“TACS entries and TACS allied duties are clerk craft bargaining unit work in all Postal facilities/installations Level 18 and above where clerks are employed,” the first line of the settlement agreement states.
During fiscal years (FY) 2021 through 2024, the Postal Service paid $24.3 billion in total overtime costs.
November 16, 2023 The 2024 APWU Leave Calendar and Leave Chart are now available on the APWU website under Frequently Requested Resources. The Leave Calendar is a great resource identifying pay periods, pay days, and holidays. The Leave Chart can be used to track current balances of advanced annual, earned annual and sick leave, as … Read more
Background During emergencies or to address service needs, the U.S. Postal Service may require employees to perform work in excess of eight paid hours in a day or 40 paid hours in a week. Generally, hourly employees are entitled to regular overtime (OT) after working 40 hours in one week, while certain eligible employees are … Read more
The following chart lists the 2023 pay periods. For the convenience of timekeepers, each biweekly pay period appears as two separate weeks with the beginning and ending dates indicated for each week. The leave year always begins the first day of the first full pay period in the calendar year. The 2023 leave year begins … Read more
Background The U.S. Postal Service uses the Time and Attendance Collection System (TACS) as the primary application to collect employee time and attendance data to capture the number of workhours employees spend working various Postal Service operations. This was a follow-up to our Timecard Administration audit issued December 9, 2020. In the prior audit we … Read more
From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Date: September 1, 2022 Subject: USPS LR RESPONSE to APWU. Fwd: [EXTERNAL] HQ Unilateral 8/11/22 Leave Entry via eRMS Directive in Violation of the Lead Clerk and TACS 9/5/2018 Settlement Agreement Please disseminate to the field. The 9/5/2018 and related documents are still controlling. I will send out that TACS guidance … Read more
Award The Service violated the National Agreement when it failed to comply with the September 5, 2018 Step 4 Settlement Agreement and the September 9, 2021 Settlement Agreement. Accordingly, the Arbitrator issues the following: Remedy 1) The Service is ordered to comply with the National Agreement, specifically, the September 5, 2018 Step 4 Settlement Agreement … Read more