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In a Needed Step to Improve Service, Postal Management to Slow Down Consolidations
May 15, 2024
In response to union, community, and political pressure, Postmaster General (PMG) DeJoy, in a letter to Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), has agreed to pause, at least until January 2025, a number of the planned mail consolidations that are part of the “...
GSA Per Diem Rate Now Covers Daily Cost at NCED Eatery Effective March 15, 2024.
May 14, 2024
The General Services Administration Per Diem Rate of $59 Now Covers Daily Cost of Meals at National Center for Employee Development’s “3 Squares Eatery,” Effective March 15, 2024.
MVS Division Settles Step-4 Grievance on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
December 1, 2020
Earlier this summer, MVS announced a National Dispute on the Postal Service’s unilateral implementation of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Clearinghouse Consent Form and Program.
During the Step-4 meeting, the parties discussed...
Frank McMullin resigns Garrett Langley appointed Eastern Region MVS NBA
November 30, 2020
Eastern Region MVS National Business Agent (NBA) Francis (Frank) McMullin has resigned, after a little over two months in office.
Garrett Langley of the Lancaster Area Local (PA) is the newly-appointed MVS NBA effective, November 16, 2020.
Brother...
APWU Members Give Their All in Labor 2020 Campaign
November 30, 2020
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
In the face of continuous attacks on the Postal Service, voter suppression, and a pandemic, the APWU’s Legislative and Political Department...
MVS Division Resolves National Dispute on Article 32.2 Vehicle Costs
November 25, 2020
On November 23, the National MVS Craft Division came to agreement with the USPS on a class action Step-4 dispute regarding PVS Costs, case no. Q10V-4Q-C 16534585/HQTV20160326.
The issue presented was whether or not the USPS violated Article 32.2 of...
Clerk Craft Prepares For National Arbitrations in December on Two Important Issues
November 20, 2020
The Clerk Craft has been preparing for arbitration hearings in December that will cover two issues – 1) the Postmaster End of Day (PMEOD) button remedy case, and 2) an RI-399 issue regarding the craft jurisdiction for the Advanced Facer Canceller...