Background Unscheduled leave is any absence from work that is not requested or approved in advance and could require management to replace experienced employees, resulting in additional workhours or overtime. This could negatively impact workplace productivity and morale. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) monitors unscheduled leave using the Human Resources Risk…
April 1, 2015 Employer name: United States Postal Service Investigation site: 2643 N. Clark, Chicago, IL 60614 Date investigation initiated and what prompted inspection: On Jan. 14, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Chicago North Area Office initiated an inspection of the mail sorting facility after receiving a complaint alleging unsafe…
Audit Report – NO-AR-15-003 – 01/22/2015 Background The U.S. Postal Service has 21 network distribution centers (NDC) linked by a dedicated transportation network. NDCs are primarily responsible for sorting and transporting bulk mail â Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services. Our objective was to evaluate the efficiency of the Chicago, IL, NDCâs mail processing and…
(July 24, 2015) More than 1,000 postal workers and allies gathered in downtown Chicago on Tuesday to promote a boycott against Staples as part of the American Postal Workers Unionâs âStop Staplesâ campaign. Late last year, the office supply giant set up âmini post officesâ inside 82 outlets around the country, provoking anger among workers…
A Postal Service Customer Services Manager in Chicago, removed for various lapses in supervisory responsibilities, has lost her court appeal. (Montgomery v. United States Postal Service (CAFC No. 2014-3049 (nonprecedential), 6/12/14)) According to facts as reported by the courtâs opinion, Ms. Montgomeryâs removal cited several problems. The agency cited several instances of failing to perform…
July 22, 2014 (Reuters) – Hundreds of postal workers from around the country protested outside a Staples store in downtown Chicago on Tuesday over a program that allows postal services to be sold at more than 80 Staples retail outlets. Postal workers have complained about the program for months, saying the “mini-post offices” staffed by…
Click Here for Convention News Bulletin #02-14 July 23, 2013 Delegates Take It to the Streets – âThe U.S. Mail Is Not for Saleâ Motor Vehicle Services: âFighting for our Survivalâ Clerk Craft Focuses on Resolutions, MOUs Maintenance Craft Debates Settlement Support Services: Successful Negotiations Delegates Debate Bargaining Resolutions The Labor Movement: Time for a New…
Courtesy of Brian Warden, APWU Green River Valley, WAÂ Local President, Steward
