APWU: Arbitrator Sharnoff award on AFCS Jurisdiction

From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2022 Subject: Sharnoff award on AFCS Jurisdiction On January 31, 2021, Arbitrator Sharnoff issued a lengthy award on the APWU-NPMHU jurisdictional disputes over the AFCS and AFCS 200. The APWU successfully prevailed in protecting Clerk Work when Arbitrator Sharnoff affirmed that Clerks should be assigned to work…

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APWU: Safety Ambassador Settlement

February 3, 2022 On January 28, 2022, the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO reached a settlement agreement with the Postal Service on the Safety Ambassador Program. The case was scheduled to be heard in national arbitration on February 3rd and 4th. However, with the settlement, the hearings were cancelled. On October 26, 2017, the APWU…

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USPS OIG Report: Stamp Inventory, Financial Differences, and Voids – Panorama City, CA

Background This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of cash and stamp inventory, financial differences, and postage validation imprinter (PVI) label voids – Panorama City, CA, Branch Office (Project Number 21-271). This site is located in the California 3 District of the WestPac Area. This audit was designed to provide U.S. Postal Service…

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APWU: Update on Tentative Agreement Ratification Process

From APWU Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell: Mon, Jan 31, 2022 FYI – As an update, ballots for ratification will be mailed to members and non- members this week and are due to be received by AAA, no later than 9:00am EST on February 23, 2022 and counting will begin on that day. Arrangements are being made…

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APWU: Canvass Process for PTFs and PSEs Made Easier in eReassign

January 28, 2022 Step 7 and Section B.2 of the MOU, Re: Residual Vacancies – Clerk Craft, for residual vacancies and PTF vacancies will now be available on eReassign, effective February 1, 2022. Once implemented, PTFs and PSEs will have access to the canvassing process in eReassign. The APWU and Postal Service jointly shared the…

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Average Delivery Time Across Postal Service Network Stable at 2.7 Days

January 27, 2022 WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics showing the average time to deliver a mailpiece across the postal network remained stable at 2.7 days between the period Jan. 1 and Jan 21. The Postal Service continues to implement mitigation plans due to recent winter storms to…

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Postal Bulletin: February is Ergonomics Awareness Month

Ergonomic-related injuries, or musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), make up approximately 30 percent of all recordable industrial accidents reported by Postal Service™ employees. MSDs are illnesses or injuries that affect one or more parts of the musculoskeletal system, which is the soft tissue and bone structure of the body. These injuries primarily involve the muscles, tendons, and…

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