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APWU Rates – Effective September 07, 2024
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https://d1ocufyfjsc14h.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/oct1_event_guide.pdfA Guide for participating in the October 1 Rally for the People’s Post Office
Read More....Peak Season Exception Periods Set For 2024
August 26, 2024The parties mutually agree the 2024 Peak Season Exception Period (accounting periods 3 and 4) and the four (4) week period prior to accounting period 3, as referenced in the MOU, Re:
Postal Support Employee (PSE) District Caps.
Postal Support EmployeesClerk Division
On August 22, 2024, the parties agreed to the annual exception periods for this year’s Peak Season, which includes the hiring of Postal Service annuitants as Holiday Clerk Assistants (HCAs). The 2024 Peak Season Exception Period will be from November 2 (Pay Period 24) through December 27 (Pay Period 1). HCAs will be hired for three (3) consecutive pay periods, either from November 2 to December 13, 2024, or November 16 through December 27, 2024. The HCA hourly salary rate will be $20.48.
In addition, the peak season Postal Support Employee (PSE) District Caps MOU (CBA, Pages 307-309) will be accounting period 3, which is October 5 through November 1, 2024. This MOU allows the PSE cap to temporarily increase for both Function 1 and Function 4 by one (1) percent each week of the applicable accounting period.
The 2024 Peak Season Exception Period MOU is linked to this article.
MOU Peak Season Exception Periods – Calendar Year 2024 and P SE District Caps MOU – 8-22-2024
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MOU Peak Season Exception Periods – Calendar Year 2024 and P SE District Caps MOU – 8-22-2024
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Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States Postal Service And the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
RE: Peak Season Exception Periods – Calendar Year 2024
The parties mutually agree the 2024 Peak Season Exception Period (accounting periods 3 and 4) and the four (4) week period prior to accounting period 3, as referenced in the MOU, Re: Postal Support Employee (PSE) District Caps, will be as follows:
Clerk Craft 1. The Peak Season Exception Period is from November 2, 2024 (PP24) through December 27, 2024 (PP1 ).
2. In Function 4, Holiday Clerk Assistants (HCAs) will be hired for three consecutive pay periods within the exception period: either November 2 through December 13, 2024; or November 16 through December 27, 2024.
3. For application of the MOU, Re: Postal Support Employees (PSEs) District Caps, the four (4) week period prior to accounting period 3 is October 5 through November 1, 2024.
MOU Peak Season Exception Periods – Calendar Year 2024 and P SE District Caps MOU – Signed – 8-22-2024
Thursday, August 22, 2024No PSE
, Peak season exception periods
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When We Fight, We Win!
August 26, 2024MVS Director Michael Foster provides a summary of the 46th MVS Directors’ Conference and MVS General Session, held in the days leading up to the Biennial National Convention in Detroit, MI.
magazineMVS DivisionMichael O. Foster
Over 2,000 APWU members and representatives from across the country participated in the highest authority of the union during the 27th Biennial National Convention held in Detroit, MI in July. Prior to the convention, several hundred Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) Craft officers and members participated in the 46th MVS Directors’ Conference, also held in Detroit.
The MVS Council, comprised of the Directors and National Business Agents (NBAs), provided reports and conducted training both at the conference and the MVS pre-convention workshops. The trainings included:
Effective Grievance Writing
Maximization Reports and Holddowns
Article 39.2.A.11 Filling Residual Vacancies
PVS and VMF Subcontracting
Article 39 Back to Basics
Local Memorandums of Understandings
Department of Transportation Commercial Drivers Licenses Procedures
DOT Self Certification
Last Chance Agreements
Delegates were fully engaged and participated in all phases of the training.
MVS General Session
MVS Director Foster continued the tradition of ringing the Liberty Bell to start the General Session and welcomed delegates to his birthplace, Detroit, and home local, the Detroit District Area Local.
Members were updated on the status of the Das 110 Supplemental Award and how the USPS has control over the award. No funds have been paid to employees, released to the union, or retained by the union. We are still in discussions to insource permanent Highway Contract Route (HCR) work to the craft prior to identifying the employees included in the remedy. The grievance procedure fell under the duties and responsibilities of the Director, according to the APWU Constitution.
President Dimondstein, Executive Vice President Szeredy, and Secretary-Treasurer Powell gave reports on the convention proceedings, the state of the union, and the importance of the 2024 Presidential Elections. Industrial Relations Director Cash update delegates on contract negotiations, which began on June 25.
The craft has gone through many challenges since 2009 with the Amended Work Rules Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the conversion of Postal Vehicle Service (PVS) operations in Columbus, OH. Then the Postal Service attempted to contract out all PVS operations in California in 2012. Subsequent to that attempt, the Postal Service gave notice that they were considering contracting out the entire PVS operations in all 162 sites. Despite these illogical attempts to contract out their transportation, the APWU has challenged them in national level arbitrations and federal courts. The craft still remains viable, with a growth rate during this period of approximately 37 percent due to arbitration decisions such as the arbitrator Das 110 Award, the Brent 600 Award, and the newly created Postal Vehicle Operator (PVO) Pilots.
Also discussed were the recent Step 4 Disputes filed on Relief Supervisors performing craft work, supervisors performing Schedule Examiner Vehicle Run duties by creating PS 4533’s in VITALS and other programs, non-compliance with the arbitrator’s award in the Denver Network Distribution Center (NDC) case, and the creation of the Dispatch Coordinator position, which shifted work from other MVS Craft duty assignments and other crafts.
Assistant Director Langley reported on the Vehicle Fleet changes and training courses for the Next Generation Delivery Vehicles, the safety equipment needs for the battery electric vehicles, and the training facility at the National Center for Employee Development. He also reported on driver training aspects for the PVOs and the need for additional Driver Safety Instructors certified on the Trainer Provider Registry with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration continue the development of our operators to become MVOs and TTOs.
Eighteen resolutions were discussed, acted on, or referred to the Convention and adopted “in toto”. The MVS NBAs Pittman, Amey, Shaw, White, Krueger, and Parker reported on their regional activities and arbitration awards.
The MVS Craft, after passionate debate, adjourned with a renewed direction and purpose for negotiations and the challenges of the future.
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APWU Leadership Institute
Applications for the APWU Leadership Institute – Class Two are now open through September 13, 2024. All applications must include a recommendation from a local, state, or national APWU officer. Recommendations from community leaders are also welcome. The Leadership Institute is an intensive three-week educational program, held one week at a time over a three-month […]
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KEY UPDATES FROM THE 27TH BIENNIAL NATIONAL CONVENTION
August 26, 2024 KEY UPDATES FROM THE 27TH BIENNIAL NATIONAL CONVENTION
magazineAPWU National Convention
From July 15-18, the APWU held our 27th Biennial National Convention. At the biennial conventions, APWU delegates, elected by their locals, set APWU policies and priorities in the form of resolutions that are discussed and debated by the convention body. While many resolutions addressed collective bargaining issues and priorities for our negotiations, below are some of the other actions taken by the Convention:
Creating an additional Southern Region Maintenance NBA position and adding a new Assistant Director (C) to the Clerk Division.
Voting to translate the CBA and JCIM into Spanish.
Opposing the anti-worker, anti-union Project 2025.
Calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and demanding an end to military aid to Israel until that is achieved.
Soundly defeating a resolution calling for the APWU to run “Dump DeJoy” ads on the basis of previously adopted resolutions and that it would not be productive for members going forward.
Find the full 27th Biennial National Convention recap online at apwu.org/convention
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2024 Election Mail Procedures
August 26, 2024As we approach Election Season, The American Postal Worker outlines the difference between Election mail and Political mail, and their processing procedures as defined by the postal service.
magazineElectionsLegislative and Political
The Postal Service defines Election Mail as “any item mailed to or from authorized election officials that enables citizens to participate in the voting process.” Election mail includes:
Mail-in ballots;
Balloting materials;
Voter registration cards;
Mail-in ballot applications;
Polling place notifications.
One easy way to determine if a piece of mail is Election Mail is to look for the “Official Election Mail” logo. While not every piece of Election Mail will feature this logo, most will.
Election officials may place a green container tag #191 on mail-in ballots to help identify trays and sacks of ballot mail. This tag is for ballots destined for both domestic and international addresses.
Election Mail versus Political Mail
Political Mail is different from Election Mail. The Postal Service defines Political Mail as “any material mailed for campaign purposes by a registered political candidate, campaign committee or committee of a political party, as well as any material mailed by a political action committee or organization engaging in issues advocacy or voter mobilization.”
Political Mail may have a red container tag #57 titled, “Political Campaign Mailing” to help distinguish this mail within postal facilities.
Processing Election Mail
Election Mail should be expedited through the network with timely processing. According to Post Office policy, all delivery units and processing facilities are required to certify, on a daily basis, that their unit is clear of all Political and Election Mail committed for delivery that day.
Expedited processing and delivery of election related mail is crucial to our democratic process. It is extremely important that ballots are identified and processed in a timely manner to ensure ballots are returned to election offices within the allotted time for the vote to be counted.
If you are unfamiliar with USPS Election Mail and Political Mail policies, please contact your supervisor. ■
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