APWU Clerk Officers Outline Criteria for Payout of $56 Million ‘Global Settlement’ of Article 1.6.B Violations

Web News Article #: 175-2015 08/31/2015 – In a conference call with local and state presidents, the APWU’s Clerk Division officers outlined the criteria for distributing the $56 million lump-sum penalty portion of the settlement that resolves a decades-long dispute over postmasters and supervisors in small offices performing Clerk Craft work. Clerk Craft Director Clint…

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APWU: Update on Article 1.6.B ‘Global Settlement’ Remedy

Web News Article #: 062-2015 03/24/2015 – APWU Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has updated union members on progress toward disbursing a $56 million settlement that was signed Dec. 5, 2014, to resolve disputes over postmasters and supervisors in small offices performing bargaining unit work. As part of the settlement, the Postal Service was required…

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APWU: Questions and Answers on the 9,000 New Clerk Craft Jobs

Web News Article #: 196-2014 10/30/2014 – The APWU and USPS have agreed to a set of Questions and Answers regarding the establishment of 9,000 new Clerk Craft jobs that will be created as a result of a Sept. 5 arbitration award on the POStPlan and a Sept. 22 union-management agreement on implement of the…

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APWU: List of PostPlan Offices and Area Locals; RMPOs associated with APOs

From: Clint Burelson Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 9:42 PM To: Clerk Division NBAs Cc: Clerk Department; Regional Coordinators Subject: PostPlan Offices and Area Locals Sisters and Brothers, I am requesting your assistance in determining if any of the PostPlan offices will have bidding between existing installations covered by an Area Local and the new…

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APWU: Version 2 of the Maximization Duty Assignment Tool (MDAT) Goes Live July 22

Will Help Create Good Schedules and Conversions Web News Article #: 141-14 July 18, 2014 – A highly-anticipated computer program – Version 2 of the Maximization Duty Assignment Tool (MDAT) – will launch on Tuesday, July 22. “The original version has been highly successful in helping the union win the conversion of part-time flexible clerks to full-time…

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APWU: What We Decide Matters

(This article appears in the July/August 2014 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Clint Burelson, Clerk Division Director The upcoming APWU convention in Chicago will be an exciting opportunity to engage in hands-on democracy.  Elected delegates from every local and state organization will gather together to make important decisions about the future of the Postal Service,…

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APWU Clerk Craft Negotiates New Customer Care Center

Web News Article #: 105-14 May 28, 2014 – An agreement between the APWU and USPS establishes a new Customer Care Center (CCC) in Wichita KS. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on May 28 by Clerk Craft Assistant Director Lamont Brooks. The new CCC will be located at the Remote Encoding Center (REC) site,…

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