‘scheme qualifications’ on postal clerk

Jan 13th

APWU: Clerk Craft Resolves Dispute on Scheme Requirements

Dexterity Qualification Dispute Also Settled 01/13/2016 – The APWU and USPS reached agreement on disputes involving scheme requirements and dexterity qualifications, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has announced. The disputes arose in February and March 2015, when management unilaterally eliminated scheme requirements and dexterity qualifications from all Clerk Craft duty assignments. Management’s unilateral action violated the Collective […]

May 8th

NAPUS: Postmasters concerned about USPS elimination of Scheme Qualification from clerk bids

May 8, 2015 NAPUS  and the LEAGUE recently express our concern upon learning of the elimination of scheme qualification to clerk bid jobs after March 23, 2015. At our request a teleconference was held on April 21, 2015, with operations managers at Postal Service to discuss our concerns.   The Postal Service advised that the business decision […]

Apr 7th

Update: USPS Elimination of Scheme requirements on Clerk bids is Modified (Slightly)

The USPS has doubled-down on abolishing scheme requirements on future clerk duty assignments. It made two minor concessions, however . The effective date was changed from March 7 to March 23, 2015 and existing duty assignments with a scheme requirement will keep them until the duty assignment is vacated. That avoids re-posting them. I wonder […]

Mar 28th

APWU files National Dispute over USPS removing scheme qualifications

USPS notified APWU of its intention to remove schemes from all clerk bids. In addition, the Postal Service intends to eliminate scheme qualifications on Clerk bid duty assignments after March 7, 2015. This is due to the continuing reduction in mail volumes requiring manual scheme knowledge. Furthermore, eliminating scheme qualifications on Clerk bid duty assignments […]

Mar 18th

USPS will no longer require ‘scheme qualifications’ on postal clerk bid duty assignments

Scheme Training Will Not Be Required For Any Clerk Duty Assignments “Many postal clerks work a scheme for at least 30 hours per accounting period (month). Postal Clerks need scheme training to be fast and productive. Passive Adaptive Scanning System (PASS) systems scanners are slow and few in number.” February 20, 2015 As a matter […]