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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,...
‘Driver Safety Instructor’ Challenged
The Postal Service last year revised the driving instructor examiner (DIE) position, changing it to Driver Safety Instructor. The new position, DSI, is nothing more than a modified DIE. After reviewing the changes, we met with the USPS and we were...
Union Appeals APPS Installation Subcontracting to Arbitration
On Nov. 3, 2009, the APWU appealed to arbitration a national-level interpretive dispute protesting management’s decision to subcontract the installation of APPS (Automated Package Processing System) machines. The union asserts that the Postal...
e-Team Report, May 17, 2013
Legislative & Political Director Myke Reid Announces Retirement, Gary Kloepfer Accepts Director Position
Postal Reform Bills Gain Co-Sponsors, More Support Needed
One week left for ‘We the People’ Petition to White House
APWU Presses Fight to Keep Retail Units Open
With the number of USPS stations and branches under consideration for closure still in flux, the APWU continues to lead community-based drives to keep retail units open. The Postal Service first announced in May that more than 3,200 stations and...
Doc Fix Prevents Cuts to Medicare Providers for a Year
On Thursday, the House approved a so-called “doc fix” bill that serves as a temporary solution to an ongoing structural problem in the formula used to determine Medicare funding levels. After hours of uncertainty over whether the bill would have...