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Hurricane Katrina
Employees Transfering Voluntarily
To Get Relocation Expenses

APWU Web News Article #57-05, Oct. 26, 2005

Employees affected by Hurricane Katrina who request voluntary transfers will be eligible to receive the same relocation expenses as those granted to employees who are involuntarily reassigned. The new policy is the result of an Oct. 26 Memorandum of Understanding signed by the APWU and USPS.

The Memorandum modifies a Sept. 27 agreement that governs the process of returning affected employees to work. Employees affected by Hurricane Katrina who transfer will be awarded moving expenses, payment for mileage, five days of administrative leave (relocation leave), payment for the costs of moving household goods, and per diem expenses.

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