APWU NDRC dispute on the national jurisdiction on the High Output Package Sorter (HOPS)

From: Lynn Pallas-Barber <lpallas@apwu.org> Sent: Friday, September 8, 2023 10:22 AM Subject: FW: APWU NDRC dispute on the national jurisdiction on the HOPS. Importance: High To all APWU family, As promised in the last email on 8/25/23, which included the national jurisdictional determination on the HOPS, a national dispute has been filed with the NDRC…

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APWU: Further Reference to DOL In-Person Proofing (IPP) Expansion

From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2023 Subject: FW: Notification GCCC20230358 Further Reference to DOL IPP Expansion Please disseminate to the field. Lamont Brooks Director Clerk Division APWU, AFL-CIO From: Tamiya Nelson <tnelson@apwu.org> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2023 Subject: Notification GCCC20230358 Further Reference to DOL IPP Expansion Good morning, Director Brooks, Please see…

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Relief and Pool of 204 B Positions or Level-16 Apprentice Supervisor Program Involving Clerk Craft

Clerk Director Lamont Brooks – August 10, 2023 If they actually cut PS Form 50s making these employees permanent EAS then they are no NOT 204bs. To return to the Craft, it would have to be in accordance with the Clerk Craft-Residual Vacancies MOU. Under the Residual Vacancies-Clerk Craft MOU on pages 430-434 of the…

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APWU: EAS Performing Craft Work Involving New EAS Positions

From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 12:26 PM To: Clerk Division NBA <ClerkDivisionNBA@apwu.org> Cc: Clerk Department <ClerkDepartment@apwu.org> Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: EAS Performing Craft Work Involving New EAS Positions To be clear, we have no authority over NAPS‘ ability to negotiate a permanent supervisor position. We do have the authority to challenge…

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APWU: Telework MOU for CCCs, CRTs, and MSSC Clerks Temporarily Extended

June 26, 2023 On June 23, 2023, the parties agreed to temporarily extend the two MOUs that currently allow clerks assigned to Enterprise Customer Care Centers (ECCCs), Customer Retention Teams (CRTs), and Mailing Solutions Service Center (MSSC) to participate in the Telework Program Pilot. The original MOU was scheduled to expire on June 24, 2023….

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USPS: European Union tightens rules on declarations

March 15, 2023 Postal Service employees should be prepared to provide tools to customers sending packages in order to meet new European Union requirements to provide more detail about their contents on customs forms. Customers should be reminded that broad descriptions of the contents are not acceptable. For example, “men’s cotton dress shirts” is acceptable;…

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APWU: Uniform Allowance Carryover and Fundamental Fairness

From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Date: February 7, 2023 at 3:24:47 PM CST Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Re: UNIFORM ALLOWNCE CARRY OVER and Fundamental Fairness Please disseminate to the field. Lamont A. Brooks Director Clerk Division American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO From: Richardson, Shannon R – Washington, DC <Shannon.R.Richardson@usps.gov> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 6:43 AM Subject:…

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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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