Priority Mail Express postage refund policy for packages mailed between Dec. 22 and Dec. 25

December 15, 2022 As it has done for years, the Postal Service will implement a no-refund policy for Priority Mail Express packages shipped from Dec. 22 through Dec. 25 under the following two conditions: • The one-day shipment was mailed between Dec. 22 and Dec. 25 and was delivered, and • Delivery was attempted or…

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NLRB: APWU Local 3067 breached its duty of fair representation by failing to process employee’s grievance

December 12, 2022 ALLEGED UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES At all material times, the following individual held the position set forth opposite his name and has been an agent of the Respondent within the meaning of Section 2(13) of the Act: Steve Breaux – Local Union President At all material times, by virtue of Section 9(a) of…

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APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – December 15, 2022 edition

Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU Holiday Party 2022 – Preliminary Report Medicare Advantage Insurance Promotion Recording Secretary Robbie Lynn APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – December 15, 2022 Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage Plan – Which One is Right For You?

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USPS: Operations Policy for the Christmas Holiday and the New Year’s Day Holiday

Operations Policy for the Christmas Holiday, Sunday, December 25, 2022 and the New Year’s Day Holiday, Sunday, January 1, 2023 December 7, 2022 This memorandum provides general operating policy and holiday planning guidance for the upcoming 2022 Christmas holiday and 2023 New Year’s Day holiday. Modified Collection Operations described below for these holidays are displayed…

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USPS: Open Season benefits enrollment period ends Monday, Dec. 12

December 9, 2022 If you want to change your health benefits or enroll in a new plan, you must act now. The annual open season benefits enrollment period ends Monday, Dec. 12, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. This is the last chance most Postal Service employees will have until next November to consider new health, vision,…

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NALC: Protecting letter carrier work

December 2022 Postal Record With staffing issues existing in many parts of the country, NALC has received numerous reports of management utilizing employees from other bargaining-unit crafts to perform city letter carrier work. There also have been reports of city letter carriers being forced to work in other crafts. Protecting the work in the letter…

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NPMHU Appeals USPS Craft Determination of Small Delivery Unit Sorter (SDUS) and Single Induction Parcel Sorter (SIPS)

December 6, 2022 Please find linked, copies of two separate appeals recently filed by the NPMHU to challenge the Postal Service’s November 14, 2022 determination of craft jurisdiction for employees operating the Small Delivery Unit Sorter (SDUS) and Single Induction Parcel Sorter (SIPS). These machines have been deployed in facilities throughout the country and are…

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USPS: Disability self-ID PS Form 2489 can now be completed online

December 5, 2022 The Postal Service has introduced an online version of PS Form 2489, Self-Identification of a Physical or Mental Disability, and is encouraging all employees with disabilities to complete it. The form allows employees to self-identify as an individual with a disability or to update a disability status already on file. For example,…

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