“Oshkosh Defense was recently awarded a new, $6 billion contract to build vehicles for the United States Postal Service. But the company decided against having experienced Oshkosh workers build these vehicles because we have a union and aren’t afraid to demand better pay and treatment on the job.” Read more:
EEOC Press Release – January 24, 2022 WASHINGTON â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released today a âGuide to Writing Appeal Briefs for Unrepresented Complainantsâ, intended to assist federal employees and applicants with their employment discrimination complaint appeals to the EEOC. As a resource for federal employees or applicants without legal representation, the…
Via John P. Richards, President â Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU In this issue: Gala Holiday Party Prizes–Prizes–Prizes The Major Award Pittsburgh Retiree Record â January 14, 2022
January 20, 2022 The Postal Service is reminding employees that it is of the utmost importance to protect the sanctity of the mail. When people send and receive mail through USPS, they trust that their mail will be treated with respect. Damaging, delaying, tampering with or destroying mailpieces of any kind violates the sanctity of…
Background In fiscal year (FY) 2020, the U.S. Postal Service had about 133,000 rural letter carriers and associates delivering mail on over 79,500 rural routes. A rural route can be a government owned vehicle (GOV) route where the Postal Service provides the delivery vehicle, or an equipment maintenance allowance (EMA) route where the carrier provides…
Passwords are widely used to control access to online accounts, but they arenât always secure. Using powerful software that runs through millions of word and number combinations, thieves can easily decipher commonly used passwords in seconds. For instance, it only took hackers one second to figure out 123456, a password used by more than 2.5…
From: Mark Dimondstein <mdimondstein@apwu.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Subject: TA Digital Version and Update Sisters and Brothers, Attached you will find an electronic copy of the entire Tentative Agreement. Under separate cover I will also be sending it out to the local and state presidents. We will post it on the APWU website the…
NLRB News Release – January 14, 2022 Excerpt: Findings of Fact At all material times, the National Union and the Employer have maintained and enforced a collective-bargaining agreement covering the terms and conditions of employment of the Unit, including a grievance and arbitration procedure. At all material times, the Respondent has been an agent of…
