Bulk Mail Centers

Mar 25th

APWU: District Court Orders Clarification in Arbitration Award on BMC Staffing

03/24/2016 – The Postal Service sidestepped a fight in federal court on March 16 over enforcement of an Oct. 19, 2015, arbitration award on staffing at Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs).  After the USPS filed a “consent motion,” Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ordered interpretation of the award to be returned to Arbitrator Ira F. Jaffe. The […]

Oct 20th

APWU: Arbitrator Hammers USPS in Maintenance Staffing Case

10/20/2015 – The APWU won an important grievance involving Maintenance Craft staffing at Bulk Mail Centers on Oct. 19, when Arbitrator Ira Jaffe issued a stinging rebuke to the Postal Service. Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer praised the ruling. The arbitrator directed the USPS to rescind Maintenance Management Order 112-10 (MMO 112-10) and restore the […]