NPMHU Local 308 represents approximately 2,200 USPS mail handlers in Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Southern New Jersey. NPMHU and USPS are parties to a national collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”), The CBA provides a detailed four-step procedure for processing and deciding grievances lodged by the union. The CBA requires the union to appeal or otherwise escalate […]
This report presents the results of our self-initiated review of grievance payout costs in the South Florida District (Project Number 13YG036HR000). Our objective was to determine the cause of high grievance payout costs in this district. See Appendix A for additional information about this review. The U.S. Postal Service has about 490,000 career employees, most […]
May 8, 2014 – In response to two charges filed by the APWU, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint against the Postal Service on April 30, asserting that the USPS “has been failing and refusing to bargain collectively and in good faith,” by refusing to provide information to the union. The Postal […]