Western PA Postal Workers: Rank and File Outreach Lacking

Excerpt: “On the other hand, when our support is requested for the ‘outside’ unions and social movements, except for a couple dedicated workers and retirees, Postal rank and file are notably absent from those activities. Some in the labor movement question the lack of reciprocation. Whispers have been heard that Post Office workers are a…

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APP created for APWU 2017 All Craft Conference

Something new this year for the APWU All Craft Conference was an app for Android and iTunes devices (see the links below). This app provides information such as schedules of events, floor plans and additional information regarding the 2017 All Craft Conference to APWU Members and Retirees. Presentations and documents presented during the All Craft…

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USPS: October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the cornerstone of a national campaign to raise awareness about disability employment issues and to celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities. The Postal Service is joining other organizations across the United States in recognizing the contributions of employees with disabilities within its workforce. The theme for this…

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USPS: Stamp highlights breast cancer awareness

The Postal Service is celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed nationally every October, by highlighting its semipostal research stamp. The Breast Cancer Research stamp is available year-round on usps.com and has raised more than $86 million since its issuance in 1998. Sales of the semipostal stamp help raise breast cancer research funds for the National…

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New ‘Digest of EEO Law’ Issued by EEOC

PRESS RELEASE – 9-29-17 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest), which is available on the EEOC’s website. This edition (Fiscal Year 2017, Volume 4) features a special article entitled, “Race Discrimination in the 21st Century…

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Deadline extended – PERF special solicitation now ends Oct. 13

The Postal Employees’ Relief Fund (PERF) has been designated as the charity to receive contributions from USPS employees in a special solicitation through Oct. 13, giving employees more time to offer aid to co-workers affected by the recent hurricanes. In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, voluntary donations to PERF can help fellow…

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APWU: Postal Vehicle Service Scanning Duty Settlement Reached

Web News Article #: 92-2017 09/28/2017 – On August 31, the APWU Motor Vehicle Service Craft Division and the USPS came to a settlement for case numbers Q10V-4Q-C 16466169/HQTV20160275, Q10V-4Q-C 15300453/HQTV20150846 and Q10V-4Q-C 16466163/A19V20160276. The issue concerns the deployment of scanners to Postal Vehicle Service (PVS) drivers, as part of the Surface Visibility (SV) program….

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