December 21, 2021 Today, President Dimondstein signed extensions on the COVID MOUs through February 11, 2022. The liberal leave policy has also been extended (see letter below). The latest documents can be found below. They are also listed, together with the full archive of MOUs and other resources on the Covid-19 section of the website….
Hazards associated with winter weather include exposure to cold temperatures and wet, icy, or snow-covered sidewalks and streets. Adverse weather conditions in winter lead to more vehicle collisions — according to reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the months of November, December, and January consistently show at least 25 percent more traffic fatalities…
Recently, the OIG audited nine Baltimore delivery units as part of a congressional request to evaluate mail delivery and customer service operations on selected routes. The objective of this separate but related self-initiated audit was to evaluate the efficiency of plant operations at the Baltimore, MD, P&DC. This audit was completed to identify mail processing…
December 16, 2021 USPS has accepted 6.5 billion mail pieces and packages for delivery since Nov. 25 Average days to deliver a mailpiece across the network: 2.7 days WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service reported new service delivery performance metrics showing service performance holding for First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail and Periodicals through the…
“This year postal workers transported, sorted and then delivered billions of pieces of vital mail, medicine, packages, greetings and gifts to 160 million addresses every day. We serve everyone, everywhere. We’re dedicated to Americans like you who rely on us, and depend on a public postal service. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, from the…
December 16, 2021 The Postal Service has adjusted its postage refund policy for Priority Mail Express packages and envelopes sent from Dec. 22-25. Under the adjusted policy, postage for Priority Mail Express will not be refunded unless the first delivery attempt or delivery occurs more than two delivery days after the acceptance scan. To submit…
From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Subject: Wages Attached is some information on the potential effects the wage changes will have at the conclusion of the tentative agreement. Feel free to disseminate. Vance Zimmerman Industrial Relations Director American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO 1300 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-4128 Tel: 202.842.4273 |…
Excerpt from U.S. District Bench Ruling: This court will follow the lead of the United States Supreme Court and the D.C. Circuit, which have both held that arbitrators may look beyond the explicit text of the agreement in fashioning an appropriate remedy. For one, the CBA here is silent as to the remedies available to…
