Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have voted to approve six regional supplements to the national collective bargaining contract with United Parcel Service Inc. that was ratified in June, leaving 11 more supplements that must be approved before the national agreement covering 237,000 workers goes into effect, the union announced Oct. 11. Union procedures […]
APWU Web News Article 097-2013, Aug. 14, 2013 The American Postal Workers Union achieved a significant victory on Aug. 13, with the signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that strengthens and clarifies the seniority rights of Postal Support Employees (PSEs), Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris has announced.
U.S. Postal Service proposals to freeze wages, cut benefits for current career employees, and create a lower wage scale for new hires are among factors that led to an impasse Saturday in contract talks with the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, according to an announcement to union members obtained by Federal Times. The union had […]
The NALC responds to a USPS press release regarding its contract negotiations with two unions A press release put out Sunday by the United States Postal Service is full of spin and distortions aimed at influencing public opinion. The National Association of Letter Carriers wants its members to know that we are responding to press […]
Overview * The Postal Reorganization Act authorizes collective bargaining on wages and working conditions, generally under laws applying to private industry. As the Postal Service is an essential service to the nation’s economy, Congress mandated that employees represented by unions cannot strike. Impasses in collective bargaining negotiations may ultimately be resolved through arbitration. Current Operating […]
APWU News With contract negotiations set to begin later this year, APWU President William Burrus has announced the names of union members who will serve on the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. In accordance with the APWU Constitution [PDF], each member of the National Executive Board names one person to the committee; a 13th […]