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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds Hearing on Oversight of the USPS

April 16, 2024
On 4/16, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing to conduct oversight of the USPS. The purpose of the hearing, as stated by Committee Chaiman Senator Gary Peters office

Grievance Moratorium will be in Effect Due to 2024 National Convention

April 11, 2024
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a moratorium on grievances, disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings at the national, regional, state and local levels from July 8 through July 22, 2024, due to the 2024 APWU Biennial Convention,...

Arbitrator Sustains APWU’s Position on Clerk Craft Jurisdiction over Parcel Sorting Work

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) On December 1, 2020, Arbitrator Sharnoff issued a decision confirming Clerk Craft jurisdiction over operation of the Small Parcel Sorting System...

Update on Consent Form and Program Dispute

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) We previously reported on the dispute filed on the Postal Service’s unilateral Consent Form and Program, created as a result of the Clearinghouse...

2020: Summary of COVID-19 MOUs

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The following Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Postal Service and the APWU were agreed upon jointly this year. March 12,...

Living with Diabetes

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) Diabetes is a disorder of your metabolism. There are three forms of diabetes – type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Although diabetes is a...

COVID-19 Vaccines at the VA

January 11, 2021
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal partners...

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