2015 Christmas Holiday Fact The following Christmas Holiday facts are for APWU members of the Trenton Metro Area Local and the information contained in the article is from the APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement. I would like to share with everyone the questions and my responses to many questions relating to the upcoming Christmas Holiday. When […]
Former Indiana APWU Local President avoids prison for embezzling $58,598 Pamela Nessen was former President of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local #286 of Fort Wayne, Ind. between November 2009 and November 2013. Nessen was indicted back in November 2014 by a federal grand jury. On June 11, 2015, in the United States Court […]
11/24/2015 – The reporting period for the 2015 Peak Season Exception Period began on Nov. 14, 2015, and ends Jan. 8, 2016. The three consecutive pay periods will be the weeks of Nov. 14, 2015, to Dec. 25, 2015, or Nov. 28, 2015, to Jan. 8, 2016, to be decided by local management. The APWU […]
11/19/2015 – Did you know that nearly 28% of U.S. households are underserved by traditional banks? They turn instead to payday lenders, check cashers and other financial predators, spending on average nearly 10 percent of their income on fees. There is a simple solution: Postal Banking. The Campaign for Postal Banking has launched a petition […]
Postal Service’s Financial Report Brings Good News 11/16/2015 – The Postal Service’s latest financial report, which showed an operating profit of $1.2 billion, is good news, said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “The report shows there is absolutely no justification for cuts in service to the American people or to the wages and benefits of postal […]
In June 2015 OSHA issued ‘A Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers’ with little fanfare. This issue should have received wide media coverage so workers nationwide would know of the new policy on use of restroom facilities. November 10, 2015 PITTSBURGH — Members of the clerks union at the post office on the city’s […]
PSEs Urged Not to Participate 11/06/2015 – The American Postal Workers Union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in response to the “Stay Survey,” in which the Postal Service asks newly hired non-career employees about their job satisfaction and the quality of their working conditions. The APWU […]
11/04/2015 – The APWU won an important legal victory on Nov. 4 when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled unanimously that Staples cannot intervene in hearings on charges that the USPS illegally subcontracted work to the office-supply chain. “The ruling is very significant,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. If Staples had been allowed to […]
After months of refusing to provide documents subpoenaed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the APWU, the USPS and Staples produced a mound of paperwork on Oct. 20, less than two weeks before a hearing scheduled for Nov. 2. Rather than address the core of the complaint – that the Postal Service illegally […]
Workers Comp Fraud Investigations Special agents of the Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are contracted to “safeguard postal revenue” and are supposed to “operate with integrity, be a model of ethical behavior, and treat people in a fair and respectful manner.” When it comes to workers compensation fraud, however, these law enforcement […]