May 29 2018 Clerk Vacancy Notice
The May 29, 2018 Clerk Vacancy Notice has been posted on the Bid Postings page of this website.
Remembering President Emeritus William Burrus
In Memoriam
Remembering President Emeritus William Burrus
December 13, 1936 — May 19, 2018
Web News Article #: 50-2018
05/21/2018 – Former APWU National President Emeritus William Burrus passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the age of eighty-one.
William Burrus served as elected National President of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO from 2001-2010. He was the first African-American to be elected president of any national union in direct balloting by the membership. Prior to his assuming the presidency, William Burrus served as APWU Executive Vice-President for 21 years, from 1980 to 2001, working alongside APWU President Moe Biller.
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May 9 2018 Clerk Vacancy Notice
The May 9, 2018 Clerk Vacancy Notice has been posted on the Bid Postings page of this website.
Probationary Period – PSE Conversion to Unencumbered MOU
Dear PSE Members,
According to APWU Headquarters (HQ), PSEs who are converted to career, via the PSE Conversion to Unencumbered Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), will not have to serve a probationary period if they have already served one full term as a PSE, pursuant to the 7/29/16 Q & As on POSTPlan, filling Residuals and Travel, Question & Answer 14. (See below)
Question 14:
When converted to career, does a PSE have to serve a probationary period?
Answer:
Clerk Craft PSEs who have already served one full term as a PSE will not be required to serve a
probationary period as required by Article 12, § 1 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), after
conversion to career.
Fredric Jacobs
President, Local 78
Find the Word in the Website – Win $100!!!
COMING SOON!!
1. Starting soon, every month beginning on the first day of the month, our website at www.oakapwu78.org will be holding a contest that will give members of the Oakland Local APWU and Oakland Retiree Chapter a chance to win $100.00.
2. Each week a letter from a word selected by the Research, Development, and Marketing Committee will be found somewhere in the website capitalized and highlighted in red. The 5 letters will be released in the order in which the word is spelled. 2 letters will be found in the website in the fourth week of the month. Eg. Week 1: (B) Week 2: (E) Week 3: (A) Week 4: (C), (H) = BEACH
3. Only APWU Oakland Local 78 and APWU Oakland Retiree Chapter members are eligible to participate.
4. APWU officers, stewards, and News Brief staff are ineligible to participate in the contest.
5. When an eligible member discovers the word, he or she must Email his or her name, address, and word of the month to: apwu78findtheword@gmail.com to entered contest.
6. The deadline to Email the word of the month, your name and address is the first day of the next month.
7. All submitted entries will be entered into a drawing at the next month’s executive board meeting.
8. One name will be drawn among the entries to receive a $100 check. Chances to win are based on the number of entries submitted.
A Research, Development and Marketing Committee Enterprise
Prize money donated by President Fredric Jacobs and Records Secretary Derrick Lee.
Mail Processing (F1) One-Time PSE Conversions to Unencumbered Full-Time Status
Memorandum of Understanding Between The United States Postal Service And The American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
RE: Mail Processing (F1) One-Time PSE Conversions to Unencumbered Full-Time Status
The parties agree that in selected Postal Service bid clusters that include Processing & Distribution Centers (P&DCs), Postal Support Employees (PSEs) will be converted on a one-time basis to unencumbered full-time status based on relative standing and placed into unencumbered assignments in accordance with the following:
1. Following conversion, the unencumbered employee(s) will be assigned a set schedule to include hours and scheduled days. Work schedules will be preferenced and assigned at the time of conversion based on relative standing. After the initial work schedule assignment, any schedule change shall be made pursuant to Article 37.4.B.
2. Unencumbered employees shall bid on duty assignments posted for bid and, if they remain unencumbered, shall be assigned to residual full-time duty assignments in accordance with Article 37.4.C.
3. Requests for conversion will be submitted by the Area to the Manager, Strategic Complement Reassignment beginning with the date of this agreement through May 31, 2018. Requests received after May 31, 2018 will not be considered.
4. The request for conversion of PSEs to unencumbered full-time status will be reviewed by the parties at the Headquarters level for final determination. Approved conversions will be provided to the Area for processing.
5. The conversions will be processed at the beginning of the first full pay period following Area notification of approved conversions.
6. For each bid cluster that converts PSEs to unencumbered full-time status in accordance with this MOU, an equivalent number of new duty assignments will be created and posted within 120 days of the conversions, if not already in progress, in order to accommodate the unencumbered employees. Applicants in eReassign on the date of the mutual agreement will also be assigned, priority and regular, in accordance with the ratio found in the MOU: Residual Vacancies — Clerk Craft.
7. Any additional residual vacancies will be filled in accordance with the provisions of the MOU, Re: Residual Vacancies — Clerk Craft in the 2015-2018 USPS/APWU National Agreement.
8. As a result of this agreement the parties agree there will be no Article 12 involuntary reassignments outside the craft, or outside the installation, in the identified bid clusters
FYI – New PSE Conversion to Unencumbered MOU Signed Today
Dear PSE Members,
On April 16, 2016, I informed you that APWU Headquarters (HQ) was working on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for PSEs to be converted to unencumbered (unassigned regular). The MOU was signed today by APWU and USPS HQ. (See attached) This will be a one-time opportunity to convert PSEs to unencumbered in “select” P&DCs. The time frame for this one-time opportunity will expire on 5/31/18. The request for conversion will have to come from the USPS Areas to their HQ Manager of Strategic Complement Reassignment. I have contacted Oakland P&DC Management to ascertain if they are going to submit a request for PSEs to be converted, via the MOU. To obtain a copy of the MOU, contact your Shop Steward
Fredric Jacobs
President, Local 78
New MOU For PSE Conversions to Unencumbered
PSE Members,
I have been informed that APWU HQ is working with USPS HQ on a MOU for PSE conversions to unencumbered in the P&DCs to assist in getting vacancies filled prior to the steps of the MOU waiting for a residual. It is expected this agreement (MOU) will be out within the next few days.
APWU HQ is hoping to achieve some of the conversions as soon as 4/28/18.
Fredric Jacobs
President, Local 78
Senator Bernie Sanders Defends The Postal Service
Members,
BURLINGTON, Vt. April 13 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Friday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding an evaluation of the Postal Service’s finances:
“President Trump is right that it would be useful to take a serious look at the United States Postal Service. He is dead wrong, however, if he believes the ultimate solution is to privatize the Postal Service, which now employs over 630,000 Americans. The reality is that since 2014, the Postal Service has made an operating profit of more than $2.7 billion.
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APWU Health Plan Release – Shingrix Vaccine
