Postal Service Revs Up Its Hiring

February 13, 2016 The U.S. Postal Service hopes to bring on 125,000 new employees this year, continuing a recent hiring binge caused by the agency’s blossoming package-delivery business. The agency hired 117,000 new workers during Fiscal Year 2015, virtually all of them into non-career positions, postal officials said Thursday in a document presented to the…

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NALC: Two national-level arbitration cases decided (APWU, NPMHU were Intervenors in one case)

July 09, 2015 C-31979: National Arbitrator Shyam Das issued an award on July 2, 2015, upholding the Postal Service’s position that former City Carrier Assistants must complete a 90-day qualifying period following their conversion to career status before they may be credited with or take annual leave. The Award interprets section 512.313(a) of the ELM,…

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Update on Amazon Fresh and Consolidation in the Santa Ana District

The following was sent to www.21cpw.com for informational purposes. It is from an APWU MVS member (verified) who wishes to remain anonymous: There is a big difference between the 2 offices that are doing the Amazon Fresh in our district.  First off, Orange, Ca., is only averaging 250 orders a day, while Irvine Ca., is averaging…

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U.S. Postal Service to host informational job fair on March 4 for Kalamazoo area

By Al Jones – February 28, 2015 KALAMAZOO, MI — The U.S. Postal Service anticipates job openings in Greater Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan. With that in mind, the service, which has been in the news in recent months for its plans to close its Kalamazoo Postal Processing Plant on 9th Street in Oshtemo Township, will…

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USPS Struggles With Wave of New Hires

February 15, 2015 The U.S. Postal Service’s shift to a lower-paid workforce comes with a steep price. By the agency’s own admission, the hiring of more non-career employees has led to lower productivity, worse service, higher injury and turnover rates, and increased investment in new training programs. USPS has historically been staffed by long-serving employees,…

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USPS Virtual (online) Career Fair Wednesday, November 19, 2014 – 1PM to 4PM EST

OPPORTUNITIES Automotive Technician B2B Sales City Carrier Assistant Custodian Facilities Management Mail Handler Assistant Mail Processing Clerk (Holiday Season) PSE Tractor Trailer Operator PSE Laborer Custodial Rural Carrier Assistant Tractor Trailer Operator ***ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE*** LOCATIONS ***NATIONWIDE OPPORTUNITIES*** Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Boston, MA Connecticut – Statewide Dallas, TX Denver, CO Fort Worth, TX Greensboro,…

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NPMHU: All Mail Handlers to Receive Guaranteed Wage Increase Effective Nov 15, 2014

Effective on November 15, 2014, all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive the second of three guaranteed wage increases, as outlined in Article 9.1 of the 2011 National Agreement. Specifically: “the basic annual salary schedule, with proportional application to hourly rate employees, for all grades and steps for those employees covered under…

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FEHBP Modification of Eligibility Limited to Certain Temporary, Seasonal or Intermittent Non-Postal Employees

A Rule by the Personnel Management Office on 10/17/2014 [PDF] The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to modify eligibility for enrollment under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to certain temporary, seasonal, and intermittent employees who are identified as full-time employees. This final rule follows a notice…

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