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Legislative Report

by NWIAL Legislative Director

Rally at Bloomingdale, IL Sept 27, 2011

Postal Workers Have the Right
To Speak Out Against Facility Closures

Recent notices posted by management have generated questions about APWU 

members’ right to participate in activities opposing the closure of postal facilities.

Beware of Risks in USPS Campaign
For Voluntary Transfers to Letter Carrier

The APWU is warning union members of risks associated with a management 

campaign to encourage career Clerk, Maintenance and Motor Vehicle Craft employees to 

volunteer for reassignments to the Letter Carrier Craft.

PRC Blasts USPS Retail Closure Plan

The Postal Service plans to close a many as 3,600 retail facilities is based on 

questionable data, Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) recently concluded.

Sen. Akaka, Rep. DeFazio Introduce Postal Bills

Several bills were introduced in Congress this month that would help resolve the 

Postal Service’s financial crisis and improve service to the American people, APWU Legislative and Political Director Myke Reid reports.

Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) introduced the Postal Investment Act of 2011 (S. 2014) on Dec. 16, 

which is intended to strengthen the USPS and provide the agency short- and long-term financial relief.

Funding Bill Postpones Pre-Funding Due Date

The government funding bill Congress approved over the weekend included a reprieve for 

the Postal Service: It delays until August the due date for the USPS to make a $5.5 billion 

payment to pre-fund healthcare benefits for future retirees.

House Republicans Attack
Postal and Federal Retirement Benefits

The House of Representatives voted 243-193 on Dec. 13 to pass the so-called “Middle Class Tax 

Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011,” which would cut take-home pay for postal and federal 

workers by increasing their contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and 

the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). The bill also would slash unemployment 

benefits, place unreasonable burdens on unemployed workers, and cut vital healthcare programs.

Are Those Posted Duty Assignments ‘Desirable?'

The Collective Bargaining Agreement obligates the Postal Service to make “every effort” to create 

desirable duty assignments from “all available work hours for career employees” when management 

posts full-time Clerk Craft assignments for bid, Clerk Craft Director Rob Strunk is reminding union members.

Creating Desirable Duty Assignments

Clerk Division officers have scheduled a training session on 

Creating Desirable Duty Assignments using the Scheduler program. 

The webinar will be held on Nov. 1, 2011, at 12 p.m. Eastern Time, and will last approximately two hours.

Questions and Answers
On Non-Traditional Assignments

The APWU and the USPS have agreed to a set of Questions and Answers 

regarding Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) duty assignments [PDF]. 

The agreement, dated Oct. 6, 2011, covers topics such as posting, 

bidding, assignments, leave and holidays. Ten of the 30 questions 

and responses relate to NTFT assignments in the Motor Vehicle Service Craft.

 
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