APWU: Maintenance Craft In-Service Open Season March 1-31, 2024

February 26, 2024 Once a year, during the month of March (March 1-31), ALL career employees may request to be tested for Maintenance Craft eligibility ratings and placement on In-Service Registers. Also, during March, those career employees already on the In-Service Register have the right to submit a written request to remain on those registers…

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APWU: Maintenance Capable vs Non-Maintenance Capable Offices Settlement Agreement

RE: Q18T-6Q-C 21160044/HQTT20210109 – Revisions to the Administrative Support Manual, Issue 13, Sections 531 and 535 Recently, the parties met to discuss the above-captioned grievance at Step 4 of the grievance/ arbitration procedure. Time limits were extended by mutual agreement. The issue in this dispute is, whether the Postal Service violated Article 15 of the…

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Oshkosh Class Action Grievance Settlement creates Custodial jobs, protects BEM jobs

August 18, 2023 “The parties agree that the current staffing at the Oshkosh Carrier Annex will be shifted back to the Oshkosh P&DC. Meaning that the PS4852 (Oshkosh Annex custodial staffing) will simply now fall under the Maintenance manager. This is the way it once was, both parties agree that it’s more efficient and easier…

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USPS OIG Report: Repair and Maintenance of Package Sorting Machines at Delivery Units

Background In November 2014, the Postal Service deployed the Automated Delivery Unit Sorter (ADUS), which automated the sorting of smaller packages in delivery units and small processing and distribution centers. Further, in 2021, as part of the 10-year Delivering for America Plan, the Postal Service kept its commitment to accelerate investments in new package sorting equipment to…

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