Category: Local 232 News
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OSHA Proposes $245,893 Citation for Citygate P&DC Safety Violations
Article by Cameron Taylor, Maintenance Steward and Website Editor. News has already started to spread, but the Union was notified this week that OSHA’s initial investigations (there’s also a newly-launched investigation, but more on that later) finally wrapped up. During the course of their investigation, which mostly dealt with Maintenance-related…
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DeJoy Agrees to Temporarily Pause Plant Consolidations
Article by Cameron Taylor, Maintenance Steward and Website Editor. On May 9, 2024, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy wrote a letter responding directly to Sen. Gary Peters. While he defended many of his plans changes and its very public failures, he finally relented: Further to our conversation yesterday, I agree to…
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Zero Tolerance – It’s Not Only for Craft Employees
Article by Cameron Taylor, Maintenance Steward and Website Editor. Many of us have known of a fellow craft employee placed on “emergency placement,” rightly or wrongly, for an alleged violation of the “Zero Tolerance Policy.” At the same time, all of us have experienced some degree of hostility, harassment, and/or…
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It’s Time: Zero Tolerance for Bullies in Charge [2015]
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[2/13/2015 by Ken Hamrick] On Nov. 8, 1991, a discharged letter carrier, armed with a loaded semiautomatic rifle, entered the Main Post Office in Royal Oak, Michigan, from an unsecured rear loading dock. Seeking out supervisors who had been responsible for his discipline, the discharged letter carrier fired more…
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Submit Grievance Statements Online
As of today, I’m revealing a new way to submit grievance statements – online! This is a test run, so right now there are only two types of grievance statements that can be submitted – DBCS Operator Statements (for working alone), and Supervisors Performing Bargaining Unit Work Statements. This might…
