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.
Hogsett says prosecution is part of ongoing effort to combat corruption and fraud in government EVANSVILLE – Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today that Ann K. Gauer, age 52, of Evansville, has been formally charged with theft of mail as a postal worker. Gauer, who was an employee of the U.S. Postal […]
In an award dated June 17, 2013, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg rejected the union’s argument that the USPS was required by Article 12.5.B.2 to cobble together the work hours of PSEs in installations within a 50-mile withholding area in order to create duty assignments to minimize the impact of excessing on career employees. Goldberg concluded, “The […]
Management Forces PSEs to ‘Voluntarily’ Take a Pay Cut APWU Web News Article 033-2013, March 20 , 2013 “The Postal Service is abusing Postal Support Employees in small offices and systematically violating contractual restrictions governing PSEs, Clerk Craft Director Rob Strunk has declared. “And we intend to do something about it. “Locals and state organizations […]