Opening Day of APWU – USPS 2018 Interest Arbitration
Via APWU Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez
Tag: Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg
APWU: Interest Arbitration Panel for New Contract Appointed
APWU Web News Article – August 19, 2019 Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg has been appointed as the impartial chair of the tri-partite interest arbitration panel and scheduled the opening day of the hearings for September 4, 2019. When the APWU and USPS are unable to reach a new collective bargaining agreement through negotiations, the law…
Arbitrator Rejects APWU Challenges to Roof Maintenance
01/10/2019 – In a decision issued on Friday, January 4, 2019, Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service did not violate the National Agreement in 2011 when it decided to subcontract roof maintenance and repair work. The Union contended that the Employer had violated Article 32.1.A by failing to give due consideration to…
APWU Arbitration Award Restores Rules for Employees Using LWOP to Campaign
Web News Article #: 77-2018 08/08/2018 – APWU members can continue to volunteer in political campaigns under the long-standing leave-without-pay rules in the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM). A national arbitrator rejected changes the Postal Service made to the Leave Without Pay (LWOP) rules for how employees request LWOP to participate in political activities…
APWU and USPS Agree on $36M Remedy Settlement for Violations Regarding Sales Retention Teams
Web News Article #: 7-2018 01/16/2018 – On Jan. 12, the Clerk Craft and the USPS agreed on a $36 million remedy settlement for the Postal Service’s violations regarding the Sales Retention Team (SRT) Pilot Program. The money will be distributed among Clerk Craft employees to be identified by the National APWU. The Postal Service…
APWU News Bulletin: Contract, Stop Staples, Verizon Strike updates – June 3, 2016
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APWU: Arbitrator Rules Excessed Employees Must Meet Minimum Qualifications Before Reassignment
Web News Article #: 128-14 July 1, 2014 – The APWU won an important arbitration award on June 24, when Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service must determine – prior to excessing employees across craft lines – that the employees meet the minimum qualifications for the new position. The APWU filed a…