Vacant USPS positions can now be filled after postponement of facilities consolidation By Kalea Hall – November 9, 2015 American Postal Workers Union Local 443 President Jim Varner remains optimistic about the Youngstown mail-processing center operations. The center, located at 99 S. Walnut St., was supposed to close in July, but the closure was postponed…
Nov. 11 is Veterans Day, one of six days a year that all USPS facilities must fly the POW-MIA flag. Because Veterans Day is a designated Postal Service holiday, the POW-MIA flag should be raised Nov. 10. The flag and its display honor the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces held as prisoners…
Web News Article #: 211-2015 11/06/2015 – The American Postal Workers Union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in response to the âStay Survey,â in which the Postal Service asks newly hired non-career employees about their job satisfaction and the quality of their working conditions. The APWU…
November 5, 2015 by Doug Walker, Deputy Commissioner, Communications The U.S. Treasury Department has introduced myRA, a retirement savings account for individuals looking for a simple, safe, and affordable way to save for their retirement. Over thirty percent of all American households have no retirement savings. myRA provides a way to start saving for retirement….
Published on Nov 4, 2015 Tonightâs Rumble discusses the ruling in Mexico saying that smoking marijuana is constitutional, how Republicans are trying to deregulate Wall Street via the Highway Bill, and Bernieâs plan to transform the Post Office while helping poor Americans (starts at 19:24). In tonight’s Daily Take Thom discusses the latest wedge issue…
Via Steve Raymer, APWU Maintenance Division Director: November 4, 2015 I would appreciate it if everyone would forward the attached to as many Locals and members as you can. It would be great if all size installations could get this posted on their Union bulletin boards. As bad as the cheating was expected to be,…
Web News Article #: 210-2015 11/04/2015 – The APWU won an important legal victory on Nov. 4 when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled unanimously that Staples cannot intervene in hearings on charges that the USPS illegally subcontracted work to the office-supply chain. âThe ruling is very significant,â said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. If…
Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU:
