mspb

Jan 29th

Postal Clerk Waived Appeal Rights So MSPB Upholds Removal

The following is a summary of the decision- click here to read the entire case. PR note: This case illustrates why employees must be very careful when entering into Last Chance Agreements: Appellant: Gary Donnell Rhett Agency: United States Postal Service Decision Number: 2010 MSPB 21 Docket Number: AT-0752-09-0408-I-1; AT-0752-09-0484-I-1 Issuance Date: January 27, 2010 […]

May 4th

APWU: Military Leave Ruling Applies to Postal Employees

by Greg Bell APWU Industrial Relations Director In the March/April 2006 issue of the American Postal Worker, I wrote about a 2003 court decision that overturned the federal government’s longstanding practice of charging employees “military leave” for non-workdays spent training in the armed forces. The Postal Service, however, had taken the position that the court […]