APWU: 2022 Peak Season Exception Period MOU

November 8, 2022 On November 7, 2022, the parties agreed to the Peak Season Exception period MOU for 2022. The MOU identifies the time when Holiday Clerk Assistants (HCAs) may be hired. HCAs are hired for three (3) consecutive pay periods. In 2022, that is either November 5 through December 16 or November 19 through…

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USPS to hold drive-thru job fairs in Harrisburg and Lancaster on Thursday

By Keith Schweigert – October 26, 2020 LANCASTER, Pa. — The United States Postal Service announced it will conduct a series of drive-thru job fairs at three Central Pennsylvania locations on Thursday. The outdoor events will adhere to social distancing, masking, and other COVID-19 mitigation protocols, and all those attending must remain in their vehicles…

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USPS hiring on Staten Island, Queens

By Tracey Porpora – October 10, 2020 STATEN ISLAND, NY — Need extra work during the holiday season? The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is seeking to hire holiday clerk assistants on Staten Island, and mail handler assistant jobs are currently available in Queens. The application window is open through Oct. 12, 2020. While holiday shopping…

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USPS is Hiring — Including Postal Retirees

The U.S. Postal Service is in the process of hiring thousands of Holiday Clerk Assistants, Holiday City Carrier Assistants, Holiday Transportation Assistants (truck drivers) and Rural Carriers for the peak season which starts November 7th. These jobs are posted at USPS.com/careers. Some peak season jobs are earmarked for “annuitants.” A few are for retired supervisors….

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APWU: Applications for Holiday Temp Jobs Due Sept. 24

08/29/2018 – Time is running short for APWU retirees who are interested in applying for temporary positions as Holiday Clerk Assistants: Applications are due Sept. 24. The Peak Season Exception Periods memo signed by President Mark Dimondstein and the USPS Vice President of Labor Relations in September 2015 has been carried forward into the new…

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APWU: 2017 Peak Season Exception Period MOU Reached

Web News Article #: 80-2017 08/25/2017 – The APWU and the USPS recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), RE: Peak Season Exception Periods – 2017 Date Changes, modifying the Peak Season (Holiday Season) Exception period for 2017 to “ensure adequate coverage” and “accommodate customer service.” Peak Season Dates The start of the Peak Season…

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USPS seeks retirees for holiday jobs

The Postal Service is seeking recently retired employees who are interested in becoming temporary employees during this year’s holiday season. Retired employees who participated in last year’s peak season are invited to again work this year as city carrier assistants, rural carrier assistants, holiday clerk assistants, or motor vehicle operators. In addition, this year the…

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APWU: 50-Mile Limit – Minimizing Excessing Memo Extended

Two Related MOUs and Maintenance-Specific Step 4 Settlement Facilitate Extension, Reemployment of Annuitants Web News Article #: 190-2015 09/29/2015 – The APWU and the USPS have agreed upon two Memoranda of Understanding: “Minimizing Excessing” and “Peak Season Exception Periods,” in addition to a Maintenance-specific Step 4 Settlement, that are all interconnected and result in the…

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