USPS to offer retirement incentive to certain APWU and NPMHU employees

The opportunity is for VER and optional eligible employees in certain crafts

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Mail Handlers sign MOU with USPS – Re: One-time Retirement Incentive offer

This Memorandum of Understanding was apparently leaked before the official date of its release on January 13, 2025 (see signature at end of document).

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USPS: Fly flags at half-staff to honor Carter

All Postal Service facilities should fly the U.S. flag at half-staff to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29.

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APWU Maintenance Division Secures $15 Million Part-Time Regular Settlement

According to the CBA, the total number of part-time employees who “may be hired” should not exceed 2.5 percent of the total number of Maintenance Craft employees covered by the agreement.

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NLRB Returns to ‘Clear and Unmistakable Waiver’ Standard

Today, the Board issued its decision in Endurance Environmental Solutions, LLC. and restored the “clear and unmistakable” waiver standard for evaluating employers’ contractual defenses to allegations that they have unlawfully changed the working conditions of union-represented employees without first giving the union notice and an opportunity to bargain.

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DOL seeks back wages, damages from USPS for allegedly firing a worker who raised safety concerns

“When employers retaliate against workers who exercise their right to report unsafe workplace conditions, we will pursue all legal remedies to make sure those employees are made whole and ensure that employers do not engage in this conduct in the future,” said Regional Solicitor of Labor Samantha Thomas in Philadelphia.

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USPS Found in Violation of Federal Labor Law for Constructive Discharge and Employee Threats

November 28, 2024 Greensburg, Pa.— The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that the United States Postal Service (USPS) violated federal labor law by constructively discharging a letter carrier, Nicolas Montross, after he invoked his contractual rights under a collective bargaining agreement. The ruling, issued November 27, orders the USPS to reinstate Montross, compensate him…

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DOL petitions federal court to force USPS to comply with subpoenas in employee whistleblower investigation

Since 2020, the department has filed nine federal lawsuits to protect USPS probationary employees fired after reporting injuries in California, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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