Protesters Urge Obama to Shine a Light on Dark Money APWU President Mark Dimondstein addressed a rally in front of the White House on April 2, calling on President Obama to issue an Executive Order requiring corporations that do business with the government to disclose their political spending. Rally organizers presented petitions bearing 500,000 signatures […]
RMSS Implementation Dispute Settled for $2 Million Update – 04/01/2015 – Maintenance Craft officers and the Postal Service agreed on March 30 on the remedy due to employees whose eligibility ratings for promotions were improperly changed to “ineligible” in August 2009, Director Steve Raymer has announced. The agreement resulted from an April 16, 2014, national-level arbitration award by Arbitrator […]
Updated: April will be a very busy month for USPS consolidating and/or closing facilities as part of its Network Rationalization Phase 2. USPS will allow employees at the CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO mail center to opt for retirement. Here is a sample of facilities scheduled to close or consolidate from April 1 through April 18: Cape […]
03/23/2015 – Flyers to be Distributed to Public; Posters to Businesses On March 26, APWU members will “Say It With a Sticker.” “Led by our local and state presidents and our Contract Action Teams, March 26 will be a day to spread the word,” APWU President Mark Dimondstein declared. “We’ll send a message to management […]
03/23/2015 – Three in-depth flyers and a brochure just published by the APWU dispel common misconceptions about the Postal Service. “With contract negotiations underway, it’s important for union members – and the public – to know the truth about the Postal Service’s phony financial crisis, the threat of privatization, and the potential for expanded and […]
Unions notified of suspicious parcel addressed to the President of the United States; (March 17, 2015) Late Tuesday afternoon, the Postal Service was made aware of a suspicious parcel addressed to the President of the United States (POTUS). Upon opening the package a sealed container containing a liquid was discovered. On-site testing resulted in a presumptive […]
**APWU Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez Pacific Area Cancels Most Involuntary Reassignments Sparing 740 plus workers SAN DIEGO CA– Area postal officials have issued the Region written and verbal notice canceling most of the “excessing” impacts scheduled for implementation in California in April and July of this year. Still targeted at press time are the […]
The following is an (80) page ‘Steward in the Information Age’ book that has the TACS reports that you can request from the USPS, as well as the Operation Codes (example: 608 Steward’s Time in Customer Service). I also attached a quick reference list for Des Act Codes as well. Joe Paul is the Clerk […]
03/06/2015 March 7 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the march for civil rights from Selma to Montgomery, AL, which was cut short by police brutality. The march galvanized the burgeoning movement for voting rights and was a catalyst for passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The historic chain of events was sparked by […]
Don’t Let Them Take Your ‘Postal Pulse’ 03/02/2015 – The APWU and USPS are facing off over management’s latest scheme: The Postal Pulse, a new employee opinion survey. [pr added link] “The APWU vehemently opposes Postal Pulse – and any other employee opinion survey – despite management notices that say otherwise,” said President Mark Dimondstein. […]