USPS Pacific Area notified APWU that it has canceled Involuntary Reassignments (excessing) in the Bay Valley and San Diego Districts. USPS North Eastern Area also notified APWU of the moratorium on Area Mail Processing (AMP) consolidations for 5 events in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. On Friday, May 22, 2015 USPS posted major changes to the […]
USPS notified APWU that an operational review has resulted in a reduction of the number of impacted full-time clerks in the Pacific Area . (Note: the list is subject to change ) Also the list for impacted employees in Tacoma, WA was omitted from the previous list of offices.
09/19/2014 – The APWU and USPS settled an important dispute, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced, stipulating that the Postal Service cannot declare an installation “non-maintenance capable” and use the designation to justify excessing Maintenance Craft employees who work on Building Equipment. The work at issue is primarily that of Building Equipment Mechanics (BEMs), […]
USPS has notified APWU and NPMHU of its intent to involuntarily reassign Clerks and Mail Handlers in the Pacific Area covering California and Hawaii. This is to advise you of the intent of the ____________District to utilize the provisions of Article 12.6.C.5 of the National Agreement to involuntarily reassign __________ full-time mail handlers and full-time […]
July 1, 2014 – The APWU won an important arbitration award on June 24, when Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled that the Postal Service must determine – prior to excessing employees across craft lines – that the employees meet the minimum qualifications for the new position. The APWU filed a national-level dispute on July 24, […]
The following is an arbitration award regarding excessing from the clerk craft within/outside of the installation in Oakland. The employees were excessed in 2009 to some locations in the USPS Bay Valley District, some locations as far north as Sacramento (Calif.) and as far south as Fresno, (Calif). Also, the Union’s position is that those […]
Arbitrator Dennis R. Nolan has ruled that APWU members holding Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) assignments may not be excessed into full-time positions in the Letter Carrier Craft if they don’t meet the definition of full-time employees specified in the Postal Service’s contract with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC). In a decision [PDF] issued Feb. […]
USPS Management Message Confirms Excessing Moratorium From: Mike Morris, APWU “APWU Union officials in locales where managers are balking at implementing the moratorium on excessing that was announced on Dec. 15 will be pleased to see al message from a headquarters-level manager notifying Area-level officials of the agreement. ” Subject: Excessing Moratorium Brothers and Sisters: […]
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a freeze on excessing while contract negotiations continue, union President Cliff Guffey has announced. “Throughout the bargaining process, the APWU has sought to negotiate a contract that would protect jobs and lessen the pain of excessing for our members. We are pursuing those goals,” he said. […]
The following are excerpts from two APWU Regional Coordinators addressing the issue of USPS excessing: It is no secret that low mail volume has led to massive excessing. The APWU has responded by fighting relentlessly to protect our members’ rights. The battle is complicated enough without the addition of other parties. Recently, however, the installation […]