreed that it would be celebrated as a holiday under the collective bargaining agreement. As the unions (APWU and NALC) prepared for the 1984 national negotiations it was agreed, without dissension, that the negotiators would seek…
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reports that, as of Jan. 1, premiums for many options and age brackets under the Federal Employeesâ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program changed due to actuarial adjustments. OPM has announced new FEGLI premium rates for employees and retirees, effective with the Feb. 1 payment that covers January. Premiums for…
Web News Article #: 008-2016 01/15/2016 – The Postal Service has informed the APWU that initial payments of a $56 million grievance settlement were included in paychecks dated Jan. 15, reports Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson. Eligible retirees have been receiving their settlements and that process should be completed with the last of the retirees…
Scheme training in the USPS changed greatly in 1983 due to a lawsuit filed by the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor in Donovan v. United States Postal Service, Civil Action No. 78-0602. See NY Times: Postal Employees Win $400 Million Numerous Postal Service handbooks and manuals had to be revised…
