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by NWIAL Legislative Director

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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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The Northwest Illinois Area Local 7140 of the APWU represents more than 1,750 members in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, at Carol Stream P&DC IL, Palatine P&DC IL, and the Chicago Metro Surface Hub, and the following Associate Offices: Bellwood, Franklin Park, Highland Park, Kenilworth, Melrose Park, Mount Prospect, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Northbrook, River Grove, Winnetka, Glencoe, Glenview, Lake Forest, Golf, Techny, Wilmette, Wheaton and Winfield. |
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