The Postal Service is providing all employees with new face coverings, part of the organization’s effort to ensure their safety and well-being during the coronavirus pandemic. Hot-weather cloth face coverings are being distributed and are available for mail carriers, vehicle maintenance facility employees and others who work outside in districts where average temperatures are expected…
Via Joyce Warner, Executive Director, Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund: Greetings, I hope you, your loved ones, and colleagues are well. I’m writing to update you on the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund’s (FEEA) ongoing programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. First, we have introduced a free cloth mask distribution program for…
The Postal Service has named Bill Gicker Jr. director of Stamp Services, a department that produces more than 14 billion stamps and generates an estimated $4.5 billion in revenue each year. Gicker, who has served in the position on an acting basis since 2019, will lead all aspects of the USPS stamp program, including design,…
From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2020 To: APWU National Officers Subject: First Notice for USPS Plan Reduction for AFCS, DBCS, AFSM100 and FSS and Second Notice for AFCS Replacement APWU President Mark Dimondstein was notified of a reduction in letter and flat mail volume via a general correspondence dated 6/17/2020, received with…
From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 To: APWU National Officers Subject: Corrected Article 37.3.A.1 Creation of New Duty Assignments Very High Importance It is imperative, especially in function one, that locals file grievances utilizing MDAT, arguing for the creation of brand new duty assignments. You should request (1) PSEs and the (2)…
