APWU: 2024 Leave Calendar and Leave Chart Available

November 16, 2023 The 2024 APWU Leave Calendar and Leave Chart are now available on the APWU website under Frequently Requested Resources. The Leave Calendar is a great resource identifying pay periods, pay days, and holidays. The Leave Chart can be used to track current balances of advanced annual, earned annual and sick leave, as…

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APWU: 2023 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period is December 2 – 29

November 9, 2023 In accordance with Article 8, Sections 4 and 5 of the APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a consecutive four-week period each year during December. The “Penalty Overtime Exclusion” period for calendar year 2023 will begin Pay Period 26-2023, Week 1 (December 2, 2023) and end Pay…

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USPS: Fall back – Standard time returns this weekend

November 2, 2023 Daylight saving time will end Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 a.m. In areas where the change is observed, people will “fall back” and set their clocks back one hour at bedtime Nov. 4. Standard time will be in effect until March 10, 2024, when daylight saving time will resume. Source: USPS

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USPS OIG Report: Penalty Overtime

Background During emergencies or to address service needs, the U.S. Postal Service may require employees to perform work in excess of eight paid hours in a day or 40 paid hours in a week. Generally, hourly employees are entitled to regular overtime (OT) after working 40 hours in one week, while certain eligible employees are…

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NLRB: USPS violated federal law by firing a worker after she won reinstatement to her job in arbitration

STATEMENT OF THE CASE This case was tried virtually using Zoom for Government technology on March 21, 22 and 23, 2022. The Charging Party, Lawren C. Griffin (Griffin) filed an initial charge on July 1, 2021 and a first amended charge on October 28, 2021. The General Counsel issued the complaint on December 23, 2021…

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“Leave My Leave Alone” – article by APWU WR Coordinator Gonzalez

You earn leave, it’s yours! Pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Articles 3,5,10,19 management must comply with the leave regulations outlined in Chapter 510 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM). Far too often, managers ignore or misapply those rules. Here are some common misapplications that must be challenged: THREE ABSENCES IN 90…

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USPS Memo: Religious Discrimination and Accommodation

Religious Discrimination and Accommodation Memo – August 11, 2023 Related: LISTEN: Supreme Court hears religious freedom case for postal worker required to work on Sunday See: APWU: Supreme Court Raises Standard on Religious Accommodation Cases Also see: The Supreme Court and Seniority: What Groff v. DeJoy Means for Workplaces with Seniority-Based Bidding Systems

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USPS will observe Juneteenth on Monday, June 19

June 14, 2023 The newest federal holiday, Juneteenth — short for “June Nineteenth” — is the oldest known nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It is a time to reflect on a profoundly painful chapter of the nation’s past, as well as a celebration of hope, optimism and the…

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