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The Maintenance Division and the Article 12 Notification Process

May 21, 2024
Maintenance Craft Director Idowu Balogun provides information on the Article 12 notification process, and the steps required in our Collective Bargaining Agreement prior to excessing.

Solidarity Is The Antidote to a Toxic Workplace

May 21, 2024
As the “Chief Spokesperson” for the 2024 contract negotiations, I have both a huge and humbling task. The outcome of negotiations, whether through a voluntary agreement or through a contract imposed upon us by an interest arbitration panel, will...

Changes in MVS Leadership

July 5, 2023
Kenneth “Ken” Prinz, Assistant Director of the Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) Division at APWU national headquarters, has retired, effective July 1. Brother Prinz began working as a clerk for the Postal Service in 1974, but transferred into the MVS...

Supreme Court Raises Standard on Religious Accommodation Cases

June 29, 2023
On Thursday June 28th,  the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Groff v. DeJoy, a case brought by an Evangelical Christian rural letter carrier who sued the USPS, claiming his legal rights to reasonable accommodation on religious grounds...

Say "No" to the Postal Pulse

June 28, 2023
Say "no" to the Postal Pulse survey! Management has a history of using the Postal Pulse survey results to lower wages for postal workers.

Telework MOU for CCCs, CRTs, and MSSC Clerks Temporarily Extended

June 23, 2023
On June 23, 2023, the parties agreed to temporarily extend the two MOUs that currently allow clerks assigned to Enterprise Customer Care Centers (ECCCs), Customer Retention Teams (CRTs), and Mailing Solutions Service Center (MSSC) to participate in...

Memorandum Signed Regarding General Principles on Sorting and Delivery Centers

June 20, 2023
A major part of the management network modernization plan includes the creation of Sorting and Delivery Centers (S&DCs). These centers will centralize many delivery operations into larger buildings with automated package sorting equipment....

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