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At Long Last, New Provisions
Of Postal Operations Manual Take Effect

(07/14/08) In response to actions by the APWU, the Postal Service recently published changes to the Postal Operations Manual (POM) that the union and management agreed to in November 2007, and the new provisions of the manual are now in affect.

In accordance with the Nov. 2, 2007, Memorandum of Understanding [PDF], the revisions were to be published within 30 days as modifications to Article 19 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which governs USPS Handbooks and Manuals.  Sixty days after publication, the changes would have taken affect. Unfortunately, the USPS failed to live up to the agreement and neglected to publish the changes within 30 days. 

After numerous phone calls, conversations and letters to postal managers, the changes were published. The 60-day waiting period has elapsed, and the changes are now in full force.

Any violation of the new provisions can be grieved under Article 19.

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