APWU

About the Northeast Region

Excessing & Article 12

Excessing Pamphlet -
Know Your Rights & Benefits

Impact Statements

Joint Contract Application Manuals

Regional Safety & Health
Representative

Advocates' Corner:

Article 12 - Excessing &
Reassignment Principles

Basic & Advanced
Steward Training Manual

When Excessing Occurs...
Know Your Rights and Benefits

This booklet [PDF], produced by the APWU in 2003, apprises union members of their rights and benefits when the USPS excesses employees due to automation.

Excerpts from the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the USPS Employee & Labor Relations Manual (ELM), and applicable federal laws address:

ABOUT THE NORTHEAST REGION COORDINATOR'S OFFICE

Elizabeth Powell
Northeast Region Coordinator
350 West 31st Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10001
Telephone: 212-563-6379
Fax: 212-967-2452

The Northeast Region Coordinator is responsible for organizing the union’s grievance activity at the Step 3 level and arbitration in eight states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The coordinator administers the scheduling of Step 3 grievances throughout the region; schedules arbitration hearings jointly with management for the cases that remain unresolved, and assigns the union’s advocates.

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