APWU: Most Recent Info on S&DCs, RPDCs, and PO-408s

From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 Subject: Most Recent Info on S&DCs, RPDCs, and PO-408s Union Family, Some of this information has already been sent out. The attached documents for the S&DCs and RPDCs are the most recent we have for these types of facilities. Management cancelled their most recently scheduled meeting…

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USPS murals salute military service

November 3, 2023 Three USPS employees ā€” two in Utah and one in California ā€” have deployed their artistic talents in service to veterans. Norah Strebel, a mail handler at the Salt Lake City Processing and Distribution Center, worked as a graphic designer for 18 years before joining USPS last year. She is a veteran…

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U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 14

November 3, 2023 WASHINGTON, DC ā€” The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors will meet Nov. 14, 2023, in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 Lā€™Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. The public is welcome to observe the meeting beginning at noon ET in the Benjamin Franklin Room on the 11th floor. The Board is…

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USPS: Fall back – Standard time returns this weekend

November 2, 2023 Daylight saving time will end Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 a.m. In areas where the change is observed, people will ā€œfall backā€ and set their clocks back one hour at bedtime Nov. 4. Standard time will be in effect until March 10, 2024, when daylight saving time will resume. Source: USPS

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USPS: Spot a hazard? Use PS Form 1767 to report it

November 1, 2023 The Postal Service is reminding employees to report and document safety hazards whenever and wherever they arise. Employees can useĀ PS Form 1767, Report of Hazard, Unsafe Condition or Practice, to document potential hazards in the workplace and to notify their supervisor. Using this form also allows the employeeā€™s supervisor to monitor the…

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Biden Judge Rules that USPS Violated Law Prohibiting Disability Discrimination

October 31, 2023 Judge Doris Pryor, nominated by President Biden to the Seventh Circuit, wrote a unanimous decision that reversed a lower court and ruled that the US Postal Service (USPS) had violated the rights of a woman in a wheelchair to have meaningful access to its services in southern Indiana. She sent the case…

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USPS News Release: A History of the Postal Service ā€¦ for Kids!

USPS News Release – October 30, 2023 WASHINGTON, DC ā€” The U.S. Postal Service is offering a new activity book to teach kids about postal history.Ā A Kidsā€™ History of the United States Postal ServiceĀ is a colorful, 40-page booklet full of historic facts, photos and stories about the U.S. Mail and the people (and animals!) who…

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APWU: Global NLRB settlement covering multiple installations with express “time-limit waiver language on all grievances”

From: James Stevenson <jstevenson@apwu.org> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 Subject: Global NLRB settlement covering multiple installations with express “time-limit waiver language on all grievances” Please find attached a Global NLRB settlement in which I required as a condition that the employer waive all time limits for the filing of grievances (page 7 paragraph 1 of…

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