APWU Wins $48 Million Settlement In MS-47 Handbook Grievance
The APWU and the Postal Service have finalized a $48 million payout to “remedy” the USPS violation of staffing procedures for custodial employees. The settlement will be in the form of lump-sum payments of $2,700 to more than 17,000 employees occupying custodial positions, with payments to be made by April 18
February 5th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Would i do it again? A monetary reward for beating the budget Annually, favor amongst my peers etc. etc………. if i ran a business and i knew that i could provide substandard facilities for employees and the public by not filling valid, admittedly needed positions. save over $350,000(as in my office)all the while citing that upon fruition of this grievance backpay would be in the hundreds of thousands as was the previous settlement in 94/95 (a mandated settlement that the PO staff to proper level) Yet i would only be held accountable for $2700…. whats the question again? why was a grievance even filed. this is less than a slap on the hand
February 5th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
And there you have it….all reward and no risk (or consequences) to the offender: The Postal (and other monopolies) road to ruin paved with gross lack of accountability.
February 5th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
By the actions of this settlement, We are now exemplifing the future of the Postal “service”. Unfortunately, now that the Postal “Service” is to be run like a business, why provide service at all? people have to mail things like letters anyway. long lines, less workers, nobody to complain to. the next thing we should do since we “saved” so much money in the custodial craft is RAISE the main honchos salery by the max…39% Oh we already did that?- and made it retroactive to Jan 5 2007? great business plan. What else would i cut. if this worked in this instance it must work in other areas….. Hey i know lets give the worst service and force the customers away to contract units. they get min. wage and 3 days of training-way better customer service now. then lets cut the clerk operation hours and save money there then settle for pennies on the dollar and wait for our big reward. i thought this was a public service org. not self-service org. by the time the public figures out whats going on we will have already shot off our postal feet and wont be running in the race any more. great plan. lots of money for those in “position” to sell
February 20th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
The ms 47 does not mean anthing in our office, Lost all our overtme, gave me all the vomas jobs and duties. I get to clean my work area one and a half hours a day. i compain to the union and theres not much they can do. the union says as long as they are not compaining about you work areas being clean, and they want you to do the voma job it is okay with them. well now that the building is a wreck, our poom and managers are starting to yell. much to ther surprise i just tell them i am doing the best that i can and i move on. I keep on requesting to go to get trained as a voma, nothing yet
April 12th, 2008 at 12:44 am
What The *&*! I,ve worked 18 years taking this crap, fixing broken hampers,froze my b___’s off cleaning parking lots and side walks in the winter,etc.,etc.! and all I get is a measly $1500 after Uncle Sam sticks me and no extra help and no work schedule! AND NO OVERTIME!!! They 3 Holed us and are now laughing their weight off. I might as well have not joined the union and burned my dues money