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6th Circuit Court rules against USPS’ Intermittent FMLA Policies
Editor’s Note: This ruling is significant, especially since our Local here in Ohio is under the jurisdiction of the 6th Circuit Court, meaning that this should be precedent-setting and binding here for us. To summarize: When your doctor certifies your…
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One-Time Voluntary Transfer Opportunity for Part-Time Flexible Employees Begins September 1
From APWU.org. In compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), “Re: PTF One-Time Voluntary Reassignment Opportunity,” the Postal Service will provide a list of available full-time residual duty assignments for Part-Time Flexible (PTF) clerks to select within their own district.…
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Maintenance Division Wins Arbitration Award Protecting Employees in ‘Pending Qualification’ Status
From APWU.org. The APWU has won a major national arbitration decision protecting the rights of Maintenance Craft employees. On August 13, Arbitrator Margo R. Newman ruled that positions awarded to promoted employees who are in “pending qualification” (PQ) status to receive…
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APWU Announces Dates for Retroactive Payments
From APWU.org. The Postal Service has provided tentative dates for the additional negotiated pay provisions in the 2024-2027 National Agreement and the date of the retroactive payment for the pay increases due for the “stopgap” period of November 16, 2024,…
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Rerun Election Results
The Rerun Election results are in! Xaviare Reed was elected President, Rick Farrell was elected Vice President, and Tammy Savage was elected Secretary-Treasurer.
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Article from the Archives: Abolishment of your Duty Assignment
Editor’s Note: Below is an older article written by James Clagett, who was the Local Assistant Clerk Craft Director at the time. While older, I feel it’s still a helpful explanation of Clerk abolishments, repostings, and so on. Given the…
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2025 Postal Health Benefits Open Season at Risk: Federal News Network
“Staffing vacancies and funding losses at the Office of Personnel Management are putting the near-new Postal Service Health Benefits program at risk of an “operational failure,” according to OPM’s inspector general office.” Read the rest here at Federal News Network.
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APWU Takes on Wall Street and Postal Privatizers
Reposted from APWU.org. On July 24, hundreds of postal workers, labor allies, and members of the community took to the streets of New York City in a high-spirited rally to tell Wall Street bankers, billionaires, and anyone who wants to…
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APWU Members Ratify 2024-2027 National Agreement!
Reposted from APWU.org. “Today, APWU members overwhelmingly voted in favor of ratifying the 2024-2027 National Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the APWU and the USPS,” announced APWU President Mark Dimondstein. 95% of the members who voted, voted “Yes!” in favor…
