The Respondent has employed Teresa Boyd since August 1998, and she has been a city letter carrier for over 18 years. Boyd has held various positions with the Union, including serving as president and chief shop steward since 2018. The judge found that Boyd has filed over 200 grievances and numerous unfair labor practice charges … Read more
From: Don Cheney To: Mark Dimondstein; Debby Szeredy; Charlie Cash Date: Thu, Aug 4, 2022 NALC and USPS agree to convert CCAs to career status and directly hire career letter carriers off-the-street in 43 more installations The list of post offices with an all-career city carrier workforce is growing. Will the other postal unions try … Read more
The USPS COVID-19 decision tree (1-21-2021) says when a non-symptomatic employee shares a household with a COVID-19 positive individual or has been exposed outside of work to a COVID-19 positive individual, they are to be sent home without pay unless they use their own annual or sick leave. The employee that reveals this private information … Read more
Chapters 450 and 460 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual were recently revised to accommodate a new expedited debt collection procedure called the Automatic Payroll Collection Process. It eliminates an important safeguard for employees found in the JCIM Article 28.4 – that a Letter of Demand must be signed by the postmaster or his/her … Read more
Mark your calendar. Attached is the information on this year’s national event that is open to all APWU members – the All Craft Conference in Las Vegas. It runs Monday-Wednesday, October 28-30. Like the APWU National Convention, APWU retirees get a discounted registration rate and credentials that allow them to attend. They usually have breakfasts … Read more
The Postal Service raised the pay of holiday mailhandlers significantly this year. Some will get an amazing $18.00/hour – see the list posted as of September 20, 2018. Mailhandler Christmas Exception Period (CEP) pay varies from city to city. There is minimal qualification (no test) for these postal jobs. Holiday clerks, which include annuitants, will … Read more
Some members may not recognize the bland letter with permit imprint from the American Arbitration Association, Dispute Resolution Services Worldwide in New York, NY. Election material for local, state and national elections drowns out the APWU election material. My own spouse tossed her APWU retiree ballot into the recycle bin unopened. I retrieved it and … Read more