June 14, 2023 The newest federal holiday, Juneteenth â short for âJune Nineteenthâ â is the oldest known nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It is a time to reflect on a profoundly painful chapter of the nationâs past, as well as a celebration of hope, optimism and the…
This memorandum provides general operating policy and holiday planning guidance for the upcoming 2022 Juneteenth Day Holiday (observed on Monday June 20, 2022). Service levels for this holiday are displayed in Exhibit 125.22 in the Postal Operations Manual (POM). Juneteenth is a non-widely observed holiday, which means that many businesses are open and producing outgoing…
From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Subject: Re: Juneteenth As clarification regarding Part-Time Flexible (PTF) employees and the Juneteenth Holiday: Currently PTFs are compensated for the 10 holidays each year through an increased hourly rate. This rate is determined by taking the annual rate of a Full-Time Regular employee and dividing it…
NPMHU News Release – November 29, 2021 “Beginning in 2022, the Postal Service will recognize the Juneteenth National Independence Day as a holiday eligible to full-time and part-time career employees.” USPS Juneteenth Memo Source: National Postal Mail Handlers Union Related: APWU: Part-Time Flexible (PTF) employees and the Juneteenth Holiday
June 17, 2021 On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the S. 475 Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. This law establishes June 19th of each year as a Federal holiday. President Biden then declared it would be observed beginning June 18, 2021, as the 19th falls on a Saturday. On June 19,…
