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Legislative Report dated May 7, 2012 Vol. #1-12

by NWIAL Legislative Director

FMLA Call Ins (Local) (Revised)

Rally at Bloomingdale, IL Sept 27, 2011

House Republicans Pass Pay Cut
For Postal, Federal Employees

The House of Representatives voted for a 5 percent cut in postal and federal workers’ pay 

on May 10 by approving an increase in employees’ pension contributions. Republican 

members of the House provided all 218 votes in favor of the measure, while 183 Democrats and 16 Republicans opposed it.

'Modified' Consolidation Plan Is More of the Same
Union Members Must Fight Back, House Must Act Now

USPS management announced [PDF] on May 17 that it would begin implementing a “modified” 

consolidation plan immediately, but the “new” plan [PDF] employs the same essential strategy 

as the old plan: Impose drastic cuts to service and the mail processing network, and eliminate

 tens of thousands of jobs. The only difference is that the “new” plan will take a little longer to complete.

USPS Announces ‘Modified Consolidation Plan’
Implementation to Begin This Summer, No Specifics Provided

The USPS notified the APWU [PDF] today, May 16, that it has developed a modified 

network consolidation plan and, “Now that the moratorium has expired, consolidation 

activities will begin this summer.” However, postal managers did not provide the union with a 

list of which facilities would be affected and when. The information will be made 

available to the union on May 17, in advance of the public release, the letter says.

Fox News, Wrong Again!

Fox News may have set a new record for inaccurate 

reporting this week in a story about the Postal Service.

The story, which was broadcast on May 8 and posted on Fox’s Web site, 

frantically warns viewers and visitors that because of a bill approved 

by the Senate, “taxpayers may be on the hook for Postal Service 

losses.” The Web posting even has a handy “taxpayer calculator” that shows 

visitors “how much the bailout will cost you.”

Agreement Upgrades Level 6
Maintenance Support Clerks, Updates Staffing

The APWU and USPS have reached an agreement that upgrades Level 6 

Maintenance Support Clerk (MSC) positions one level and updates

 the staffing criterion for the position, Maintenance Director Steve Raymer 

has announced. The May 9 agreement [PDF] was reached as a result of 

the union’s protest of the Postal Service’s Oct. 27, 2011,

 notice of proposed changes to administrative staffing positions under 

Maintenance Management Order (MMO) 074-00 [PDF]. The Postal Service 

planned to overhaul the staffing chart based on an extensive survey and

 review of the duties and responsibilities of MSCs and the impact of technology on the position.

APWU, USPS Agree
On New Lead Clerk Jobs

The APWU and USPS agreed to job descriptions for new Lead Clerk 

positions on May 4, and agreed to the process for posting and bidding 

the new positions. The new positions were negotiated as part of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

 
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