Web News Article #: 254-2016 12/19/2016 – The 114th U.S. Congressional session is over and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is officially dead. This victory comes despite it being a signature effort of the White House and Republican-controlled Congress, supported by business lobbyists and the Chamber of Commerce. âThe TPP was killed because workers stood up…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a resource document last week that explains workplace rights for individuals with mental health conditions under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Depression, PTSD and Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights explains that employees with mental health conditions are protected from employment discrimination and…
Via John P. Richards, President â Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU: “COMMENT – We reached out in several ways via email, etc. to the new Retiree Director in an attempt to invite her to be a guest at the Chapter Holiday Party. She did not respond by mail or telephone, which this writer…
Employer name: U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center Inspection site: 8409 Lee Hwy, Merrifield, Virginia Citations issued: On Dec. 12, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the postal service for three repeat and two serious safety violations, including one issued as a violation of the OSH…
On December 16, 2016, the NPMHU and the Postal Service announced that they had reached a tentative agreement to establish the terms of their 2016 National Agreement. The agreement is subject to ratification by a majority vote of the Unionâs membership. The balloting process will begin no later than early January, with a 30-day period…
Very saddened and shocked to hear of the sudden passing of my union brother and friend Ray Glasser yesterday, December 14, 2016. Ray was the Maintenance Craft Director for the Red Bank Local APWU. He worked at the Monmouth P&DC located in Eatontown, NJ. He started working for the US Postal Service in 1990. He…
Web News Article #: 253-2016 12/14/2016 – The Secretary-Treasurerâs Department will be hosting an Officerâs Fiduciary Responsibility & QuickBooks Training in Atlanta, GA from March 9-11, 2017. It will take place at the Westin Peachtree Plaza. Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly at 1-800-937-8461 or on-line. The deadline for hotel reservations is…
Web News Article #: 252-2016 – December 14, 2016 Source: APWU See: NLRB Orders Postal Union to Pay Back Members Related: APWU to answer labor charges of $1 million being withheld from AOI Settlement
