{"id":75527,"date":"2020-12-24T20:21:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T01:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/?p=75527"},"modified":"2020-12-29T09:57:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T14:57:14","slug":"major-agreement-reached-on-function-1-mail-processing-staffing-american-postal-workers-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.21cpw.com\/major-agreement-reached-on-function-1-mail-processing-staffing-american-postal-workers-union\/","title":{"rendered":"APWU: Major Agreement Reached on Function 1 \u201cMail Processing\u201d Staffing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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December 24, 2020<\/span>
\nPostal Management and the American Postal Workers Union signed a major Memorandum of Understanding<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to help address the chronic understaffing at mail processing facilities throughout much of the country.<\/p>\n

Under the terms of the new agreement, over 5,500 new career positions will be created at 192 installations. The number of career positions will vary by installation based on management\u2019s determination. 5,524 PSEs will be converted to career status<\/span><\/a><\/strong> as soon as possible, but no later than March 13, 2021.<\/p>\n

As a transition to the creation of the new career positions and PSE conversions, combined with the severe backlog of mail and packages, the APWU has agreed to extend the period where management can retain \u201cpeak season\u201d PSEs above the PSE cap.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a major breakthrough and a great way to bring in the New Year, said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. \u201cThe Union has consistently been raising staffing shortage problems. Postal management has finally gotten the message and we appreciate that this agreement will take pressure off the current \u201cFunction 1\u201d workforce, better the lives of over 5,500 PSEs and enable postal workers to better serve postal customers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

12\/24\/2020 MOU Additional Function 1 Staffing<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n