The Postal Service has significantly changed their COVID-19 policies. So here are things to note: I know the Postal Service will probably still attempt to discipline folks for missing work for COVID-19. Other membership benefits include: "The American Postal Worker'; a bimonthly magazine reporting on issues and programs affecting you, a safety and health program that educates workers about possible hazards in the workplace and provides technical assistance, and members are eligible to enroll in the APWU Health Plan, which provides comprehensive coverage at a very reasonable cost. 0000015311 00000 n
The Postal Service is no longer asking people to quarantinerather if an employee is exposed the Postal Service is telling them to wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested on day 5 after exposure. We're working hard to keep dangerous drugs off the streets. As of the date of ratification, any MHA with 2.5 or more years as an MHA at that time will automatically be converted to full-time career status, without the need to serve another probationary period. 0000011098 00000 n
By joining your co-workers in APWU you have a voice and a vote in your union. Article 12.2C is amended to require management to provide a hard or electronic copy of the seniority list to union representatives at the Installation level. 0000006599 00000 n
If you do test positive, employees stay home for at least 5 days and once you leave home wear a mask through day 10. Postal Support Employees (PSEs) are hired for a term not to exceed 360 calendar days per appointment. h1 010A'M-j~~O
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All career Mail Handlers will receive four general . Other changes in Article 10 and related MOUs will provide: - That access to choice vacation periods for MHAs will be a mandatory topic of discussion during local implementation, - That PTFs have access to the Annual Leave Exchange Option, - That employees will be authorized to receive donated leave under the Leave Sharing MOU to provide care to children born or adopted within the past twelve months, - That guarantee the continuation of National Days of Observance upon the death of former U.S. Presidents, - That the current instructions governing Wounded Warrior Leave are incorporated into the National Agreement. Tie-breaking procedures remain the same, but this change will eliminate potential manipulation of the relative standing list by managers. Closing Date: November 29, 2022. Regular and 38% PSE and all career duty assignments are Full-Time Regular Health Insurance No change to the Postal Service contribution to premiums for those participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. We are proud that the APWU did not see an increase in the allowable usage of non-career employees in our new contract and we will continue to fight for what is right an all-career workforce., American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO The Postal Service says employees are to use Annual, Sick, or LWOP for their absences. I do not agree that this is in the best interest of Postal Employees. All other MOUs and Letters of Intent, including the MOU on Filling of Residual Vacancies, have been continued, except for certain agreements relating to casual employees, which will remain in effect until all casuals are eliminated but then will be deleted from the 2019 National Agreement as obsolete. startxref
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NPMHU and USPS Extend COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot. &VKirt!7Wbgzx_L=48ar}y]v~V)V7`)$Ys3jzj+6\k2VL/S\8"zQ\YCfwVfe`"@XL:-^-. Articles 12.3B4 (fixed days of work), 12.3B5 (change in duties or change in principal assignment area), and 12.3B6 (change in starting time) have been amended to provide for an expedited selection process within the section when these changes require that an assignment be posted installation-wide bidding. 1300 L Street NW Unfortunately, the CDC significantly weakened their guidance on COVID-19 which the USPS is citing as reason for these changes. %%EOF
jp. A revised MOU will require any new or vacant part-time career positions (PTR or PTF) be offered to MHAs within 50 miles of the position, offering new conversion opportunities to current MHAs. 0000011571 00000 n
This issue was discovered during a recent quality check of the process. Utility Aims to Prepare 2,000 People from, On the second (2nd) or subsequent lay-off, one (1) week's, job advertisements on Indeed in the past 36 months, the meeting to RSVP to Jeanette Dabydeen via e-mail at Jeanette, life of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement: Nov, IN F1 WITHOUT COUNTING AGAINST THE F1 CAP), fruit farm for sale malaysia; deloitte usi salary hike, American Postal Workers Union Skip to main content Our, In addition, the Postal Service will convert no, system and have the same length of time between step increases, Carrier Assistants (CCA), which is a part-time position, up with the normal GS table and I couldn't find, n your behalf, the APWU has negotiated basic seniority. The Article 32 MOU on Subcontracting has been continued, as the parties continue to discuss insourcing of work from the Surface Transportation Centers and the Mail Transport Equipment Service Centers (MTEC). For the full description & application, please go to the Best Qualified Positions page. Level 4 RMPO PSEs to get 1 hour additional AL per pay period after 2 360 day appointments PSEs will be offered 1 non-scheduled day per week except Dec. with Wed prior notification UNIFORM ALLOWANCE INCREASE 2.5% EACH YEAR DSSDA WILL RECEIVE TYPE 1 UNIFORM ALLOWANCE New roll-over program where unused funds can carry over the next year, ADDITIONAL WORK RULE IMPROVEMENTS SEE APWU.ORG FOR COMPLETE LIST, SIGN UP AT APWU.ORG FOR TOWNHALLS DECEMBER 16TH. The Joint Education and Training Fund will be continued, with additional funding of $1 million per year. Membership in the APWU gives you a voice in determining your future. The agreement also eliminates all casual employees from the Mail Handler craft within 120 days of the ratification of the agreement. 1. n
~z14K^|vsok-.zfu7Cwo;D1 This also will mean approximately 1,400 additional members of our bargaining unit, which will be good for the employees who are new MHAs and good for the overall strength of the Union. The language of Article 12.3B12 has been improved, so that a temporary supervisor returning to the craft for one continuous pay period of 14 consecutive days in order to bid is required to complete that continuous pay period prior to submitting a bid. This adjustment will be effective August 28 and reflected in paychecks dated September 17. Additionally, effective Nov. 19, 2022, a new top step (Step P) (which is $444 annually greater than Step O) will be added to the career letter carrier pay scales.The agreement also provides for the automatic conversion of city carrier assistants (CCAs) to career status no later than after 24 months of relative standing, providing full fringe. Washington DC 20005, Financial Issues for Local, State Union Officers, Clerk Craft Negotiates Improvements in 2021-2024 CBA, Questions & Answers for the MOU, Re: Additional Function 1 Staffing, Gearing up for Contract Negotiations in 2021, Major Agreement Reached on Function 1 Mail Processing Staffing, Interest Arbitration and the Fight to Come, From PSE to Full-Time Career: Retirement Buy Back. apwu.org. Grievances will need to be filed, but I suggest placing the power point presentation in all grievances where it shows the Postal Service wants employees to stay home. Under Article 2, a new MOU has been added about a Workforce Free of Harassment. The parties commit to providing employees with a safe, productive, and inclusive workplace, and to establish a Task Force on Preventing Harassment that will be used to ensure that employees are fully aware of policies and procedures that can be used to combat harassment. Under the 2016 National Agreement, the Postal Service has been allowed 3% casuals, down from prior contracts when casual percentages have been as high as 12.5%. On your behalf, the APWU has negotiated basic seniority . At the time this email was written, no proposed changes had been provided to the APWU. DATA COLLECTION TECHNICIAN LEVEL 7 PTF Clerks' One-Time Voluntary Reassignment. Postal Support Employees (PSEs) are hired for a term not to exceed 360 calendar days per appointment. 0000020129 00000 n
The sixty-day limit is a hard limit and cannot be extended. We have been negotiating on your behalf and will continue to do so. MHAs also will receive the 0.8% wage increase in November 2021, but will not receive Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs). They will be converted to a PTF in Level 20 and below offices or to Full-time Flexible (FTF) in Level 21 and above offices. 0000161221 00000 n
IN MEMORY OF; Retiree's Place.. ci. Moreover, after an MHA completes one 360-day appointment, beginning in each MHAs second year of employment, an MHA will be able to choose coverage under the USPS Noncareer health plan (at $125 per pay period for self only, or with the Postal Service paying 75% of the total premium for self-plus-one or family coverage) or the MHA will be able to use the same dollar amounts from the Postal Service to obtain coverage from the MHBP Consumer Option or the MHBP Value Plan, which are two of the three plans sponsored in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program by the NPMHU. General Schedule(GS) base payvaries from the GS-1 level at $20,172 per annum to $146,757 per annum at step 10 of the GS-15 grade, not including locality payadjustments. Unscheduled Leave Number 1-877-477-3273 USPS Emergency Hotline 1-888-363-7462 Pay/Benefit Help 1-877-477-3273, NALC: Thirty-six additional installations added to, USPS-NAPS Agreement on Exempt Managers & Postmasters, NALC and the Postal Service open negotiations for sixteenth, USPS Issues Additional Guidance re: PostalEase and LiteBlue, How lawmakers are looking to change the COLA for federal, Concerning trend shows more than 100 USPS blue mail drop, National Rural Letter Carriers Association, National Association of Postal Supervisors, USPS Moves Forward with Awards to Modernize and Electrify the Nations Largest Federal Fleet, The secret to faster delivery is clear: overhauling the street address as we know it, Feds investigating Sacramento post offices following workplace injuries, Postal Police union head reacts after Postal Inspection Service refuses to reinstate route patrol, 1.1% General Wage Increase effective November 23, 2019, $166 Cost of Living Adjustment effective February 29, 2020, $188 Cost of Living Adjustment effective August 29, 2020, 1.1% General Wage Increase effective November 21, 2020, $416 Cost of Living Adjustment effective February 27, 2021, 1.1% General Wage Increase and additional 1.0% increase effective November 23, 2019, 1.1% General Wage Increase and additional 1.0% increase effective November 21, 2020. TENTATIVE APWU/USPS AGREEMENT REACHED THREE YEAR AGREEMENT SEPT. 21, 2021 TO SEPT. 20, 2024, General Wage Increases 1.3% Nov. 20, 2021 (retroactive) 1.3% Nov. 19, 2022 1.3% Nov. 18, 2023 6 COLAs for Career employees PSEs will receive 2.3% each year PSEs will get a $0.50 a month after ratification Job Security No lay-off protections remain in full-force No lay-off extended to all career on rolls 9-20-21 50 mile limit on excessing Holiday Pay PTF pay adjusted for new holiday Juneteenth Holiday added Health Insurance No change to USPS contribution 95% USPS contribution to APWU CDHP PSEs converted will receive credit for time enrolled in CDHP toward 1 year qualifying period within 90 days of ratification 1 time voluntary transfer opportunity to larger facility Enhanced Level 8 and 11 Pay Scales Elimination of Steps FF-AA See apwu.org for slotting information of present employees in these levels PTF WORK RULE CHANGES Pay Period Guarantee increased to 24 hours from 2 hours 4 hour guarantee when scheduled 40 hours Annual Leave advanced at start of leave year Guaranteed 1 non-scheduled day a week with Wednesday notification prior week, AUTOMATIC CONVERSION OF PSES IN LEVEL 20 OFFICES AND ABOVE PSEs converted to career standing upon reaching 24 months Clerk PSEs Level 21 or higher converted to FT-Flexible Clerk PSEs Level 20 converted to PTF MVS PSEs converted to PTF DOES NOT APPLY TO CLERK PSES IN LEVEL 4 RMPO OTHER SLOTTING ISSUES SEE APWU.ORG, PSE WORK RULE CHANGES 40 hours Annual Leave advances at beginning of leave year. %PDF-1.4
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rights The average annual salary for full-time non-postal employees has. Backpay for some former city carrier assistants that were converted to career status between November 23, 2019 and April 9, 2021 must be calculated manually . Washington DC 20005, Financial Issues for Local, State Union Officers, Everything Youve Always Wanted to Know About Postal Support Employees (PSEs), and Where to Find It, MOU: Resolution to PSE Salary Exception Issues Addendum, MOU: Workforce Benefits Fund, Case Number Q10C-4Q-C 15215794, 2015-07-15 PSE Fingerprint Compensation Agreement. Please note that the listed bid assignments will become effective Saturday, January 14, 2023. 11. Let me be clear that the APWU is not in agreement with all these changes. 23700 - 980/7 - 30560 - 1145/2 - 32850 - 1310/7 - 42021. H%E+Nv/ `$gqI3vTV^"v|=}77~'a>V' Pse conversion to career 2022 pay scale iq Fiction Writing 1. Based on the CDC guidance that businesses no longer need to do close contact tracing, the Postal Service has decided to change their decision tree and turn over the close contact tracing to public health officials. Only by standing together with your coworkers can you ensure you earn a living wage, gain access to important benefits, and get a fair opportunity for a career job. The Postal Service is supposed to send each newly converted employee a benefits book with all the necessary forms and instructions for making these extremely important decisions. However, it is the opinion of the APWU that if an employee is exposed to COVID-19 at work and told to isolate by a public health official, administrative leave should be granted. Cost of living increases are paid proportionally to city carriers in Table 2 in accordance with Article 9.3.E of the National Agreement. 0000001930 00000 n
A change to Article 16.5, providing that a suspension of fourteen (14) days if a timely grievance is appealed to Step 2 will not be served until disposition of the grievance, either by settlement, withdrawal, or an arbitrators final and binding decision. The CDC has greatly reduced when isolation/quarantine is even necessary based symptoms, vaccination status, and the expectation that exposed people will wear well-fitting masks. on December 9, 2022 Clerk Craft Vacancy Notice, on December 7, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice 95535175, on December 7, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice 95693721, on Postal Service Updating COVID-19 items, on December 2, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice, on November 30, 2022 Clerk Craft Award Notice, on Vacancy Notice Best Qualified Assignment Data Collection Tech Revised, on November 9, 2022 Clerk Craft Vacancy Notice, on Peak Season Exception Period MOU and PSE District Cap MOU Ramp Up Period- 2022. 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