APWU: Questions and Answers on the 9,000 New Clerk Craft Jobs

Web News Article #: 196-2014 10/30/2014 – The APWU and USPS have agreed to a set of Questions and Answers regarding the establishment of 9,000 new Clerk Craft jobs that will be created as a result of a Sept. 5 arbitration award on the POStPlan and a Sept. 22 union-management agreement on implement of the…

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APWU: Do You Know Someone Who Needs a Job?

Web News Article #: 187-2014 10/19/2014 – If you’ve got family members or friends who are looking for work, you may want to encourage them to apply for new positions that are being created as a result of a recent APWU arbitration win, says President Mark Dimondstein. The APWU’s victory will result in the creation…

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APWU: List of PostPlan Offices and Area Locals; RMPOs associated with APOs

From: Clint Burelson Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 9:42 PM To: Clerk Division NBAs Cc: Clerk Department; Regional Coordinators Subject: PostPlan Offices and Area Locals Sisters and Brothers, I am requesting your assistance in determining if any of the PostPlan offices will have bidding between existing installations covered by an Area Local and the new…

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Signed MOU Regarding Pecking Order for Newly Created Positions in POStPlan Installations

From: “Clint Burelson” <cburelson@apwu.org> Subject: Signed MOU Regarding Pecking Order for Newly Created Positions in POStPlan Installations Date: 10/9/2014 Sisters and Brothers, Attached is a recently signed MOU [PDF] regarding the Pecking Order for Newly Created Positions in POStPlan Installations. The parties agreed to release the document at 9:00 a.m. today. The pecking order agreed upon…

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USPS: Post Plan update – Staffing will change at some Remotely Managed Post Offices

The type of employees who perform work in some Remotely Managed Post Offices (RMPOs) where hours have been adjusted through the Post Plan will change. Post Offices that are open six hours a day will be staffed by career employees who will work six-hour schedules. The employees will replace part-time non-career employees who currently work…

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APWU Wins Major Victory on Staffing ‘POStPlan’ Offices, 9,000 New Jobs to Be Created

Web News Article #: 174-2014 09/22/2014 – The APWU has won a major victory on staffing in post offices affected by the “POStPlan” – a victory that will result in the creation of at least 9,000 new Clerk Craft jobs within 90 days. In a ruling dated Sept. 5, Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg concluded that…

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Reduced Hours of Operation at Montague, Texas Post Office

(July 16, 2014) Postal customers in Montague will see a reduction in hours at the town’s post office. For several years, the U.S. Postal Service has been trying to cut operating costs.  And as Mechell Dixon found out, last night the service told residents there will be a reduction in hours in the town’s post…

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USPS to procure services for Consolidation Deconsolidation Facilities (CDF), more…

Solicitation Number: 5B-14-A-0002 Agency: United States Postal Service Office: Transportation Purchasing Location: Transportation Purchasing (HQ) The purpose of this solicitation is to procure services for the following type of material handling services: Consolidation Deconsolidation Facilities (CDF) for Standard Mail Terminal Handling Services Optimization Program (TOP) for First Class Mail Networks Programs Surface Transfer Centers (STC)….

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