Arbitrator Sustains APWU’s Position on Clerk Craft Jurisdiction over Parcel Sorting Work

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 by 21cpw

December 2, 2020 On December 1, 2020, Arbitrator Joseph M. Sharnoff issued a decision confirming Clerk Craft jurisdiction over operation of the Small Parcel Sorting System (SPSS) machine. The Award soundly rejects arguments made by the Mail Handlers Union which claimed that Mail Handlers should be assigned all the work on the machines. The Postal…

Burlingame Priority Mail Annex sets new record for sorting packages with SPSS

Posted on April 15, 2016April 15, 2016 by 21cpw

The Postal Service is moving packages faster than ever in San Francisco District, where one facility has used state-of-the-art equipment to set a sorting record. The Burlingame Priority Mail Annex recently installed the Small Parcel Sorting System (SPSS), which sorts packages that weigh 20 pounds or less — the kind many retailers use to fulfill…