Postal Workers to Observe ‘Day of Mourning’

APWU Web News Article #86-06, Dec. 28, 2006

APWU-represented employees will be granted a day of observance in honor of former President Gerald R. Ford, who passed away on Dec. 26. At this time, the USPS has not announced the date for the Day of Mourning. As soon as the date is determined, the APWU will post the information on this site.

Two national-level agreements between the APWU and USPS outline the provisions for granting APWU-represented employees a day of observance when a National Day of Mourning is declared by the president of the United States:

May 4, 2000, Memorandum of Agreement,
Clarification of Regulations for National Day of Observance [PDF]

June 19, 1998, Implementation Agreement [PDF]