April 9, 2024 Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on ways to handle any conflicts in their work environment. The session, âManaging Workplace Conflict,â will be held Tuesday, April 16, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from DeVry University will lead the discussion. Participants must register before the event on the webinar website. Participation…
March 29, 2024 The Postal Service is reminding employees that it has a zero-tolerance policy regarding workplace threats and violence. The organization is committed to cultivating a positive and safe work environment thatâs free of threats, intimidation, bullying and violence for all employees. To help fulfill this commitment, a threat assessment team is available to…
From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Subject: Response to APWU RFI on Harassment Phone Line Union Family, Previously, the Postal Service announced that they had established an information line employees could call regarding Harassment. I submitted an information request to find out what it was exactly. The line is a recorded line,…
Effective May 1, 2023, the Postal Service reissued its Memorandum of Policy (MOP) HR-05-01-2023-01, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement (see below or blue.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/policy/hr/hr050120231.pdf). The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement was revised to meet the requirements of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissionâs (EEOCâs) Federal Agencies Management Directive 715 (MD 715), Section I, Element A, Subsection 2…
April 20, 2023 WASHINGTON âThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a technical assistance document, âPromising Practices for Preventing Harassment in the Federal Sector,â which provides practical tips for preventing and addressing harassment within the federal civilian workforce. âThe EEOC remains committed to combating workplace harassment on all bases and providing federal agencies…
By Jordan Cuddemi – August 19, 2019 BURLINGTON â An Upper Valley postmaster acted in âextreme bad faithâ in overseeing a letter carrier from North Pomfret, including falsely accusing him of repeatedly striking her in the head with a five-pound scanner, a federal judge ruled earlier this month. U.S. Court of Federal Claims Senior Judge…
Excerpt from APWU Western Region Coordinator Omar M. Gonzalez’ Dealing With Postal Monsters Guidebook Postal workers who are harassed may suffer emotional stress when carrying out their postal assignment duties. At times employees file Workers Compensation claims and are taken aback by the denial of such claims by the Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP)…
“Veronica Danielson (âDanielsonâ) appeals the district courtâs grant of summary judgment to the Postmaster General and the U.S. Postal Services San Mateo Information Center (collectively âUSPSâ). Danielson filed a retaliation claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act (âFLSAâ), contending that after she had initiated a wage dispute through her union, her supervisors had engaged in…
