Category: National News
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Questions & Answers for the MOU, Re: Additional Function 1 Staffing
January 12, 2021 Copied from apwu.org Below, we reproduce the Q&A document signed by APWU President Mark Dimondstein and USPS Vice President, Labor Relations, Katherine Attridge on January 8, 2021, regarding the Function 1 Staffing Memorandum of Understanding, dated December 24, 2020. 1. Question: Will the conversions to career status…
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In the face of an attempted Coup, Congress Certifies Presidential Election Results.
January 7, 2021 Copied from apwu.org On January 6th and 7th, members of Congress carried out their Constitutional responsibility and certified the state-by-state election results of the 2020 presidential election. The path has now been cleared for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to be inaugurated on January…
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National APWU Encourages Continued COVID-19 Safety Diligence
October 16, 2020 Taken from APWU.org Over recent weeks, the United States has experienced a rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases across the country. According to the Washington Post, since Saturday, October 10, more than 20 states have recorded record highs in their seven-day average of reported case counts. Nationally, the countryโs…
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Update on National Arbitration โEnd of Dayโ Case
September 1, 2020 Taken from APWU.org In the July/August 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine, the Clerk Craft reported that the remedy settlement hearing for the Article 1.6.B โEnd of Dayโ button (PMEOD) case was scheduled for August 12-13. However, the Postal Service requested a postponement from the…
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Retroactive Pay Scheduled
in Paychecks dated September 4, 2020 August 28, 2020 Taken from APWU.org The retroactive pay (also called back-pay) due under the terms of the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement is scheduled to be in paychecks dated September 4, 2020. The Industrial Relations Department has had a lot of questions regarding…
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APWU Members Rally With Community to Demand Congress Save the Post Office
August 28, 2020 Taken from APWU.org On Tuesday, headlines from news outlets across the country read: โPostal Workers Day of Action.โ As the country continues to rise up in defense of the public Postal Service and against the new policies that have significantly delayed mail, thousands took to the streets…