Objective As of February 2018, the Postal Service had 286 mail processing facilities nationwide, including 236 postal-owned and 50 leased facilities. Postal Service policy requires that an effective and efficient preventive maintenance (PM) program be in place to ensure optimum performance, minimum downtime, and appropriate service life of building equipment. Mail processing facilities’ management is…
August 12, 2019 On Aug. 8, the Maintenance Craft reached a settlement with the USPS regarding Handbook MS-1, TL-5 and TL-6 Revisions and Related Maintenance Management Orders, originally grieved by current Maintenance Division Director Idowu Balogun. On Sept. 13, 2017, Arbitrator Goldberg remanded the MS-1 revisions case nos. Q10T-4Q-C-14171644/ Q10T-4Q-C-16481407 back to the APWU and…
A regular Full time Maintenance employee that is not on limited or restricted duties. A Maintenance employee who is not a Steward or Local Officer. A Maintenance employee who will be participating for the first time at the National Level Arbitration. The Individual must be available to Travel to DC within next two weeks to…
In February 2019, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a union request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) facility located at 1025 West 20th Street in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The union was concerned that several employees had been diagnosed with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cellulitis. The…
Brothers and Sisters, Exactly one year ago today, we all lost our Leader, a friend, and mentor to many. He served us faithfully as Maintenance Division Director for seventeen years. Steven G. Raymer was a genius, tough negotiator and a subject matter Expert of APWU contract and Handbooks. He was a focused leader, diligent to…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We just rolled out our National Maintenance Re-election website. Visit and Support us today at MaintenanceStrong2019.com Thank you for your consideration. WE GOT YOUR BACK ! BALOGUN. WALDON. MARTINEZ First Name: Idowu Last Name: Balogun Email: Maintenancestrong2019@gmail.com Union/Local: APWU – Greater Los Angeles Area Local Office held if any: National Director,…
Re-elect this team! First Name: Dana Last Name: Coletti Email: dcoletti230@gmail.com Union/Local: Manchester Area Local 230 Office held if any: President
Background In fiscal year (FY) 2018, the Postal Service had 286 mail processing facilities with over 70 million interior square feet. Between October 2010 and February 2018, mail processing facilities generated more than 46,000 maintenance requests and incurred over $876 million in maintenance costs. The Postal Service is obligated, by both internal policies and federal…
