APWU: USPS Announces Voluntary Early Out Retirement (VERA)

Posted on January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 2-2018 01/04/2018 – Today, January 4, 2018, the APWU was notified by letter that the USPS is offering voluntary early out retirement (VERA) for eligible clerk craft employees. This letter was received with no advance notification to the union or negotiations with the APWU over who the VERA applied to and…

USPS to offer Clerks and Mail Handlers voluntary early retirement

Posted on January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 by 21cpw

The Postal Service will extend voluntary early retirement (VER) offers to eligible mail handlers and clerks, beginning Jan. 8. The offers will contain three retirement-effective dates from which eligible employees may choose: Jan. 31, Feb. 28 and March 31. While USPS has been taking aggressive steps to cut costs and increase efficiencies, additional operational changes…