Clerk Division delegates discussed job security at their pre-convention conference on Aug. 21 and 22, debating resolutions and discussing officers’ reports about issues affecting the craft. “It’s a tough time at the Postal Service this day and age,” said Jim McCarthy, Clerk Craft Director. On Saturday, delegates discussed resolutions, many of which focused on excessing. […]
The union recently appealed to national arbitration an issue concerning the employer’s obligation to meet with the union at the regional level no less than 90 days prior to involuntarily reassigning bargaining unit employees outside their craft or installation. The dispute arose when the APWU learned that management at the regional level was taking the […]
Omar Gonzalez, APWU Western Coordinator Attached please find the Area/Regional Settlement. It provides for a one time opportunity to be offered to former clerk/maintenance employees involuntarily reassigned to the carrier craft and forced to take an exam resulting in separation. This is an optional offer. It is recommended that you make contact with the employee […]
If There Is No Work For Me, Why Are You Doing It? by Stephen Lysaght, President, APWU East Bay Area Local As has been the case every year, the Local has been very busy processing grievances in 2009. We see management violating the same contractual provisions over and over, but certain disputes have escalated. Grievances […]
In a nutshell, Postal Window Clerk Liz Jones submitted a request to change her work schedule for 3 hrs. once a week and 8 hrs. on Saturday (another window clerk offered to exchange her day off with Ms. Jones) for 4 months to attend school. Ms. Jones wanted to prepare herself for employment outside of […]
USPS letter to APWU: This is to advise you of the intent of the San Francisco Performance Cluster to utilize the provisions of Article 12.5.C.5 to involuntarily reassign 150 full-time level 6 clerks from the craft and/or installation at the San Francisco bid cluster based on the AMC/ISC realignment. The impacted clerks will be notified […]
USPS notifed NALC of the following: This is to advise you of the intent of the Los Angeles Performance Cluster to utilize the provisions of Article 12.5.C.5 to involuntarily reassign up to 315 fulltime carriers and 8 part-time flexible carriers from the craft and/or installation at the selected post offices listed below: FT Impact PTF […]
USPS has notifed NALC of its intent to involuntarily reassign up to 107 Letter Carriers in the Sacramento Performance Clsuter According to the letter: This is to advise you of the intent of the Sacramento Perfonnance Cluster to utilize the provisions of Article 12.5.C.5 to involuntarily reassign up to 107 full-time carriers from the craft […]
APWU-represented employees who retire or separate on or before Nov. 30, 2009, will receive a monetary incentive of $15,000, in accordance with an agreement negotiated by the union. The incentive will be paid in two installments to eligible employees. “This agreement achieves a long-standing objective of the APWU,” said union President William Burrus. The incentive […]