Updated APWU Updates page 

  Security Procedures & News   ( October 27, 2005 )

 Hurricane Katrina  News ,Links and more. ( October 26, 2005 )

 Attendance Control  ( October 26, 2005 )

 Postal Cartoon of the Week page  ( October 25, 2005 )

 U.S. Postal Service ‘Outsourcing' Program  of Injured on Duty Employees Goes Nationwide

 The Federal Sector Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act- Written by Carl C. Bosland, arbitrator and former postal attorney, the Guide provides a comprehensive yet practical review of the rights and responsibilities of the four major FMLA laws applicable to the federal and postal sectors.  ( September 08, 2005 )

 Updated Thrift Savings Plan page   ( September 01, 2005 )

 Updated Maintenance News page  ( September 01, 2005 )

 Legal Briefs ( August 23, 2005 )

    Letters to the  Editor  ( August 20, 2005 )

 Memo: USPS to Comply With FMLA Court Decision in Only Three  States - Procedures for Craft Employees Returning to Work Following FMLA-Protected Absences - In a memo issued to field managers by USPS VP Anthony Vegliante, "On July 19, 2005 the case of Harrell v. U.S. Postal Service, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that the Postal Service's return to work provisions in ELM 865.1 cannot be applied to bargaining unit employees returning from FMLA-protected absences. The Postal Service will comply with the Harrell decision in those facilities located within the three states subject to the court's jurisdiction: Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. In all facilities not located within Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin, continue to apply ELM 865.1 as written." (source: USPS via APWU) ( August 14, 2005 )

- APWU Wins Landmark FMLA Ruling (7/20/05)

 APCs - “Axing Postal Clerks” - USPS Plan to Cut Window Clerk Jobs ( August 12, 2005 )

 USPS Memo : Informational Picketing (pdf)

 Postal Employee's Idea Not Returned to Sender ( July 27, 2005 )

 USPS Awards Mack Trucks Inc. $118 Million Contract for Tractors  ( July 18, 2005 )

 Updated USPS News page ( July 13, 2005 )

 Congressional Budget Office Releases Cost Estimate of Postal Reform Bill S. 662 (pdf)

 Western Nassau P & DC Mail Handlers Awarded $921,800 for Casual-In-Lieu Violations

 APWU, USPS Agree to Joint Q&A on Applying Contract To Excessing Issues - The Article 12 Questions and Answers, dated May 18, 2005, are provided as a resource for local administration of the National Agreement. Jointly prepared by the APWU and USPS, these Questions and Answers provide a mutually agreed explanation on how to apply Article 12 of the contract to excessing issues.   ( May 26, 2005 )

 Veterans Rights page  ( May 13, 2005 )

 News on Duluth, Princeton, Peoria and  Akron REC Closures

USPS Needs Better Transparency - GAO Highlights (html)

 APWU VP Guffey: The Postal Service’s Biggest Blunders

 USPS Expands on Disclosures Permitted under Privacy Act.-Disciplinary records are maintained in Labor Relations computers until 10 years after separation.  This is true even if the employee thinks the disciplinary records have been expunged.  LR records are easily retrieved now that they are stored electronically.  Employees should be forewarned and advised to save their own files until separation or later. -- Don Cheney

  Automated Postal Center Sites and Associated Revenue -In a letter dated April 5, 2005, USPS provided APWU with list of Automated Postal Center sites and associated revenue.  As of March 24, 2005: Total Revenue To Date = $170,462,097.78

 CBO 2005 Cost Estimate: H.R. 22 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act -

 USPS Issues Removal to Mail Handler for Creating Hostile Work Environment (pdf)

html- USPS issued a removal to Mail Handler after charging  him with 9 incidents of creating a hostile work environment --and that his removal would promote the efficiency of the service. One of the incidents Mail Handler was accused of : "making inappropriate 'monkey sounds' as a co-worker walked by."

 Seattle NALC Wins Use of Cell Phones in the Office  ( April 22, 2005 )

 Automated Flat Sorting Machine 100 (AFSM 100) ( April 22, 2005 )

 Postal Project: Pushing the Envelope ( April 22, 2005 )

 OPM: Expanded Dental, Vision Benefits To Be Available In 2006 ( April 19, 2005 )

 High-Tech ID Badges Planned for Federal, Postal Employees   ( April 19, 2005 )

 USPS Requests Exclusion of FedEx Agreement Data in Rate Case (PDF)

 Chart (pdf) : USPS Summary of Net Income (Loss) & Equity FY 1971-2005

 Flats Sequencing System & Delivery Point Packaging Update

 FYI: Life Insurance (FEGLI) Options: ( April 11, 2005 )

 Excerpts from Mailers' Technical Advisory Committee Meetings

 FEGLI Options: Assignment and Living Benefits

Handbooks/Manuals  

 Top 100 U.S. Postal Service Contracts & Suppliers Awarded in FY 2004-

 Updated Craft Resources page