September 1, 2020 NALC and the Postal Service have settled national-level case Q16N-4Q-C 20345187 concerning the Postal Service’s implementation of a test of the delivery initiative entitled Expedited Street/Afternoon Sortation (ESAS). As a result of the settlement, the parties agree that the ESAS pilot test is concluded and terminated as of August 19, 2020. Additionally,…
August 17, 2020 Today, pursuant to Article 15, Section 3.F of the National Agreement, NALC initiated a national-level grievance regarding the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of the delivery initiative called Post Office Sortation Equipment Reconciliation (SER). On July 31, 2020, USPS notified NALC of the SER initiative and characterized it as a “review” which would…
ELM Revision: Leave Accrual Changes for Certain Postmasters and EAS Employees Noncareer employees (PSEs, CCAs, RCAs, MHAs and PMRs) who go directly into EAS management jobs get about 25% less annual leave and sick leave than their peers. This cut in benefits applies to newly hired career postmasters and supervisory or managerial non-bargaining employees, and…
