March 29, 2023 Re: Accelerated Processing of Removal Grievances Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Re: Pilot Grievance-Arbitration Procedures and the MOU, Re: Discipline Task Force, the parties agree to pilot a modified grievance arbitration procedure in the below locations for the purpose of improving the efficiency and speed of processing Article 16.5 removal…
On Wednesday, February 24, 2016, APWU and NLRB took on USPS and Staples in the first day of the Hearing. NLRB Administrative Law Judge Paul Bogas, presided over the court. The proceedings were open to the public and attended by APWU staff and Stop Staples activists from New York City, Philadelphia and the DC –…
Background The U.S. Postal Service accepts passport applications at over 5,000 post offices nationwide on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. The Postal Service agreed to accept passport applications for a minimum of 5 hours per day. There is a $25 fee for first-time applications and no fee for renewal applications. Some locations offer…
The Postal Service is testing new, larger mailbox designs that can handle more than 70 percent of the packages sent through the mail. As the mail mix continues to change â with fewer letters and a growing volume of packages â customers often find their mailbox is stuffed to overflowing. Many parcels wonât fit in…
Audit Report – MS-MA-15-003 – 11/05/2014 Background Nonmachinable Outside (NMO) parcels are packages that, because of their size, weight, or other characteristics, cannot be processed through automation and must be handled through a more labor-intensive and costly manual process. The term âoutsideâ is used for these parcels because they cannot be placed in sacks or…
Self-service “Gopost” lockersâfrom which customers can pick up and ship packagesâappear in New York and Washington, D.C. The U.S. Postal Service has installed 17 âGopostâ postal lockers at 17 locationsâmostly Post Officesâin New York and Washington, D.C. The urban area program is currently in pilot phase and no further national roll out is currently planned,…
06/23/2014 – The Postal Serviceâs propaganda machine has been working overtime in recent months, with workers forced to watch videos featuring Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe spewing falsehoods about âthe state of the businessâ and the deal with Staples. APWU President Mark Dimondstein takes on the PMGâs claims in a new video that every postal…
