Web News Article #: 001-2016 01/06/2016 – The APWU has activated a national numbering system for locals using the Electronic Grievance System (EGS), Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. has announced. The system is designed to track all grievances that are appealed to Step 2 for locals that are using EGS. âWhen a grievance…
Over the last few weeks, we noticed we can not search on the APWU Search program. I called LexisNexis and reported this problem and I have an open ticket through their tech system but I was wondering does anyone else have the problem of not being able to search by using keywords? Maybe if more…
Project Title: Approved Shipper Pricing and Customer Service Start Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Estimated Report Release Date: April 2016 The Approved Shippers Program is one of several Postal Service programs intended to extend the reach of shipping and mailing services so customers can mail letters or ship packages from alternate locations near where they…
Sisters and Brothers, Attached is the Winter 2016 newsletter of Communities and Postal Workers United. Please share widely and print (2-sided) to distribute at postal worksites and appropriate community gatherings. Solidarity! Jamie Partridge Editor 503-752-5112
All employees must complete the Postal Serviceâs anti-discrimination training course by Thursday, June 30. The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act (No FEAR Act) course helps employees recognize unlawful harassment in federal workplaces. This mandatory course, which is available in the Learning Management System (LMS) for all career and non-career employees, takes about…
January 2, 2016 Here we go again: Yet another government study has spurred news stories about how the U.S. Postal Service is on the verge of massive downsizing. âThe next decade isn’t expected to be kind to postal worker employment,â stated U.S. News & World Report recently, based on a new Bureau of Labor Statistics…
2016 WILL BE A BUSY YEAR The Chapter will have a full plate this year! First and foremost is the commitment to continue the Staple’s demonstration campaign, going into the third year of activity. The first two locations scheduled for January are set forth in the letter the Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee sent…
Itâs the question everyone has questions about. The Postal Pulse survey that USPS administered in 2015 asked, âDo you have a best friend at work?â Chief Human Resources Officer Jeff Williamson says the question helps measure how employees feel about their workplace. For example, employees are much more likely to maintain excellent attendance if they…
