April 11, 2024 The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a moratorium on grievances, disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings at the National, Regional, State and Local levels from July 8 through July 22, 2024, due to the 2024 APWU Biennial Convention, Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash has announced. The period spans a total of 15 … Read more
Objective Our objective was to review and assess grievances paid from October 1, 2017, through March 31, 2021, at the Springfield, MO, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC). The Postal Service defines a grievance as a dispute, difference, or disagreement between parties or a complaint lodged by a party regarding wages, hours, or conditions of employment. … Read more
From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 To: APWU National Officers Subject: Corrected Article 37.3.A.1 Creation of New Duty Assignments Very High Importance It is imperative, especially in function one, that locals file grievances utilizing MDAT, arguing for the creation of brand new duty assignments. You should request (1) PSEs and the (2) … Read more
The parties agree that there will be a one-time purge of Official Disciplinary Letters of Warning from the personnel folders of all employees represented by the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO. To qualify to be purged, a Letter of Warning must meet the following conditions: 1. An issue date prior to the effective date of … Read more
I am excited and hopeful about the MDAT grievances. I am worried that the documentation doesn’t cover mail not processed and left for following days. MDAT Mission Statement via APWU Clerk Division Asst Dir Lamont Brooks (updated August 2017): First Name: Jeanne Last Name: Grace Email: jeannie641@aol.com Union/Local: APWU – NWIAL Office held if any: … Read more
Our local has received a heavy workload from our APO’s and RMPO’s. Our stewards are accumulating a heavy workload in representing these offices. The big problem is that they are doing a lot of work off the clock and racking up mileage on their vehicles trying to investigate and process grievances. Although a lot is … Read more
Time after time I see good arguments lost by the steward by failing to raise the argument during the grievance process. I am sharing some experience to help the steward to be successful in the defending the grievant. Certain steps should be taken when investigating a removal/discipline. During your investigation you should focus on certain … Read more
Audit Report – SM-AR-14-006 – 06/11/2014 BACKGROUND: The U.S. Postal Service has about 490,000 career employees, most of whom are covered by collective bargaining agreements with the four major postal unions. The National Labor Relations Act gives employees and unions the right to file grievances, which are disputes between an employer and employee or unions … Read more