June 24, 2025 Mr. Michael Elston Vice President, Labor Relations United States Postal Service
475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 9014
Washington DC 20260-4100
Re: USPS Requested Grievance Moratorium
Dear Mr. Elston:
The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, has received your request for a one week grievance moratorium due to Labor Relations at the Headquarters, Area and District levels attending a Labor Relations meeting and being away from their respective offices.
The Union agrees to your request for the moratorium as written in the attached request letter with the following conditions:
- The APWU understands that this does not apply to the filing of Step-1 grievances or requests for information at the local level.
- The moratorium will apply to all Step-2 appeals, meetings, decisions, and additions and corrections as clarified in the June 11, 2025, email from Shayne Hensley to Charlie Cash (attached).
- No arbitration hearings will be scheduled for the week of August 18 – August 22, 2025. Where a scheduling letter has already been issued for that week, the parties will request replacement dates from the scheduled arbitrator and agree to a replacement date to have the case heard as soon as possible after the moratorium week.
If you have additional questions or further clarification is needed, please contact Industrial Relations Director Charlie Cash at ccash@apwu.org or 202-842-3607.
Sincerely, Mark Dimondstein
President
During the week of August 18-22, Labor Relations at the Headquarters, Area and District levels will be attending a Labor Relations meeting and will be away from their respective offices. am requesting a one-week moratorium on the processing of grievances, disciplinary actions,
and arbitration hearings at the National, Regional, and District levels for the period of Monday,
August 18, 2025, to Friday, August 22, 2025.Tuesday, June 24, 2025No Grievance Moratorium
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